Electroplating
The Electroplating industry uses corrosive chemicals and acids that produce a harsh environment that can corrode and downgrade the performance of temperature probes. Chromic acid and Sulfuric acid, commonly used in chrome plating, require plating bath temperatures to be maintained in the 160°-170° F.
Other chemicals used in the plating and etching industry including Hydrofluoric acid, Hydrocyanic acid, Nitric acid, also require corrosion-resistant Temperature Probes impervious to corrosive chemicals and acids, for process control.
MASTCO Temperature Probes are completely "sealed" and encapsulated in PTFE (Teflon®), not 'heat-shrink wrapped' or 'coated', therefore they don't "leak". They also are sturdier due to thicker molded walls, while retaining "high" response times, due to our unique designs. The wall thickness range is 0.015 - 0.030 mils for best chemical resistance and excellent response times. They are designed for long working life and are resistant to harsh chemicals, as well as some amount of roughness in handling, and normal wear and tear, such as insertion and removal in the plating baths.
MASTCO Temperature Probes can be 2-, 3-, or 4-wire RTD's (100d or 1000d), thermocouples, or customer specified thermistors encapsulated with PTFE (Teflon®). Probes can be supplied with braided or unbraided cables with superior PFA sheathing, which can withstand immersion temperatures to 482°F and provide corrosion resistance. (PVC cable working temperature is in the range -22°F to 221°F, compared to PFA cable working temperature, which is in the range -328°F to 482°F.) The probe can be designed to plug into a current system, such as a Flaretek® fitting, or the customer's design specification.
Our regular customers include original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and users of electroplating baths and tanks, process heaters, semiconductor cleaning/etching equipment, and many standard and unique applications in chemical, biological, medical, pharmaceutical areas including stem-cell research and long term storage.
Laboratory use of PTFE / Teflon ® Temperature Probe
Laboratories use Temperature Probes for monitoring the temperature of liquids, slurries, viscous fluids, and pastes in beakers, jars, tubes, baths, vats, etc. as part of process control. Often, the liquids used are corrosive chemicals and acids that produce a harsh environment that can corrode and downgrade the performance of Temperature probes. They may also include pastes and sticky adhesives that stick to the temperature probe surfaces and may be difficult to remove, reducing the ability of the probes to measure temperature accurately, and may contaminate any subsequent fluids to be monitored. Therefore, Temperature Probes for Laboratory use needs to be not only chemical resistant, but also have non-stick surface, and be easy to clean. These properties are best provided by PTFE / Teflon ® Encapsulated Temperature Probes, as designed and manufactured by Mastco Inc.
Mastco's Temperature Probes are completely "sealed" and encapsulated in PTFE / Teflon ®, not 'heat-shrink wrapped' or 'coated'. Therefore they don't "leak" are chemical resistant, have a non-stick surface, and are easy to clean.
Mastco's probes are non-contaminating, as virgin PTFE is an ultra pure material. They also are sturdier due to thicker molded walls, while retaining "high" response times, due to our unique designs. The wall thickness range is 15-30 mils for best chemical resistance and excellent response times and designed for long working life. Our probes are white in color, so one can see the cleanliness of the probe. Probes can be attached to hot plates, and stand high temperature use. They come in different lengths and the typical length is 4-6 inches, but can be made in any lengths up to 60 inches long. They are resistant to harsh chemicals, as well as some amount of roughness in handling, and normal wear and tear, such as insertion and removal in the baths.
MASTCO Temperature Probes can be 2-, 3-, or 4-wire RTD's
(100d or 1000d), thermocouples, or customer specified thermistors encapsulated with PTFE (Teflon®). Probes can be supplied with braided or unbraided cables with superior PFA sheathing, which can withstand immersion temperatures to 482°F and provide corrosion resistance. (PVC cable working temperature is in the range -22°F to 221°F, compared to PFA cable working temperature, which is in the range -328°F to 482°F.) The probe can be designed to plug into a current system, such as a Flaretek® fitting, or the customer's design specification.Our regular customers include original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and users of electroplating baths and tanks, process heaters, semiconductor cleaning/etching equipment, and many standard and unique applications in chemical, biological, medical, pharmaceutical areas including stem-cell research.
Mastco Inc supplies customers worldwide on a regular basic, as well as occasional customers in any quantity, and are priced for excellent value.
Custom Design PTFE / Teflon ® Parts and Components
Material Science & Technology Company (Mastco) is the leader in design, manufacture and supply of standard, and custom-designed PTFE Parts and Components.
Mastco has more than 32-years of experience molding and machining PTFE / Teflon Parts and Components. We use proprietary Isostatic Molding techniques that allow molding of dense parts of regular and complex shapes, followed by precision machining. Mastco's PTFE /Teflon parts are packaged in sealed, semiconductor grade clean bags; therefore they can be used right from the packaging and are designed for long working life. PTFE components are resistant to harsh chemicals, as well as some amount of roughness in handling, and normal wear and tear, such as insertion and removal in the baths, tanks, and chambers.
Mastco's significant advantages:
- Extensive experience with molding and machining PTFE components
- Component is molded with virgin PTFE resin with the highest quality resins
- Our R&D team works with Customer on material selection, design features and performance capability
- We review the entire package and make recommendations · Molding techniques to have either the finished component or a near finish shape
- State-of-the-Art CNC machining centers
- Optical Quality Control inspection equipment and dedicated inspection tools
- We understands the unique behavior of PTFE in the fabrication and operational process · Lettering and logos may be molded on components
- Mastco can provide full material tractability, Material lot/batch numbers, certificate of compliance and maintain documentation for our customers.
Examples of Mastco's Custom Design PTFE Parts and Components
- Design and make numerous components for test equipment Components that has a composite of PTFE and TFM™ molded together with little final machining
- Complex valve body shape that requires molding to achieve cost feasibility
- Sophisticated PTFE connector requiring molding and machining with tight tolerances
Composite material of PTFE or TFM™ with various type fillers; glass, carbon, etc · Highest quality and tight tolerance machined parts Mastco offers most any quantity for custom-designed PTFE Parts and Components: Low volume to high volume production offering (10 pieces - 100,000 pieces). Mastco's PTFE component are very cost competitive, which at times we can provide the finished article at less cost than a machine shop should purchase the stock PTFE material. Our regular customers include original equipment manufacturers(OEMs) and users of electroplating baths and tanks, process heaters, Deionised water, semiconductor cleaning/etching equipment, and many standard and unique applications in chemical, biological, medical, pharmaceutical areas including stem-cell research requiring inertness and high-purity. We supply customers worldwide and look forward to serving your needs. Mastco will gladly work with you on your Custom Design PTFE Parts and Components.
