Winona Minnesota - May 13, 2008 - When Tuthill Transfer Systems, a manufacturer of pumps and meters for the fast transfer of petroleum fuels and agricultural and industrial chemicals, wanted to improve the plastic chamber of their popular Sotera® chemical pump, they chose a customized wear-resistant PPS compound from RTP Company.
The Sotera® pump is designed to transfer thin to thick products including slurries and encapsulated chemicals. Fluids and chemicals such as weed and insect control chemicals, automotive fluids, mild acids and a variety of industrial materials can easily flow through the Sotera system.
Re-designing the plastic chamber required rugged chemical compatible materials. Wear resistance was also a critical requirement for improving the life of the product. "We were able to work closely with RTP Company and discuss exactly what we needed in terms of functionality," said Dick Curtin, President of Tuthill Plastics Group. "RTP Company customized a wear resistant PPS compound with the best additives to meet the product needs. Our customers now have a better, longer-life product.”
About RTP Company
RTP Company, headquartered in Winona, Minnesota, is a global leader in specialty thermoplastic compounding. The company has eight manufacturing plants on three continents, plus sales representatives throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. RTP Company’s engineers develop custom compounds in over 60 different engineering resin systems for applications requiring color, conductive, elastomeric, flame retardant, high temperature, shielding, structural, and wear resistant properties. For more information, contact RTP
Company via telephone at 507-454-6900 or toll-free 800-433-4787, visit our web
site at www.rtpcompany.com.
About Tuthill Transfer Systems
Tuthill Transfer Systems and Tuthill Plastics Group are part of Tuthill Corporation, which is headquartered in Burr Ridge, IL. Tuthill Corporation is a diversified global manufacturing company, which provides a wide variety of industrial products and services through its eight business units. For additional information, contact Tuthill Transfer Systems.
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