Chemical Pump RTP Company End-Use Case Study Components Pass 3 Million Cycle Test A chemical feed pump molded by Diemold Machine, Fort Myers, Florida, contains several internal components made of an RTP 100 Series polypropylene compound containing Fluoroguard®. The water-powered pump is used to dispense fertilizers, disinfectants, chlorine, acids, soaps, pharmaceuticals, and nutritional supplements in a wide range of settings. As engineers at Diemold designed the pump components, they considered alternatives such as bearings in the rotating parts and plastic bearings with PTFE (Teflon ® ) fillers. “Our partner in the molding portion of our business suggested we look at a new type of compound with Fluoroguard,” said Don Bryant, Engineer at Diemold. “RTP Company was the obvious choice, and t

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