Steel and Mining
Fundição; flotação; hidro-metalurgia
Sintered porous elements play an important role in the steel industry, mining, and metallurgical industries in general. They are used in processes such as smelting, flotation, filtration and reduction.
In casting, they can create localized depressions, improving the filling of liquid metal into metallic moulds. In flotation, they act as spargers (bubblers), optimizing mineral recovery.
These porous elements can also be used in mining, particularly in hydrometallurgical processes, acting as filters in concentration steps. Furthermore, porous media guarantee the precision of sensors and electrical panels, reducing interference from external agents, and can be used in electrical panels and equipment in general.
In Pharmacist and Veterinarian
Vacinas; veterinária; envase;
In the pharmaceutical and veterinary industries, sintered porous elements guarantee the safety and effectiveness of products such as vaccines and medicines.
With the ability to filter unwanted particles, porous elements contribute to the purity of pharmaceutical formulations, reducing contamination.
Porous media with different shapes and dimensions are used as spargers (bubblers) in fermentation, sporulation and culture operations in general. These spargers can be adapted to small vessels and industrial tanks. Therefore, the use of stainless steel sintered porous media improves operational safety, guaranteeing the quality of products, being fundamental for human and animal health.
Just as in steelmaking, these porous materials offer physical protection to sensors that monitor temperatures and critical conditions during storage and transport, ensuring that products are kept in ideal conditions, minimizing degradation.
Drinks and Food
Sparging; carbonation; protective packaging
Sintered porous elements play a crucial role in the food and beverage industry, contributing to the efficiency and safety of processes such as sparging, carbonation and packaging.
They are used in sparging systems to ensure uniform dispersion of gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, during the carbonation of beverages, allowing precise control of pressure and gas flow, resulting in final products with ideal flavour and texture. Furthermore, these elements protect dairy products from external contamination during various process steps.
Porous components are also used in food and beverage packaging, improving shelf life by the injection of inert gases during the packaging. The use of sintered porous elements not only improves process efficiency, but also ensures the quality and integrity of products, contributing to the satisfaction of producers and consumers.
Welding and Gases
Flame arrestors, safety valves, atmosphere control
In the welding and gases industry, the use of stainless steel sintered porous elements guarantees safety and efficiency in all processes that involve extinguishing flames when flammable gases are used.
The so-called flame arrester filters are used in safety valves, allowing the adequate passage of gases responsible for combustion, preventing, however, the occasional backlash of the flame, that can cause an accident.
Flame arrester valves are mandatory in all processes that use flames, both for welding and cutting. The adequate distribution of the porosity of these sintered structures (filters) allows the filter to combine adequate flow, good mechanical resistance, and efficiency in extinguishing flames.
In this way, sintered porous elements not only increase operational safety, but also improve the quality and integrity of products in the welding and gases industry.
Medial and Hospital
Respirators, vaccines
The use of sintered porous elements by the medical and hospital industry is essential to guarantee efficiency and safety in equipment such as lung ventilators.
Sintered porous elements remove undesired particles and constituents, increasing humidity of the air supplied to patients, ensuring it is free of contaminants and suitable for breathing. Furthermore, sintered stainless steel filters can be used in the production and packaging of vaccines, adapting culture media and adjusting atmosphere during the packaging, helping to maintain the integrity of products during storage and transport.
And, in the same way as in other industrial segments, the porous structure of these filters also allows precise monitoring of critical conditions, protecting temperature and humidity sensors, essential for the effectiveness of the treatments for which they are intended. Sintered porous elements play a vital role in health, contributing significantly to the quality of medical and hospital care.
Electrical and Components
Sensor protection, safe panels
In the electrical and electrical components industry, sintered porous elements are essential for protecting sensors and panels, ensuring safety and operational efficiency.
These porous materials allow sensors to function properly by filtering unwanted particles, protecting devices from external interference such as dust, humidity and corrosive gases, while at the same time allowing the sensor to have contact with the environment.
In electrical panels, porous elements prevent the entry of flammable gases and contaminants while allowing sound to pass through, ensuring security alarms are audible.
The application of these sintered porous materials contributes to the longevity and performance of electrical components, in addition to ensuring protection against failures and accidents.
