Dynisco awarded for Vertex

Dynisco has been selected to receive yet another prestigious award for development of the Vertex mercury-free pressure sensor. The Environmental Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) presented Dynisco with a 2014 Environmental Stewardship Award during the Division’s annual Global Plastics Environmental Conference. The SPE Environmental Division awards acknowledge “corporations or institutions that clearly demonstrate their commitment to our environment and leadership in sustainability and recycling.” For their environmentally conscious mercury-free sensor, Dynisco is being recognised in “Design for Sustainability” award category. A mercury-free approach to pressure sensing has been the plastics industry’s “Holy Grail” for decades. Several companies, including Dynisco, tried alternative approaches but none caught on because of the challenging extrusion application, which can involve caustic and abrasive materials and temperatures as high as 750°F. Even though mercury is a known environmental hazard, the industry steadfastly resisted attempts to eliminate it. All that changed, however, with the breakthrough development in 2012 of the Vertex sensor, which contains no mercury, no NaK, no oil, no Gallium – in fact, there is no fill material of any kind. There is nothing to leak and no disposal concerns. It is also fully compliant with the European RoHS directive. www.dynisco.com