Plastic Tubing Manufacturers – Methods and Markets

Plastic tubing manufacturers have a few methods at their disposal for creating the products that their clients need. The most common method is extrusion. Plastic extrusion is a fairly simple process that can be used to create plastic tubing out of many different kinds of materials at relatively low cost and in large volumes. It involves short lead times, can be automated to a reasonable degree and it involves very little waste of plastic materials, which makes it attractive from a Continue reading

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Rigid Plastic Tubing vs Flexible Plastic Tubing

In our last post, we discussed why flexible plastic tubing is in such high demand in medical contexts. The main point was this: human beings move around a lot, and if a human being has to be connected to a tube, that tube had better not inhibit that motion or be susceptible to damage because of it. Flexible tubing is an excellent choice when there is a need for tubing that connects two things that are likely to move relative to each other. However, there are many situations in which Continue reading

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Flexible Plastic Tubing in Healthcare Contexts

I’ve been a patient in a hospital only once, and it’s an experience I hope I won’t have to repeat any time soon. That said, it was a positive experience. I went there to get a procedure and emerged healthier. And I also learned a lot about the state of modern medicine, and my suspicions about having been lied to by medical dramas were confirmed – hospitals are not staffed entirely with Continue reading

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Oxygen Barrier PEX Tubing In Radiant Heating Applications

From PEX Universe Company

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Oxygen barrier PEX tubing image copyright PEX Universe.

The last 20 years have brought great innovations to our society. Every industry has been affected by new inventions and technologies: from the way we grow crops to the way we read and share news. Needless to say that building industry was not an exception to these advancements. Many new building materials and supplies are now Continue reading

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Using PEX Pipe For Plumbing Applications

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PEX plumbing pipe image copyright PEX Universe.

When it comes to plumbing, copper has been a material of choice for over 4,500 years and remains to be very popular today. Continues demand for copper in the United States, as well as growing demand in developing countries around the world, has caused the prices for this valuable resource to rise. Over the past decade the price of copper per ton has more than tripled and has increased from $2,500 in 2000 to $9,300 in 2010, making the process of piping a house to be Continue reading

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Extruded Plastic Tubing – One of the Most Common Plastic Tubing Varieties

Most plastic tubing varieties are produced through a process called extrusion. While there are exceptions, extrusion is often the cheapest, most efficient and most intuitive plastic tube fabrication process. This is true for a number of reasons. Plastic extruders are capable of producing lots of plastic tubing products with high dimensional consistency and quality. They can produce plastic tubing at relatively low cost, and they require comparatively low levels of human supervision in order to operate. They can be used to produce tubing of all kinds of different plastic compositions, and they can be used for the creation of Continue reading

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The Benefits of PEX-AL-PEX Tubing

From PEX Universe Company

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PEX-AL-PEX is a type of PEX (Crosslinked Polyethylene) tubing that is commonly used in radiant heating applications. As the product’s name suggests, it’s composed of two layers of PEX, with a layer of aluminum sandwiched in between. This type of tubing has two distinct advantages: it prevents corrosion and is easier to install.

When oxygen is mixed with water, it creates corrosion and rust. In radiant heating system, such a reaction needs to be avoided and prevented, as corrosion can damage iron components of the system, such as Continue reading

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Plastic Tubing is Important to Our Economy

Freelin Wade Plastic Tubing

Plastic tubing image courtesy of Freelin Wade.

You might not think of plastic tubing as the most likely candidate for the title of “Most Important Industrial Product.” After all, plastic tubes seem simple. There doesn’t seem to be much to them, and compared to other industrial products, such as chemicals or electronic equipment or oil, maybe plastic tubes aren’t especially Continue reading

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PVC Tubing: Common for a Reason

New Age Industries PVC Tubing

PVC tubing image courtesy of New Age Industries.

If you’ve been in a restroom today, you’ve probably been in close proximity to PVC tubing. If you’ve been in a basement, it’s likely that you were near PVC tubing running to and from nearby appliances. PVC tubing is among the most commonly used and therefore most recognizable plastic tubing varieties. Most people identify the words “PVC tubing” with the thick, off-white tubes they’ve seen in their homes or Continue reading

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Clear Plastic Tubing is Benficial

Genplex Clear Plastic Tubing

Clear plastic tubing image courtesy of Genplex.

There are many different kinds of clear plastic tubing. Every kind of clear plastic tubing is characterized by a few different factors. The first factor is chemical composition. Clear plastic tubing can be composed of a number of materials, but two of the most common materials are clear acrylic and clear PVC. Both of these materials are characterized by their optical clarity as well as by favorable Continue reading

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