Plastic Tubing Blog

Under the Sea: Acrylic Tubes and Aquarium Life

jillianc — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:59:47 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm7gM-1_tGY

There is something very calming about watching fish swim. Is it because so many of us find water soothing? Does it have to do with delighting in how quickly and smoothly fish are

Is Medical Tubing Recyclable After Use?

joeyv — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:34:45 +0000

Earlier this year, I went with my roommate to start donating plasma in order to earn some extra income. It’s a daunting process the first time you go. You go through two hours of physicals and questionnaires before you can actually start donating.

Unique Use for Clear Plastic Tubing

joeyv — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:30:12 +0000

Clear plastic tubing has a major benefit in the plumbing industry. Plumbers can observe the water flow in the plastic tubes and don’t need to use special machines to find clogs. The piping is also light weight with a high strength to weight ratio a

New Rigid Plastic Water Tubing

michaels — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:40:18 +0000

A few nights ago, I returned home from work to discover a row of heavy equipment parked on my lawn and on my neighbors’ lawns. I knew immediately that this wouldn’t bode well for my sleeping schedule for at least the next few weeks. There were bu

Plastic Tubing in the Maple Syrup Business

michaels — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:24:18 +0000

Plastic tubing is one of those industrial products that finds uses in all kinds of contexts. You can find plastic tubing in use in healthcare contexts, in heavy industrial contexts such as chemical processing, in homes and in places of business as pl

Plastic Tubing Manufacturers – Methods and Markets

michaels — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:22:02 +0000

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 ma

Rigid Plastic Tubing vs Flexible Plastic Tubing

michaels — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:09:56 +0000

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

Flexible Plastic Tubing in Healthcare Contexts

michaels — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:31:22 +0000

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

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

michaels — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:38:51 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnizAk-rVNc

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

Plastic Tubing is Important to Our Economy

michaels — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:28:46 +0000

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. Th