Loose buffer tube – made of PBT, PTFE, Nylon 12, PP or other polymers. Buffer thread (inside tubes) • PET, Polyester, Kevlar yarns coated with Swellcoat (absorbs and blocks water) 8.

Loose buffer tube – made of PBT, PTFE, Nylon 12, PP or other polymers. Buffer thread (inside tubes) • PET, Polyester, Kevlar yarns coated with Swellcoat (absorbs and blocks water) 8.

The current and future focus is on continued Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) assessments, reclassifications and communication on the safe use and handling of these substances.

Further, material durability can be optimized by selecting polymer formulations with a high resistance to environmental factors such as UV light, chemicals including salt water, acids and plasticizers, temperature extremes from boiling, autoclaving and automatic dishwashing, and unintended storage stresses like exposure to heat in a car trunk.

Market examples include Industrial (pipes, tubing, fluid management), Electrical & Electronics (connectors, battery components), Transportation (under-the-hood fuel/ chemical contact components), and Oil & Gas (fuel pump components, fuel doors). 

Tubing Clamp for Biopharmaceutical Supply Company

Manufacturer improves durability, cost-effectiveness for plastic spinning tubes, bobbins.

The Versaflex HC BIO BT218 formulation was developed specifically to handle the complexities of biopharmaceutical tubing and deliver excellent weldability, kink resistance, and low levels of extractables.

Versaflex™ HC BT218 TPEs for Biopharmaceutical tubing provide weldability, kink resistance, and tensile strength performance.

It also contains more specialty formulations like the HC BT218 grade, which was developed specifically to handle the complexities of biopharmaceutical tubing and deliver excellent weldability, kink resistance, and low levels of extractables.