NEW BERLIN, WI – J.W. Winco, Inc. announced it now offers series GN 990-AL Construction Tubings for tube clamp connectors, as part of its new complete line of tube connection and conveyor components. These RoHS compliant tubings come in inch sizes in round versions, and in metric sizes in both round and square versions.…
Design Team Tackles Connector Challenge
By Jim Brown, Business Unit Manager, Colder Products Company, St. Paul, Minn. Misconnected tubing in medical settings can cause serious problems. However, advances in connection technology can help eliminate these issues. This new connector allows free tubing rotation to prevent accidental disconnection during use. Accidental tubing misconnections involving luer fittings in medical environments are a…
Plastic Barbed Fittings Available in Single and Reusable Versions
Plastic barbed fittings in nylon, polyethylene, PVDF, and polypropylene suit multi-use and single-use/disposable applications. Called Thermobarb‚®, the fittings are used in chemical, food and beverage, appliance, MRO, packaging, laboratory, and other applications. The single use style is often used in the pharmaceutical and medical markets for disposable tubing assemblies. Thermobarb fittings offer:‚• A lightweight, compact…
Composite Hoses offer Chemical Compatibility
Chemical compatibility offered by contemporary materials make new composite hoses ideal for transfer of a wide range of chemical and petroleum products. For example, non-polar polypropylene resists polar fluids such as methanol and sulfuric acid, and polar polyester resists non-polar fluids such as gasoline or aromatic fluids. Composite hoses, consisting of multiple layers of thermoplastic…
Brass Fittings Available in Two Styles
Southampton, PA – Plastic tubing manufacturer NewAge Industries, Inc. now stocks brass fittings in both barbed and push-to-connect styles to work with various plastic and rubber materials. U.S. -made of durable brass, applications include general purpose and industrial use, potable water systems, pneumatic control, robotics, and instrumentation. The barbed brass fitting, called Thermobarb, is designed…