Advantages Of Silicone Rubber Tubing

By Author: Bob DuPont
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Silicone’s properties and its cost-effectiveness make it an appropriate choice for a variety of demanding sanitary applications. Silicone is available in numerous forms including gel, grease, adhesive, rubber and sealant. Silicone is flexible, non-pyrogenic, non-toxic, odorless and tasteless. Silicone is also available in an ultra-pure medical grade.

Silicone is available in a viscous liquid or lubricant form, enhancing its usability. Due to its inert nature, silicone polymer is less apt to react with chemicals and other materials and it is also bacteria and heat resistant. For this reason, it is invaluable in health and sanitary applications.

Current market trends suggest that most industries have replaced rubber hoses with silicone hoses. This is because silicone hoses withstand extreme pressure and temperature. Hoses used in sanitary industry’s machinery require hoses that can withstand these extremes while being cost-efficient.

Platinum cured silicone tubing is available in mini and standard Tri-Clamp® fittings. Protective backup cups safeguard the fittings during installation and use, while ...
... providing a stable clamping surface. Salient features of silicone include its flexibleness, tasteless, odorless, non-toxic, ultra-pure medical grade and non-pyrogenic properties. Product applications include food processing, beverage, dairy, medical, surgery, fermentation, biotechnology, load cells, cell cultures, pharmaceutical processing, pump applications and water-for-injection (WFI) transfer. Available end fittings include fittings contingent on tubing wall thickness, stainless steel or non-metallic radially crimped connectors and sanitary, unitized non-metallic or reusable fittings.

For decades metallurgists researched the properties and applications of silicone. Silicone’s properties and cost-effectiveness make it an appropriate choice for a variety of demanding sanitary applications. Silicone is available in a variety of forms such as gel, adhesive, rubber and sealant. Silicone is an ideal material for a range of applications. As a result, scientists continue to develop new forms of, and uses for, silicone.

In addition to silicone rubber tubing, you can also find polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) and perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) tubing at Rubber Fab. Contact a Rubber Fab representative to locate the appropriate product for your intended application.

The writer of this article is associated with Rubber Fab Technologies Group. Rubber Fab offers silicone rubber tubing, metal hose assemblies, stainless steel tri clamp fittings, sanitary gaskets, O-rings and a variety of other products.