The German energy chain specialist igus has developed a compact chain system that can turn cables and pneumatic supply lines through ±1,500 degrees in a tiny space. The TwisterBand TB30 chain guides energy, data and media with little wear. Even at high rotating speeds, the system, which needs no guide, stays close to the axis. […]
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Hydrogen Hybrid Bus Running On Canadian Streets
An innovative application for pneumatics helps power a unique vehicle. The Hydrogen Hybrid Bus (HHB), was built by Golden, CO-based Proterra with funding from the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as part of the National Fuel Cell Bus Program, and is managed by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE). The HHB is operating […]
Hospital’s Pneumatic Tube System is a Medical Care Superhighway
One of the most important working parts of Stanford Hospital is practically invisible ― and its invention dates back more than 200 years. Seven thousand times a day, in four miles of tubing laced efficiently behind walls from basement to rooftop, a pneumatic tube system shuttles foot-long containers carrying everything from blood to medication. In […]
Bending Equipment Turns Electric
Aerospace is among the more demanding applications for tube bending with manufacturing tolerances becoming tighter. Yet it’s still commonplace to see older-style hydraulically actuated benders in use. All-electric bending equipment from Unison Ltd. has helped GKN Aerospace produce tubular parts with as many as 19 bends, complex shapes with multi-radius coils, and bending titanium tubing […]
IPT Introduces High Pressure Tubing
ERIE, PA – Innovative Pressure Technologies (IPT) introduces High Pressure Tubing. Made of 316L Stainless Steel as standard, this quality tubing is available in a wide variety of sizes and grades to satisfy specific application needs, and is highly resistant to corrosion. This tubing provides good resistance to organic acids at high concentrations and moderate […]
Hose with High Hoop Strength Resists Kinking
Coreflex™ Series U-COR hose offers flexibility, yet resists kinking. A smooth-bore PFA core supplies a chemically-inert, non-aging, nonstick surface for use in sanitary applications. The hose is nonabsorbent and will not impart taste or odor, is easy to clean, and features ultralow extractibles. The hose can be autoclaved and sterilized in accordance with system cleaning […]
Piston Air Motor Ideal for the Food Environment
The Huco Dynatork air motor is quite ingenious. It is based on a unique free-floating piston design that is capable of precise position control. Maximum torque is transmitted on start-up and this can be adjusted to fine limits by standard air-flow valves. Unlike other makes that operate with a system of metal pistons and connecting rods, the […]
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 […]
Air Intake Hose and Tube System
Air intake hose and tube from Crushproof Tubing is the answer to awkward, rough, and loose connections on your air intake system. We have an answer to wire snips, scissors, tape, and adapters. Custom length air intake hose for your air intake system. Our air intake tube features custom sized cuffs to fit the space […]
Single Lumen Tubing from Precision Extrusion
Single-Lumen tubing has a single channel running through its interior. Single lumen tubing has an Outer Diameter (OD), an Inner Diameter (ID), and a wall thickness between the ID and the OD. We can extrude single lumen tubing with OD’s as large as .5″, ID’s as small as .002″, and walls as thin as .002″. […]
