Silicone tube is made of reliable material - silicone, which remains operational at any critical temperatures, resistant to boiling water, sea water, alcohols, mineral oils, acids and alkalis. In order to make a variety of silicone (medical, technical and food) tubes, you need special equipment. The silicone tube is elastic, easy to deform, resistant to radioactive and UV radiation, and has indispensable insulating properties. During the production of such tubes, a rubber mixture is squeezed out of silicone, which is passed through special dies, and at the next stage the mixture is vulcanized. This is how food, technical, and medical silicone tubes are made.
Silicone tube properties
- Non-toxic.
- The silicone tube has a long service life, so its price is fully justified.
- No smell or taste.
- Tolerates compression well.
- Does not sustain combustion in a fire.
- Heat Resistant.
- Possesseschemical inertness.
- Elastic and durable.
- Has a wide operating temperature range.
- Has anti-adhesive properties.
Varieties of pipes
Silicone tubing can be medical, technical and food grade. For use in medical purposes, high-quality silicone is used in the manufacture, which is resistant to aggressive media and critical temperatures. The drainage silicone tube lends itself to reusable sterilization, it is quite durable and elastic. Products are used for the manufacture of droppers, in medical devices for dialysis. The transparent silicone technical tube is distinguished by a specific chemical structure, which provides resistance to temperature extremes and the effects of aggressive substances. The heat resistance of these products is an order of magnitude higher than conventional rubber products, they are resistant to moisture and to changes in atmospheric pressure and temperature. Food grade silicone tubing has found application in the food industry in devices that are subject to direct contact with products (juices, syrups, beer, milk, animal oils, etc.).
Benefits
Products made of silicone are practical, capable of maintaining performance in the range from -60 to +200 degrees. The silicone tube is resistant to ozone, fresh (boiling) and sea water, alcohol, mineral oil and fuel, alkali and acid solutions. Silicone is not damaged by radiation, UVradiation, electric fields and discharges. Products made from this material are physiological, non-toxic and inert, therefore they are widely used both in the field of medicine and in the food industry. The advantage for medical devices is repeated sterilization with water vapor and heated air. The properties of the tube are practically not affected by temperature, they do not change under the influence of air and light. Thanks to these qualities, the scope of silicone products is extremely wide and covers a variety of industries.
