Flexible Tubing offers chemical resistance.
Press Release Summary:
Made of Dupont's Viton® synthetic rubber, Vitube® Tubing handles temperatures from -30 to 400°F and resists oils, fuels, lubricants, and most mineral acids. Material also resists aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons as well as sunlight and ozone exposure. Type A offers Shore A durometer of 75, while Type B offers Shore A durometer of 60. Available in sizes from 1/32–7/8 in., tubing is suited for fuel/oil lines, chemical transfer, peristaltic pumps, seals and O-rings, hot lubrication and solvents.
Original Press Release:
Vitube® Flexible Tubing of Viton® Rubber from NewAge® Industries Offers Exceptional Chemical Resistance
Performs Well Even at Elevated Temperatures
Southampton, Pa. – NewAge Industries is pleased to offer Vitube tubing made of Dupont Performance Elastomer’s Viton synthetic rubber. The material provides a wide range of chemical resistance along with superior performance, especially at high temperatures. Applications include fuel and oil lines, chemical transfer, peristaltic pumps, appliances, seals and o-rings, automotive fluids, hot lubrication and solvents.
Vitube has the flexibility and good mechanical properties of conventional synthetic rubbers, but its heat and chemical resistance go well beyond the range of other rubber materials. Vitube handles temperatures between -30°F and 400°F (-34°C and 204°C) and has withstood temperatures as high as 600°F (315°C) for limited time periods.
Certain fluids, particularly those that are petroleum based, can act as solvents on rubber, disintegrating the material and leading to tubing failure. Vitube withstands many of these fluids, even when temperatures are elevated. Its performance is something that other rubber materials simply cannot match.
Vitube is 100%-virgin Viton material and contains no regrind or blends of other elastomers. This purity enables it to provide its outstanding properties and resist:
• Oils, fuels, lubricants and most mineral acids
• Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons such as carbon tetrachloride, benzene, toluene and xylene
• Sunlight and ozone exposure
NewAge’s Vitube is matte black in color and available in both type A and type B formulations, the latter of which is formulated for peristaltic pump use. Type A offers a Shore A durometer of 75; type B, Shore A durometer 60. Both are stocked in sizes ranging from 1/32” through 7/8” I.D.
For more information on Vitube, contact the Fluid Transfer Specialists® at NewAge Industries, Inc., 145 James Way, Southampton, PA 18966; phone 800-506-3924 or 215-526-2300; fax 800-837-1856 or 215-526-2190; e-mail: info@newageindustries.com; product-specific web page: http://www.newageindustries.com/vitube.asp.
About NewAge Industries and AdvantaPure®
In business since 1954, NewAge Industries manufactures and fabricates thermoplastic and thermoset tubing in both reinforced and unreinforced styles. The company offers an overall product quality rating of 99.8%, provides custom extrusion and fabrication capabilities, and services customers worldwide. NewAge Industries maintains a large inventory and prides itself on same-day shipment of 99% of orders for its core product lines. In 2006, NewAge initiated an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) for the benefit of both its employees and customers.
The AdvantaPure division of NewAge Industries is ISO 9001:2008 certified and specializes in high purity tubing, hose, single use batch filling and sampling tubing, manifold assemblies, and other molded components for the pharmaceutical, biomedical, food, beverage, and chemical industries. All products are manufactured, stored, and shipped using the cleanest methods possible to ensure unsurpassed product purity. RFID systems, including gamma stable tags and labels, are offered by NewAge’s new Verigenics® division.
Vitube®, NewAge®, NewAge Industries AdvantaPure®, Verigenics®, and “Fluid Transfer Specialists®” are registered trademarks of NewAge® Industries, Inc. Viton® reg. TM Dupont Performance Elastomers.
