Fluoropolymer plastics
(TeflonŽ, PTFE, FEP, PFA) are prized for their high performance properties including a high degree of lubricity (slipperiness). This property allows them to excel in demanding applications such as endoscopes, guiding catheters, and other applications where friction is a concern.
However, the lubricity of these plastics also makes them difficult to bond to using conventional methods and adhesives. Chemical etching of the surface is required to effect an acceptable bond. Zeus has pioneered the development of etched tubing and, through a proprietary process, has developed a wide range of etching capabilities, with unsurpassed contact angle measurements.
Tip Etching
Etching Capabilities
Inner Diameter Outer Diameter Inner
and Outer Diameter Tip
Etching Flares
and Flanges
If you are
trying to bond
TeflonŽ or other
plastics to
TeflonŽ tubing,
Zeus's etching
technology is
the solution you
have been looking for. Please feel free to contact us
to speak with
your Technical
Account
Manager for more information
about etching.
"Offering
custom
TeflonŽ
tubing and
TeflonŽ heat
shrinkable
tubing as well
as tubing and
heat shrink
made from
fluoropolymer
resins such as
PTFE, FEP,
PFA, ETFE,
PEEK, and
more."
TeflonŽ
is a
registered
trademark of
DuPont
PEEK is
a trademark
of
Victrex
PLC