Strain Sensing – Fiber optics are key components used in structural health monitoring, composite manufacturing, detection of dynamic and static loads, and much more. Zeus coatings, sheathings, and other products enable high-quality fiber optic sensing in the most difficult working conditions.

Temperature Sensing – Fiber optic temperature sensing requires coatings and sheathings that are minimally affected by temperature. With the right polymer protection, sensors can work at peak efficiency from cryogenic temperatures up to 500 °F (260 °C).

Communications – Offering high bandwidth and without interference from electromagnetic sources, fiber optics are often preferred over copper or other electrical systems for long-distance data transfer. Zeus provides high-performance polymer extrusions and coatings that support the latest fiber optic communication networks.

Aeos™ ePTFE Tubing – This expanded PTFE product is our most flexible tubing. This innovative product provides protection from aggressive chemicals, reduces bend-induced attenuations, and is particularly suited for applications requiring porosity and breathability.

Convoluted Tubing – Where flexibility is important, this tubing contains multiple convolutes in series, resulting in a highly flexible and maneuverable tubing material. Commonly called flexible conduit, this tubing provides a low-friction protective covering against abrasion.

Custom Fillers – Providing greater specialization for your application, fillers allow the properties of base polymer tubing to be further tailored. Common options available include bismuth and barium for added visibility under fluoroscopy and x-ray, carbon fiber to improve crush resistance and electrical dissipation, and glass to enhance bonding and reduce longitudinal change.

Custom Profiles – Providing square, rectangular, and custom shapes, we offer a range of extrusion options for specialized applications. We strive to produce these tight-tolerance custom profiles to the highest standards.

Engineered Surface Tubing – For strain-free movement, engineered surface tubing provides unique profiles and micro-structured surface channels that decrease friction, allowing easier fiber optic insertion and reduced strain during deployment handling.

Heat Shrinks and Dual-Shrink™ – We can help you select the ideal heat shrinkable material to encapsulate and protect your fiber optic housings, cables, and connectors from elevated temperatures and moisture. Our heat shrinks are available in shrink ratios up to 4:1, with temperature tolerances reaching 500 °F (260 °C).

Multi-Lumen – Zeus has the ability to extrude round tubes with separate channels, or “passages,” that run the length of the tubing so that multiple optical fibers can be separately housed within a single outside diameter.

Reinforced Optical Fibers  – Our polymer reinforced optical fibers have an additional polymer layer to protect your optical fiber from environmental extremes, including temperature (high and low), pressure, radiation, and moisture absorption. They also provide chemical resistance and impart added structural support.

Spiral Cut – This expandable tubing secures your fiber optics in bundles and provides added abrasion and temperature resistance. This specialty tubing also allows sensors to come in contact with oils or other liquids while remaining protected from physical trauma.

Tubing and Sheathing – Also called furcation tubing, these products are commonly used in fiber optics to house, deliver, and protect fibers. The high lubricity of these polymer tubings and sleeves easily slides over optical fibers without damaging them and decreases strain and friction. These options are available in standard and custom sizes and tolerances.

ETFE – A copolymer of ethylene and tetrafluoroethylene, this material affords excellent resistance to impact, abrasion, and stress cracking. ETFE possesses outstanding toughness, stiffness, and durability, all while being chemically inert. The material can be extruded in multiple forms, including flexible convoluted tubing and heat shrink.

FEP – This melt-processable fluoropolymer is a preferred choice where high clarity and flexibility are most important. The material has low gas permeability, possesses an excellent UV transmission rating, is gamma sterilizable, and features excellent dielectric strength. FEP can be manufactured in long, continuous lengths, and can also be made into heat shrink that meets AS23053/11 standards.

PEEK – This high-performance engineered polymer has excellent endurance to heat and one of the highest strength-to-weight ratios of any thermoplastic. This material can be used as an alternative to materials such as aluminum, steel, glass, and even other polymers. PEEK tubing is lightweight and able to withstand operating temperatures of 500 ºF (260 ºC). This tubing tolerates high burst pressures, is thermoformable, resistant to wear and impact, and possesses exceptional torsion stability.

PFA – This fluoropolymer is known for its ability to maintain its mechanical integrity in extreme temperatures, even when exposed to caustic chemicals. PFA can withstand temperature environments of up to 500 ºF (260 ºC) and can also be extruded in convoluted tubing forms that provide a highly flexible conduit. PFA exhibits excellent lubricity, clarity, and flexibility. PFA is also available in high purity versions that are SEMI F-57 certified.

PTFE – The unique properties of this material have made it the gold standard for industries requiring top-flight performance in lubricity, high temperature use, chemical resistance, and precision tolerances. PTFE has a working temperature of up to 500 °F (260 °C) and has the lowest coefficient of friction of any polymer; it is also chemically resistant to all common solvents, including acids and bases.

PVDF – This polymer delivers high performance at a competitive cost. Also known as Kynar®, PVDF is characterized by low permeability as well as strong abrasion and chemical resistance. This tubing possesses a host of properties that make it useful in a variety of applications that need flexibility without sacrificing performance.