Critical Fluid Transfer – HP PFA’s unique molecular structure reduces chemical extractables, protects against ionic contamination, and is nonreactive with virtually all commonly encountered chemicals. HP PFA’s purity makes it a preferred tubing option in pharmaceutical applications. In the automotive and aerospace industries, PFA is highly utilized for fluid transfer applications or for air passages requiring excellent chemical resistance.

Dry Lubrication – PFA’s highly smooth surface finish provides dry lubrication solutions for a variety of applications, including fuel hoses and other fluid tubing lines. PFA’s smooth outer surface facilitates the feeding of wires and other components through extended tubing channels and confined compartments and spaces.

Electrical – Because of PFA’s exceptional dielectric properties, PFA is an excellent option for electrical insulation in automotive, aerospace, oil and gas exploration, and many other general industrial applications.

Encapsulation – PFA heat shrink can easily withstand wide temperature ranges, exposure to chemicals, and long-term weather exposure. Similar to other heat shrinks, PFA can be used to cover items such as temperature probes, metal roll covers, and wires and cables, but it provides many material advantages over other polymers.

Furcation Tubing – Also known as jacketing, this application is most commonly used in fiber optics to protect these fragile communication devices. PFA tubing easily slides over fiber optics without damaging these delicate fibers. PFA’s broad operating temperature range allows it to perform in hot and cold environments. In multi-lumen form, PFA tubing allows multiple channels of fibers to be contained in a single outside diameter.

General Industrial – Bridging the properties of FEP and PTFE, PFA’s lubricity, flexibility, clarity, mechanical properties, and chemical resistance make it an ideal material for a broad spectrum of applications. PFA’s wide temperature range allows it to reach from the very cold to the very hot while maintaining resiliency. PFA’s clarity makes it a good choice where visibility is needed to monitor fluid transfer, particularly at high temperatures.

Semiconductors – PFA can be made into specialized tubing for semiconductor fabrication units that have a unique molecular structure that fights against ionic and metallic contamination. HP PFA is a SEMI F-57 certified material, making it an excellent option for semiconductor clean room applications requiring high levels of purity and low metallic contamination.

Wire Harness – PFA is excellent for wire harness insulation due to its high dielectric strength and insulating properties. PFA convoluted tubing serves as a flexible conduit to protect wires, cables, and fiber optics from abrasion because of its mechanical integrity while also providing added insulation. Expandable spiral wrap, or spiral cut tubing, provides similar abrasion protection while also allowing wiring access throughout the length of the harness.

Convoluted Tubing – This tubing contains multiple convolutes in series, resulting in a highly flexible and maneuverable tubing material. Also referred to as flexible conduit, convoluted tubing is used as a protective covering for wires and fiber optics in critical areas of aerospace, automotive, and general industrial applications where flexibility, clarity, and performance are paramount.

Custom Profiles – We excel in the production of tight-tolerance custom profiles and special shapes for our extruded products. Our PFA tubing profiles include engineered surface tubing, splines, and many other unique shapes. Engineered surfaces can be applied to the tubing’s inner diameter (ID), outer diameter (OD), or both.

Double Containment Tubing − Featuring a High Purity PFA inner tubing and an FEP outer tube, our double containment tubing has been developed for enhanced security while transferring caustic fluids. This “tube-in-tube” configuration has an inner HP PFA tube for the transfer of harsh chemicals and an outer tube of FEP as a containment safeguard against hazardous leaks. Our double containment tubing meets SEMI F-57 certification for critical fluid handling.

Extruded Tubing – PFA tubing is adaptable to a wide spectrum of applications because of its many utilitarian properties. Tubing made from our PFA can be used to protect its contents from chemical contaminants and mechanical stresses while also providing insulating properties for electrical applications.

Fiber – The highly smooth surface finish, chemical resistance, and mechanical properties of PFA make this material very amenable as a monofilament.

Fillers – PFA tubing is available with a number of fillers to help further tailor your product for your specific application. Glass filler provides additional abrasion resistance, tensile strength, and increases heat deflection temperature; carbon alters the resin’s electrical properties; and pigments are available for color specifications. Additional fillers are available by request.

Heat Shrink – PFA heat shrink provides a layer of protection in a shrink-to-fit form to encapsulate sensitive components in many applications, including electronics, medical devices, telecommunications hardware, and oil exploration equipment. PFA heat shrink is ideal for electrical applications as a splicing aid for joining electrical wires for designed applications or temporary repairs.

Lay-Flat™ Tubing – Zeus Lay-Flat™ tubing is tubing that is pressed flat and delivered spooled onto rolls or cut to length. Lay-Flat™ tubing provides a seamless, flexible, and flattened tubing with all of the beneficial traits of PFA. Lay-Flat™ tubing is the perfect solution for protection and build-up prevention typically required for laser printer rolls, copiers, fax, and paper machines, and even for battery protection. Because of its insulating properties, Zeus Lay-Flat™ tubing is also utilized as slot liners in motors.

Multi-Lumen – Our multi-lumen tubing contains numerous lumens, or “passages,” to create multiple working channels that run the length of the tubing. This allows multiple instruments, guide wires (medical), or fluids to be passed through the tube but contained within a single outside diameter tubing. Multi-lumen tubing is widely used in medical devices such as catheters, electronic devices, and fluid handling applications. We manufacture PFA multi-lumen tubing with tight tolerance capabilities and the highest quality standards.

Retractable Tubing – While still a form of extruded tubing, we use a proprietary process to “heat set” PFA tubing into helical coils that remain flexible yet recoil or retract when released. Retractable tubing is commonly found in applications such as pneumatic tools attached to air lines, allowing the tools to return to a designated position when not in use.

Biocompatible − PFA has a proven history of use within medical devices. For more information on PFA’s biocompatibility, contact us today.

Broad Working Temperature Range – PFA’s extensive service temperature range gives it one of the widest application windows of any fluoropolymer.

Chemically Resistant – While not as chemically resistant as PTFE and FEP, the chemical resistance of PFA is nevertheless excellent, and PFA has few known solvents. PFA protects against ionic contamination. Generally, PFA is preferred over FEP when extended service is required in harsh environments, particularly in conditions that may induce stress cracking.

Excellent Clarity and Flexibility – While FEP is among the clearest fluoropolymers, PFA is a close second but maintains its mechanical properties, such as flexibility, at higher temperatures than FEP. We can also modify the clarity levels for your PFA tubing to some extent through different processing methods and the use of various PFA resin grades.

Flame Resistant – PFA tubing is safe to use at elevated temperatures, is flame resistant, and UL 94 V-0 compliant. Even if PFA does burn, the heat of combustion is extremely low, with an extremely low release of smoke.

Low Gas Permeability – PFA is an excellent barrier between the contents of PFA tubing and the outside environment, preventing chemicals from seeping in or out of the tubing.

Low Level of Extractables – PFA has an ultra-low level of metallic and organic extractables, ensuring that virtually no chemicals will leach out of the tubing.

High Limiting Oxygen Index – PFA has a very high limiting oxygen index of >95, meaning that more than 95% of the atmosphere PFA is exposed to must be oxygen for PFA to burn.

High Dielectric Strength – PFA’s high dielectric strength means that this material provides insulating properties in addition to the other beneficial traits for which PFA is known.

Smooth Surface Texture – PFA’s very low coefficient of friction means that PFA tubing has a highly smooth surface finish. This smooth finish means that PFA is easier to wipe clean.

Sterilizable – PFA is amenable to several sterilization protocols, including gamma irradiation, e-beam, and autoclaving.