Silicone is best known for its flexibility and temperature range, making it useful for a variety of applications. Medical-grade silicone tubing is now available as peroxide-cured tubing or reinforced hose, plus platinum-cured tubing.

Clearflo(R) PVC tubing, Newflex(R) reinforced PVC hose, and Silbrade(R) reinforced silicone hose have reached significant marks in their histories. Clearflo is 50 years old, and Newflex and Silbrade are 25. All are used for fluid and air transfer.

Tubing bonded with heat, not adhesives, helps customers save time and money on installations by eliminating multiple line routing. Four bonding styles are available: permanent, strippable, skip, and tubing bonded to electrical wire.

Braid-reinforced Silbrade silicone hose from NewAge Industries handles steady or fluctuating temperatures in a variety of fluid transfer applications. Silbrade may be used in positive pressure situations and offers excellent bend radii.