Learn what PTFE tubing is and how it is impacting a wide variety of industries. PTFE tubing has been chosen to be used for medical devices, engines, and more.

1. Five Applications for
PTFE Tubing

2. Electrical Industry
 PTFE has been a standard in the electrical
industry for years. It is used for wiring in
homes and businesses as it is both strong
and flexible.

3. Automotive Industry
 Another common application for PTFE
tubing is in the makeup of an
automobile’s fuel engine. It is used for
fuel evaporation lines, fuel rails, and fuel
jumps because of its low gas and vapor
permeability.

4. Medical Device Industry
 Given the increasingly strict quality
requirements put forth by the FDA and
other regulatory bodies, the medical
device industry requires materials that will
not default or breakdown in clinical trials
or when the product reaches market.
PTFE tubing has been used for a wide
variety of products, including grafts and
catheters.

5. Textiles Industry
 Given the acidity of some chemicals to
cause corrosion in carbon and metal
piping, the textiles industry needed a safe
way to transfer these chemicals. PTFE
tubing was found to be a superior choice
and is now used in a wide variety of lab
equipment.

6. 3D Printing Industry
 We are only in the beginning stages of 3D
printing, but we do know that PTFE tubing
will have a major role in the process.
Because of its high use temperature
range, filaments can be transferred
through PTFE tubing to the melt zone of a
3D printer nozzle. Its slippery and smooth
surface allows for easy passage as well.