High performance tubing for demanding requirements
We offer a wide selection of heat shrink tubing to meet your most demanding design requirements.
Our special-purpose tubing is available in a variety of materials, colors, shrink ratios, and sizes. Compliant with international standards, our heat shrink tubing offers alternative high-perfomance options for wide-reaching applications. When heated, our tubing shrinks to conform to the size and shape of the underlying material – making installation quick and easy.
Features
Shrink Ratio, Colors, and More
- Shrink ratios ranging from 4:1 to 2:1
- Various levels of resistance to flame, heat, chemicals and mechanical damage.
- Choice of many color options
- Low toxicity types
- Recognition by various testing agencies
Product Lines
Speciality Heat Shrink Tubing
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BSTS/BSTS-FR
BSTS heat-shrinkable tubing is made of a rugged polymer that resists moisture, fungus, and weathering. It also has excellent electrical properties. This tubing is useful in applications where insulation, abrasion resistance, and strain relief are important. When used with sealant tape (S-1305 for flame-retardant or S-1278 for non-flame-retardant), it can provide a watertight system in non-pressurized applications.
Options: Specialty Heat Shrink Tubing
Sizing, Packaging, and Materials
Special Sizes | Nonstandard expanded and/or recovered I.D's Customization of specs and tolerances |
Special Cutting or Packaging | Nonstandard cut lengths, spool lengths, etc. Customization of tolerances and cut lengths |
Special Materials | Special-purpose compounds Custom formulation for dual wall tubings by varying jacket and adhesive combinations |
Product Lines
Specialty Heat Shrink Tubing
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DR-25 Tubing
With a 2:1 shrink ratio, this flexible tubing is flame-retardant and chemical- and abrasion-resistant. It uses system 25 tubing specially formulated for optimum high-temperature fluid resistance and long term heat resistance.
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ES/PD Caps
Offering rapid and simple installation, this tubing has a mechanically tough outer jacket for excellent strain relief, abrasion protection, vibration, and flexing. Its PD caps provide a splash-resistant, moisture resistant covering (not intended for full immersion in a fluid). Designed to provide mechanical and environmental protection of stub splices in electrical harnesses; offers 3:1 shrink ratio (PD Caps) and 4:1 shrink ratio (ES Caps).
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HFT5000 Tubing
HFT5000 tubing is woven from polyethylene and polyester materials and is halogen-free. Its tightly woven filaments provide excellent abrasion resistance, while also resisting the trapping of water, heat and humidity within the tubing.
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RayBlock 85 RayBlock 105 Water Blocking Systems
This heat shrinkable water-blocking system is designed to provide consistent sealing for cable bundles and the back of connectors. Offering excellent strain relief and noise reduction, it environmentally seals wire bundles up to 20 wires and withstands temperature excursions to 105C (Rayblock 85) and to 120C (Rayblock 105). This low-profile product is only marginally larger than the cable bundle itself.
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RNF-150 Tubing
With 2:1 shrink ratio, this high-performance flexible fluoropolymer tubing is designed for jacketing and bundling of wires to form light-duty harnesses, especially where low profile, abrasion resistance, and flexibility are needed. Highly flame-resistant, with excellent physical and electrical properties after exposure to many chemicals and solvents at 50C (not recommended to use with ketones).
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RT-375 Tubing
Highly flame-resistance, with good mechanical strength and cut-through resistance, this clear, flexible fluoropolymer tubing is used to protect wire and cable markers subject to extreme abuse, while permitting full inspectability of each item covered. Offers 2:1 shrink ratio and exceptional clarity; designed for chemical resistance and high-temperature performance.
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RW-175 Tubing
Tough semirigid, very thin-wall insulation product, this high-temperature, chemically resistant polyvinylidene fluoride tubing is suitable for applications requiring high temperature performance, outstanding abrasion resistance, and cut-through resistance or superior chemical and solvent properties. Offers 2:1 shrink ratio.
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Low Toxicity SWFR Tubing
This highly flame-retardant, low-recovery-temperature ZEROHAL tubing is recommended for commercial electronics, rail and mass transit, automotive, elevators, and construction industries. With a 2:1 shrink ratio, and essentially free of Halogens, it uses X2 as a thin wall, flexible polyolefin tubing and X4 as a very thin wall, very flexible polyolefin tubing.
- Low Toxicity XFFR Tubing
Our Raychem tubings are made of polyolefins, fluoropolymers, and elastomers enhanced by radiation crosslinking and heat-shrinkability. When heated during installation, our tubings shrink to conform to virtually any shape. These provide dependable insulation, mechanical protection, and strain relief, as well as aesthetic appeal. You can choose from tubings that are highly flexible or semi-rigid, designed for operation in high- or low-temperature environments. Includes halogen-free and flame-retardant products to meet a range of industry standards.
Heat Shrink Equipment
Heaters, Ovens, and Seal Tests
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Advanced Tooling for Efficient Heat Shrink Protection
Our equipment for heat shrink tubing seals and protects electrical splices, and provides mechanical protection for fluid management systems in harsh environments. Across a wide range of applications, we deliver optimal heating temperatures, performance and control features for greater efficiency and quality. Click to view our entire portfolio.
Applications
Insulation, Protection, and Identification
- Shield splice protection
- Noise reduction for pipes
- Mechanical protection for hoses
- Thermal insulation of substrates, pipes, hoses, and cables
- Battery terminal identification and sealing
- Moisture, fungus, and weather resistant for outdoor applications
- Insulation and strain relief for fine gauge wire and fiber optic cables