Advantages and Application Areas of Silicone Tubing for Peristaltic Pump

Understanding silicone tubing for peristaltic pump

Silicone tubing for peristaltic pump, also known as peristaltic pump hose, is a silicone tube extruded vertically using platinum-cured technology. It is not common in daily life but is very important. The relevant industries have high requirements for its food safety. Silicone tubing for peristaltic pump uses high-purity imported silicon rubber raw materials, platinum-cured and extruded vertically, with a smooth inner surface that is not sticky after long-term extrusion, precise dimensional tolerances, uniform wall thickness, high wear resistance, tear resistance, and rebound resilience. It can meet the five requirements of FDA, LFGB, REACH, ROHS, and biocompatibility. It can operate in a working environment ranging from -50 to 200℃, and can be repeatedly high-temperature and high-pressure sterilized. It can be disinfected by ethylene oxide, gamma rays, and beta rays.

Silicone tubing for peristaltic pump is a soft tube made of different types of silicon rubber with different properties according to the dynamic characteristics of peristaltic pumps and the transported materials. Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps are required to meet the standards of medical-grade silicone tubes, which require no odor, comply with food and drug standards, have no obvious bubbles, impurities, or black spots. Otherwise, the peristaltic pump will rub against the bubbles or black spots and damage the silicone tube.

What are the advantages of silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps?

The advantages of silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps are as follows

• Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps have excellent tear resistance, stretchability, rebound resilience, and fatigue resistance; 

• The pump tube of silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps is produced according to strict tolerance requirements to ensure that the pump tube size meets the process requirements; 

• Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps have high transparency, smooth inner walls, and high cleanliness; 

• Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps can transport most organic solvents and tolerate acids and alkalis up to 30% concentration;

• Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps have anti-aging, antioxidant, and low air permeability properties; 

• Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps can transport liquids with higher viscosity; 

• Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps have high dielectric constant.

Characteristics and application fields of silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps

The characteristics of silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps are: 

• Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps have a certain elasticity, and the hose can quickly recover its shape after being compressed radially (Shore hardness: 40 to 80). 

• Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps have certain wear resistance. 

• Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps have a certain ability to withstand pressure. 

• No leakage (good air tightness). 

• Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps have low adsorption, heat resistance, aging resistance, no swelling, corrosion resistance, and low precipitation.
  

Silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps can be used in precision gear pumps, industrial injection pumps, filling systems, titration constant flow pumps, laboratory injection pumps, water treatment equipment, water dispensers, food industry, and laboratory equipment.