A practical stocking list for instrument and maintenance techs: the tubing, tube fittings, valves, tools and leak detector worth keeping on the truck. Stock it right and most tubing repairs...
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Wall thickness sets your tubing's pressure rating, how well the ferrules grip, and how hard the tube is to cut and bend. Here's how to pick the right wall for...
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Pre-swaging sets your nuts and ferrules in a tool instead of the fitting body. Here's when it pays off on tight spots, larger tube sizes and expensive components, and how...
A-Best Industrial Inc. Fittings, Valves, and Tubing |
Many tubing leaks start with how the run was laid out and held in place, not at the fitting. Here's how to plan, bend, slope and support instrument tubing so...
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Compression tube fittings can usually be disassembled and remade, but rushing it causes leaks. Here's how to depressurize safely, inspect the parts, and remake the connection right.
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Clean bends mean fewer fittings and fewer leak points. Here is how to pick the right bender, measure and mark, allow for spring-back, and inspect every bend on stainless instrument...
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Most fitting leaks start at the tube end. Here's how to cut, deburr and check stainless tubing so your compression fittings seal the first time.
A-Best Industrial Inc. Fittings, Valves, and Tubing |