Hilltop Products Ltd Heat Shrink Tubing Kit - 50 Clear Tube Sleeving pack

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Note 3:It is possible to minimise the longitudinal shrink by shrinking the ends first and then the middle section. Every single piece of heat shrink tubing has to match its specific area of work to the highest degree of accuracy – from batch production, for example as the insulating handles of tools, to heat shrink tubing sleeves for maintaining underground cables which have already been laid and which would be extremely expensive to repair in terms of resources and costs without using corresponding specialised heat shrink tubing (heat shrink cable repair sleeves). The shrink ratio indicates the rate, the product shrinks (supplied diameter in relation to recovered diameter). The shrink ratio varies from 2:1 to 6:1. The higher the shrink ratio, the more varying diameters of the object can be covered. Thus, fewer sizes of heat shrink tubings are needed.

Strain relief:By shrinking around the wires or cables, it helps relieve stress on the connection points and prevents the wires from bending or breaking. According to the requirements set, the shrink ratio, that is to say the precise size to which heat shrink tubing is capable of shrinking, can be just as important in this process as dispensing with halogeneous materials in the manufacturing of heat shrink tubing. The 80-20 rule means that a heat shrink tube should shrink by a maximum of 80% and a minimum of 20%. Note 5:When cutting heat shrink tubing and wrap around sleeves to the desired length special care has to be taken to ensure smoothly cut ends. Poorly cut and irregular edges can cause heat shrink tubing and sleeves to split during shrinkage. Note 2:Heat shrink tubing will also shrink longitudinally. This has to be considered when cutting the tubing. Heat shrink tubings do not shrink only in diameter, but generally also in length. This change in length after shrinking is indicated in a percentageNote 4:If the object to be covered is metal or heat conductive care must be taken to ensure the object is pre-heated to avoid “cold spots” or “chill marks” so to ensure a tight and smooth fitting of the tubing. Environmental protection:The tubing provides resistance to moisture, chemicals, abrasion, and UV radiation.

From adhesive lined heat shrink tubing to transparent heat shrink tubing which allows the identifying elements to remain visible on cables to be insulated, HellermannTyton offers a comprehensive range of heat shrink tubing products that meets the highest international standards. The cable repair sleeveRMS is especially useful for repair of long and buried cables where it would be difficult or impossible to use a shrink tubing. HellermannTyton provides workers and decision-makers involved in manufacturing with a solution fit to their specific needs, which is tailor-made for their specialist area or, to put it another way, every piece of HellermannTyton heat shrink tubing makes problems shrink, even before they arise. Organization and bundling:It can be used to group and organize wires or cables, making installations neater and more manageable. The key factors to which we owe our success are the unique and quite specific properties of our heat shrink tubing . Starting with the choice of material, for example, the different requirement demands raised by being used in the sensitive aerospace industry orrail transportation sector are focused on the self-extinguishing fire protection properties of heat shrink tubing.

The operating temperature varies per tubing type. This is dependent of the compound used for the tubing type Identification and colour coding:Heat shrink tubing is available in various colours, allowing for easy identification and colour coding of different wires or cables. Alternatively the tubing should be shrunk down by starting at one, the most critical, end and shrinking down slowly towards the other end. Dual-Wall Heat Shrink Tubing: Dual-wall tubing consists of an inner layer of adhesive and an outer layer of heat-shrinkable material. When heated, the tubing shrinks, and the inner adhesive layer melts and creates a moisture-resistant seal.