Made from polyamide resin, nylon is known to resist moisture, impacts, chemicals and abrasion while retaining its shape. While polyamide resins include natural plastics and adhesives, nylon is a synthetic polyamide used widely for industrial and commercial purposes. Used in the food processing, a…
Ventilator Circuit Tubing Maintenance
Mechanical ventilation is an important method for keeping patients who are experiencing acute respiratory failure alive. This life-sustaining therapy has been around since the late 19th century, and it’s been used to help people breathe when their lungs become incapable of doing so on their own. …
How to Prevent Kinks in Oxygen Tubing
Oxygen from the air we inhale flows through our airways and enters the circulatory system through the lungs. Once there, oxygen gets absorbed into the bloodstream and pumped through arteries to the rest of the body by the heart muscle. Some people with chronic illnesses require oxygen therapy to …
Cable Management 101
Besides keeping everything neat and organized, managing cabling properly also results in a safer home or work environment. Cables can present a hazard if not properly managed, so it’s essential to organize and position wires appropriately to ensure safety. Below are some basic cable management ti…
Tips for Finding a Reputable IT Service Firm
As many companies seek to outsource their IT provider today, the challenge in finding an IT service provider in today’s economy is less about finding one and more about choosing one. There are plenty of IT service providers that offer a range of services and capabilities—from managing installatio…
What is ROHS?
RoHS are the initials for Restriction of Hazardous Substances. Its formal name, the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2002/95/EC, is a compliance directive adopted and issued by the European Union (EU) in February of 2003. The directive banned the application or use of specific hazard…
Popular Flexible Tubing Materials
Selecting the correct tubing materials is essential for protecting cabling, wiring, and other types of applications from severe working environments and conditions. PTFE, FEP, and Nylon tubing materials feature mechanical properties ideally suited to consistently perform in the harshest condition…
Heli-Tube for the Marine Industry
Tubing for marine applications is essential for bundling and protecting wires, cables, and hoses used at sea or in shore-based operations. As with any industry or commercial enterprise, land-based or at sea, wiring and cabling are central to a productive work environment. The performance of that …
Spring Cleaning – 4 Reasons You Should Invest in Cable Management
Whether home or in the office, organizing cables is essential to providing a safe and functional work and living space. In today’s tech-driven society, wires, cords, and cables are a part of everyday life in order to stay connected. With the abundance of networks, servers, tablets, laptops, flat …
The Importance of Cable Management
Wire and cable management is an important organizational tool for any office, facility, or industrial operation, large or small. Unsightly tangled masses of wires or cables draped from rafters or strewn in heaps across the office or factory floors can affect performance and productivity as much a…