Tubing
Tubing comes in a variety of material types to accommodate for various media through the connectors. Some material types include: polyurethane, fluororesin, polyolefin, spark resistant, water resistant and polyethylene. Varying materials prevent corrosion, damage from high temperatures and hydrolysis.
Tubing is available in sizes of 1/8”, 5/32”, 3/16”, ¼”, 5/16”, 3/8” and ½”. Metric tubing sizes of 3.2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 16 mm are also available.
Polyurethane Tubing
SMC’s manufactures polyurethane tubing from both ether and ester based resins, depending on the specific needs. Both offer increased flexibility compared to other resin types. Our primary series (TIUB, TU, TCU, and TFU) are ether based for immunity to hydrolysis and higher resistance to fungus and microorganism attacks. Other series may be ester based for increased strength but may hydrolize with moisture.
Nylon Tubing
Nylon is considered to be the first man-made thermoplastic available. Its rugged properties make it an ideal tubing material for a number of applications. It has excellent low moisture absorption and dimensional stability characteristics.
Spatter Resistant Tubing
Spatter resistant tubing is suitable for air and water piping in environments where sparks and spatter from welding operations are present. All are offer protection equivalent to UL-94 standard V-0 to prevent flame propagation. SMC offers single, double and triple layer spatter resistant tubing series to meet a broad range of application needs.
Fluororesin Tubing
High purity fluoropolymer tubing is available as standard in metric and inch sizes. These series has outstanding corrosion resistance, compatible with chemicals such as acids, bases and ultrapure water.
Polyolefin Tubing
The clean tubing series consists of a polyolefin tubing (TPH), and a soft poly-olefin tubing (TPS). Both are available in six different colors and available in 20m or 100m bundles.
Wear Resistant Tubing
Wear resistant tubing series was designed to reduce sliding motion abrasion. This special polyurethane material is very similar to that of regular polyurethane and still maintains a small bending radius. Piping labor hours can be reduced with the TUZ's ability to fit into narrow piping spaces.
Moisture Control Tubing
SMC's IDK series is a moisture control tube. Condensation in a pneumatic system will cause operating failure and affect the life of pneumatic equipment. The IDK prevents condensation in small cylinders, air grippers, and air operated valves by diffusing water vapor in the piping to the outside before it is condensed.
Polyethylene Tubing
Polyethylene tubing is generally viewed as an economy choice in thermoplastic pneumatic tubing. While generally possessing better chemical resistance than nylon or polyurethane, polyethylene lacks the strength and temperature stability of nylon and the flexibility of polyurethane.
Antistatic Tubing
SMC’s TAS and TUS antistatic tubing is conductive tubing designed to ground out static. Both series work in conjunction with our KA series fittings and semi-conductive vacuum cups to create a complete a complete system to prevent damage to electronic parts.