Plastic fittings and connectors
Plastic fittings and connectors – general information
Hose fittings and connectors, threaded connectors made of plastics: polyamide, polypropylene, acetal, PTFE, PVDF, etc. Widely used in general industrial applications but also in laboratories, medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology, chemical industry, food and gas industry. Designed for relatively low working pressures from 6 to 10 bar.
The fittings and connectors can be mounted to hoses without any clips, can be clamped with clips or compressed with the nuts of the connectors – depending on the type of hose and pressure. Can be used for rubber and soft plastic hoses (PVC, polyurethane, silicon hoses, TYGON® tubing) as well as for rigid plastic hoses (polyamide, polyethylene, PTFE etc.) or metal pipes.
The threaded connectors have BSP threads as standard (optionally NPT and metric thread).
Tri-Clamp (Triclover) flange connectors conform to DIN32676, ISO 2852 and BS4825 standards.
Fittings and connectors - NA type
Plastic fittings and connectors with a serrated hose tail. BSPT male thread or metric thread (also NPT thread) fittings made of polyamide (PA6). Connectors with hose tails made of acetal (POM). Intended for industrial applications, for fluids and gases. Popularly used for soft, rubber and plastic hoses in the automotive industry, chemical, food and machinery industry and home appliance manufacturing. Maximum working pressure 10 bar. Assembly of NA fittings and connectors by pushing the hose tail of the fitting into the hose. If the hose is correctly selected, no clips are required.
Fittings and hose connectors - EM type
Hose fittings and connectors, threaded connectors and adapters made of polypropylene (PP), PVDF and PTFE (of PFA, PEEK also available). With BSP, NPT, metric thread, Tri-Clamp (Triclover) end connections. Designed for connecting hoses and pipes of small diameters (about 1/8″ – 3/4″, from 4 to 19 mm) and equipment, in laboratory technology, in medical, pharmaceutical, chemical or food industries. The material of the fittings and connectors meets the high requirements of FDA, EN ISO 22000, CE 2002/72, RoHS, KTW, US Pharmacopoeia Class VI (in the case of PVDF and PFA). It is also free of substances of animal origin (ADI-free). Steam sterilisation, autoclaving, radiation sterilisation (PVDF, PFA) are all recommended for the fittings and connectors, and they can be cleaned and assembled under cleanroom conditions. EM fittings and connectors also come in an electrically conductive, highly UV-resistant version.