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We’re here to make it easy for you to find and order the products you need from EPL’s trusted Tufsil Silicone Tubing Range. If you can’t find exactly what you need, we’re here to help. Contact our team for availability, pricing, and expert advice.
Contact UsKey Features of TUFSIL® Silicone Tubing
Locally Compounded and Manufactured in Christchurch, New Zealand:
Proudly developed and produced by EPL a New Zealand owned company with over 50 years of silicone expertise.
Rigorous Testing and Transparency
Every silicone batch undergoes thorough testing in our advanced in-house laboratory. Our compliance documentation and Net Inspect quality assurance system provide complete transparency for your peace of mind.
Premium In-House Silicone Formulations:
We compound our own silicone to exacting standards, ensuring superior durability, flexibility, and chemical resistance tailored for demanding scientific, university, and industrial applications.
Exceptional Performance
Performs reliably from -60°C to +200°C, resistant to a wide range of chemicals, UV, and ozone exposure. silicone does not develop porosity to support bacterial growth as seen with conventional rubber tubing. Maintains integrity and flexibility through repeated bending, twisting, and sterilization cycles without cracking or deforming. Excellent wear resistance and long service life, suited to harsh industrial and laboratory environments.
Frequently Asked Questions - TUFSIL® Silicone Tubing
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What makes silicone tubing suitable for scientific, university, and industrial applications?
Silicone tubing is highly valued for its exceptional flexibility, chemical resistance, and temperature tolerance from -60°C to +200°C. It is non-toxic, biocompatible, and resistant to UV, ozone, and many chemicals, making it ideal for use in laboratories, educational institutions, pharmaceutical production, and industrial processes where reliability and safety are critical. Its transparency also allows easy inspection of fluids inside the tubing.
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Can I customize the silicone tubing for specific requirements?
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How do I select the right silicone tubing for my application?
Consider factors like inner and outer diameter, wall thickness, durometer (hardness), chemical compatibility, pressure requirements, and temperature range. Our technical team is available to help you choose or develop the optimal tubing solution for your specific scientific, university, or industrial process.
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What industries commonly use silicone tubing?
EPL silicone tubing is widely used in scientific research labs, universities, pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing, food and beverage processing, chemical handling, and industrial machinery. It is also favored in automotive, aerospace, and HVAC systems for its resilience under harsh conditions.
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What does 65 A Mean?
The term "65 Shore A" refers to a specific measurement on the Shore A hardness scale, which is a standardized measure of the hardness of flexible materials such as silicone tubing, rubber, and soft plastics. Silicone rated at 65 Shore A is suitable for applications requiring moderate rigidity with good wear resistance and flexibility. It can endure bending and pressure without easily deforming, making it useful for scientific, industrial, or university lab environments where both pliability and durability are needed. EPL can formulate to other Shore A Hardness for specific applications.
Limited Quantity Discounted Stock
As a New Zealand manufacturer, EPL compounds and produces all our
TUFSIL® Silicone Tubing right here in Christchurch. From time to time, our production runs result in overruns or surplus stock from custom orders or manufacturing batches. When this happens, we make these lengths available at special discounted rates – but only while stocks last.
EPL laboratory and quality systems
We have been ISO 9001 registered since 1993. We now go beyond this standard, using Net Inspect to provide further transparency across our quality assurance process.
Every silicone batch undergoes thorough testing in our advanced in-house laboratory. Our compliance documentation and Net Inspect quality assurance system provide complete transparency for your peace of mind.
Create Custom-Designed Silicone Tubing Tailored to Your Exact Needs.
Leverage our 50 years of silicone expertise to design and manufacture tubing precisely engineered for your scientific, university, or industrial applications. From unique sizes and shapes to specialized formulations and performance criteria, we develop, test, and produce your custom tubing solution in-house.