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| LeRoy Plastics offers twin and multiple line bonding of
extruded plastic tubing. Our process uses heat instead of the typical solvents or
adhesives, which could possibly leach into and eventually degrade certain types of
plastic. Our size capabilities range from 1/8" to 1" diameter tubing or hose.
This division is capable of bonding extruded plastic tubing and hose from any common
plastic material family available in two, three and right up to ten tube custom
configurations, for pennies per foot in most cases. |
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Being the first company to actually design and
build the bonding equipment in house, we have the luxury of adapting a machine to your
custom needs in a matter of minutes. We stock complete multiple sets of fractional and
metric sized tooling used to join any two tubes together as well as several different
configurations and sizes of material. Four individual production lines give us the
flexibility to meet your immediate needs, no matter the order size. This is an extreme
advantage when systems requiring individual line designation, easily achieved by color
coding or printing of tubes, are in need of material within a short lead-time. Another
advantage of bonded tubing is the clean outer wall surface of the tube, which allows easy
separation and clean, leak proof connections to most any quick connect or sleeved
compression fitting. |
LeRoy Plastics offers three different
bonding styles for you to choose from.
 | Strippable Bond - This bond is continuous from one end of a
length to the other. Average separation force is about 15 lb. Tubes will stop separating
when there is no longer any pressure trying to split them. Once separated, this style of
bond leaves a very thin seam where the bond has occurred, this normally does not effect
use of quick connect fittings which require the exterior surface of any tube to be free of
flaws. |
| Permanent Bond - This bond is continuous from one end of a
length to the other. Most ideal for bonded tubes when there can be no chance of
separation. Often used for bonding plastic coated cable to a multi tube assembly where the
cable supports the entire tube assembly as well as the suspended attachments. Also common
where two or more tubes are routed around tight corners and tied down in several different
positions, or when manufacturing a custom multi line recoil. |
| Intermittent Bond - This bond is exclusively offered by LeRoy
Plastics as another method of time and cost savings. The bond is permanent, but has
measured intervals with gaps where no bond has taken place, thus there is no need for
separation or splitting back the tubes wherever it is cut. Ideal when using compression
fittings to guarantee a leak proof seal. Also eliminates scrap for cutting different
lengths from large spools of bonded tubing. All our machines come equipped to offer
intermittent bond in the following two configurations; 24" of bond with 6" gaps
or 6" of bond with 6" gaps. Other custom configurations are quickly and easily
tooled and then implemented in our modern bonding division. |
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