May 15, 2014
This post will focus on thermal stress and the affects they have on sanitary hose assemblies. As a general rule, the higher the temperature a hose sees, the more stress is put upon it.
May 13, 2014
Today we are going to look at mechanical stresses and how they affect the longevity of a sanitary hose. Here are basic guidelines we use to ensure longevity in our sanitary hose assemblies.
May 5, 2014
This post will take a closer look at two important factors when specifying sanitary hoses: live length and minimum bend radius.
March 26, 2014
So which is the better hose choice? It is really a function of your application. The cost differential between the two is not particularly significant. If you get into applications above 100 PSI, the PTFE hoses are probably preferred. If you need something light and flexible (short load cell jumpers are a good example) silicone works great.
February 13, 2014
Today we will take a look at one niche area of sanitary hose, anti-static Teflon hose, by going over what static electricity is and what we do to combat it in specific applications.
December 2, 2013
We manufacture and sell a lot of sanitary hose assemblies. Most of these go into the food, beverage, personal care […]
October 29, 2013
Aflex has long been known as a premier manufacturer of Teflon Hose. Its flagship product, Bioflex, is the PTFE hose […]
October 14, 2013
To begin, let us explain first what USP actually stands for: The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a non-government organization […]
April 24, 2012
Since none of the hose manufacturers publish this data, we at Holland decided to do our own testing. We built a test rig that would allow us to test the drainage of hoses at various angled.
August 30, 2011
Holland Applied Technologies now stock the full line of Aflex Pharmaline hoses. This includes both the standard Aflex GP hose and the Anti-Static hose.
September 16, 2009
Silicone Tube represents the next generation in ultra-pure platinum-cured silicone tubing. Features like ultra-low extractables and longer pump life were […]