Our in-house hose assembly facility is ready to service all your hose needs. At Swagelok Cambridge we offer a wide variety of custom-made hose assemblies for immediate delivery. These hoses are available with a variety of end connections including standard and electropolishing finish and are built to custom lengths at our Billerica location.
Swagelok PFA hose meets specifications for clean environments and a wide range of other sanitary applications. PFA hose is highly flexible, with a smooth-bore PFA core that complies with FDA regulation 21CFR Part 177.1550, USP <87, 88> Class VI, and 3-A. Smooth inner wall provides flow control and enhanced drainability for precision and cleanliness. Silicone cover washes down easily to prevent bacterial buildup, protects stainless steel braiding, protects against burns, and helps maintain process temperatures.
U Series—PFA Hose
U series hose is commonly used where high flexibility, chemical compatibility, and a smooth exterior cover are desired.
Features
- Highly flexible PFA hose
- Smooth-bore PFA core
- 302 stainless steel reinforcement ensures hose pressure containment and supports core to resist kinking (M)
- Silicone cover provides a smooth, noncontaminating, easy-to-clean surface and reduces internal system fluid temperature transfer
- Hose layers are encapsulated together without adhesives or cements with a patent-pending process, providing high flexibility and outstanding kink resistance
- Commonly used where high flexibility, chemical compatibility, and a smooth exterior cover are desired
- Custom hose lengths and end connections available
- Sanitary Clamps up to 2 1/2" size
- A variety of other DIN, I-Line, JIS and ISO Sanitary Flanges available along with TS Sanitary and KF Vacuum Flanged ends
- Steam documentation testing available
Specifications
| Core | Smooth-bore PFA | |
| Reinforcement | 302 SS braid | |
| Cover | Silicone | |
| Collar | 300 series SS | |
| End connections | 316 SS | |
| Nominal Hose Sizes | 1/2 through 2 in. | |
| End Connections | Swagelok tube fittings, Swagelok tube adapters, NPT fittings, sanitary clamps, tube butt weld fittings, SAE 37° (JIC) female swivel fittings, cam and groove fittings, sanitary clamp ends, VCR metal gasket face seal fittings, female VCO O-ring face seal fittings, ISO/BSP parallel thread fittings, vacuum flanges, lap joint flanges | |
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Custom Hose Assembly
Our in-house hose assembly facility is ready to service all your hose needs. At Swagelok Cambridge we offer custom made hose assemblies of Teflon, PFA, thermoplastic, and rubber hose available for immediate delivery. These hoses are available with a variety of end connections including pre-swaged nuts and ferrules and are built to custom lengths.
Training
The Swagelok Cambridge Hose Essentials webinar will teach you the skills required to make educated decisions on hose selection, routing and installation. Our certified expert will educate attendees on hose terminology, hose construction, hose end connection attachment methods, hose selection considerations and hose inspection.
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