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PERFORMANCE MATERIALS / SEALED & PROTECTED WITH HEAT SHRINK TUBING SEALED & PROTECTED WITH HEAT SHRINK TUBING TE Connectivity's Heat Shrink Tubing Offers a Superior Alternative to Tape, Glues and Glass 4 TE's Heat Shrink Tubing Outperforms Alternatives When it Comes to Impact Resistance and Harsh Environments Glass, glues and even PVC were not going to work to protect the rugged, lighting application that one of TE's customers relied on for sealing out water ingress and protection against UV light effects, chemicals, oils and solvents. For this customer, manufacturing applications for power sports, racing, construction, mining, military and government applications required high demands for performance in the harsh off-road environment. Before working with TE, the only solutions the customer could find were to encase their product in glass or plastic, which would be very expensive and not impact resistant. TE provided a simple custom tubing solution that had the thickness required to provide the impact resistance needed to support the harsh off-road environment and exceeded their requirements, while also simplifying their production. In addition to appliances and lighting applications, single wall and dual wall tubing, specialty and heavy-duty tubing can be used for automotive, commercial trucking, industrial, medical, military and energy, aerospace and marine. It is time to look beyond taping, molding, potting, PVC, gluing and glass. The cost-saving, versatile and durable solution has been within reach without many designers and manufacturers even realizing. WHY CHOOSE TE'S HEAT SHRINK TUBING PRODUCTS: DESIGNED FOR HARSH AND RUGGED ENVIRONMENTS As design engineers address the sealing, vibration and temperature challenges associated with manufacturing ICT vehicles, it's important to understand the benefits of heat shrink tubing: Versatility and Durability: Heat shrink tubing is designed to improve the ability to keep out moisture, harsh chemicals and mechanical interference. It also provides strain relief, electrical insulation, mechanical protection and environmental sealing for applications such as back-end connector sealing, breakouts, connector-to-cable transitions, and is especially useful in cable harnesses. Quick Installation/High-Tech Performance: Heat shrink tubing has a faster application time than other products resulting in better performance. For example, when compared to tape, heat shrink tubing has been shown to shorten application time (from 180 seconds to 45 seconds), improve yield (from less than 90% to over 98%) and provide a higher operational temperature rating (125°C compared to 105°C.) Easy Installation: When heated, heat shrink tubing conforms to the size and shape of the substrate beneath, enabling quick and easy installation. Its high expansion ratio of up to 8:1 can also enable users and technicians to repair most damaged cable jackets without removing other components such as connectors. Safety: Heat shrink tubing products are designed to maximize safety. This can include variables such as thick-tubing to secure extra protection, various colors for easy identification and various levels of flame-retardancy to meet UL VW-1 flammability standards. Reliable, Robust Cross-linking Technology: Cross-linking technology modifies the molecular structure of a polymer, allowing the tubing to withstand high temperatures without melting — a critical factor in harsh ICT environments. Heat shrink tubing can provide a complete seal and its high mechanical strength makes it more resistant to impacts and abrasions. Offered in Single Wall and Dual Wall Heat Shrink Tubing: Single wall shrink tubing provides superior insulation strain relief and protection against mechanical damage and abrasion versus taping and molding in place. Dual wall tubing should be considered the top choice over taping, molding and potting for any circumstance where corrosion protection and sealing are required. SEALING VIBRATION TEMPERATURE