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Inspection, measuring
and
testing
Producers of tubes for medical uses face strict
government and industry regulations that hold them
liable for lapses in quality. To ensure proper thermal
shrink ratios, manufacturers of heat-shrink tube must
extrude consistent wall thickness – and certify those
thicknesses. Tube makers to the automotive industry
must provide product that holds tight tolerances,
together with thorough documentation as proof. Plastic
tube manufacturers, even as they meet challenges as
diverse as the markets and customers they serve, are
under a concomitant obligation to substantiate their
claims for the safety and serviceability of their products.
Inspection, testing and quality control generally
represent high investment, but it is an outlay that the
seasoned operator in today’s highly competitive tube
and pipe market will not begrudge. These are specialities
that come at a price – and justify every penny of it.
Inspection, measuring
and
testing
Photo: KJM GmbH – Germany