Tygon Tubing Uses

Tygon is the brand name for a type of plastic tubing produced by the Saint-Gobain corporation that is used for a wide variety of applications. Tygon provides tubing made from a variety of substances including silicone, polyurethane, and thermoplastic, among others. Laboratory tested, Tygon Vacuum Tubing proved resistant to most inorganic chemicals and even held up in corrosive environments during testing.

Functions

• The functions of Tygon tubing vary greatly depending on the size, cut, industry and specialization of the tubing. Tygon tubing can be found throughout the medical field, pharmaceutical industry, food-processing industry, and specialized laboratory and research work. The actual function of the tubing can vary greatly from one industry to another, although one common use for many types of Tygon plastic tubing revolves around keeping liquid separated and free of contaminants from one destination to another.

Sizes Available

• Tygon plastic tubing comes in a wide variety of sizes to provide the right fit for as many businesses and customers as possible. The common tubing sizes are scaled in fractions based on a scale of 4. This includes 1/2-inch, which reads like 2/4, as well as 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32. All measurements have one of these denominators, so even less common measurements of Tygon tubing like 3/16 or 5/32 still follow the same scale.

Environmental Uses

• Peristaltic Pump Tygon Tubing refers to a specific and specialized type of plastic tubing used across multiple fields, including environmental studies. In practice, this tubing provides support for gas sampling, treatment of waste water, monitoring filtered water, removing chemical spills, and testing samples of ground water. This environmental theme became recognized in 2011 when the Saint-Gobain corporation received the Energy Star Award for Sustained Excellence from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Specialization

• Specialized versions of Tygon tubing can be used for laboratory testing of chemicals and new drugs, and some are already used for intravenous medications in hospitals and clinics. The tubing made for these purposes is created to high-quality specifications that meet all sanitary and functional standards that one would expect from a medical facility. Laboratory tests involving inorganic corrosive chemicals might use Tygon-R3603 tubing, for example, a tubing specifically designed to hold up to these conditions.