Sports and leisure buyers increasingly specify plastic pipes and tubes instead of metal, wood or glass. Here is where they are used, why they work, and what to watch out for.
Everything here can be checked on a real sample before you commit to a production order.
This category covers a family of products rather than a single item. In practice a buyer defines plastic pipes and tubes by three things: the base resin, the format or dimension, and the performance or certification level it has to meet. Typical options in this category include transparent and opaque options; PN10 / PN16 pressure ratings; coils and straight lengths. Materials most often specified are High Density Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polyvinylidene Fluoride, Polycarbonate, and the choice between them changes stiffness, temperature resistance, chemical behaviour and price.
In the sports and leisure sector the decision is usually driven by impact absorption and light weight, with comfort as a secondary requirement. Typical end uses include footwear midsoles, helmet shells, playground components.
These figures are typical for commercial grades and should be confirmed against the supplier's certificate for your specific lot.
| Material | Density | Tensile strength | Service temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyvinylidene Fluoride | 1.78 g/cm³ | 35-55 MPa | -40°C to 150°C |
| Polycarbonate | 1.20 g/cm³ | 55-70 MPa | -40°C to 120°C |
| Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene | 1.04-1.06 g/cm³ | 30-50 MPa | -20°C to 80°C |
Polyvinyl Chloride is frequently the default selection here: PVC can be formulated from rigid pipe compound to soft medical grade by changing plasticiser content.
Typical sports and leisure users specify this product for the following jobs.
Beyond the base resin, most suppliers offer UV stabilised, food contact, flame retardant, anti-static and recycled content versions of the same product. Ask which additive package is included, because it is often the difference between a part that lasts three years and one that lasts ten.
Processing method drives both cost and performance, so it should be fixed early in the design.
Secondary operations such as printing, welding, machining and assembly are often cheaper to do in the same factory, and they reduce the risk of mismatch between components.
These are the criteria that actually predict whether the part will perform in service.
Send this list to your supplier with the drawing and you will receive comparable quotations from every factory you contact.
For standard sizes and colours the minimum is usually one pallet or one production run; for custom tooling the economic minimum depends on the tooling cost amortised over the expected volume. Send us your annual volume and we will calculate the break even point.
We can provide ISO 9001 quality system documentation, material certificates, RoHS and REACH statements, and where applicable food contact, flame retardancy or drinking water approvals. Tell us your target market and we will match the document set.
Standard packing is export cartons on fumigation-free pallets, with custom labelling, barcode and retail packing available. We also handle consolidated containers and door to door delivery.
Colour is controlled with a masterbatch reference approved by the customer, and every production lot is checked against the approved sample under standard lighting before shipment.
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Share your specification and quantity with us and we will recommend the most cost effective material, tooling route and packing method for your market.
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