Silicone rubber tubes are generally classified into three major categories: industrial-grade common silicone rubber tubes, medical-grade platinum silicone rubber tubes, and food-grade platinum silicone rubber tubes. Platinum silicone rubber tubes are of a higher grade among silicone rubber products, and thus are widely used in the food industry, medical industry, daily necessities, and infant products.
Platinum silicone tubes are made by thermally curing platinum vulcanizing agents and then forming liquid silicone in extrusion equipment. They feature high transparency, no odor, stability and durability, low shrinkage rate, and high hygiene and environmental protection standards, making them suitable for contact applications in food and medical fields.
The difference between platinum silicone tubes and ordinary rubber tubes: Ordinary industrial-grade silicone tubes are made by vulcanizing ordinary silicone with traditional vulcanizing agents. They have a low cost and relatively low environmental safety, but they have a high output and are easy to process. They are very suitable for the mechanical industry and are mainly used in special electrical and chemical environments such as wire pipe sleeves, precision instruments, and transportation pipelines to protect the flow of carriers.
Platinum silicone tubes are formed by vulcanizing silicone with platinum vulcanizing agent. They are odorless and non-toxic. However, their processing technology is complex, the production output is relatively low, and the production cost is high. Therefore, they are widely used in the food and medical industries, such as silicone tube joints, infusion tubes, catheters and other medical equipment, as well as supporting products for household appliances such as coffee machines, rice cookers, kettles, irons and water heaters.
Compared with ordinary rubber hoses, platinum silicone tubes are more environmentally friendly and durable, with high quality and safety requirements. They do not pose a threat to human health, which has made them widely popular in the food and medical industries. However, regardless of the grade of silicone tubes, they can play a very important role in industrial production and daily life.