When the noted Adirondack Studios asked for a light diffusive tube for a “fire ring” I had no idea that it would lead to a trip to Chicago and some much-needed culture. All that I knew was that this fire ring was to be used in an opera. It was to be made in 16...
Charles Busada
The Knock Knock children's museum in Baton Rouge is set to open this August. We are delighted to have participated in one of the principle attractions, the pneumatic tube carrier exhibit. Designed by Zaphod Beeblebrox, the helix consists of a a spiral of 60 degree...
We recently had an inquiry for a tight-radius Ubend. This 1" OD bend x .125w in CAB (butyrate) has a tight center-line radius of 2.5" with uneven tangents. Not only do we have to design the proper heater for this bend, and select the proper packing material, but have...
Sometimes we just have to be creative when we get calls from damsels in distress. We received a call from such a damsel who needed to replace a worn-out PVC tube and a more worn-out HDPE carrier. Busada pneumatic tubing consists of three major parts; the tube, the...
Pax Bellum contacted us regarding their macro-algae bio-absorption filters for the aquaculture and aquarium industry. The devices use a central light assembly consisting of a plurality of LEDs affixed to a water pipe or heat pipe. They were looking to replace the...
Recently one of our customers south of the border had difficulty moving cups through a complex space. We suggested eliminating multiple bends with snake and offset bends. The result was eliminating over 50% of their bends and really neatening up the floor space....
Pudge is modeling a rather large graduated cylinder here. This 10" OD CAB Butyrate tube is welded to a butyrate base. It will be used to not only measure various liquids but to monitor pressure ratings for water-tight components.And while I'm on this, this is a good...
Busada has been making plastic tubing for over 6 decades, but one of our customers, Aerocom Systems, Inc. has over eighty years of design development in pneumatic tube systems worldwide. They recently designed the pneumatic props for a summer film, "Logan Lucky" and...
We have manufactured butyrate tubing for marina docs, oceanic core tubes, and other aquatic uses but here is a first. It is a butyrate flotation bend. The bend was sectioned together with butyrate discs and solvent welding before the bending process. We achieved the...
Busada began selling oceanographic core liner tubing in 1958 for Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory. CAB tubing has stood the test of time for it is resistant to harsh environments, very transparent, and resists breakage in frigid environments. Our tubing is clear, rigid,...
The Roasting Plant has just opened up a beautiful facility in Denver. We work with Advance Design Solutions to do our small part in this. We make the tubing and bends. The Roasting Plant uses cutting-edge technology in their stores, and the result is truly a mix of...
Recently we were given the challenge to produce a tight radius bend to replace a metal fruit chute (peaches). The bend needed a 6" ID and a tight 12" radius. We were able to accomplish this by flaring a 5" ID tube to 6.5" ID and bending the tube 3D to come under the...
For top-of-the-line clarity in bends, nothing comes close to our Provista (PETG) line with monitored air packing. For clarity one has to control the packing material. This method was developed for a line of retail-coffee-house bends. Nothing is clearer, and this...
Ovality, or out-of-roundedness can be a problem in pneumatic conveying. Our tolerance of out of roundness varies with our tube outer diameter. Ovality can be checked with calipers (as usually the case checking the OD) but in certain circumstances, we need a machined...