I have enjoyed my time corresponding with Carey Parks. We talk colors, engraving, music, and the lot. Butyrate and Provista (PETG) have specific acoustic properties and it is something that I would like to study further. For example, Onda Corp. has some data on...
Charles Busada
In our helix design we needed to modify the entrance and the exit of the banking tube carrier. The helix rises at an angle of about 6 degrees, and so we needed a 6 degree bend to level it out. In over 60 years of bending butyrate, this is certainly the smallest angle...
We have been making bends for The Roasting Plant as they build new and upgrade existing restaurants. They and their engineers from Advanced Design (FL) have tight tolerances and every bend is different. We extrude Provista tubing (PETG) and coat it with our ACS...
Provista (PETG) tubing, when properly extruded and polished is superior to cast acrylic in every way. When flame polished, it is spectacular for clarity. The picture above shows how a Provista tube shines when flame polished. This 6" OD tube, FDA approved and NSF...
A conveyance company occasionally orders candy-cane bends. The last order was for a tight 18" Radius on a 4" OD 180 Deg tube. It takes a certain technique to make these kinds of bends and to avoid the stresses that would generally pull the bend inward or outward....
Problem: We had a challenge to produce a 4"CLR bend in our 1-1/2" pipe in clear, transparent, Provista (PETG). Provista is very clear, has NSF approval for food contact, no odor, and very good chemical resistance. But, it has a very short transition temperature in...
We make bends. We make helices, U bends, offset snake bends and all in between. This week we had a challenge. We were to make a large diameter 6.525" ID Bend on a 69" Center-Line-Radius with a tolerance of +-0.5Deg, and 8" tangents. If that was not enough, we were to...
We recently filled an order with specialty bends for Provista (PETG) UVO. This clear, transparent conveyance system is UV stabilized and FDA/NSF approved. We also supplied sleeves for the order. In order to maintain NSF standards, the sleeve is thick-walled. This...
Currently, we are preparing for a rectangular helical bend for a cup company. They are conveying squat cups and want a holding area for them. Thus, their engineer wants a 2 tier helix where the cups will travel in a vertical position. This would require the "hard bend...
Grace Bible Church of Catawissa, PA needed a quick lighthouse for VBS. We supplied a 10" OD CAB (butyrate) tube with an extension of Stratus and a 40W LED. Better lighthouses can be found, but this satisfied the need of the moment. So, let the games begin.
Do not use acrylic tubing bends! We received a package in the mail today. We were asked to please "make two more like these." The broken bend was acrylic, and thus, it came in in fragments. We did our best to reconstruct it, but with a wall that varied nearly .030",...
SnowMetrics has been using Busada Tubing for decades. They choose our sampler tubes for wall thickness and diameter accuracy. They specify butyrate tubing for its enhanced properties of toughness, weatherability, and shatter resistance. Tubes are 12″ in length...
Earlier we posted on our ability to fabricate rectangular tubing from our stock round Busada 200 Tubing. Recently we had a request to a 4.375 x 3.375" rectangular tube for a prototype test for pneumatic conveyance of squat paper cups. This is an inexpensive...
We are delighted to be supplying The Roasting Place with its new line of Provista (PETG) tubing. Their design team has been searching for a more aesthetic and functional tube for their coffee-bean pneumatic transport. Provista UVO not only has FDA, but NSF compliance,...