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Tube Drawing
Process Steps
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Heat Shrink Tubing - Applications - Tube Drawing - Process Steps


  • Slide polyester heat shrink tubing over stepped mandrel (or product) so that it is overlapping the mandrel on both ends.
  • Hold shrink tubing with one hand and use a hemostat in other hand (The hemostat should be held in the hand you will be drawing the tubing with)
  • Move the product through the heat source, while pulling the material with the hemostats using sufficient tension to draw the heat shrink tube. Caution: Ensure that the material does not touch the heat source.
  • Allow the product to cool as required
  • Trim both ends accordingly