Key Benefits:

    • ESD protection
    • 20″ long (custom lengths available on special order)
    • Small or large quantities available
    • Quick turn around quotes on new custom designs
    • Conductive Tubes available on special order

    Available for: DIP, PLCC, LCC, SOIC, SOJ, SOP, SSOP, TSSOP, QNF, MFL, LPCC

    Stoppers and end plugs also available.

    Quote Parameters for Tubes

    • There are a ton of different configurations and there is not a one tube fits all scenario

    • Tubes are used for transporting components from vendor to user

    • Tubes are also used for loading into machines that assemble boards

    • Tubes are usually made of clear anti-static PVC with writing printed or imbedded on the tube stating they are anti-static

    • I have two vendors I work with – one will have ready-made tubes or can get them and the other vendor, located in the US, can manufacture them from scratch

    • For quoting tubes, I would need one of the following please:

      • Spec drawing of the tube

      • Spec drawing of the component going into the tube – the customer cannot just make a quick hand scratched drawing and expect a quote

      • A sample tube from the customer if there is no drawing

      • If none of the above is available, I would need a physical component that goes into the tube so my vendor can take measurements

    • Please note that my vendors will not sell direct……..they will only work with the distributor that gave them the project

    Tubes That Need to be Manufactured

    • First and foremost, there will be a tooling cost

    • Tooling is not a cost we have any control over

    • Because tubes are extruded. tooling must be designed & manufactured based on the shape of the extrusion

    • Tooling remains property of the vendor

    • Tooling is a one-time up front cost – I do not add anything to the cost of the tooling and that charge is not negotiable

    • There will always be a minimum number of tubes required for order

    End Caps/Stoppers for Tubes

    • Tubes will have some form of stopper at each end

    • They are not included into the price of the tube – they are always quoted as a separate orderable item

    • Types:

      • Rubber caps that go over the tube

      • Rubber stoppers that are pushed into the end of the tube

      • Hard plastic caps that are pushed into the end of the tube

      • Plastic pins that are pushed/pulled into holes that have been drilled into the tube

    • There are colors for stoppers – I had a customer that required black on one end and red on the other

    • The easiest way for me to quote these is for the user to provide a picture or drawing of what they have

    Please call us at 800.858.1379 or 512.267.0100 for questions or request for quotes. Please send drawings of your part to info@texastechnologies.com so we can make sure the tube will be the perfect fit for your parts!