Parker Texloc Etched Tubing Liners
Increase Ability to Bond

Ft. Worth, TX – Feb 8, 2009 – Parker-TexLoc Fluoropolymer Etched Tubing, with 50% more shelf life than conventional etched products, is available with etch on the I.D., O.D. or both in sizes ranging from .060” up to 4” I.D. The added strength that lengthens the shelf life also strengthens the intensity of the etch, thus creating a stronger bond when fused to other objects. Typically, the improved Fluoropolymer Etched Tubing, made to Parker TexLoc standards, has a 10% to 30% deeper etch than products etched with a similar medium and in a similar fashion.

Because the lubricity of the fluoropolymer tubing surface hampers its bondability/wettability, etching is required to alter the molecular structure of the surface. The chemical reaction between the etch medium and the tubing strips the fluorine molecules exposing the carbon molecules. Once the surface lubricity has been altered, the tubing can be bonded to almost any surface. Although etching alters the color of the tubing, with colors ranging from light bronze to a dark burnish brown, the color of the etch does not necessarily determine the strength of the etch.

When etched tubing is exposed to UV light or elevated temperatures the etch quality deteriorates exponentially. With Parker TexLoc etched products, the deterioration factor is decreased, thus creating the longer shelf life and the measurements showing a higher dyne and lower contact angle. A lower contact angle gives a higher dyne which is more desirable because it increases the tubes ability to bond with other objects.

With annual sales exceeding $10 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs approximately 52,000 people in 48 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 53 consecutive years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.parker.com, or its investor information site at http://www.phstock.com.
 

For More Information Contact:

Janine Kruit, Marketing
Parker / TexLoc
Parker Hannifin Corp., Parflex Division
4700 Lone Star Blvd.
Ft. Worth, Texas 76106
(800) 423-6551 Fax (800) 438-9562
email: texloc@texloc.com
www.texloc.com