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Quality Considerations In Plastic Fittings And Connectors
July 22, 2009
•Article: Quality Considerations In Plastic Fittings And Connectors
By Jason Cain, Quality Manager, Mark Rosneck, Market Development Manager, Value Plastics
Plastic fittings are ubiquitous in pharmaceutical operations performing the simple role of connecting pieces of flexible tubing together. But there's an awful lot of flexible tubing used in pharmaceutical processing! Have you ever thought about how the "quality" of that barbed fitting or luer might affect your process? Is there a different quality standard for a fitting that connects plastic lines in a car's vacuum system from one that connects two pieces of silicone tubing to a laboratory instrument? It seems that there probably is a difference but what is it? What is "quality" and what isn't "quality" in fittings and connectors? Why should these considerations drive supplier decisions? That's the question we'll answer and it's one of those instances where what you don't know can hurt you.
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