Marc Savoy
Ties that Bind: All about Cable Ties
These versatile and useful cable fasteners have been around for nearly long enough to collect Social Security, but where do they come from and what are they used for? Learn everything you ever wanted to know about cable ties.
The geometry of heat shrink tubing: Part 2
Beyond knowing the diameter or flat width of heat shrink tubing, you need to know what size it can accommodate after shrinking. Here’s an explanation.
The geometry of heat shrink tubing: Part 1
Sometimes, you need to put a square peg in a round hole, so you’ll need to calculate the flat-width of circular tubing. Don’t worry! It’s easier than you think.
How a Crisis Made Us Band Together
It took one unexpected crime in the 1980s to lead to a revolutionary innovation in product packaging safety, and it involves heat shrink. Learn the fascinating story here.
There’s always room to grow with braided sleeving
You may not always need to have your tubing shrink to do the job, but don’t worry. Our many varieties of braided sleeving can size to the occasion without leaving loose ends.
Epson On The Rise
Big news in the world of heat shrink tubing printers partners Epson and K-Sun realign to become Epson LabelWorks, improving market service and penetration.
A Moment of Clarity With Heat Shrink Tubing
Not all clear heat shrink tubing is created equal. Despite the color name, many types and brands of “clear” heat shrink don’t wind up that way at all once they finally have been shrunk.
What is heat shrink tubing?
The term “heat shrink tubing” might seem to be pretty self-explanatory: It’s tubing that shrinks when you apply heat to it. But if you’re not familiar with the product at all, your response to that would probably be, “Okay, so then what?”
