The Trans-Alaska Pipeline runs through 800 rugged miles of mountains, forests, and rivers. Wrapped around much of this sturdy pipe, a durable coating known as heat shrink has held the line against ...

Along with duct tape and nylon cable ties, heat shrink tubing is an essential element in the engineer’s toolkit as well as manufacturing, production, and repair. It’s used for covering and protecting ...

There’s a lot to be said in favor of getting kids involved in hacking as young as possible, but there is one thing about working in electronics that I believe is best left as a mystery until at least ...

Hand grips on tools wear out quickly with heavy use, but firefighter blog VentEnterSearch offers up an easy way to create a new grip or repair an old one using wire and heat-shrink tubing. By wrapping ...

Now, it's your turn. Share your best hack using heat shrink tubing. Your hack can use other materials, of course, but the heat shrink tubing should be the defining element. Send us pictures and a ...

TOKYO—Busbar coverings in electrical applications are getting a performance boost from Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. The Japanese silicone firm has developed what it calls an industry first: ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4063) (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Yasuhiko Saitoh; hereinafter, “Shin-Etsu Chemical”) developed the ST-OR Type heat-shrinkable silicone ...

Drivers: Increasing demand for microcatheters. Restraints: Elevated prices compared to conventional heat shrink medical tubing. Opportunity: Expansion of the healthcare sector in the emerging ...