Applications for Stock Plastic Tubing
Our stock tubing lines serve a wide range of industries and use cases. Whether you’re transferring liquids, shielding components, or building display systems, Petro’s tubing solutions are engineered for performance and reliability.
• Polypropylene tubing is ideal for chemical handling, lab equipment, and fluid transfer systems.
• Polycarbonate tubing suits applications requiring clarity and impact resistance, such as display tubes and food service components.
• PVC/Polyurethane tubing is well-suited for flexible connections, abrasion-prone environments, and protective sleeves.
If your application involves unique environmental or mechanical demands, our team can help identify the best tubing material for your needs.
Benefits of Choosing Stock Tubing Over Custom
Stock tubing offers several advantages for businesses looking to streamline procurement and reduce lead times:
• Immediate availability in multiple sizes and formats
• Cost-effective for prototyping and small production runs
• Proven performance in common industrial and commercial applications
• No tooling costs or design delays
For projects requiring specialized dimensions, materials, or features, our custom extrusion capabilities are available to meet your exact specifications.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is the Difference Between Stock and Custom Tubing?
Stock tubing is pre-manufactured in standard sizes and materials, ready for immediate shipment. Custom tubing is made to order based on your specific design, material, and performance requirements.
Can I Order Tubing in Small Quantities?
Yes, we accommodate small orders for testing, prototyping, or limited production runs. Contact us to discuss your quantity needs.
Is Your Polypropylene Tubing Safe for Chemical Applications?
Yes, our PP tubing offers excellent resistance to organic solvents, fats, and non-oxidizing acids and bases. It is also certified animal-free.
Do You Offer Tubing in Metric Sizes?
We do. Our polypropylene tubing line includes five metric sizes supplied in coils, in addition to standard U.S. dimensions.
Stock Plastic Tubing Options
Petro Extrusion offers 8 stock plastic product lines, in addition to its vast Custom Plastic Extrusion capabilities. We offer 5 lines of Stock Extruded Plastic Tubing, and 3 lines of Stock Plastic Product Shapes.
Please contact us if you have any questions. Our staff is glad to help you find the type of plastic tubing that best suits your need and if a custom plastic tube best fits your specifications, we can help with that too.
Polypropylene Tubing
We also offer a stock line of Polypropylene tubing, in 11 stock standard sizes, and 5 Metric Sizes supplied in coils. Polypropylene (PP) is considered to have good chemical resistance, making it a suitable material for applications where exposure to many chemicals is expected. It is particularly resistant to most organic solvents, fats, and non-oxidizing acids and bases at room temperature, although its resistance can decrease with high temperatures or strong oxidizing agents like concentrated nitric acid. All our stock PP tubing is made with certified “Animal Free”.
PC Stock Tubing
We offer 34 stock sizes of clear, round polycarbonate (PC) tubing, plus 4 Square Stock PC tubes. All are extruded using clear, high-impact FDA Lexan ™ PC and are available from stock, for a wide variety of applications such as air, liquid, or solid transfer.
PC tubing is sold to OEM’s and distributors nationally, for most industrial applications including industrial components, display tubing, food service products, etc.
PVC/Polyurethane Tubing
In addition to the PC & PP stock tube lines, PET offers a line of Flexible tubing, in a PVC/Polyurethane alloy compound offering flexibility, along with abrasion resistance, and good chemical resistance. Available in 6 stock sizes, in 100’ coils.