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Porous Plastic Tube

Meet Your Needs with Our Wide Range of Porous Plastic Tubes

Uncover the Potential of Porex’s Porous Plastic Tubes

Porex offers an extensive range of porous plastic tubes in a variety of diameters, lengths, and pore sizes. Ideal for filtration, diffusion, or venting applications, these products are available in both standard and custom options, ensuring we can meet your precise specifications.

Our sintered polyethylene tubes cater to a wide array of industrial applications and offer excellent strength and chemical resistance. They can be easily processed to fit your specific needs. This adaptability guarantees that Porex’s porous plastic tubes can meet even the most precise requirements of your projects.

Porous Plastic Tube Options

Porex manufactures sintered polyethylene (PE) and porous fiber tubes in multiple global locations and ships them worldwide. The tables below show various standard options manufactured in Europe and the United States, but all options are available to ship globally.

PE Tubes

Polyethylene (PE) Tubes

The below sintered PE tubes are manufactured in Europe but are able to be shipped globally.

Part Number	Hydrophobic	Outside Diameter (in.)	Inside Diameter (in.)	Nominal Length (in.)	Pore Size (µm)
5103	Yes	1.375	1.125	36	35
5108	Yes	0.75	0.50	36	60
5110	Yes	1.50	1.0	36	60
5122	Yes	1.50	1.0	36	40
5128	Yes	3.0	2.375	36	55
5138	Yes	0.75	0.50	36	20
5140	Yes	1.50	1.25	36	20
5141	Yes	2.0625	1.8125	36	20
5143	Yes	3.0	2.625	36	20
5253	Yes	1.0	0.75	36	60
5306	Yes	1.05	.81	48	20-40
5310	Yes	1.05	.81	48	25-40
5311	Yes	1.29	.960	48	25-40
5313	Yes	0.84	0.625	48	> 65
5316	Yes	2.89	2.220	48	> 45
5361	Yes	0.50	0.3	36	15-30

Conversion and Assembly Options

When it comes to converting our porous plastic tubes, many options are available to suit your specific needs. Porex has A NETWORK OF PREFERRED CONVERTERS equipped to assist with large and small projects. These converters have the expertise to guide you through the conversion process and stock some of our products for added convenience.

Converting & Assembly Method	Sintered PE	Bonded Fiber
Die cutting	Yes	Yes
Digital knife cutting	Yes	Yes
Rotary die cutting	Yes	No
Slitting	No	Yes
Overmolding/injection molding	No	No
Laminating	Yes	Yes
Thermal and ultrasonic welding	Yes	Yes
Press Fit	Yes	Yes
Adhesive bonding	Yes	Yes
Compression seal	No	No

In addition to standard items, products may be customized to meet specific geometrical and performance requirements, including high temperature performance, custom air-flows, custom materials and dimensions.

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