As the owner of an industrial or manufacturing plant, you understand that keeping your plant running at maximum capacity or efficiency is key to your bottom line. Having to shut down production because of a problem with your machinery, piping, or tubing will cost you money not just through the repair or maintenance bill but through the production you will lose while the plant is not operating. Today, more and more plant owners are choosing to switch to custom plastic tubing or piping instead of using metal or another alternative. Here's how custom plastic tubing can help your business now and in the future.

Plastic Tubing Is Lightweight

Does your plant sometimes have to reconfigure the direction of your pipes or tubes to match up with the latest production run? If you will be disconnecting tubing and moving it around the plant, you will benefit from plastic tubing because it is so lightweight compared to alternatives. Your workers will be able to move the tubing wherever it needs to go with ease, even if the tubing is especially long or large. You'll be able to reassemble the tubing for your next production run with ease and get on with your work sooner.

Plastic Tubing Can Bend But Not Break

If you need to run a tube up at an awkward angle, doing this with metal or another extra hard material could prove difficult, requiring you to cut multiple pieces of tubing and then rig them all together with multiple fasteners. Plastic tubing can be designed to have a bit more bend to it than metal. You can get custom plastic tubing that will move precisely as you need it to, even around an awkward angle in the production line. You can rest easy knowing that plastic tubing has the flexibility you need but not so much that it will risk a break in your production line.

Non-Toxic and Recyclable

Plastic is a non-toxic substance that will not affect the liquids or other materials you are running through the tubing. Plastic tubing is also highly recyclable. When it's time to order some new custom plastic tubing and replace your current set up, your company can keep its environmental footprint at a minimum by sending all of your old tubing off to the local recycling center.

Switching your production or industrial plant to plastic tubing as opposed to metal or other material types can provide a number of key benefits. Contact a company like Seiler Plastics today for more information.