Custom Metal Tubing Size and Shape for Medical Applications

Our tube forming/drawing equipment reduces the ID and OD of stock tubing to custom dimensions, and/or can increase its tensile strength through the reduction process. Custom tubing can be sourced almost instantly from our robust tubing inventory to meet your ID requirements from .005″ to 1″, with ID tolerances as low as ±.001″ on some larger sizes, and ±.0005″ on smaller hypodermic tube sizes.

We can draw any grade of stainless steel tubing from 302 to 455, copper, nickel, brass, Inconel®, or other materials.

We offer two methods of tube drawing (Sink Drawing and Plug Drawing) and have the ability to create custom shapes using these methods.

Centerless Grinding removes material without the use of a spindle. It is accomplished by placing the tubing or rod on a work rest that positions it between a regulating wheel that spins the stock in one direction, and a grinding wheel that spins in the opposite direction. By varying the distance between the wheels, highly accurate outside diameters and improved circularity can be achieved. Centerless Ground material can offer tolerances as tight as ±.0001″, and wall thicknesses as small as .0015″, depending on raw material starting size and material composition. By employing different grit wheels and tube polishing, we can also offer OD surface finish as smooth as 6 RA. Selecting standard ID sizes and grinding to the desired OD size can often be a cost-effective approach to producing a custom sized tube, eliminating the higher cost of set-up charges and minimums for redrawing.

Utilizing six-roll straighteners, we can straighten tubes to a minimum straightness of .001″ per inch and .010″ per foot. Our in-house Tooling Department can configure straightening rollers on a custom basis to straighten any size tube from 1″ to .010″, including custom shaped tubes.