Safetytube ®

Safety tube As you will probably know already, every company working in the food sector has to comply with the HACCP directive (art. 93/43 EC) as from December 14, 1995.
In this respect it may be interesting for you to know that we produce transparent polycarbonate protective cover 's for neon tubes.
Contrary to the use of cling film for protection of the tube, our cover will preserve its shape and length in the event of a broken tube.
Our cover is hermetic ally sealed on both ends, which prevents the entrance of dust and/or a deposit of oil between the tube and the cover.

At this moment there are protective systems in the market equipped with end caps.
One system using end caps that only let through the connecting pins of the tube base, extend the neon tube with the double wall gauge of the end cap, making the tube thus too long for the fitting.

Moreover, when the neon tube breaks, the tube base will fall into the tube.
The other system uses end caps that let through the tube base.
If the neon tube breaks in that situation and the tube base falls into the tube, a hole of 25 mm is created!
Finally there are tube protection systems in the market with a limited life of 10,000 hours due to the applied coating.
As we glue together the tube bases with the covers through sealing rings, no end caps are needed, eliminating thus the risk that two or more transit wholes are created when the tube base falls inside the tube in the case the neon tube breaks (note also the vacuum that is then transferred to the cover).

Our product is simple, reasonably priced and reliable.
The quality of the sealed cartridge and tube can be checked from the outside.
The product can be mounted immediately.
There is no need to glue, cut, shrink or assemble.
Upon your request we can attach an adhesive label (to be delivered by the customer) between the cover and the lamp, so that you can sell the product in your own name.
Our tubes can be recognised as safety tubes from the ground by a red piping that is inserted on one end between the tube and the cover.
We can handle every tube make in the market of the types T5, T8 and T12 in every length and colour.
The cover and sealing rings are made of an ultraviolet stabilised polycarbonate that can be exposed while the tube is switched on to temperatures between -40 °C and +150 °C.
The melting temperature of the material is higher than 230 °C.
The epoxy is heat-resistant, remains elastic up to 300% stretch and can absorb thus all shrinkage and expansion tensions.

The cover is neatly fitted around the tube with a wall thickness of 0.4 mm for the 16 and 26 mm tube and a wall thickness of 0.5 mm for the 38 mm tube.
The covers for the 16, 26 and 38 mm tubes are produced in all lengths.