FLEX-ING Products

Food Hose

FLEX-ING now offers 3 types of food hose. If the food hose below does not meet your requirements please contact us for more options.

All three of these hoses are available in bulk only.

PLICORD® GRAY FOOD HOSE

Highly flexible hose for gravity flow, pressure or suction service transferring edibles from tank truck and in-plant service. Plicord® Gray Food is a white, oil resistant Chemivic® synthetic rubber tube conforms to F.D.A., USDA and 3-A Sanitary Standards. Mirror smooth chlorobutyl tube finish eliminates chance of taste or odor transfer. Strong construction allows maximum flexibility with minimum effort even in hard-to-handle applications.

TUBE: White Chemivic® (FDA, 3-A and USDA compliance).
REINFORCEMENT: Wire helix between two plies of synthetic fabric.
COVER: Gray Chemivic® synthetic rubber (Wrapped impression)
TEMPERATURE: -25°F to 180°F (-32°C to 82°C)


NOM. ID NOM. OD MAX. WP BEND RADIUS VACUUM HG WEIGHT
in. mm. in. mm. psi mpa in. mm. in. mm. lb./ft. kg./m
1-1/2 38.0 1-31/32 50.0 150 1.0 4 102 29 736.6 1.85 1.27
2 51.2 2-19/32 65.7 150 1.0 4-1/2 114 29 736.6 1.40 2.09
2-1/2 63.7 3-3/32 78.6 150 1.0 6 152 29 736.6 1.74 2.59
3 76.1 3-19/32 91.4 150 1.0 7 178 29 736.6 2.07 3.09
4 102.0 4-41/64 118.0 150 1.0 10 254 29 736.6 3.01 4.49

HARVESTT

HarvestT hose is for tank truck and/or in-plant applications for the transfer of dry, non-oily bulk food.

 

TUBE: FDA, White PuretenT
REINFORCEMENT: Multiple textile fabric plies; 2-wire helix
COVER: Grey Versigard® (corrugated) / Orange branding tape (Wrapped impression)
TEMPERATURE: -25°F to 180°F (-32°C to 66°C)


NOM. ID NOM. OD MAX. WP BEND RADIUS VACUUM HG WEIGHT
in. mm. in. mm. psi mpa in. mm. in. mm. lb./ft. kg./m
2 51.2 2-47/64 69.45 150 1.0 5 127.0 29 736.6 1.57 2.34
3 76.2 3-23/32 94.51 150 1.0 7 177.8 29 736.6 2.32 3.46
4 102.2 4-25/32 121.56 150 1.0 10 254.0 29 736.6 3.44 5.13
5 127.3 5-29/32 149.83 150 1.0 15 381.0 29 736.6 4.76 7.10

PLICORD® BLUE FLOUR

Tank truck or in-plant service hose designed for discharge transfer of abrasive materials and dry foods such as flour, cake mixes, etc. Recommended for discharge applications where a wire-reinforced hose is not required. For safety, Blue Flour hose is built with two heavy antistatic wires to dissipate any electricity build-up. The hose is lightweight and easy to handle. The white PuretenT tube protects against contamination and conforms to F.D.A. standards.

TUBE: 3/16" Gauge white PuretenT tube (FDA compliant)
REINFORCEMENT: Synthetic fabric with 2 anti- static wires.
COVER: Blue PlioflexT Rubber (wrapped impression)
TEMPERATURE: -40°F to 180°F (-40° to 82°C)


NOM. ID NOM. OD MAX. WP WEIGHT
in. mm. in. mm. psi mpa lb./ft. kg./m
2 51.1 2-5/8 68.0 150 1.0 1.36 2.03
3 76.1 3-41/64 93.6 150 1.0 1.99 2.97
4 102.1 4-21/32 119.6 150 1.0 2.59 3.86
5 127.4 5-43/64 145.4 150 1.0 3.22 4.80

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