Letter from Saint Gobain


Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Product Change Notification

Dear Valued Customer,

This is a reminder that Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics will be transitioning to all non-DEHP
medical grade tubing. These non-DEHP products, released in 2011, are currently available
from the Tygon® ND family.

Please note the following critical dates as we transition to all non-DEHP medical products:

March 1, 2013: Last day for DEHP custom medical product orders

May 31, 2013: Last day for DEHP stock medical product orders

June 30th, 2013: SGPPL will cease production of all medical grade tubing containing
DEHP but will continue selling inventory on a first come first serve basis.

December 31st, 2013: SGPPL will cease the sale of remaining inventory of all medical
grade tubing containing DEHP.

If you have immediate questions, concerns, or require samples for validation please do not
hesitate to contact your local DSM directly. You can also visit www.DEHPtransition.com or call
1-800-798-1554 (or 1-330-798-6965 from outside the U.S.) for more information.

New Goodridge Racing High Performance Catalog now available.

New Goodridge High Performance racing catalog online for your viewing pleasure! Contains our new Hose, fittings, accessories and more. http://www.thecatalogroom.com/News-or-Reviews.html

May 10, 2012 SUBJECT: TYGON® LFL Dear Valued Customer, Saint Gobain Performance Plastics is a global industry leader in the field of high performance, application specific materials. We strive to introduce products that are regulatory compliant and meet the high quality and performance criteria that you come to expect from Saint-Gobain’s global brand. Driven by emerging regulations and customer perceptions regarding the use of DEHP (Di (2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate) in flexible tubing products, we are moving forward to eliminate this component from our product line. On November 1st 2012 we will launch Tygon® E-LFL, a non-DEHP formulation of our Tygon® Long Flexible Life (LFL) tubing. Tygon® LFL is our best performing peristaltic pump tubing with no equivalent tubing in the industry. The new Tygon® E-LFL non- DEHP tubing has even longer pump life at 0 psi and also at back pressure of up to 25 psi. During our new product development process we made sure that we have a superior product meeting the complex global regulatory requirements relevant for the product. In addition, pricing for this product will remain the same as the original Tygon® LFL. We are confident you will find that Tygon® E-LFL will meet and exceed your requirements and is everything you expect from Tygon® high performance tubing. Tygon® E-LFL samples and technical datasheets for your validation will be available one month of receiving this letter. The original Tygon® LFL tubing will be discontinued on November 1st, 2012. Please contact your local District Sales Manager to discuss this transition. We greatly appreciate and value your business and continued support. Sincerely, Katia May Product Manger – Life Science Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics

New Synflex® Solstice™ Air Brake Tubing

Eaton is proud to introduce Solstice air brake tubing, our latest innovation focused on the commercial vehicle segment. Leveraging our long history of innovation and material development, Eaton has developed a proprietary material that alleviates supply / delivery issues tied to traditional nylon air brake tubing products. In addition, this new product meets all performance requirements of SAE J844 and DOT FMVSS 106.

Solstice is currently available only in the ¼” size under part number 4247-041. Other sizes remain available as the Eclipse™ product.

The Solstice tubing is offered in both short roll and master pack quantities. The short rolls consist of 100, 500, and 1,000 ft individual reels, and master packs consist of 1,000 ft reels with 6 reels in a carton for a total of 6,000 ft. There are 8 color configurations stocked in short rolls and 10 colors are available in master packs. Other colors are available upon request with minimum order requirements.

Synflex Solstice Air Brake Tubing

LifeSense Hose Technology

Taking The Guesswork Out Of Hydraulic Hoses is how Diesel Progress describes the impact of Eaton’s breakthrough LifeSense hose technology. Featured in the magazine’s September 2011 issue, the article presents the technical background of the LifeSense development project and covers many of the important customer benefits this new product delivers to mobile equipment users.

Eaton product marketing manager Doug Jahnke presented the LifeSense story with clear examples of both the inner workings of the technology and the ways LifeSense helps customers improve the productivity and safety of their mobile equipment.

“One of our hose engineers was in the lab … was getting the same feedback whenever a hose was about to fail. So we started a project working with Purdue University to try and expand on what he learned to confirm those consistencies.”

“… users who use a time-based replacement process would get 50% or more — and sometimes far more — life out of their hoses with LifeSense,” Jahnke said. “… preventive maintenance becomes more of a routine process, and when they do have a hose that’s been identified as going to fail, they can do it during the preventive maintenance time or they can just stop the piece of equipment and replace it without having downtime out of the blue.”

The article goes on to examine a few real-world examples of how LifeSense hose can save customers from the cost of unscheduled downtime while also improving the availability of their production equipment.

Also covered in this issue are the new coupling lines Eaton recently added with the acquisition of Hansen Couplings and Coupleurs Gromelle, plus the new FF-Series of flat-face quick-disconnect hydraulic couplings.


http://www.eaton.com/ecm/groups/public/@pub/@eaton/@hyd/documents/content/pct_303713.pdf

Tygon® ND Series

Tygon® ND Series - The Next Generation in Non-DEHP Tubing


Tygon® ND Series is a new family of tubing formulations specifically designed to meet the performance and regulatory requirements of critical medical applications.

Tygon® ND Series tubing products are formulated to meet REACH requirements and are available in a range of plasticizers and durometers based on customer preference and application.


Features/Benefits

• Ideal for contact with bodily fluids
• All formulations meet USP Class VI criteria
• Withstands EtO, gas & gamma sterilization
• Non-wetting surface permits complete drainage

Typical Applications

• Minimally Invasive Devices
• Medical Laboratories
• Blood and IV Solutions
• Dialysis Equipment
• Wound Drainage
• Inhalation Equipment
• Chemotherapy Drug Delivery
• Pharmaceutical Handling
• Kidney Dialysis Pumps
• Peristaltic Pumps
• Blood and IV Solutions
• Catheters

Buy Tygon Tubing now at eMurdock.com

"Tygon® ND Series - The Next Generation in Non-DEHP Tubing" medical.saint-gobain.com/en/products/tygon_nd.asp.

 Saint-Gobain Group n.d. Web.    13 Sept. 2011.

Price Increase on Industrial Products

To Whom It May Concern:

While we continue to closely monitor the cost of raw materials and commodities used to produce our hose and couplings, our suppliers have not been able to contain these significant increases and we find it necessary at this time to adjust our prices.

Effective Monday, August 8th, 2011 Jason will increase prices on average 9.5%.

The adjustments will be made to List Prices and will vary by product line. The higher prices reflect true cost increases which have been accumulating during the past six months.