Material Compliance Transparency: How OEM Suppliers Can Win More Business
August 19, 2025In this article, we’ll dive deeper into the current plastics manufacturing regulatory landscape, the essential part you play in the compliance chain, and how you can leverage distributors like ISM to help you win over new business.
Custom Fittings, Assemblies, Kitting and Your Bottom Line
Custom Services August 12, 2025Value-added services improve quality while adding efficiency and reducing costs
Custom fittings, small production run tubing assemblies, medical sub-assemblies, bagging and clean room repackaging all have important roles in process budgeting, planning and design.
Plastic Tubing Sizes: How to Measure and What to Consider
July 30, 2025You’re operating a pneumatic system. You’ve got pressurized air flowing through branching tubes connected by push-to-connect fittings. Everything is running like clockwork…until it’s not.
The Ins and Outs of Needle Valves
Miniature Valves July 10, 2025What Are They and When Are They Needed?
Needle valves are the de facto dimmer switch of your fluidic system. These slim, tapered components of the aren’t interested in brute force or maximum flow. They’re designed for fine tuning, but instead of fine tuning the amount of power delivered to a lightbulb, they fine tune the amount of fluid delivered from one end of a fluidic system to the other.
6 Reasons for Outsourcing Inventory Management
Custom Services June 24, 2025Keep inventory under control so you can focus on what you do best
The key to manufacturing competitiveness is taking care of valuable resources. Businesses that reduce management distractions, minimize inventory-carrying costs and focus on core competencies improve their competitive advantage. Outsourcing inventory management can be useful for achieving these goals.
Inventory management is important to any business trying to remain competitive and profitable while continuing to grow.
6 Check Valve Failure Symptoms and What to Do About Them
Check Valves June 11, 2025Check valves help protect your equipment. That is, provided the check valve is working properly. Lucky for you (and your wallet), check valves don’t die quietly. Learn the early (and late) warning signs of check valve failure, how to address them, and ways to prevent them from happening again.
Customized Tubing to Elevate Your Flow System
September 1, 2023For many flow systems, off-the-shelf tubing simply won’t suffice. Adaptable tubing, custom extrusions, and clear identification give flow systems an additional layer of control and clarity. Explore five options for customized tubing.
Which Tubing Connection Works Best for Your Application?
Hose Barb ConnectorsHow To July 26, 2023Finding the right flow control components for a new project can be difficult with the variety of fittings available. Each fitting has unique features, benefits, and downsides that make them ideal for specific tasks. In this guide, we will take you through a few different types of fittings, their pros and cons, and installation.
5 Considerations for Selecting Tubing in Fluidic and Pneumatic Systems
How To May 21, 2023Discover what to consider when choosing tubing for fluidic and pneumatic systems. Learn about material compatibility, dimensions, operating parameters, flexibility, and connections. Our product specialists and account executives are here to provide expert guidance for your tubing selection.
Bolus and Backflow: BOLUSSAFE™ Check Valves From ITW MEDICAL
Check Valves March 13, 2023Medical applications require precise and safe equipment to ensure successful treatments and prevent cross-contamination. One essential component in many medical devices is the check valve, which helps to prevent backflow and maintain consistent drug volumes. However, not all check valves are created equal, and ITW Medical's BOLUSSAFE™ Check Valves offer superior performance and reliability.
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