Recently, an Aflex Hose Sales Engineer visited a renowned biotech company with worldwide locations; however, the location in question was based in the USA.

The customer had purchased a range of Bioflex and Pharmaline PTFE hose products from the Aflex range 6 months earlier. These hoses were to replace silicone hoses previously used in the Plant. The customer estimated, based upon silicone hose usage, that he would have a requirement of 10 hoses per month, but in fact there had been no usage since the initial purchase.

The Aflex Hose Sales Engineer enquired why, thinking that there was a possible issue with the Aflex product. The answer he received with a smile was simply, "Your PTFE hoses are extremely ecologically and financially friendly". Perplexed, our engineer asked for an explanation - "we haven’t ordered any replacement hoses because your Bioflex and Pharmaline hoses have not failed, unlike the silicone hoses we previously used". He then pointed out that more importantly, due to the reduction in the hoses used, his company had reduced their carbon footprint and the need to dispose of used hoses on a regular basis by either incineration or into landfill. Buying PTFE hoses from Aflex Hose meant that the reduced usage also reduced the carbon footprint of the silicone hose producer because he would not need to produce the high volume of silicone hose required to service the pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical industries due to the short usable lifespan of silicone hoses.

Our Aflex Hose Sales Engineer naturally appreciated the points; although he was disappointed order levels were not as high as expected. He was proud that the Aflex PTFE Product range was contributing to the need to protect our environment for both us and future generations.

So, when you add up all the benefits of using the Aflex Hose PTFE product range, including environmental and financial cost savings, downtime, product loss, labour cost and product disposal costs - Aflex Hose puts you the customer in control.

Making quality PTFE hose products to meet your demanding needs doesn’t always mean more business, but for you it does mean lower costs and environmental protection to you the customer, who will then return to Aflex for more hoses in the future.

The Aflex PTFE hose range - engineered with our and your future in mind!