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Here at Flex Technologies, we are proud of the quality of silicone hoses and tubes that we produce. The scale of businesses today are much greater than they were 50, or even 100 years ago. There are so many moving parts, and each one of them is necessary for the success of your business. When it comes to your business machinery, you want to make sure you're using the very best parts both for productivity and worker safety. We believe silicone tubes and hoses offer a versatility found in few othe …

Here at Flex Technologies, we have a lot of years of experience in the silicone industry. Nowadays, this versatile material is used in everything from computer applications, to auto solutions, to cookware, and much more! But did you know that it has only been around since 1927? If you're interested in the history of this useful material, we have presented a brief overview here.Where It StartedThe discovery of the method for synthesizing silicone polymers belongs to an English chemist named Frede …

If you're new to the market, you may have a lot of questions about silicone hoses, their uses and application, etc. If you haven't gotten a chance yet, check out our FAQ page for some quick info (or you can always give us a call, as well). But since new questions, and occasionally even new answers, always tend to arise, we're going to continue with more FAQ segments. To that end, here are the answers to some frequently asked questions that come up about silicone hoses:Why Use Silicone?We've touc …