Highly Flexible Caps Featuring Wide Diameter Tolerance Protect External Contours of Cylindrical

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Highly flexible caps featuring wide diameter tolerance protect external contours of cylindrical parts

Lohne, August2010. – One of the latest additions to the KAPSTO standard range of plastic caps and plugs from Pöppelmann GmbH & Co.KG, Kunststoffwerk-Werkzeugbau, Lohne/Germany, are the very flexible protective caps GPN 211, which reliably and efficiently protect the delicate external contours of cylindrical parts, e.g. bolts, pipe ends, flexible hose, tubing, etc., against damage. Thebrightly yellow pigmented parts are injection-moulded using a highly flexible Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomer (TPE) and are therefore able – depending on their actual nominal diameter – to compensate relatively large tolerances between +1mm and +2.5mm. As they readily adapt themselves to the actual contours of the part they are protecting, they are ideal, for example, for use on pipe ends fitted with pressure-sensitive external O-rings. They are rated for permanent exposure to temperatures of up to 120 °C and can withstand short-term peak temperatures of up to 150 °C.

These new protective caps are available in as many as 17 different sizes for outer diameters ranging from 4 mm to 26 mm. The effective length of the cap is normally 20 mm and may be up to 30 mm in individual cases of application. The sealing lip around the open end of the cap ensures a firm seating, prevents the ingress of contaminants and raises the inner wall of the cap a slight distance away from the contour to be protected. The ergonomically designed grip tab measuring approx. 15 mm in length permits rapid and effortless removal of the cap after use.

Continually developed and manufactured by Pöppelmann in its own production facilities, the standard KAPSTO range comprises, besides the flexible GPN 211 protective caps, over 3,000 different types and/or sizes of protective plastic caps and plugs, all of which are immediately available ex stock. Special versions, e.g. plugs combining sealing and assembling functions, can be designed and developed by Pöppelmann's own team of application engineers exactly in accordance with customer requirements.

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Christian Homrighausen
Pöppelmann GmbH & Co. KG, Kunststoffwerk–Werkzeugbau
Bakumer Straße 73, 49393 Lohne, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 4442 982-9170, Fax: +49 (0) 4442 982-9150
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As one of the latest additions to the KAPSTO standard range of plastic caps and plugs from Pöppelmann GmbH & Co.KG, Kunststoffwerk-Werkzeugbau, Lohne/Germany, the new

GPN 211 highly flexible protective caps prevent damage to the delicate external contours of bolts, pipe ends, flexible hose or tubing at constant temperatures of up to 120 °C and short-term peak temperatures of up to 150 °C.