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Extrusion News & Technical Guides

Welcome to the Abbey Extrusions news hub. For over 40 years, we have been a leading UK manufacturer of high-quality hoses, tubes, and cords. Here, we share our latest company updates, technical product insights, and stories from our factory. Whether you are looking for advice on bespoke extrusions or want to see how our products are used across various industries, you can find all our recent stories and innovations right here.

Custom Plastic Extrusions for High Performance Industrial Applications

A single millimetre of dimensional variance or an overlooked polymer incompatibility can bring an entire industrial production line to a standstill, costing thousands in lost revenue. Procurement team...

18 Aug 2026

Industrial Plastic Tubing Dimensions and Custom Specification Guide

A single millimetre of variance in your industrial plastic tubing dimensions can be the difference between a high performance fluid system and a costly assembly failure. In the demanding world of indu...

17 Aug 2026

High Performance Plastic Extrusion Profiles for UK Industrial Manufacturing

With raw material price volatility for polymers like polypropylene and polyethylene swinging by as much as 40% within a single year, the margin for error in industrial procurement has never been slimm...

17 Aug 2026

High Performance Nylon Tubing for Industrial Applications in the UK

Did you know that an estimated 70% of pneumatic system leaks in UK manufacturing facilities result from selecting the wrong materials for their specific thermal environments? It's a common frustration...

17 Aug 2026

Bespoke Plastic Tubing Design Guide 2026

Could a single miscalculation in polymer crystallinity or a misunderstood pressure rating compromise your entire industrial assembly? For many engineers, the transition from a standard component to a ...

17 Aug 2026

Industrial Guide to Nylon Spiral Cut Hose Guard Protection

A single hour of unplanned machinery downtime in a high-volume British manufacturing facility can cost thousands of pounds in lost productivity. The most common point of failure is often the external ...

17 Aug 2026

Brewery Hose UK Manufacturing and Technical Selection Guide

With 1,578 active breweries in the UK as of April 2026, the margin for error in commercial production has never been slimmer. A single instance of flavour tainting or a premature failure during a high...

10 Aug 2026

High Performance Plastic Tubing for Agricultural Sprayers and Chemical Delivery

Advanced polymer engineering can reduce machinery downtime by up to 30 per cent, yet many large-scale operations still rely on generic hosing that degrades rapidly under the corrosive influence of mod...

9 Aug 2026

Technical Guide to 70A Polyurethane Industrial Tubes

Choosing a higher durometer for durability often results in premature kinking and system failure in restricted industrial layouts. Abbey Extrusions understands that selecting the incorrect material ha...

9 Aug 2026

Precision Plastic Tube Forming Services in the UK for Industrial Applications

Every mechanical connection in a fluid system represents a calculated risk that could eventually compromise your industrial operation. When seeking reliable plastic tube forming services uk, manufactu...

9 Aug 2026

High Performance PTFE Tubing: UK Industrial & Chemical Guide

A single point of failure in a chemical processing line often stems not from the heavy machinery, but from a few millimetres of substandard fluoropolymer tubing. For engineers managing aggressive envi...

9 Aug 2026

Polyurethane Pneumatic Tubing for Industrial Systems

The structural integrity of an entire pneumatic system often hinges on a single millimetre of material performance. Many engineers find themselves battling constant machine downtime because their choi...

9 Aug 2026

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