VacuTight™ fittings

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VacuTight™ Fittings are designed to provide airtight, dependable connections under vacuum and low-pressure conditions. Many nuts have streamlined profiles for systems needing many connections in a small area, and the small ferrule ensures sufficient thread engagement even in shallow ports. Suited to combinatorial chemistry, high-throughput screening, clinical diagnostics and automated liquid handling, and can also work in some positive-pressure applications.

Product group: Fittings and connectors
Brand: Biotech Fluidics

Manufacturer website

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Order codes and options

5 codes

VacuTight™ fittings order codes and properties
Code	Description (manufacturer)	Ports	Pressure rating	Head type	Material	Contents
P-844	VacuTight Fitting for 1/16” OD Tubing, Short	10-32 Flat bottom	400–800 psi (27–55 bar)	Headless Knurled	PEEK Red	P-840
P-938	VacuTight Fitting for 1/16” OD Tubing	1/4-28 Flat bottom	400–800 psi (27–55 bar)	Standard Knurled	PEEK Natural	P-840
P-948	VacuTight Fitting for 1/8” OD Tubing	1/4-28 Flat bottom	500–1,000 psi (34–69 bar)	Standard Knurled	PEEK Natural	P-940
P-840	VacuTight Ferrule for 1/16” OD Tubing	10-32 or 1/4-28 Flat bottom	400–800 psi (27–55 bar)	no value	ETFE Red	no value
P-940	VacuTight Ferrule for 1/8” OD Tubing	M6x1 or 1/4-28 Flat bottom	500–1,000 psi (34–69 bar)	no value	ETFE Red	no value

Technical specifications

VacuTight™ fittings technical specifications
Port / thread	10-32 Flat bottom; 1/4-28 Flat bottom; 10-32 or 1/4-28 Flat bottom; M6x1 or 1/4-28 Flat bottom
Material	PEEK Red; PEEK Natural; ETFE Red
Pressure rating	400–800 psi (27–55 bar); 500–1,000 psi (34–69 bar)

Source: biotechfluidics.com (opens in a new tab) · Manufacturer (IDEX Health & Science) product information: Biotech Fluidics page and part number tables. Values come from the manufacturer and are confirmed at the quotation stage.