Heatshrink Tubing

Heatshrink tubing is the ideal way to create a tight, professional finish on any wire, hose or cable management project. Once shrunk, the tubing will hold its reduced state, even in elevated temperatures.

Typical applications for the heat shrink tube include: electrical insulation, termination, splicing, cable bundling, color coding, strain relief, wire marking, identification, mechanical protection, corrosion protection, abrasion protection and moisture and weather sealing.The wide range of available colors, diameters and shrink ratios makes heatshrink tubing a perfect solutuion for any termination application.

We are a proud authorized dealer of genuine Shrinkflex and other cable managment products at Wirecare.com

Tips & Tricks

Tip #1: Terminating Projects with Heat Shrink Tubing

If you are interested in using Heatshrink Tubing to finish your cable management project but don't know how to apply it, just follow the directions, provided by Wirecare. View the link below for more information.
How To Apply Heatshrink Tubing

Tip #2: What does shrink ratio (2:1, 3:1, etc.) mean?

The shrink ratio is the approximate maximum amount that heatshrink tubing will shrink relative to the unshrunk diameter. For example, a piece of 3/4" heatshrink tubing with a 3:1 shrink ratio will shrink down to a maximum diameter of approximately 1/4" when fully shrunk.

All heatshrink tubing on WireCare is specified in it's UNSHRUNK diameter, so consider the shrink ratio and the unshrunk diameter when ordering heatshrink tubing. Heatshrink tubing with a larger shrink ratio will be more forgiving when fitting the tubing over plugs or connectors, but will have a bit thicker wall thickness and slightly less flexibility when shrunk then a lower ratio product.

Tip #3: What is Heatshrink Printing?

Wirecare's proprietary heatshrink printing application allows you to select from our available combinations of heatshrink products and design your own customized heatshrink tubing. We offer an constantly expanding library of stock images, as well as text capabilities, to place on your tubing. You can even upload your company logo or other custom art to be saved into our database for your use in the future. Your finished art will be prepared by our Graphics Dept. and printed on our high resolution equipment.
Click Here For Heatshrink Printing Services