Aerospace tubes

Fine Tubes tubing suppliers to the aerospace industry for many of today's leading programmes. We have been supplying aerospace tubing for over 40 years and are proud of our reputation for quality and reliability.

Together with our drive for innovation in the materials we process, this has maintained our position as premier amongst aircraft industry tube suppliers.

Our tubing is used in a range of applications, including:

Torque control rods

Hydraulic & pneumatic control systems

Landing gear

Waveguides

Convoluting / seals

Ducting systems

Cryogenic heat exchanger tubes.

Quality

Fine Tubes is proud to have been awarded the NADCAP Approvals for NDT, heat treatment and mechanical/laboratory testing of tubes. We are one of the few mills worldwide to have this certification in place.

In addition we are approved to AS9100, ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001.

We have also achieved many customer approvals, including Airbus & Rolls-Royce.

Fine Tubes is primarily a tube mill, producing to order. However, we can also work within long term agreements to support your tubing needs with strategic stocks, cutting to length or kitting.

Principle Aerospace Tubing Materials:

Titanium - 3Al2.5, 6Al4, 425, CP

Stainless Steels: - 347, 21-6-9, 321, 304

Nickel Alloys - FV607, 75, C263, 718

Market Contact for aerospace tubing

Paul Mallett

phone: +44 (0) 1752 697208

pmallett@fine-tubes.co.uk

History and Innovation

1957 Stainless tubing supplied to Vickers Viscount Aircraft

1965 AM350 Development for Concorde Programme

1982 First EEC producer of Seamless Titanium 3AL 2.5V Hydraulic Tubing

1999 Eurofighter (EFA) Titanium Tubing supply for Hydraulic Systems & EJ200

2001 Airbus A380 Ti 3AL 2.5V qualified supplier for 5000PSI Hydraulic systems

2002 Manufacture of seamless tubing Ti 6Al 4V for Hydraulic Control Systems

Our position in the Aerospace Industry is the culmination of our long-term commitment to development and innovation.

Datasheet

Lean Manufacturing

Fine Tubes have embraced the principals of lean manufacturing through a programme originating from the S.M.M.T. and fully implemented by Messier Dowty Ltd (Groupe Safran).

Following on from previous initiatives such as 5-S and TPM our Lean Manufacturing Support Team is challenged with realising cost down objectives using tools such as value stream mapping & SMED.

Adding value extends not only to our product engineering but to point-of-use readiness through kitting and J.I.T. type distribution.

Size range is based upon manufacture of:

• Seamless cold drawn tubing

• Welded & drawn tubing

Size range: 0.3 mm (0.012") to 40 mm (1.5").

Profiles: round or sections.

Supply form: straight lengths which are precision cut (ECM,

Laser, Radial saw) or long coil.

Tolerances: to OD +/- 0.005 mm (0.0002") are achievable.