Cole-Parmer offer an extensive range of transfer tubing. Our flexible and rigid tubing formulations cover a wide range of characteristics to fulfil all your transfer tubing needs. Whether it is for everyday laboratory tubing applications or for industrial transfer applications we offer:
- Tubing Size with inside diameters as small as 0.002 in (0.05 mm) to 2 in(50.8mm)
- Pressure ratings up to 30 bar
- Tubing to withstand Vacuum level of 759mm (29.9 in) of mercury at 23C
- Temperature ratings up to 288C
- Chemical compatible transfer tubing for the food, drink and pharmaceutical industry with our range of FDA approved material as well as tubing for aggressive chemicals and solvents.
- Tubing suitable for sterilization techniques such as gamma irradiation, autoclaving and ethylene oxide sterilization
- Tubing Resin Certification which available free of charge at time of order for a wide selection of our tubing. The certification states the tubing orders complies with regulatory standards.
- Quantities for general use as well as spools of up to 150 m (500ft) for some our more popular ranges for production lines.
When selecting transfer tubing for your application, use our online technical tools or contact our application specialist to help you find the right tubing. We have over 50 years of experience and are always testing new liquids and gases for improved chemical compatibility ratings.
Cole-Parmer's Popular Transfer Tubing:
Silicone tubing
- Flexible, soft and translucent tubing formulations
- Available in platinum, peroxides cured and reinforced tubing formulations
- Able to withstand temperatures up to 232C
- Sizing ranging from as small as 0.64 mm ID to 38.2 mm ID
- Excellent biocompatibility with no leachable additives
- FDA compliant making it ideal for pharmaceutical, biotech and food application
- Available is standard pack sizes or spooled rolls for production runs
Tygon Tubing

- Available in a range of formulations including Tygon Chemical, Tygon UV-Resistant, Tygon Vacuum and Tygon Fuel & Lubricant
- Flexible tubing available in sizing from 0.19 mm to 38.1 mm
- Temperature rating of up to 74C
- Long tubing life formulations available
- Applications include general laboratory use, gasoline, hydrocarbons and alcohols
- Available is standard pack sizes or spooled rolls for production runs
Viton Tubing
- Ideal for high temperature work up to 204C
- Available in opaque white or opaque black
- FDA approved tubing
- Sizes from 0.89 mm ID to 19.1 mm
- Ideal for transferring solvents and acids
- Good chemical resistance
PTFE tubing

- Chemically inert, non-toxic and virtually nonporous
- Temperature range of -240C to 260C
- Ultra microbore tubing available 0.05 mm to 19 mm
- FDA compliant tubing
- Ideal for demanding lab, chemical, electrical and automotive applications
- Translucent
- Available is standard pack sizes or spooled rolls for production runs