Built for how Australia works
Six sectors where aggressive media, heat and uptime decide the hose.
Mining & resources
Acid, reagent and chemical lines
Processing plants move acids, alkalis and solvents through lines that also take vibration and wear. A PTFE liner doesn’t care what the media is; the braid and abrasion-resistant grades handle the rest.
Food & beverage
Clean, clear, FDA-compliant
Liners to FDA 21 CFR 177.1550, a non-stick bore that drains, and FEP clear enough to see what’s in the line.
Chemical processing
Near-universal chemical resistance
Sulfuric, hydrochloric and nitric acid at concentration, ketones, chlorinated solvents — the list of what attacks PTFE is short.
Pharmaceutical
Documented from resin to roll
FDA-grade liners, batch traceability against our ISO 9001:2015 system, and a certificate of conformance on request.
Water & wastewater
Chemical dosing lines
[CONFIRM: aftubes.com lists no water-treatment applications. Confirm what AFPL supplies here before publishing.]
Oil & gas
Transfer, injection and static
Offshore chemical injection lines, hydrocarbon transfer, and conductive liners where static has to go somewhere safe.
Lines we’re documenting
We publish a case study only with the customer’s sign-off and real numbers. Got an AFPL line on site? We’d like to hear how it’s running.
- Mining · WAIn preparation
Reagent dosing hose for a mineral processing plant
Food & beverage · SAIn preparationClear FEP transfer lines for a winery bottling hall
- Pharmaceutical · VICIn preparation
CIP steam hose assemblies for a sterile fill line
32 industries, from bakeries to lighthouses
- ChemicalAcids, alkalis, solvents, hydrocarbons
- Process plantTransfer, heating, cooling, ventilation
- OilTransfer hose
- Power stationsFeed lines to burners
- Air conditioningDehydration lines
- RefrigerationPlate freezers, chillers, capillary lines
- Press & injection mouldingPlaten and head heating/cooling
- TextilesDryer heating lines
- Test rigsLarge-bore flexible transfer
- Urethane foamMachine supply lines
- BakeriesBatter kettle heating
- FoodFrying oil, syrup, jam lines
- DistillingBarrel filling
- CanningSealant and aerosol charging
- CosmeticsTransfer hose
- Car, bus & truckBrake, clutch, fuel, turbo
- MotorcyclesClutch, brake and oil lines
- MarineSteering hydraulics, condensate
- Light buoysCylinder-to-burner feeds
- PaintballGas lines
- Paint sprayingAirless supply lines
- ElectronicsRack coolant lines
- Television / radioTransmitter cooling
- Breathing apparatusCylinder to gauge or valve
- Industrial gasesCylinder charging, HP oxygen
- Bottle makingHot stacking machines
- Carton makingMilk carton machines
- PackagingSealing adhesive lines
- Shoe makingSole cementing machines
- LaundryPress and iron steam
- Tyre manufacturingPress heating lines
- Tyre remouldingRetreading heating lines