BarbLock® Retainers and Assembly Options, Saint-Gobain

BarbLock® ultra-secure retainers are the most advanced design ideal for systems transferring delicate liquids or gases.

• Quick and easy to assemble
• Compatible with all flexible tubing material
• Disposable assemblies
• Eliminates solvent bonding, ultraviolet bonding and toxic adhesives

BarbLock® retainers have become the standard in many industries, including biopharmaceutical, medical and laboratory, because they solve inherent leak path problems in sensitive and demanding applications

When it comes to retaining flexible tubing and hose onto barbed fittings, BarbLock® retainers are the only system with a full 360° radial crimp behind the barb and 360° of compression directly over the barb’s ridge. The standard BarbLock® retainer is a two-piece unit consisting of a sleeve and collet. AL series one-piece retainer combines the sleeve and collet into a single unit, and can be automatically loaded into assembly. Applications includes biopharmaceutical transport systems, flexible tubing and hose retainers, disposable assemblies, dialysis equipment, catheters and cardiovascular, IV assemblies.

BarbLock® retainer can be installed to tubing with hand tools or hand-held/bench mounted pneumatic assembly device. Hand tools with stainless steel jaws and handles install retainers to tubing. The PAD compresses the retainers to tubing. Universal removal tool removes PP or PVDF.

They require no adhesives or solvents making them particularly well suited to systems that handle sensitive liquids and gases and are available in high temperature materials for thermally demanding environments. BarbLock® retainers are constructed from high-performance polypropylene that meets USP Class VI criteria.

Ordering information: Add suffix PVDF to the part numbers when ordering high heat retainers.