Carstick® is a fully integrated one-piece cartridge providing instant connection between the housing and the tubing. It can be inserted in elastic polymers, brass, aluminum non-threaded and non-grooved cavities. Carstick® allows the optimization of your system design and enables the automation of your manufacturing process. This is the right connection solution for energy, space and time saving.

Carstick+ is an extended version of Carstick®. This push-in fitting can be inserted with a low effort. It is suitable for a large range of housing materials including non-elastic polymers. It is removable without damaging its cavity making it reusable.

Carstick® and Carstick+ push-to-connect cartridges enable a quick tube connection and can be used in various low-pressure applications such as liquid and pneumatic applications. Please, look out for the below list of industries Carstick® and Carstick+ can be used for:

 

Industries:

 

• Automation

• Industrial
• Transportation
• Food & Beverage
• Thermal Management
• Life Sciences

Features/Benefits:

 

Carstick®

• Media: Drinking water, beverage, steam, glycol, deionized water, coolant, compressed air, inert gas
• Materials: technical polymer, brass or chemical nickel-plated brass, stainless steel, NBR or EPDM (FKM on demand)

Compressed air applications (NBR)

• Pressure: vacuum to 20 bar
• Temperature: -20°C to +80°C 

Liquid applications (EPDM)

• Pressure: vacuum to 16 bar
• Temperature: -20°C to +95°C (+130°C for D4, D6, D8)

Low temperature applications (NBR)

• Pressure: vacuum to 16 bar
• Temperature: -40°C to +80°C

 

Carstick+

• Media: drinking water, beverage, steam, glycol, deionized water, coolant, compressed air, inert gas
• Materials: technical polymer, stainless steel, EPDM or FKM (NBR on demand)

EPDM version

• Pressure: up to 16 bar
• Temperature: up to +120°C

FKM version

• Pressure: up to 16 bar
• Temperature: up to +140°C

 

Shared benefits of Carstick and Carstick+

• Productivity Saving – one single component
• Carstick® and Carstick+ are designed to be automatically inserted
• No need to groove your cavity
• Seal pre-assembled and protected
• Ready-to-use packaging - Carstick® and Carstick+ packaging facilitates the automatic assembly process
• Fluid integrity is assured since the only component in contact with the convey fluid is the seal

 

Carstick+ additional benefits

• Removable – in case of failure during the insertion Carstick+ can be removed without damaging the housing
• Universal cavity – Carstick+ can be inserted in various materials without any specific development
• Space saving – This is the most compact cartridge on the market

Applications:

 

For Automation & Industrial:

• Packaging manufacturing
• Robotic
• In-plant automotive
• Pneumatics
• Solenoid valves
• Pneumatic cylinders

For Food & Beverage

• Coffee machine
• Water dispenser
• Water treatment

For Thermal Management

• Semiconductor manufacturing
• Power generation (li-ion battery, frequency converter, drive)
• Welding device/robot
• Data center
• Supercomputer
• Lithography machinery

For Transportation:

• Pneumatic suspension
• Auxiliary pneumatic system for cab and seat

For Life Sciences:

• Medical respiratory device

• Anaesthesia machine

• Dental chair