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P.O. Box 579
Cloverdale, CA 95425
+1 800-337-0901
www.cobaltpolymers.com

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About Cobalt Polymers

SAMPLES

Small samples of tubing supplied for initial evaluation. Kindly email, fax or call customer service with your request: if expedited shipment is required, please supply a FedEx account number for the shipping charges.

Cobalt Polymers offers an R&D Package for your prototyping and small volume requirements. For only $85, choose any 6 pieces from our stock sizes. We will ship tubing in stock within 24 hours.

Cobalt Polymers' founding was motivated by the requirements of industry for extremely thin-walled, medical grade, high precision tubing. Cobalt's low minimum orders and stocking policy make these versatile, highly flexible heat shrinkable tubing available for your applications today. Given today's compressed development timetables, Cobalt Polymers recognizes that the best R&D lead-time is no lead-time at all.

HISTORY

Cobalt Polymers is headquartered in the beautiful Alexander Valley in northern Sonoma County. Renowned for its vineyards and redwood groves, the region is also home to some of the world's leading medical device companies and manufacturing expertise. The Cobalt Polymers team includes experts in polymer chemistry, quality assurance, equipment design and production with decades of experience. We invite you to draw on that expertise by ordering some of the world's thinnest flexible heat shrink tubing or letting us know how we may assist you with custom capabilities.

Community Reviews Summary

43 Community Reviews 4.52/5 Overall Rating

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Very accommodating and willing to help. Fast and good quality heat shrink


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
04/10/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 5

They are always willing to help with lead times and samples and are very easy to work with and get ahold of.

Strengths: They are very willing to accommodate fast lead times and get material out as fast as possible when needed. If they have resin in stock, they will work to get out full or partial shipments as soon as possible, usually within days. Their irradiated Pebax HS performs well and consistently.

Needs to improve: We had one instance of heat shrink not recovering fully but they found the problem and resolved it and replaced material very quickly, even though it was not called out as a critical dimension.

Exceeded your Expectations!


Human Resources , Medical Device
09/12/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

When we heard that The Cobalt Polymers team are experts in polymer chemistry, quality assurance, equipment design and production with decades of experience, we immediately contacted the company.They are experts on the world's thinnest flexible heat shrink tubing and they always wanted to know on how they may assist us with custom capabilities. They are indeed worlds medical tubing company.

Strengths: Long lasting heat shrink Tubing, High quality products, fast delivery and very accommodating customer service

Needs to improve: none

Great tubing resource


Operations , Consulting
06/11/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

We've reached out to and sourced various tubing solutions for quite some time. They offer quality products that withstand the test of time. Customer service is extremely easy to reach and deal with. They're always able to accommodate our orders despite our being a smaller firm. Accurate quotes, quick turnaround and very knowledgeable team streamlines the entire experience.

Strengths: knowledgeable staff, customer service, durability, ease of ordering, quick turnaround

Needs to improve: pricing could always be better

Great Pebax heat shrink


Manufacturing , Medical Device
04/13/2014

Speed 5 / Price 3 / Quality 5

Cobalt has supplied us with Pebax heat shrink tubing with quality I have not found anywhere else. Their technical support to help decide the best Pebax durometer and ideal process for our needs shows their expertise in the material. The prices however were not sustainable for us in the long-run so decided with a different design.

Strengths: Pebax heat shrink tubing, Customer service, Reliable, Excellent quality, Technical support

Needs to improve: Pricing, lead times

Custom Products for R&D


Manufacturing , Medical Device
03/27/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

Cobalt sells high quality medical standard Polyolefin Heat Shrink Tubing and various other products. The biggest sell point, however, is that they will make what you want, even if they don't already have it. That kind of service is hard to come by. R&D units everywhere should know about these guys.

Strengths: If they don't have what you need in stock, they'll make it.

Needs to improve: N/A

Great products. .


Manufacturing , Apparel Manufacturing
06/01/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

We use alot of their heat shrink tubings at work. They are used on a daily basis on our dialysis machines. They help eliminate heat resistance against other components when in use. The quality of the heat shrink tubings are awesome. Last a long time. Never had to replace during our rework process. Great customer service

Strengths: Good quality heat shrink tubings

Needs to improve: None

Polyolefin and Pebax Heat Shrink Tubing


CEO/Owner , Medical Device
06/12/2014

Speed 4 / Price 3 / Quality 4

Cobalt produces quality heat shrink tubing. They carry a large inventory of stock sizes and will custom make tubing to your needs. I wish their stock tubing was crosslinked a bit more so it was bit more durable when heated. I've had them produce custom heat shrink tubing with good results.

Strengths: Medical Grade Heat Shrink Tubing , Polyolefin and Pebax

Needs to improve: None

Heat shrink tubing


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
05/05/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 5

I use cobalt heat shrink daily on the job and I have always admired the for the quality and great customer care. Although we haven't ordered custom products from them yet, base on my experience with customer service and their product, I will consider using them in the future.

Strengths: Good quality heat shrink tubing. Helpful customer service. Generous samples

Needs to improve: None

top of the line heat shrink


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
04/28/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

we install their heat shrink plastic tubing on a daily basis in the lab and it never lets us down. the cost is very affordable and their shipments are on time 95% of the time. their customer service is very friendly and helpful as well.

Strengths: excellent quality
very reliable
affordable cost
great shipping rates

Needs to improve: no weakness

Heat shrink tubing


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
06/11/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 5

They are a solid heat shrink vendor with great customer service! Easy to request samples just to try out. Sale reps are knowledgeable and give advises to get the right product for our application. The pricing is competitive with other leading companies.

Strengths: Quality heat shrink tubing in different sizes. Helpful sale rep. Competitive pricing.

Needs to improve: None

good stuff


Manufacturing , Medical Device
06/11/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

Our company has used Cobalt Polymers for years. They are very reliable and produce quality products. We purchase plastic tubing and heat shrink tubing. They have everything you need. Their customer service is very knowledgeable and helpful with making sure your orders are accurate and correct. Great vendor to work with.

Strengths: great products

Needs to improve: none

Shrink tubing


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
04/20/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

We currently use their services for all our shrink tubing needs. Like for instance we make our own cable harnesses and we use their shrink tubing to keep them all together. Very durable and easy to apply.

Strengths: Great product line of shrink tubing and plastic tubings.

Needs to improve: I have no complaints very simple product.

Heat Shrinkable Pebax


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
03/24/2014

Speed 4 / Price 3 / Quality 4

Really nice heat shrink Pebax in a variety of durometers. This material has helped us to eliminate a fusing process and the associated labor to remove FEP heat shrink. The tubing itself can get a little expensive, but it worked out to a cost savings for us.

Strengths: Pebax heat shrink tubing

Needs to improve: none

Pebax and Polyolefin


Manufacturing , Medical Device
04/07/2014

Speed 4 / Price 3 / Quality 4

Cobalt Polymers supplies several different sized polyolefin tubing for us. So far, we have received 6 different lots in 3 different sizes, and no IQC have arisen. The components have been consistently delivered on time and within specifications.

Strengths: Polyolefin Tubing, Pebax Tubing

Needs to improve: Can’t think of anything glaring since we use off-the-shelf product

Heat shrink tubing supplier


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
02/28/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 4

I've used pretty much all of their different types of heat shrink tubing(Pebax, Chromium and Indium) with mixed results. They were able to delivery our order on time and provided good customer service. They offer R&D samples at a small cost as well as small samples.

Strengths: Heat shrink,

Needs to improve: None

great quality. "2 thumbs up!"


Manufacturing , Medical Device
03/19/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

I use cobalt heat shrink daily on the job and I have always admired the for the quality and great customer care. They are very customer friendly and excellent with large volume orders. Their pricing is also very fair.

Strengths: Great quality. Reliable. Price range. Shipping. Durable

Needs to improve: No weakness

Shrink tubing


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
05/12/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

They are our supplier of shrink tubing. We do a lot of custom cable connections that require shrink tubing as part of the assembly. Cobalt is definitely a great supplier of any type shrink tubing you may need.

Strengths: They have any size shrink tubing you may need.

Needs to improve: None

High tech heat shirnk


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
03/13/2014

Speed 4 / Price 3 / Quality 5

I ordered several different types of Heat Shrink form them. They make some high tech sounding heat shrink, but in the end they all kind of are just heat shrink. They do have a good selection if you have very specific needs.

Strengths: Heat shrink

Needs to improve: none

Heat Shrink


Supply Chain/Logistics , Medical Device
03/12/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 5

They are a solid heat shrink vendor who doesn't shy away from offering samples, knowing that once their customer sees the quality of their product and how it can be an asset during manufacturing, they will make a purchase. Great customer service!

Strengths: heat shrink

Needs to improve: none

Quality heat shrink tubing for many applications


Purchasing , Medical Device
06/28/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 5

Dependable supplier of heat shrink tubing for many of our medical devices we manufacture. The tubing is flexible anf looks great on the finished products. Very consistent deliveries and we can rely on them.

Strengths: Very good quality heat shrink tubing

Needs to improve: None I can recal