Stainless Steel Tubing

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13400 kirkham way
poway, CA 92064
+1 360-609-7192
www.k-tube.com

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About K-Tube

About our company

K-Tube Technologies started small. We were the first company to figure out a way to miniaturize laser welding for hypodermic needle production, and, at first, most of our tubing was made for dental needles.

Over the years, our tubing has been used in medical, industrial, automotive, and aerospace applications. So, while the needs of K-Tube’s customers are different than they were when we started in 1974, the need for high-quality custom tubing manufactured to exacting specifications has remained a constant.

Today, K-Tube’s available capacity is over 100 million feet of tubing every year, making us the largest producer of stainless steel tubing in the United States. Despite our size, the inventive spirit of our first machinist and engineer- Herb- still lives in everything we do. We have a team of engineers who help design unique tubing solutions and a Quality Assurance team that is prepared to guarantee that each tube leaving our facility is manufactured to the highest standards in the industry.

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47 Community Reviews 4.23/5 Overall Rating

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K-Tube for hypotubes


Quality , Medical Device
05/22/2014

Speed 5 / Price 3 / Quality 5

We have used K-Tube for supplier of hypo tubes, metal tubes. They have a wide selection of tubes to select from that we use on multiple medical device products that we manufacture in house. They can also create custom products. Their tolerances are very tight which makes them easy to inspect in our QC. Pricing is fair for standard sizes but if you go custom things can get pretty pricey. Their customer staff is easy to get a hold of. They work very efficiently and get work done very quickly. They are also very knowledgeable, friendly, and easy to get to work with. I have no issues recommending them for others to use. They are great to work with and we will continue to use them as a vendor.

Strengths: hypotubes, stainless tubes, custom product

Needs to improve: none that i can think of

Our #1 source for tubing!


Customer Service , Architectural And Engineering
09/30/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

When our company started using LaserStar product, we were introduces to K-Tube, and since then we have been depending on them to supply our Stainless Steel piping! K-Tube uses a process of laserwelding to manufacture tubing which comes to an asset to us. For the longest time we were not able to find the right product that we could modify/ fix ourselves,and K-Tube has helped us with that. It makes the process so much smoother and cleaner, while also containing NO filter materials. Now that is the best catch. Their website is clean and easy to use no matter how non-tech savvy you may be! K-Tube is trusted by each one of our sister companies and more trusted by our engineers!

Strengths: Clean and smooth finish, just what a company needs !

Needs to improve: none

Great tubing products


General Administrative , Medical Device
07/22/2014

Speed 4 / Price 5 / Quality 4

K-tube has provided our firm with quality plastic tubing for a couple years now and we could not be happier with this vendor. To being with they have a very easy online ordering system that makes self service a cinch and safes us a ton of time. Even when we do have questions, their service department is able to answer any questions and provide all the right guidance. Their prices are very competitive, and not only that, the quality of the products have been much better than previous plastic tube vendors for us. They have been a quality partner in our supply chain and we will continue to source from them!

Strengths: quality tubing, competitive pricing

Needs to improve: none

Premium Quality for every inch of their Products...


Human Resources , Medical Device
09/12/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

When our company started the operation, we have a numerous list of metal and plastic Tubing supplier. Then we came up to order supplies from K-Tube. They Custom stainless tubing requires unique manufacturing options. The K-Tube Design manufacturing process can make that happen. We tried ordering online or designing custom tubing, and surprisingly our order gets checked and rechecked by their on-site QC lab. K-Tube’s customer service teams are strategically assigned so they can respond quickly to our time frame. We expect premium quality for every inch we get. And they provided every inch of it.

Strengths: easy to navigate website, wide selections of products, excellent quality products with a very knowledgeable customer service

Needs to improve: none

Great Service


Customer Service , Consumer Products
08/21/2014

Speed 3 / Price 5 / Quality 4

We've sources plastic tubing from K-Tube for some time now. We were looking for a partner that would be able to consistently deliver on their promises and have quality products that we could use as components in our consumer products and K-Tube has met all of our expectations. So far we haven't had any issues with the plastic tubing we have sourced from them. My contact with their employees has always been a good experience. They all seem very knowledgeable, but more importantly they take the time to get you the answer to your questions. We will continue to use K-Tube as a partner for our business.

Strengths: Tubing

Needs to improve: None

Very pleased!! Great stuff :)


Sales , Construction
07/22/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

In my shop we have ordered some of the fiber optics. Really awesome stuff. Top of the line and I really mean it. Designs are clean and makes our shop look very professional and clean. Customers are always asking about it. 100% recommend

Strengths: k-tube, has a great customer service line. Very well designed website that can navigate through the online shop and contact options. There products are high quality and top of the line. Never had an issue with any of their products. Have been using it for years in my shop!

Needs to improve: none at the moment

Fantastic custom work


CEO/Owner , Consulting
08/21/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

We have always had an amazing time ordering in bulk through K-tube. They have a wide variety of plastic and metal tubing. They have done plenty of custom stainless tool tubing orders for our business. The customer service has made ordering in large numbers a breeze. With how good of a job they do and the quality they offer its hard not to go through K-tube. They are a great vendor and we highly recommend people to check them out.

Strengths: Quality products! Great customer service, easy to use website

Needs to improve: None!

Top Tier Hypotube Supplier


Manufacturing , Medical Device
04/09/2014

Speed 4 / Price 3 / Quality 4

K-Tube keeps a huge inventory of stainless tubing in stock in a number of alloys and several surface finishes. The tubing quality is always good, and right on the promised specs. I have been lucky enough not to need custom tubing, so the shipment is fairly fast of the stocked items, which makes a huge difference at a tiny company on a tight schedule. One of the top tubing vendors on my list.

Strengths: Large stock of Hypodermic Tubing in a number of surface finishes

Needs to improve: none

Good tubes!


Sales , Architectural And Engineering
09/12/2014

Speed 5 / Price 4 / Quality 5

We have sourced various types of tubing from K-Tube for some times now. Their specialized 'laser welding' technique makes their tubes both unique and desirable. They offer an assortment of finishes and custom-cut sizing and working with them has been a good experience so far. Their customer service has always been on point and we've never had any issues when placing custom orders. We plan to continue to use K-Tube in the future. Recommend for anyone that needs tubes!

Strengths: Tubing.

Needs to improve: None.

A good choice to find many kinds of standard tubing and develop custom tubing.


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
03/17/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 5

They're good people. Great place to find all kinds of standard tubing and some special applications, but they can't do everything.

Strengths: They have a very friendly staff and seem very willing to work together on a project to prototype components.

Needs to improve: They seem to be a little limited in scope of their capabilities compared to some other suppliers in the same space. For example, they could not make a particular shape I required, even though I eventually found other vendors who could.

ONLY if you REALLY need hypotubing fast


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
12/09/2013

Speed 4 / Price 1 / Quality 5

When it's 4pm on the west coast, you can get a hold of K-Tube while other east coast suppliers have gone home.

Strengths: They are in California, perhaps the only hypodermic tubing company in CA.

Needs to improve: Very expensive. They offer standard sizes, but you will pay a pretty penny for their product. You will easily pay 2x what you'd pay for other suppliers hypotubes. But heck if you need it, you need it.

Excellent Plastic Tubing for Gardens and Yards


CEO/Owner , Hospitality
07/22/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

We have purchased K-Tube plastic tube to put to use in our irrigation systems for our lawn and gardens outside our gym. They (K-Tube) are great with prices, customer service, and orders and will easily be able to accommodate any order size. They will also easily make custom size pipes and tubes for you so you get just the right size. I recommend them as a awesome tubing company.

Strengths: -Plastic Tubing
-Prices
-Orders
-Customer Service

Needs to improve: None

Good quality pipes!


Clinical , Construction
09/20/2014

Speed 4 / Price 2 / Quality 4

Great customer service! The vendor is able to fill large orders without any issues. Vendor provides accurate quotes,quick turnaround times, fast deliveries. A wide selection of product to choose from. Satisfaction guaranteed!

Strengths: Tubes are made of good strong material, product is long lasting. We placed a big order and K-Tube, filled our order with no problems, delivery was fast. They are pricey, the quality of the product made if worth buying.

Needs to improve: Expensive

High quality plastic tubings!


CEO/Owner , Architectural And Engineering
07/22/2014

Speed 5 / Price 3 / Quality 5

A go to vendor for us. K-Tube has very high quality industrial strength plastic tubings. We buy these in bulk whenever we are manufacturing products on our assembly line. Cannot stress how durable and of industrial strength these are. A little pricier but you get what you pay for. Will save you time and resources down the line!

Strengths: Very durable, industrial strength plastic tubings, very efficient shipping.

Needs to improve: None.

very high qaulity tubing


Manufacturing , Medical Device
04/11/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

My company orders tubing from k tube regularly for our medical devices. I install their tubing into our medical machines daily and I feel that it is very high qaulity and durable as well ive never had any problems with it blowing off due to extreme pressue wich makes it very reliable for us and our patients.

Strengths: Great quality. Reliable. Great company for ordering large quantities.

Needs to improve: No weakness

Custom stainless steel hypotube


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
05/15/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 5

K-Tube is the best company in making custom stainless steel hypotube. Price is competitive for large order, but custom small order get expensive from set up fee, but their parts always meet our specification. So far they are not letting us down. Always have good experience with talking to their team.

Strengths: Except in custom hypotube. Good quality. Knowledgeable engineering team.

Needs to improve: Custom tube with small volume can be pricy

Odd Sizes of Hypotube In Stock


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

Speed 4 / Price 3 / Quality 4

K Tube has a good variety of stainless steel hypodermic tubing in stock. I don't usually go to K Tube first, but they have come thru for me on a number of occasions by having an odd size of tubing on their shelf. While expensive, their stock tubing is much cheaper than paying for a custom run.

Strengths: Stainless Steel Hypotube

Needs to improve: often more expensive for equivalent tubing

Hypotube supplier


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
05/22/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 4

We use K-Tube to order hypotubes. they offer many sizes and have them in volume. Prices are competitive when you order in volume. Staff is courteous and knowledgeable. In stock orders are ship out fast. Make sure to specify if you want the tubes debarred or not as well as cleaned. Highly recommended for prototyping work.

Strengths: Well stocked, many size offerings, fast shipping

Needs to improve: None

stainless steel hypotube


Manufacturing , Medical Device
04/20/2014

Speed 4 / Price 3 / Quality 4

k-tube offers a wide selection of stainless steel hypotubes. since they keep a large inventory on hand, i’ve always received them quickly. their speed has been instrumental when it came to prototyping. they also offer these tubes in various surface finishes as well, which can accommodate a wide range of applications.

Strengths: stainless steel hypotubes, wide selection

Needs to improve: none that i can think of

extremely reliable plastic tubing


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
05/07/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

we use their plastic tubing on a regular basis in the lab and so far the durability and reliability is definitely there. their tubing was put through a couple of our stress tests and passed with fling colors. their pricing is extremely fair and shipments are on time regularly

Strengths: excellent quality tubing
reliable durable
extremely good pricing

Needs to improve: no weakness