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
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

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