Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer04.01.21
Tubing manufacturers were greatly impacted in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many OEMs suspended projects, especially requests for tubing that supported elective surgeries. Projects that were advanced quickly were largely for tubing that supported critical-care equipment for COVID-19 patients. With elective surgeries shut down by the end of the second quarter of 2020, hospitals stopped ordering supplies for these surgeries, causing the tubing market to slump by about 35 percent.
“However, during this time, new product development seemed unaffected by the pandemic and actually seemed to increase, which probably kept many of the independent extrusion companies afloat,” said Tim Steele, president of Microspec Corporation, a Peterborough, N.H.-based custom extruder of advanced medical tubing and profiles.
By the end of December 2020, signs of recovery were evident, and so far in 2021, tubing demand/production is up. “Tubing demand is resurging, and customers are revising their forecasts to account for anticipated increases in market demand,” said Gordon Brooks, senior director of product management for Nordson M
“However, during this time, new product development seemed unaffected by the pandemic and actually seemed to increase, which probably kept many of the independent extrusion companies afloat,” said Tim Steele, president of Microspec Corporation, a Peterborough, N.H.-based custom extruder of advanced medical tubing and profiles.
By the end of December 2020, signs of recovery were evident, and so far in 2021, tubing demand/production is up. “Tubing demand is resurging, and customers are revising their forecasts to account for anticipated increases in market demand,” said Gordon Brooks, senior director of product management for Nordson M
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