Piflex® is manufactured and sold by the company PIFLEX P/S. The company is a joint-venture between Hydro and Danfoss. The product is a high-pressure flexible aluminium tube for the use in automotive R744 (CO2) air conditioning - more environmentally friendly than today's AC systems.
An unique idea and concept with a bright future:
It brings several winning advantages compared to other concepts like:
- all aluminium solution
- Absorption of large torsional movements
- Flexible under high pressure
- Narrow bending radius
- Permeation tight
In addition, the Piflex® part can be preshaped according to specific requirements.
The manufacturing method combined with the material of choice is the reason for all the significant advantage you will experience with the Piflex® solution.
Extensive FEM and CFD modelling as well as internal and external testing have been carried out proving the features of the Piflex® solution.
Piflex® can be supplied with connecting lines according to specific customer requirement in common alloy series (preferable is however EN AW5049)
Application support from our technical department is one of our additional benefits.
