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Sanitary Hose Assemblies — Ace Sanitary & Rubber Fab | Triplex Sales
Sanitary Hose Assemblies

Hose built for hygienic flow.

Triplex Sales custom-fabricates sanitary and food-grade hose assemblies from the industry's two most trusted hose programs — Ace Sanitary and Rubber Fab. Every assembly is crimped, molded, or reusable-built to spec, hydrotested, laser-marked for traceability, and certified to 3-A, FDA 21 CFR, and USP Class VI requirements.

Six core material families — rubber, silicone, PTFE / fluoropolymer, PVC, metal, and washdown — with end connections in every sanitary style (Tri-Clamp, I-Line, Q-Line, John Perry, DIN, SMS, Bevel Seat, Cam, and more). If it moves product in a dairy, brewery, pharma suite, or food plant, we can build it.

Brand Programs Two brands. One hose shop.
Ace Sanitary
Ace Sanitary Flex-Rite™ · Seal-Rite™
Cincinnati, OH · 100+ years combined experience
Rubber Fab
Rubber Fab Tuf-Flex® · Diversa-Flex™ · Supreme-Flex
Sparta, NJ · Garlock / EnPro family
01 — Brand Programs

Two brands, complementary strengths.

Ace Sanitary and Rubber Fab give us the widest hose program a single distributor can carry. Ace's Flex-Rite™ catalog covers everything from rubber washdown to fluoropolymer-lined process hose, with Seal-Rite™ fittings crimped in-house on Flex-Crimp™ equipment. Rubber Fab — part of Garlock / EnPro Industries — adds a deep fluoropolymer and convoluted PTFE portfolio, plus proprietary blends like Tuf-Flex® and Diversa-Flex™ that solve flexibility, cleanability, and permeation problems 316L rubber won't.

Ace Sanitary — Flex-Rite™ hose, Seal-Rite™ fittings

Cincinnati, OH · U.S. manufacturer · 3-A / FDA / USP Class VI

Ace Sanitary (formed 2004 from the century-old Ace Manufacturing Company) builds the Flex-Rite™ sanitary hose line and Seal-Rite™ fittings that sit at the heart of the U.S. sanitary hose market. Eight material series cover the full dairy, brewing, food, pharma, and industrial washdown spectrum — each engineered for CIP / SIP chemistry, temperature, and pressure, not just FDA compliance.

  • R-Series · Rubber RBT, RWD, RWS-L, RWS — white FDA EPDM tube for beverage transfer, plant washdown, and wine & spirits service. 115-300 PSI, up to 250°F.
  • T-Series · Fluoropolymer-Lined PTFE-lined in platinum silicone, EPDM, or FDA smooth silicone covers — TSC, TSC-C, TXS, TXS-C, TSP, TSP-C — for pharma, chemical transfer, and high-purity service.
  • S-Series · Platinum-Cured Silicone SSD, SXW, SXD — FDA, 3-A, USP Class VI silicone hose with polyester-braid or 316L wire helix reinforcement. −100 to 395°F, autoclave and SIP compatible.
  • Seal-Rite™ fittings, clamps & support Proprietary GRQ clamps with double-pin hinge, gauge reducers, hose supports, and fitting bumpers — engineered to extend joint life and survive out-of-tolerance installs.
  • In-house Flex-Crimp™ crimping CC38 (240-ton) and CC60 (265-ton) crimpers crimp to ±0.005" every time, with touch-screen programmable controllers and one-year manufacturer warranty.
Hose families
R · F · T · S · A · P · I · Specialty
Size range
1/4" - 6" I.D.
Temperature
−100°F → 430°F
Pressure
Up to 500 PSI working
Assembly types
Radial Crimp · Molded · Reusable
Standards
3-A · FDA 21 CFR 177 · USP Class VI · USDA
Best for
Food, dairy, beverage, pharma, industrial washdown
View Ace Sanitary Resources → Request Ace Quote →

Rubber Fab — Tuf-Flex®, Diversa-Flex™, Supreme-Flex

Sparta, NJ · Garlock / EnPro Industries · 3-A certified assemblies

Rubber Fab (founded 1995, part of the Garlock family of EnPro Industries since 2016) is the leading innovator of high-purity sanitary hose, gaskets, and tubing for Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, Chemical, and Oil & Gas markets. Their portfolio leans heavily into fluoropolymer, metal-detectable, and high-permeation-resistance designs with several trademarked constructions that solve flex, cleanability, and contamination problems standard rubber can't.

  • FDA Rubber Hose — the core food / beverage line RFFDAE (EPDM), RFFDA (nitrile), RFFDAC (chlorobutyl), RFFDAELF (lay flat), RFF&B (crush-resistant), and RFFDABOC / RFFDAEOC Diversa-Flex™ corrugated hose for beer, wine, spirits, dairy, and general food transfer.
  • Smoothbore PTFE / FEP — RFST, RFRT, RFRTP, RFSF Supreme-Flex Seamless fluoropolymer liners with stainless-steel braid, EPDM rubber, or silicone covers. Up to 3250 PSI, −100°F to 450°F (RFSF). USP Class VI, FDA 21 CFR 177.1550.
  • Convoluted PTFE — RFCTLP low-profile family Smooth helical convolutions for self-draining, easy CIP, and tighter bend radius than smoothbore. Available with silicone outer, black conductive liner, or 150# flare-thru assemblies.
  • Tuf-Flex® RFTFP — extreme-flex PTFE Smoothbore PTFE with synthetic plies and 316L wire helix under a white silicone cover. Built for load cells, dosing & filling machines, and repetitive flex cycles.
  • Metal hose, sight gauges, metal-detectable tubing Stainless corrugated metal hose, level indicators, and metal-detectable / x-ray-inspectable tubing for lines feeding detectors downstream. Plus silicone, FDA PVC, and a full fittings / adapters program.
Material families
FDA Rubber · PTFE · FEP · Convoluted · Metal · Silicone · PVC
Size range
1/4" - 6" I.D.
Temperature
−100°F → 450°F
Pressure
Up to 3,250 PSI (RFSF)
Trademarked lines
Tuf-Flex® · Diversa-Flex™ · Supreme-Flex · Smart Gasket® · Detectomer® · ADI Free®
Standards
3-A · FDA 21 CFR 177.1550 / 177.2600 · USP Class VI · USDA · REACH
Best for
Pharma, biotech, chemical, high-purity, and metal-detectable food lines
View Rubber Fab Hose E-Catalog → Request Rubber Fab Quote →
02 — Hose Types

Six material families. Pick by service, not by brand.

Every type page below lists the Ace and Rubber Fab constructions side-by-side with working pressures, temperature ranges, reinforcement, certifications, and typical applications — so you can compare like-for-like instead of brand-for-brand.

New Hose Configurator

Build the hose spec before you quote it.

Use the configurator to capture media, temperature, pressure, ends, length, cleaning method, and documentation needs — the details that decide the right Ace or Rubber Fab assembly.

Open Configurator →
Rubber Hose
Type 01
Sanitary rubber hose cutaway

Rubber Hose

EPDM, chlorobutyl, and nitrile tubes for food, dairy, beverage, and CIP. The workhorse category — 150-300 PSI, full vacuum, dual-wire helix for flex and drainage.

3-A FDA USDA CIP / SIP
Ace R-Series + RF FDA Rubber →
PTFE & Fluoropolymer Hose
Type 02
Smoothbore PTFE hose with stainless braid

PTFE & Fluoropolymer

Smoothbore PTFE / FEP / PFA and convoluted PTFE for pharma, chemical, and high-purity service. SS braid, silicone, or EPDM covers. Up to 3,250 PSI, 450°F.

USP Class VI FDA 177.1550 3-A Autoclave
Ace T-Series + RF Smoothbore / Convoluted →
Silicone Hose
Type 03
Platinum-cured silicone sanitary hose

Silicone Hose

Platinum-cured silicone with polyester braid or 316L wire helix. −100°F to 395°F. Autoclavable, USP Class VI. For biotech, cosmetics, and hot-fill service.

USP Class VI Platinum-cured Autoclave / SIP
Ace S-Series + RF Silicone →
PVC Hose
Type 04
Clear FDA PVC sanitary hose (placeholder)

PVC Hose

Clear, braid-reinforced FDA PVC and heavy-duty wire-helix PVC for light transfer and visibility-critical lines. 3-A, USDA, USP, NSF, RoHS compliant constructions.

FDA 3-A NSF RoHS
Ace P-Series + RF FDA PVC →
Metal Hose
Type 05
Stainless corrugated metal hose with braid armor

Metal Hose

Stainless corrugated hose with braid armor for steam, hot oil, cryogenic, and aggressive-chemical service. Full traceability, hydrotested, flange or sanitary ends.

Steam / SIP Cryogenic 316L
RF Metal Hose + custom fab →
Washdown & Industrial
Type 06
Ace Sanitary washdown station with spray gun

Washdown & Industrial

Premium washdown, steam, and hot-water cleanup hose — RWD (300 PSI, 275°F) and ISH (250 PSI, 430°F). Paired with Ace HCX Washdown Stations for safe steam/water mixing.

300 PSI Steam Washdown
Ace RWD / I-Series + RF Wash Down →
03 — How To Spec

STAMPED — the seven questions every hose quote needs.

Every sanitary hose failure we've investigated traces back to one of the same seven spec gaps. Before we quote, we walk every assembly through the industry-standard STAMPED checklist — the same framework Ace and Rubber Fab publish in their catalogs.

S

Size

Inside diameter of the hose — the single biggest flow and pressure-drop driver.

T

Temperature

Both working (product) and cleaning temperatures — CIP is usually the limiting case.

A

Application

Equipment type, flex cycle, environmental conditions — load cell vs. transfer vs. static.

M

Media

All fluids contacted — product and cleaning — to confirm chemical compatibility end to end.

P

Pressure

Working and peak cleaning pressure — with surge and hydraulic-shock allowance baked in.

E

End Style

Tri-Clamp, I-Line, John Perry, DIN, SMS, Bevel Seat, Cam, NPT, JIC — and alignment.

D

Delivery

Packaging, MTR package, laser marking, hydro certs, and ship-date constraints.

04 — Assembly Services

Three assembly types, one shop.

Every hose ships with the assembly type the service actually needs — not whatever the shop had leftover. Radial crimp for long-life sanitary performance, molded ends where crack-and-crevice-free flow matters, reusable fittings where the plant wants to re-end hoses in the field.

01 — Assembly

Radial Crimp

Flex-Crimp™ CC38 & CC60 crimpers (240 / 265 tons) crimp Ace and Rubber Fab sanitary, industrial, and composite hose to ±0.005" every cycle. Touch-screen PLC controller, quick-change dies.

02 — Assembly

Molded Ends

Crack-and-crevice-free Hytrel, polypropylene, or polysulfone molded ends for P-series and A-series tubing. Tri-Clamp, I-Line, threaded, and bevel seat — no stainless wetted parts, lighter weight.

03 — Assembly

Reusable Fittings

Re-endable SS or Delrin nut assemblies for customers who need to service their own hose in the field. Same end-style library as radial crimp, swappable nut material.

04 — Testing

Hydro-test Bench

Programmable PLC test bench pressure-cycles every assembly before ship; test sequence saved to USB. Hydrotest certs available per assembly.

05 — Marking

Laser Marking & Molded Labels

MLM fiber laser for part number, serial, and date marking. SML molded labels permanently attach to silicone-covered hose — sealed, autoclavable, customer-custom text.

06 — Custom Fab

Specialty & Jacketed

Water-jacketed (_WJ), steam-traced (CIP insulated), and electrically heated (EHH) hose for hot oil, chocolate, gel cap, and cosmetic service. Custom reinforcement, cover compounds, and sample-valve integrations.

05 — Industries

Where Ace and Rubber Fab hose runs.

Five broad sectors cover 95% of what leaves our crimping shop. Every industry below has its own certification, chemistry, and flex-cycle profile — and every hose family above maps to one or more of them.

Food & Beverage

Milk, juice, soft drinks, edible oils, dairy & ice cream, sauces, breweries, distilleries, wine.

Pharma & Biotech

CIP / SIP process lines, load cells, fermentation, sampling, dosing & filling, USP Class VI.

Cosmetics & Personal Care

High-viscosity batching, color cosmetics, lotions, creams, and oil-based personal-care product transfer.

Chemical & Water

Aggressive CIP chemistry, high-chloride service, water treatment, specialty chemicals, low-pH acids.

Brands
2
Ace Sanitary + Rubber Fab — the two deepest sanitary-hose programs in the U.S.
Material families
6
Rubber, silicone, PTFE / fluoropolymer, PVC, metal, washdown — every sanitary service covered.
End styles
20+
Every major sanitary + industrial connection — Tri-Clamp, I-Line, DIN, SMS, Cam, JIC, NPT.
Assembly types
3
Radial crimp, molded, reusable — plus jacketed, heated, and custom specialty builds.
06 — Resource Library

Catalogs, selection guides, and spec sheets.

Full brand catalogs for Ace and Rubber Fab, plus the sub-pages where each hose family is specced out side-by-side. PDFs open in a new tab.

PDF

Ace Sanitary Full Brochure

Complete Flex-Rite™ hose and Seal-Rite™ fitting catalog — R, F, T, S, A, P, I, and specialty series.

Ace Sanitary · 28 pages →
PDF

Rubber Fab Hose Catalog

Interactive 80-page catalog — FDA rubber, smoothbore & convoluted PTFE, metal, silicone, PVC, tubing, fittings & adapters.

Rubber Fab · 80 pages →
WEB

Rubber Hose Comparison Page

Ace R-Series (RBT, RWD, RWS-L, RWS) vs. Rubber Fab FDA Rubber (RFFDAE, RFFDA, RFFDAC, RFFDAELF) side-by-side.

Sub-page →
WEB

PTFE / Fluoropolymer Comparison

Ace T-Series (TSC, TXS, TSP plus anti-static variants) vs. Rubber Fab smoothbore and convoluted (RFST, RFRT, RFSF, RFTFP, RFCTLP).

Sub-page →
WEB

Silicone Hose Comparison

Ace S-Series (SSD, SXW, SXD) vs. Rubber Fab Silicone — platinum-cured, USP Class VI, autoclave.

Sub-page →
WEB

PVC Hose Comparison

Ace P-Series clear braid-reinforced and wire-helix FDA PVC vs. Rubber Fab FDA PVC.

Sub-page →
WEB

Metal Hose Comparison

Stainless corrugated hose with braid armor for steam, hot oil, cryogenic, and aggressive chemicals.

Sub-page →
WEB

Washdown & Industrial Comparison

Ace RWD & I-Series washdown / steam hose plus HCX Washdown Stations vs. Rubber Fab Wash Down.

Sub-page →
Tool

Hose Configurator

Capture STAMPED details, end connections, length, cleaning method, documentation, and special build notes before requesting a quote.

Triplex worksheet →
ASK

Need a spec sheet we don't list?

Send the media, temperature, pressure, and end style — we'll pull the right page from Ace, Rubber Fab, or a specialty build.

Talk to an engineer →
Next Step

Send us the application — we'll build the hose.

Size, media, pressure, temperature, and end styles are all we need to quote. Between Ace Sanitary and Rubber Fab, the right construction is almost always on the shelf — and if it isn't, we'll spec a custom build. Hydrotest and MTR packaging on every assembly.

Request a Hose Quote Talk to a Hose Engineer

Need a pump, valve, hose or heat-exchange answer?

Tell us what you are trying to move, control, heat, cool or replace. We will help narrow the path.

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