Along with duct tape and nylon cable ties, heat shrink tubing is an essential element in the engineer’s toolkit as well as manufacturing, production, and repair. It’s used for covering and protecting ...

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline runs through 800 rugged miles of mountains, forests, and rivers. Wrapped around much of this sturdy pipe, a durable coating known as heat shrink has held the line against ...

Hand grips on tools wear out quickly with heavy use, but firefighter blog VentEnterSearch offers up an easy way to create a new grip or repair an old one using wire and heat-shrink tubing. By wrapping ...