Custom Flexible Ventilation Ducting

Custom made extraction and ventilation ducting

We supply flexible extraction and ventilation ducting custom made to each client’s precise specification. It is precision-made exactly to the size required.  A range of materials are available, suitable for a wide variety of different applications.

It is used in many sectors including aerospace and military applications, for ducting both air and exhaust.

Flexible ducting construction

The ducting is constructed of one of a range of materials encapsulating a wire helix made of spring steel.  A black PVC scuffstrip and wire-free cuffs are fitted as standard. The materials are chosen to match the application.  The materials available include:

• Woven glass fibre, impregnated and coated with neoprene
• Silicone for temperatures up to 300C
• Lighter Duty PVC
• Kevlar for temperatures up to 600C
• Flame retardant and antistatic PVC.

Flexible ducting applications

Applications of our custom flexible ducting include:

• Extraction of exhaust from vehicles and aircraft during testing
• Cooling electronic and other equipment
• Moving cool air for ventilation
• Moving warm air for space heating and for drying
• Extraction of stale air from a building
• Air extraction and dust removal in manufacturing and woodworking environments
• Temporary ventilation for confined spaces such as tanks, tunnels and basements
• HVAC air delivery or return ducting where non-standard shapes or sizes are required
• Fume and smoke extraction for welding, soldering and chemical handling areas
• Ventilation and cooling for machinery, server rooms or equipment enclosures.

Industry sectors

Our flexible ducting is used in many industry and government sectors including:

• Air forces
• Civil air traffic
• Air traffic control
• Aircraft maintenance