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The solutions we provide are as varied as the customers we serve. A wide variety of industries use Colder quick disconnect couplings for the many benefits Colder’s products offer.
Colder’s quick disconnect couplings can significantly improve the serviceability of fluid systems by saving time, reducing spills and increasing safety. Optional valves will automatically shut off fluid flow and maintain pressure and vacuum on both sides of the fluid line. Applications include analytical instruments, printing and ink management, engine systems, fuel cells, electronic cooling and many consumer products.
Medical companies around the world rely on Colder’s quick disconnect couplings to quickly and securely connect and disconnect a bottle or tubing from a system during medical procedures. Colder’s couplings eliminate the possibility of an accidental misconnection and allow a continuous flow of fluids into the system by reducing the possibility of tube kinking. We offer standard and custom-engineered solutions for a wide variety of critical fluid and air handling applications including reusable and disposable connection devices in surgical equipment, dialysis, blood pressure monitoring and patient therapy devices.
Biopharmaceutical manufacturers incorporate single-use systems into their processes to increase productivity, add flexibility, minimize risk and reduce cost throughout their facilities. Whether upstream in fermentation or downstream in formulation or fill processes, Colder’s USP Class VI couplings and connectors make reliable, flexible and sterile connections throughout the bioprocess.
Quick disconnect couplings are preferred over general fittings for fluid control because they incorporate built-in shut-off valves that prevent spillage, allow multiple disconnections and faster servicing. This also enables tubing to be disconnected without having to turn off the water supply. Colder couplings are NSF listed can be used with both plastic and copper tubing. Applications include coffee brewer connections, beverage dispensing, water lines and drain lines on food equipment.
Colder has developed a large base of general purpose couplings that are uniquely designed to make handling of dangerous chemicals faster, safer and more reliable. Extensive use of non-spill technology minimizes spills and service times. Our ChemQuik family of quick disconnect couplings is designed for high purity applications where a non-metallic flow path and expanded chemical compatibility are of the highest importance and allow instant disconnection without draining lines. DrumQuik couplings and dispensing systems use color-coding and keying to solve the problem of identifying flow lines to prevent accidental cross-contamination. Applications include DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) delivery, condiment dispensing, portable chemical cart connections and aggressive chemical lines.
The reliable IdentiQuik couplings utilize RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) to electronically verify line connection accuracy and capture fluid and product data from point-of-origin through point-of-use. Before the final connection of the body and insert is made, the IdentiQuik coupling halves exchange product data which enables equipment to electronically identify the device type or connected media and its characteristics. Applications include beverage dispensing, disposable surgical tools, pest control systems and ink jet printing.