The tube is the heart and soul of any peristaltic pump: a poorly selected tube will result in frequent tube changes and increased overall cost of ownership of any equipment. Conventionally, tube size is stated as Internal Diameter (ID) x Wall Thickness (WT).
Comment: The UK is closer to deindustrialisation than reindustrialisation
"..have been years in the making" and are embedded in the actors - thus making it difficult for UK industry to move on and develop and apply...