Plastiflex

What Plastiflex does

Plastiflex Group N.V., founded in 1953 and headquartered in Beringen, Belgium, designs, develops, and manufactures custom-made tubing and hose systems for two end-markets: healthcare (respiratory care, ventilation, sleep therapy/CPAP, anesthesia, and disposable medical devices) and non-healthcare (floor care vacuum hoses, swimming pool hoses, professional and industrial cleaning hoses, and Amniflex-branded high-grade flexible connectors for petrochemical, shipping, and HVAC). The company's core technical capabilities span spiral wound tubing, extrusion, overmolding, and injection molding, supported by ISO Class 7 and 8 cleanrooms, ISO 13485 quality management, MDR CE and FDA compliance, and proprietary technologies such as Embedded Heated Wire (EHW) for moisture control in respiratory circuits and circular hose technology using recycled end-of-life materials.

Plastiflex operates twelve manufacturing facilities across Belgium, Germany, Turkey, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, the United States, Mexico, China, and Malaysia, employing more than 1,400 people, and serves OEM customers through a direct sales force supplemented by distributors and channel partners such as Devin Cahn Associates in North America. Revenue is generated through B2B hardware sales of custom tubing systems under multi-year contracts with quote-based OEM and distributor pricing; named customers include Weinmann Medical Technology for emergency ventilators and a broad base of medical device OEMs, vacuum cleaner OEMs, pool cleaner manufacturers, and industrial OEMs in chemicals and shipping. Amniflex, acquired in 2021, contributes specialized stainless steel and composite hose assemblies with ClassNK, BV, and LR type approvals for maritime and cryogenic applications.

The company is privately held by IK Partners (acquired 2021 from 3d investors) and has pursued an active buy-and-build strategy, acquiring Walter Potthoff (2023), R-Vent Medikal (2023), Smooth-Bor Plastics (2025), TIK d.o.o. (2025), and ContiTech professional cleaning hose machines (2025), with former owners of acquired entities re-investing and remaining in operational leadership. Plastiflex reports close to €200 million in annual revenue as of September 2025 and is expanding capacity in Mexico, Malaysia, and China, while launching circular/sustainable product lines and investing in patents for heated healthcare tubes.

Name

Plastiflex

Legal name

Plastiflex Group N.V.

Website

https://www.plastiflex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Plastiflex Group is a Belgian-founded (1953) global manufacturer of custom-made tubing and hose systems serving healthcare OEMs (respiratory, CPAP, anesthesia, catheters) and industrial customers (floor care, pool, professional cleaning, petrochemical), operating 12 facilities worldwide with 1,400+ employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Tubing and Hose Systems

NAICS

Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (326220), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Hoses & Tubing (Rubber/Elastomer) (IMANALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pipes & Tubing (Metal, Plastic & Composite) (IMADALAC), Pressure Washing & Jetting Equipment (IMAHALAB), Spa/Hot Tub Cleaning & Maintenance (HSAIALAG)

Keywords

• Custom tubing systems
• Medical hose solutions
• Industrial hose manufacturing
• Respiratory care tubing
• Plastic extrusion products

Headquarters

HQ city

Beringen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Plastiflex generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of tubing systems, hose components, and related products to OEM customers, distributors, and end-users in healthcare and industrial markets.
2. Healthcare Tubing Systems: Custom tubing systems for medical devices including respiratory care, ventilation, sleep therapy, and anesthesia applications sold to healthcare OEMs and distributors.
3. Industrial Hose Systems: Hose solutions for floor care (vacuum cleaners), swimming pools, professional cleaning, and industrial applications sold to OEMs and distributors.
4. Injection Molding Components: Injection molding components produced by Walter Potthoff for medical devices and industrial applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Plastiflex designs, develops, and manufactures custom-made tubing systems and hose solutions for two main divisions: Healthcare (medical tubing for respiratory care, ventilation, sleep therapy/CPAP, anesthesia, and urethral catheters) and Non-healthcare (industrial hoses for floor care/vacuum cleaners, swimming pools, professional cleaning, sewer/sanitation, and high-temperature industrial applications). The company operates 12 manufacturing facilities across Europe, North America, and Asia, serving OEM customers and distributors with spiral wound tubing, extrusion, overmolding, and injection molding capabilities.

Product overview

Plastiflex is a world leader in designing, developing and manufacturing custom-made tubing systems and components for healthcare and non-healthcare (industrial) applications. The company operates two main divisions: Healthcare solutions including Hybernite VA Tube with EHW (Embedded Heated Wire) and Hybernite Classic respiratory care products; and Non-healthcare solutions spanning floor care hose systems (vacuum cleaners, central vacuum), swimming pool hoses, and industrial hoses including professional cleaning, sewer/sanitation, grease collection, and high-temperature applications. The portfolio also includes Amniflex-branded products (composite hoses, stainless steel hoses, rubber and stainless steel expansion joints) acquired as part of the Plastiflex Group. Recent acquisitions include R-Vent Medikal (breathing circuits, filters), TIK (urethral catheters, respiratory tubing), Walter Potthoff (injection moulding), Smooth-Bor Plastics (heated tubes for CPAP), and ContiTech machines for professional cleaning hoses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Amniflex: Specialized in manufacturing high-grade flexible connectors such as hose assemblies, bellows and expansion joints in stainless steel, PTFE, rubber and other fluoroplastics. Based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Products and services

• Hybernite VA Tube with EHW (Embedded Heated Wire) Premium ventilation tube for healthcare use featuring Embedded Heated Wire (EHW) expiratory limb designed to avoid moisture buildup in respiratory circuits, ventilators, and filters. Used by healthcare OEMs for sleep (CPAP) and respiratory care applications (ER, ICU, neonatal).
• Hybernite Classic

Quantifiable outcome

• Products using >40% recycled resin maintain same quality as 100% virgin material
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ContiTechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2025Plastiflex Group signed agreement to acquire from ContiTech the machines to produce hoses for the professional cleaning market. Machines currently located in ContiTech's Italian facility will be transferred to Plastiflex's factory in Kezmarok, Slovakia. This acquisition reinforces their leading market position in supply of hose and component solutions for key industrial markets.
• Batagel&co (TIK d.o.o.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2025Plastiflex Group signed an agreement to acquire TIK d.o.o. from Batagel&co. TIK is a manufacturer of disposable medical devices based in Kobarid, Slovenia, specializing in coated urethral catheters and tubing systems for respiratory care, gynaecology and gastroenterology. The Kobarid site will be the centre of excellence for urethral catheters within the Plastiflex Group.
• Smooth-Bor PlasticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2025Plastiflex Group acquired Smooth-Bor Plastics, a manufacturer of tubes and tubing systems with factories in Laguna Hills, California and Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Specializes in heated tubes for CPAP devices and respiratory care market. The acquisition extends product portfolio in sleep and ventilation markets with additional production capacity in USA and Southeast Asia.
• R-Vent MedikalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 November 2023Plastiflex Group signed agreement to acquire R-Vent Medikal, a healthcare medical device company based in Izmir, Turkey specializing in single use breathing systems including breathing circuits, filters, catheter mounts, closed suction sets for respiratory care with focus on anaesthesia market. Manufacturing facility becomes European healthcare manufacturing hub.
• Amnitec BV (Amniflex)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Plastiflex acquired Amnitec BV (now Amniflex), based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Amniflex specializes in manufacturing of high-grade flexible connectors including hose assemblies, bellows, expansion joints from stainless steel, PTFE, rubber and other fluoroplastics for shipping, tank terminals, chemical/petrochemical, HVAC, and aerospace markets.
• Devin Cahn AssociatesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresentation agreement with Devin Cahn Associates to support all Plastiflex North America pool business sales activities for all pool distribution customers.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trelleborg AB: Swedish multinational with a large Industrial Solutions business manufacturing polymer-based hoses, seals, and engineered components across healthcare, industrial, and automotive — directly comparable to Plastiflex in custom hose and tubing manufacturing.
• Parker Hannifin: Global motion and control leader whose Industrial Hose and Engineered Materials divisions produce industrial and hydraulic hoses plus polymer tubing; overlaps with Plastiflex's Amniflex industrial hose business.
• Smiths Group plc (Smiths Medical): Diversified industrial group with medical device division supplying respiratory care, airway management, and tubing systems used in hospitals — directly comparable to Plastiflex's healthcare respiratory portfolio.
• Saint-Gobain Life Sciences: Division of Saint-Gobain producing specialty tubing, hoses, and fluid handling systems for medical, biopharma, and industrial applications — overlaps Plastiflex's healthcare and industrial hose portfolios at scale.

Direct peers

• NewAge Industries: US manufacturer of plastic and rubber tubing, hose, and custom molded components for medical, pharmaceutical, food/beverage, and industrial applications — a close size and product-mix analog to Plastiflex.
• Watson-Marlow (Spirax Group): Specialist in tubing and pumps for biopharmaceutical, medical, and industrial fluid handling — comparable in custom medical and industrial tubing plus peristaltic-pump hose overlap with Plastiflex's medical extrusion capabilities.
• Zeus Industrial Products: Privately held US polymer extruder of tubing and catheter components for medical device OEMs — comparable custom-tubing model, healthcare-catheter overlap (TIK urethral catheters), and similar PE-style growth profile.
• Raumedic AG: German manufacturer of polymer tubing, catheters, and medical device components for respiratory, IV, and diagnostic applications — directly comparable to Plastiflex's healthcare tubing division including catheter capability from TIK.
• Freudenberg Medical: Part of Freudenberg Group, produces medical device components including custom silicone and plastic tubing, catheter solutions, and molded parts for respiratory and surgical OEMs — comparable in healthcare tubing and contract manufacturing.

Emerging players

• Masterflex Group (Avantor): Specialist in high-performance hoses and connecting systems for medical, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications — comparable niche medical/industrial hose focus and European manufacturing footprint to Plastiflex.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance29 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments

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