IC Shipping Tubes & Solutions | ITW EBA
ITW EBA offers premium semiconductor shipping tubes in PVC, polycarbonate, and eco-friendly materials. Over 50 years of expertise in IC packaging solutions.
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Shipping Tubes
Shipping Tubes
STANDARD PVC 
For more than 50 years, the semiconductor industry has been relying on shipping tubes as the main medium to carry their components between Assembly and Test operations or to their end customers. Its popularity remains today for two simple reasons - economy and flexibility. We carry more than one thousand open tools that run from through-hole, surface mount to leadless packages (QFN, MLP, etc). Our products also serve the connector, LED and passive component customers.
POLYCARBONATE 
Polycarbonate shipping tubes are our high performance shipping tube series. Our deep knowledge in shipping tube design, polymer science and extrusion processing technology allows us to produce shipping tubes with +/- 2 mils ( +/- 50 microns) of dimensional tolerance control. This unique tight tolerance capability helps many of our customers to improve their machine uptime, reduce scrap and minimize rework.
”GREEN MATERIALS” 
We are committed to global environment preservation by building a strong sustainability mindset across our organization. We walk the talk.
We actively support the 3R concept -- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
We are constantly looking for opportunities to introduce products that can help to minimize the impact to the environment. A wide choice of "green materials" such as PS1,PC2 and PETG3 polymer products are a testimony to delivering that commitment.
PS1 SHIPPING TUBES
PETG3 SHIPPING TUBES
1.Polystyrene (PS)
2.Polycarbonate (PC)
3.Polyethylene Terepthalate Glycol (PETG)
REUSE TUBE SOLUTIONS 
If you want to reuse shipping tubes to transport your ICs within your operation without having to worry about antistatic coatings come off the tube surface that could compromise ESD protection, clear top conductive(CTC) and open top conductive polystyrene shipping tubes will be excellent alternative choices. These tubes are compounded with conductive polymers so that they make the tubes permanently conductive with SR less than 105 ohm/sq. CLEAR TOP CONDUCTIVE(CTC) TUBES
Although the tube material comes in conductive black, we are able to provide a clear PVC window strip spread along the tube top to cater for visual inspection to our customers through the clear window.OPEN TOP CONDUCTIVE POLYSTYRENE(CPS) TUBES
End Closures 
We supply end closures in various configurations – end nails and pins, POS-STOP integral punch out stopping features, twist locks, elastomer and soft vinyl end plugs and stoppers. DESIGN
SUMMARY OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES
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How can you reduce production scrap and machine downtime while maintaining strict ESD protection during component transport between assembly and test operations?
ITW EBA's high-performance polycarbonate shipping tubes deliver ±2 mils (±50 microns) dimensional tolerance control, directly improving your machine uptime and reducing scrap rates. Our reusable Clear Top Conductive and Open Top Conductive Polystyrene tubes feature permanently conductive polymers (SR <10⁵ ohm/sq) that eliminate coating degradation concerns, ensuring consistent ESD protection throughout your entire assembly and test workflow. With over 50 years of industry expertise and backing from Illinois Tool Works' global resources, we provide the precision and reliability your semiconductor operations demand. Contact our team today to explore custom solutions tailored to your specific production requirements.
Beyond standard offerings, ITW EBA provides specialized reusable tube solutions including Clear Top Conductive (CTC) tubes and Open Top Conductive Polystyrene (CPS) tubes, compounded with permanently conductive polymers maintaining surface resistance below 10⁵ ohm/sq for reliable ESD protection without coating degradation. Our comprehensive end closure options—featuring end nails, pins, POS-STOP integral punch-out features, twist locks, and elastomer plugs—ensure secure and efficient component transport. As a subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works with global operations across 51 countries, ITW EBA combines corporation-wide resources with engineering ingenuity to deliver certified, reliable shipping tube solutions that improve machine uptime, reduce scrap, and minimize rework for industrial electronics manufacturers worldwide.