ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 16949:2002, ISO 14001, QS 9000 & AS 9000 certified manufacturer of caps, plugs, protective closures, tubing, wraps, edge liners, netting & masking products. Also available glides, custom vinyl coatings, die cut shapes & custom molded parts. Materials include vinyl, polyethylene, polypropylene, aluminum, foam, silicone rubber, fire retardant & medical grade materials. Custom molded products are also available in tight tolerances to plus/minus .002 in. Available in round, rectangular & odd shapes. Capabilities include CAD technology, dip molding, multi dipping, injection molding, custom profile extrusions, die cutting, vinyl coating, prototyping & tooling. Services include slitting, punching, slicing & printing. Markets served include medical, packaging, construction, automotive, aviation, electronics, furniture, petroleum & sporting goods.
Founded in 1948, Caplugs has been a leading manufacturer of premium protection products including caps, plugs, tubing, edge liners, wraparound tapes, and netting for more than 50 years. Our products are used in a wide range of industrial applications around the world.
Today, we are expanding our capabilities even further with the recent joining of Caplugs and Niagara Caps & Plugs. Both companies have long been known in the industry for their quality of parts, breadth of offering, innovation in design and technology, and integrity in the industry. Through this partnership, we are able to offer more product and better service than anyone in the marketplace.
Our warehouses store over 320,000,000 parts ready to ship same-day. With more than 5,000 standard catalog items and 3,000 custom designs, we have a part for every application. We employ the latest advances in molding technology equipment to achieve optimum turnaround on all orders. In addition, computerized quality monitoring assures stringent conformance to precise customer specifications.
As we at Caplugs and Niagara Caps & Plugs move forward our focus remains clear - to provide our customers with the highest level of products and service in the industry.
Sales: $10 - 24.9 Mil Employees: 200-499 Activities: Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company Year Company Founded: 1948 Certification: ISO 14001, ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 16949:2002 Export Markets: Western Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Australia, Europe, Canada, Mexico
Brand Names: Kapton, Sleeve-Web
News & Press Releases
November 4, 2009 —
Caplugs Offers Vinyl Caps for Snug Fit and Color Coding
(Buffalo, N.Y.) - Caplugs offers a full line of flexible vinyl caps which provide a snug, comforting fit for the protection of threads, fittings and most irregular shapes. Use our economical caps to shield your application from impact damage, moisture, and contaminants.
July 3, 2008 —
Tethered Vinyl Caps You Won't Lose
(Buffalo, NY) - Caplugs announces their new line of tethered vinyl caps. These caps are ideal for applications requiring a cap that needs to be removed and reapplied often. The tethered end allows the cap to hang freely from the application when the cap is not in use, but keeps it attached to the fitting so it's quick and easy to find when it needs to be reapplied to the application.
January 30, 2008 —
Easy Pull Plugs with No Flange
(Buffalo, NY) - Caplugs introduces a new series of center pull-tab plugs without a flange. The CPT-NF series is ideal for use in tight spaces. Commonly used when there are two or more openings to be plugged and there is no room for a flange. These parts can also be pushed deep into ports that need the plug to sink below the surface of the opening. Designed with a durable pull-tab to ensure quick and easy removal.
June 22, 2007 —
Ergonomic Glides
(Buffalo, N.Y.) - Caplugs has always offered hundreds of different plugs for just about any shape or size of tubing. Our plugs have traditionally been available in rigid low-density polyethylene, which enabled distinct shapes and detailed ribs or flexible vinyl plugs that were soft, smooth parts without intricate detail. Caplugs now offers the best of both plugs: a detailed design with defined edges and ribbing in a flexible material that is easy to install and remove. Our glide line is now...
June 1, 2007 —
Non-Sloughing Caps from Caplugs
(Buffalo, N.Y.) Caplugs green Inherently Conductive Polymer compound parts are designed to meet the more stringent requirements of M5501/31 for a non-sloughing, conductive material. These parts have a volume resistance of 105 ohms, resist sloughing/crayoning when rubbed briskly against a hard, flat laminated surface, and include the required electrostatic discharge symbol per ASTM D 5445, Symbol 28.
May 4, 2007 —
Caplugs Offers Multipurpose Containers
(Buffalo, N.Y.) - Caplugs' new containers can be used for anything and everything. The CON series was originally developed to hold tiny electronic parts, but they have been redeveloped to have several other functions, such as holding fishing lures, eyeglass repair kits and a variety of other items that require small, compact packaging.
May 3, 2007 —
Expanded Sizes and Styles of Flex500PLUS(TM)
(Buffalo, N.Y.) - Caplugs now offers expanded sizes and styles of Flex500PLUS(TM) products, designed to mask fittings during high temperature finishing processes such as powder coating, e-coating, plating and more. Our Flex500PLUS line is specially formulated to withstand temperatures up to and beyond 500°F.
April 25, 2007 —
New Tear-Tab Series for High Temp Masking
(Buffalo, N.Y.) - Designed to mask fittings during high temperature finishing processes such as powder coating, e-coating, plating, and more. The HJS series is part of our Flex500PLUS line of products designed to withstand temperatures up to and beyond 500° F.