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Tapered Caps & Plugs

 (9 product groups)

What are tapered caps & plugs? 

Tapered caps and plugs have a gradually varying diameter from bottom to top, with a wider bottom and narrower top. They are designed to securely fit over a range of tube, pipe, or bar end diameters, providing protection and preventing contamination.

Applications and processes for using tapered caps and plugs include:

  • Hydraulic applications
  • Masking and powder coating
  • Pipe end protection
  • Thread protection
  • Tube end protection
  • High temperature applications

Our tapered caps and plugs are made from a variety of materials including plastic, TPE, EPDM, PVC, and silicone. They offer a versatile solution for both capping and plugging needs and are often used as temporary caps to protect the inside from dust, dirt, moisture, and other contaminants during storage, shipping, or in-between processing stages.

Choose from heavy duty, standard and wide-flange tapered caps and plugs. 

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Tapered Caps & Plugs - Standard

Standard Tapered Caps and Plugs are versatile components designed for use as a plug or a cap. The tapered profile allows the part to plug multiple inner diameters or to cap multiple outer diameters.

These dual function plugs or caps are typically used to protect against damage, dirt, moisture, and other corrision during storage and shipping.

With a straight forward push fit design, these dual function components are easy to insall and remove. The extensive range offers a varied selection of sizes that range from 2.9 mm up to 345.0 mm.

  • Plug design suitable for multiple inside and outside diameters.
  • Protects threaded and non-threaded pipes, ports, and access points against damage, dirt, moisture, debris, and corrosion.
  • Suitable for use in hydraulic systems, automotive components or medical industries.
Material: PE-LD
Colour: Red, Blue, Black, Yellow, Clear
Material Flammability Standard:

Tapered Caps & Plugs - Wide Flange

Wide Flange Tapered Caps and Plugs offers additional protection to the surrounding area on the bearing surface. The wider flange keeps the part from being accidently pushed down through the mating part. Designed to be used as a plug or a cap. The tapered profile allows the part to plug muliple inner diameters or cap multiple outside diameters.

These dual function components are typically used to protect against damage, dirt, moisture, and other corrision during storage and shipping.

Featureing a straight forward push-fit design, they are easy to insall and remove.

  • Prevents the plug from being accidentally pushed down through the contact piece.
  • Protects threaded and non-threaded pipes, ports, and access points against damage, dirt, moisture, debris, and corrosion.
  • Suitable for use in hydraulic systems, automotive components, chemical or medical industries.
Material: PE-LD
Colour: Red, Blue
Material Flammability Standard:

Tapered Caps & Plugs - Heavy Duty

Tapered Caps & Plugs protect threaded and non-threaded pipes, ports, and access points from damage, dust and debris during storage and shipping. They have a heavy duty wall and a tapered sealing ring for maximum protection.

Heavy duty tapered caps and plugs are designed to provide extra protection and durability where standard caps and plugs would not suffice. It provides a secure seal by push fit, excellent durability, and resistance to impact and abrasion. Used for applications in machinery, automotive, and industrial.

  • Material: LDPE
  • Colour: White, Red

Covered Tapered Plugs

Covered Tapered Plugs are designed to ensure a secure fit due to their convex sides and protect from contaminants, debris and damage. It features a push fit style that makes it easy to use and remove.

Used in a variety of applications, including blind holes, pipes, furniture or electrical boxes. They are reusable due to the material from which they are constructed without affecting the effectiveness of the sealing.

  • Material: Silicone
  • Colour: Grey, Yellow, Green, White, Red, Black, Pink, Purple, Blue, Clear

High Temperature Tapered Plugs

This range of high temperature masking plugs features Silicone Rubber Tapered Plugs, EPDM Tapered Plugs and other Tapered Rubber Plugs made from Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR).

This extensive range of Tapered Plugs is available as a solid plug or with a hollow core, to aid in compression. Solid and hollow core options are available in our EPDM and High Temperature Silicone Plugs ranges. The hollow centre provides a cost-effective solution for larger sizes. The hollow design is more flexible than solid plugs, and allows for easier application.

Our Tapered Rubber Plug range features Univesal Plugs made from TPR. The tapered plug is designed to mask holes without masking the surrounding areas, and a pull tab allows for easy installation and removal. Suitable for temperatures up to 125C.

  • Colours: Black, Blue, Green, Natural, Pink, Red and Yellow
  • Simple push-fit design

Tapered Paper Caps

Tapered paper caps are a type of protective cap used to cover the ends of tubes, pipes or other cylindrical objects. They are made from a mixture of post-consumer and virgin materials, making them a recyclable option.

Ideal for painting and powder coating applications and can help prevent damage and contamination, ensuring that tubes and pipes are in good condition. It can withstand operating temperatures of up to 204 C.

  • Material: Crepe Paper
  • Colour: Brown

Flexiplugs

Flexiplugs are used to secure screws and nails in threaded and plain holes in plasterboard, plaster and other soft materials. They give a firm grasp, resist breakage and tearing and are good protection against damage, dirt, moisture, and corrosion during storage and transportation.

Due to its lightweight, pre-formed, and pre-drilled design, it is simple to install and remove by gently hand threading. Metric and UNF thread sizes are supported. Commonly used in construction, electrical, and industrial equipment.

  • Material: PVC
  • Colour: Yellow, Black

NPT Thread Plugs

NPT thread plugs are used to seal and protect the ends of BSP/NPT threaded pipes and fittings. Their robust design allows them to withstand high pressure, temperature, corrosion, dirt, and damage during storage and shipment.

Additionally, their tapered form allows the component to plug numerous inner diameters, assuring a tight and leak-free fit. They are simple to install due to their push-fit mounting style and are used in plumbing pipes, HVAC, automotive, and industrial applications.

  • Material: LDPE
  • Colour: Blue

Side Pull Plugs

Side Pull Plugs are a type of plug that features an intergral side pull tab, and is designed for easy removal in awkward locations. Designed to protect threaded or non-threaded holes during production, storage, and transportation. Offers protection against dust, dirt, damage, moisture, acid, and corrosion.

The side pull tab is designed for quick and easy removal, and provides additional help when removing the part from a tightly fitted application. It can withstand temperatures from -40F to 275F (-40C to 135C).

Used in various applications, including machinery, electronics, automotive, and HVAC systems.

  • Protects against dust, dirt, damage, moisture, acid, and corrosion.
  • Withstands temperatures from -40F to 275F (-40C to 135C).
  • Tapered design allows the part to plug multiple inner diameters.
Material: PE-LD, TPE, TPR
Colour: Yellow, Natural, Black, Blue
Material Flammability Standard: