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Giving you more adventures

We’re all working together to pioneer new scuba diving experiences, giving divers more freedom, safety and confidence underwater.
Read our stories to learn how we’re helping to revolutionise the scuba experience, and how we can give divers more freedom to explore the wonders of the ocean.
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Giving you more happy divers

We develop and manufacture products that are designed to change the whole scuba diving industry.
Our lightweight cylinders are used for a wide range of applications, giving all divers safer, longer dives.
From recreational diving to undersea rescue and research, read about all of the applications we supply.
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Giving you more innovation

We’re constantly innovating to produce the most advanced technological solutions designed to keep divers safer for longer and give them the best possible diving experience.
Our cylinders are lightweight, durable, efficient and versatile, enabling greater innovation across the whole industry.
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‘Luxfer’s first products were glass prism tiles used to direct sunlight into dark interior spaces. The tiles were invented and patented in the USA by Luxfer founder James Pennycuick.’

- Mark Trudgeon, VP of Technology and Innovation at Luxfer

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We are pioneers in SCUBA cylinder technology, leading the market with our own LX6 alloy, which provides you with a superior diving experience. The L6X is the world’s only hoop-wrapped composite SCUBA cylinder.

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A superior alloy makes a superior aluminum scuba tank.

Did you know?

Luxfer developed the world’s first aluminum SCUBA cylinder in collaboration with the famous underwater explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Be the next legend.

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Our cylinders are approved to DOT-3 AL and ISO 7866 Standards and prepared for use with oxygen-enriched breathing mixtures. A wide range of customisation options are available.

L6X® – aluminum type 1 cylinders

In 1988, Luxfer introduced SCUBA tanks manufactured from L6X®, a proprietary formula of aluminum alloy 6061-T6 developed by Luxfer metallurgists to provide superior corrosion-resistance and dependable performance in the most demanding underwater environments.

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L6X® – aluminum hoop-wrap type 2 cylinders

In addition to its line of aluminum SCUBA cylinders, Luxfer also offers the world’s only 4,350-psi (300-bar) hoop-wrapped composite SCUBA cylinders, which provide increased gas capacity for longer, deeper dives.

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Did you know?

Luxfer SCUBA cylinders are cycle-tested in excess of 100,000 cycles at service pressure. Minimum burst pressure is tested to 2.5 times service pressure without failure.