Masterflex SE engages in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of high-tech spiral hoses. The firm focuses on the processing of moulded parts and injection moulding elements from polymers for industrial and medical applications. Its brands include Masterflex, Matzen and Timm, Novoplast Schlauchtechnik, Fleima-Plastic, Masterduct, and APT. The company was founded by Friedrich-Wilhelm Bischoping and Wolfgang Raschen in 1987 and is headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.