Kurt Hydraulics last month announced the opening of its new, centrally-located hydraulic hose warehouse in Fridley, Minnesota, approximately 3 miles from its headquarters. This allows for enhanced customer service, optimized logistics, and the ability to provide a more extensive range of hydraulic hose. The new location, strategically chosen for its accessibility and proximity to major […]
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Program aims to stop hose assembly leaks in their tracks
As most users of fluid power technologies know, one of the most vulnerable systems for leakage is within hose assemblies. This is not because hose, fittings, and couplings are poorly designed but, most often, the result of improper assembly design and maintenance. That’s why XonKen, a Chinese manufacturer of hydraulic hose and fittings, has developed […]
A primer on hydraulic hose bend radius
By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor Hydraulic hose bend radius, quite simply, describes how tightly circular a hydraulic hose can bend. More importantly, designers and technicians wish to know the minimum bend radius a hose handles while maintaining integrity. Although one might easily force a hose into a tight radius during installation, its design and construction […]
What is burst pressure for hydraulic hose?
By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor Hydraulic hoses are designed to withstand much higher pressure than expected during regular operations, which everyone will agree is good. Should your machine’s working pressure fall within a typical 3,000 psi, you’d be little comforted by a hose designed to burst at 3,100 psi. The slightest pressure spike would lead […]
The impact of hydraulic fittings and flanges on industry advancements and innovations
By Joe Carr, product manager, specialty fittings, Brennan Industries, Inc. In the pursuit of industrial progress, companies are seeking innovation that extends to inconspicuous components like hydraulic fittings and flanges. Operating discreetly in the background, these parts take a crucial role in propelling industries forward. Hydraulic components are essential to machinery, directing high-pressure fluid flows […]
Portable hydraulic hose service workshop is smallest yet from Uniflex
Uniflex is responding to the need for smaller, more portable hose service tools with its new mobile workstation. The battery-powered UMAT 2 hose service workshop can cut, crimp and process hydraulic hose up to 1 in. 4 SP and 1 ¼ in. 2 SN anywhere, from the raw material to the ready-to-install hose assembly. The […]
Safety tips for connecting and disconnecting hydraulic hose
By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor Hydraulic hoses are crucial in various fluid power industries, helping power heavy machinery and equipment by providing the very conduit through which hydraulic fluid flows. The integrity of these systems relies heavily on the proper connection and disconnection of hydraulic hoses, as mishandling hydraulic hoses can lead to severe accidents […]
Automatic hose cutting machine achieves up to 450-1,000 cuts per hour
There is a new addition to the UNIFLEX-Hydraulik GmbH machine family: the EMA 200 automatic hose cutting machine. It comes with numerous sophisticated functions, and its high-precision operation can achieve up to 450 1500-mm long hoses or 1,000 200-mm long hoses per hour. It can be used for a small series or as part of […]
What is the difference between industrial and hydraulic hose?
By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor Technically speaking, hydraulic hose is often also industrial hose, but for the sake of this article, I will define what makes them different in both construction and application. We could call out industrial hose for its use in mobile machinery as well, although I’m not here to make beef, so […]
Plastic-steel energy chains reduce machine weight
With the need to reduce fuel consumption, mobile machine manufacturers often look to reduce their machine footprint and weight. Often, this is limited by all the components that need to be installed throughout the machine. For example, hydraulic hoses themselves are heavy even before the fluid is running through them so it’s important to make […]