Viresh Sitapara, a business owner and engineer from the Charlotte area, is the new owner of the PIRTEK Sales & Service Center in Gastonia, North Carolina. Located at 1101 W. Franklin Boulevard, the center features four 24/7 Mobile Service Vehicles and is staffed by a team of five fluid transfer solutions technicians. A provider of […]
Hose size for hydraulic systems
STAMPED Series — Part 1 Proper hose selection is critical to realize a safe hydraulic system. The first step in having a safe hydraulic system is selecting the proper components that meet the needs of each individual system. Compromises in hose selection may create situations of danger, as well as affect the performance and durability […]
ContiTech celebrates 1-year anniversary
After one year of operating under the Continental umbrella, the United States-based home of ContiTech continues to grow and refine its businesses. “It has been an exciting first year filled with many of the elements inherent in a merger,” said Jim Hill, ContiTech NAFTA CEO. “But I’m pleased that we’ve made steady progress, and we […]
Convention Connections: NAHAD 2016 Preview
Pack your hiking shoes and ski vest (for that late-April snow), because NAHAD is headed to the mountains of Colorado Springs. The 32nd Annual NAHAD Meeting and Convention is being held April 30 – May 4 at The Broadmoor. Learn, Share, Connect is the theme this year; fitting, as the convention can arguably be considered […]
Pirtek opens service and supply center in San Leandro
Pirtek has opened a new Service & Supply Center in San Leandro, Calif. The new facility at 1997 Burroughs Avenue is part of the company’s ongoing expansion efforts throughout the U.S. Pirtek has 57 Service & Supply Centers across the country. The company provides hydraulic and industrial hose replacement sales and services from its service […]
What is an industrial hose assembly comprised of?
Joyce Laird • Contributing Writer Is there such a thing as a “basic” industrial hose assembly? Paul Berg, President Hosecraft USA says that it pays to differentiate the hose from a completed hose assembly. While selection of both are equally important, a “hose assembly” is less ambiguous than a “hose” because while there are many […]
Air Hydro Power acquires The Hose House
Air Hydro Power (AHP) has acquired The Hose House of Corbin, Kentucky. In business for more than 34 years, The Hose House has a talented and seasoned staff with many years of experience in the hydraulic and industrial hose field. The Hose House is currently a Parker Fluid Connector, Parker Industrial Hose and Parker Mining […]
Choosing between crimping and swaging
Fluid Power World Contributing Writer Joyce Laird talked with Danny Parks, Product Specialist for Dixon Valve & Coupling Company, about the differences between swaging and crimping. Here’s the 411: Swaging versus Crimping: What is the difference? Danny Parks explained that an external swage consists of a ferrule passed through a reducing die, usually split, to […]
Miniature quick disconnects provide leak-free operation
Ken Korane • Contributing Editor The QDM3 connector from Beswick Engineering, Greenland, N.H., is said to be the world’s smallest dry-break quick disconnect. The ultra-miniature QDM3 consists of mating internal and external ends that, when connected, have an overall length of 33 mm. Hex width across flats is only 6.4 mm. The quick disconnects are […]
Suburban Manufacturing releases new sleeve
Suburban Manufacturing, Inc. (SMI), providers of reusable protective sleeving, has officially released a complete line of Radiant Shield sleeving. The sleeve was engineered for use in applications where maintaining proper fluid temperature is important, and is available in three different variations to provide optimal abrasion protection and heat containment required for the specific application. Adding […]