Brennan Industries recently hired John Joyce as the Director of Marketing. Joyce will be responsible for overseeing traditional and digital marketing strategies and activities including messaging, literature and catalogs, trade publication advertising, website and mobile. He will work to increase sales and the value of Brennan in various ways, and make it easier for customers […]
Kuriyama acquires fire hose manufacturer and distributor
On May 20, Kuriyama Holdings acquired the Tipsa Group of companies. Tipsa Group has manufacturing operations in Spain and Argentina with sales, marketing and warehousing operations in the United States and Australia. This acquisition is the first for the Kuriyama Group to establish a European and South American presence. Tipsa manufactures and distributes a wide […]
Seal tube fitting for extreme temperatures
The Tube Fittings Division (TFD) of Parker Hannifin recently introduced Seal-Lok Xtreme. This O-ring face seal tube fitting is equipped with a metal sealing ring that makes it suitable for applications where typical elastomeric sealing is not a possibility due to extreme temperature. Seal-Lok Xtreme has been extensively tested for thermal cycle and shock, and […]
PIRTEK opens fourth service and supply center
PIRTEK Metro Detroit continues its expansion with the addition of a fourth Service & Supply Center, PIRTEK Wixom. Owner Eli Dorfman and his team opened PIRTEK Wixom on May 1. “We chose the location of PIRTEK Wixom because many of our present and potential customers cross through that area daily,” said Dorfman. “Our motivation was […]
Michigan-based hydraulic fittings manufacturer receives award
Air-Way Manufacturing recently received the 2014 John Deere Supplier Diversity award. John Deere bestows two awards annually to honor a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business in its supply base. Nominated suppliers are evaluated for excellence in information sharing, problem resolution, responsiveness to requests and business relationship. John Deere created the supplier diversity awards in 2011 […]
Spreaders rely on hydraulic connections for ease of spreader use
Salford BBI Spreaders of Cornelia, Georgia, manufactures a variety of truck-mounted and pull-type spreaders, which are used for distributing everything from lime and fertilizer to rock, sand and salt. Building these spreaders, used in the agricultural, poultry and construction industries, requires Salford to work closely with partner suppliers Kurt Hydraulics and Atlanta Rubber & Hydraulics. […]
Automated high pressure testing system
The Systems Division of Wilson Company (Wilson Systems), specialists in the design of automated industrial systems combining intelligent electronics with the power of hydraulics, has launched IntelliTest, the first fully-automated non-destructive hydrostatic pressure tester, for testing and re-certification of critical iron parts for oil and gas fracking applications. Its distinguishing feature, when compared to competing […]
Techmaflex new P Crimp series makes OEM day-to-day work easier
Techmaflex, the French hose crimper manufacturer, is launching its new P Crimp Series, which includes the Icrimp system, specially designed for OEM customers for simpler day-to-day work. “We have made a huge improvement on the precision of our hose crimpers with a new master dies generation (die holders), a new hydraulic power pack design offering […]
Introducing the ES4: a simple, intuitive software
Hydraulic hose and tubing processing equipment company O+P recently introduced the ES4, an electronic control provided in all of the company’s Crimping machine V Series. A simple and intuitive software, alongside a new touch screen color display, helps operators with little to no experience fully learn how to use the machine within a short period […]
BetaSwage launches new product range for hydraulic hose fittings
Australian swage press manufacturer, BetaSwage, is launching the first of its 2015/16 product range with improved crimping capabilities for hydraulic hose fittings. The range of products includes the nominal 2 in. BS350/400C and the nominal 14 in. BS1400/400C. BetaSwage Managing Director, Fred Van Essen, said the new range of products was designed to improve efficiency […]
