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Holmbury grows with expanded lab and office space

July 10, 2024 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Holmbury has added a new conference room which allows for collaboration and training with key customers. The new conference room doubles as a technology center, where most of their key products are on display

Holmbury Inc. recently hosted an open house, to highlight the growth the company has made in the past several years at its U.S. headquarters in Eastlake, Ohio. The manufacturer of flat face couplings has nearly doubled its space, expanding with two extra suites to the south and north of its original space. In the southern […]

Filed Under: Couplings, Featured, Hydraulic, Industry News Tagged With: Holmbury

What are hydraulic couplers?

July 18, 2023 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

MC series (multi-coupler) Image courtesy of Holmbury

Hydraulic quick couplers are indispensable tools in various industries that rely on hydraulic systems. They play a crucial role in connecting and disconnecting hydraulic hoses and attachments swiftly and efficiently. These couplers provide a secure and leak-free connection, allowing for seamless fluid transfer in hydraulic systems. Typically made of durable materials like steel or brass, […]

Filed Under: Couplings, Featured, Hose Assembly Blog, Hydraulic

Kurt Hydraulics introduces stainless steel couplings

June 5, 2023 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Kurt stainless steel couplings

Kurt Hydraulics has introduced a new lineup of stainless-steel couplings for applications ranging from marine hydraulics to food production and medical processes to fertilizer and chemical handling or other tough applications requiring wash downs. Kurt Hydraulics stainless-steel couplings are manufactured from high carbon grade 316 SS with high nickel and chromium content, which provides resistance […]

Filed Under: Couplings, Hydraulic Tagged With: kurthydraulics

Hydraulic fittings and couplings trend toward safety

January 27, 2023 By Rachael Pasini Leave a Comment

Stauff QRC-FG flat-face hydraulic quick release couplings

Hydraulic fittings and couplings are often overlooked in mobile machinery design, yet they play a critical role in any fluid power system. In extremely high-pressure hydraulic applications, a leak or accidental disconnection can cause serious personal injury or damage to machinery. Therefore, machine builders must select fittings of the correct size, material, pressure and temperature […]

Filed Under: Couplings, Featured, Fittings, Hydraulic, Industry News Tagged With: kurt, stauff

Stauff to present new QRC-FG series of threaded flat-face couplings at Bauma

October 20, 2022 By Rachael Pasini Leave a Comment

Stauff QRC-FG flat-face hydraulic quick release couplings

Stauff will present a new QRC-FG series of threaded flat-face couplings at Bauma, the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles, and construction equipment. Stauff’s new series is the consistent further development of their existing QRC-FT coupling series, which has proven itself in the market for more than 10 […]

Filed Under: Couplings, Hydraulic, Industry News Tagged With: stauff

Kurt Hydraulics expands braided hose couplings to more than 743 styles and sizes

March 31, 2022 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Kurt-Braided-Hose-Coupling

Kurt Hydraulics announced the vast expansion of its braided hose coupling line to over 743 styles and sizes. These compression-style hydraulic hose fittings feature RoHS-compliant plating that makes them ideal for a variety of industry applications and deliver superior performance, durability, and quality. Kurt Hydraulics’ braided hose couplings are available with many different end configurations, […]

Filed Under: Couplings, Hydraulic Tagged With: kurthydraulics

Dayco expands hydraulics hose and couplings line in North America

January 18, 2022 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

dayco-KWIK-FLEX-hose-assortment

Dayco, an engine products and drive systems specialist for the automotive, industrial and aftermarket sectors, is rounding out its hydraulic offering with the expansion of its KWIK-FLEX product line, a competitively priced line that was only available on a limited basis in Canada. KWIK-FLEX now includes more comprehensive coverage for the most popular types and […]

Filed Under: Couplings, Featured, Hydraulic, Hydraulic hose Tagged With: dayco

FEM quick couplings for working pressures up to 350 bar

January 6, 2022 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Parker-FEM-quick-couplings

Parker Hannifin has launched the new optimized FEM Quick Coupling Series which offers an increased working pressure up to 350 bar and a decreased pressure drop for better flow properties. The revised and updated FEM and FEC series have profiles corresponding to ISO 16028 and exceed the technical requirements in the ISO 16028 specifications. They […]

Filed Under: Couplings, Hydraulic, Quick-acting Tagged With: parkerhannifin

Flat-face couplings couplings prevent fluid leaks and protect the environment

November 24, 2020 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Parker Hannifin SCFF flat-face couplings

Parker Hannifin has expanded its flat-face couplings offering with the SCFF series. This series of couplings offers users a number of benefits ranging from low-leakage decoupling to the avoidance of air entrapment during coupling. The couplings, which are tested in accordance with ISO 7241-2, are easy to clean and very flat. Whether being used in mobile […]

Filed Under: Couplings, Hydraulic Tagged With: parkerhannifin

Flat-faced couplers for easy connect, disconnect on snow removal machinery

November 5, 2020 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

ZSi-Foster flat face couplers F-FF-Plus-FVEP-Snow-Plows-Salt-Trucks-08-19-1

Durable flat-faced couplers from ZSi-Foster easily connect and disconnect hydraulic hoses from salt trucks and snow plows. They protect for 1,200 hours against white and red rust. They minimize air inclusion upon connection and feature a sleeve-lock to prevent accidental disconnection. They are available in steel body sizes of 1 ⁄4 – 1-1 ⁄2 in. […]

Filed Under: Couplings, Hydraulic, Quick-acting Tagged With: zsifoster

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