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Tubular sleeve protects operators from hydraulic hose bursts and pin holes

January 6, 2020 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

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The new Diamondback tubular sleeve from Suburban Manufacturing is part of the company’s Python line of protective sleeves and covers. It protects operators from hose burst and pin holes. The sleeve material is pin hole protection tested to 4,000 psi and burst tested to 12,000 psi. It meets operator “Line of Sight” specification EN982 norm […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Featured, Hose wraps Tagged With: suburbanmanufacturing

Color Connect avoids hose-routing mistakes

December 18, 2019 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

Machine builders and maintenance technicians must ensure that hoses are properly secured to the correct connection. Unfortunately, when dealing with multiple hoses on a complicated machine, personnel can waste a lot of time just identifying the proper routing and mating ends. Worse, there can be equipment damage due to incorrect connections or, in the case […]

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

Environmentally friendly tabletop hydraulic hose cleaning device

December 18, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Uniflex tabletop hydraulic hose cleaning device

Hydraulic systems demand the highest standards regarding the cleanliness of hose and pipe assemblies. However, abrasion during the cutting and crimping of hoses causes the formation of chips or scales, which must not be present, as specified in ISO 4406 and NAS 1638. Therefore, in addition to its hose crimpers, UNIFLEX also offers special cleaning […]

Filed Under: Featured, Hydraulic hose Tagged With: Uniflex

Composite DOT fittings for pneumatic D.O.T. SAE J844 tubing

November 7, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Polyconn composite DOT fittings

Composite D.O.T. push-in fitting from Poyconn are designed for use with the company’s pneumatic D.O.T. SAE J844 tubing. Their bodies are made of composite while the threaded head sections are made of brass. These fittings are rated for pressures from 0 to 145 psi and for temperatures from –40 to 140° F or –40 to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fittings, Pneumatic Tagged With: polyconn

HyperSpiral hose fittings handle extreme pressures

November 6, 2019 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

Vitillo, with headquarters in Ariano Irpino, Italy, makes a wide range of fluid connectors and conductors suited for low and high-pressure hydraulic applications. It includes spiral and braided hoses with metal and textile reinforcement, standard and interlock crimp fittings, adaptors, customized special fittings and bent/shaped rigid tubing. All the fittings and adapters are available with […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fittings, Industry News, Uncategorized Tagged With: vitillo

Smart crimper technology ensures safer hydraulic hose assemblies

October 21, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Gates GC20 with Gates Cortex Intelligence -smart-hydraulic-hose-assembly-crimper

Gates announces the latest innovation in smart crimper technology. The GC20 with Gates Cortex Intelligence takes the guesswork out of hose assembly fabrication and features intuitive touch-screen controls, on-board training, integrated eCrimp settings and remote support. The patent-pending GC20 Cortex is a smart and versatile solution for ultimate operational efficiency in both the factory and […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Crimpers, Featured Tagged With: gates

100R2 Is not a Star Wars droid — find out what it and other SAE J517 standards mean

October 15, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

SAE J517 standards for hydraulic hose

Josh Cosford returns to the Fluid Power Technology Conference (FPTC) once again to bring a technical deep dive with a bit of humor thrown in for attendees. At the Cleveland FPTC November 18-20, Cosford will present his latest talk, 100R2 Is not a Star Wars droid — find out what it and other SAE J517 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Hose Assembly Blog, Industry News Tagged With: higginson

ULS.2 label printer allows color coding for hose storage and maintenance

October 15, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

ULS.2 label printer from uniflex

The new ULS.2  label printer from UNIFLEX helps manufacturers of hose assemblies and repair workshops for hydraulic hoses to affix color-coded “BBD” labels on their workpieces so that the latter can be replaced in time before potential wear damages actually occur. Another benefit is that the manufacturer’s mark can be added as an advertising measure. […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Featured, Hose wraps Tagged With: Uniflex

D.O.T.-approved push-in brass fittings

September 23, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Polyconn DOT approved push-in brass fittings

D.O.T.-approved push-in brass fittings from Polyconn are for use in many air-operated operations in vehicles, from air brake connections to gearshifts and windows and door locks to air operated seats and air horns. They are easy to use — simply push the fitting into the tubing for quick connection — no tools or loose parts […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fittings, Pneumatic Tagged With: polyconn

Hydraulic tube processing for agricultural engineering

September 18, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Sophisticated CNC-controlled tube-processing systems can generate extremely complex geometries and offer high flexibility, short set-up times and fully-automatic control.

In agriculture the production has gone from manual manufacturing to industrial production. What used to be processed with simple farm machinery is now at times highly automated and has to be done rationally. This does in fact apply to all areas of agriculture, from tractors to combine harvesters and driverless machines for many different applications, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: transfluid

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