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D.O.T. pneumatic tubing for air brake systems

September 18, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Polyconn D.O.T. pneumatic tubing

D.O.T. pneumatic tubing from Polyconn meets or exceeds relevant DOT and SAE J844 standards. This pneumatic tubing is made from Virgin Nylon 12 material with a double wall construction, nylon core, synthetic fiber braid, and nylon cover. It is ideal for use on vehicles for instrumentation and pneumatic accessories connected to the air brakes system. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Pneumatic tubing Tagged With: polyconn

What’s the difference between fittings and adapters?

September 10, 2019 By Mary Gannon 1 Comment

fittings and adapters - image from tompkins

By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor Hydraulic fittings and adapters are often assumed to be the same. Any given technician installing components during plumbing will tend to use the verbiage familiar to him or her and will use the words interchangeably. Of course, they are not the same, or they wouldn’t be segregated as two words […]

Filed Under: adapters, Featured, Fittings

Hydraulics with a twist: Swivel connections remove stress from hose routing

September 3, 2019 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

Swiwell hydraulic swivel connections. Image courtesy of Taimi Hydraulics

Designers of hydraulics circuits are typically tasked with ensuring that hose and connections are safe, efficient, leak free and easy to maintain. And it goes without saying that they need to be cost effective and last a long time. That’s readily accomplished when a properly sized hose is stationary and well protected yet easily accessible. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fittings, Swivels Tagged With: argohytos, CEJN, hydraulicsinc, stauff, superswivels, taimi, tompkins

Upgraded multi-lobe seals for hose reel swivels

June 27, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Coxreels upgraded lobe seals for hose reel swivels

Coxreels has announced a seal upgrade to its nitrile 1.5 and 2 in. inline swivels with advanced multi-lobe sealing technology. The enhanced seals are designed to maximize seal integrity, improve overall seal performance, and maximize seal life. In-depth testing has shown that the performance of the multi-lobe seals exceeds that of the standard O-ring, cup, […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Featured, hose reels Tagged With: coxreels

What are hydraulic hose swivels?

June 19, 2019 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

Stauff-hydraulic-hose-swivels-feature

Most hydraulics engineers are well aware that proper hose routing often means accommodating machine motion without overly stressing the hose, or letting it rub and abrade against other hoses or machine components. Otherwise, hose can prematurely fail, resulting in leaks, machine damage, downtime, costly environmental contamination and, potentially, a hazard to nearby personnel. Swivel-type fittings […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fittings, Hydraulic

Push-lok hose installation tool installs straight and angled fittings

June 18, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Koul Tools 409B Parker Hose push-lok hose tool

Koul Tools has received Patent US 9,878,429 for its new and improved EZ-ON Hose Press—the 409B. Lighter and more efficient, this new model features thrust and ball bearings for smoother operation, a new drive screw and larger nut for improved performance, and a traveling carriage with sealed bearings that rolls on a track for better […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fittings, Hydraulic Tagged With: koultools

Hose assembly update from Gates Corp.

May 30, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Gates Corp recently launched its ProXT line of hydraulic hose assemblies. Here is an example of its bend radius curved from left shadow white

I recently chatted with Michael Haen, VP of Global Product Line Management, Fluid Power, for Gates Corp. about what’s new at the manufacturer of hydraulic hose assemblies and what they see is coming on the horizon in terms of technical updates. Mary Gannon: You just did a big expansion of your PRO series. Tell us […]

Filed Under: Featured, Hydraulic hose, Rubber Tagged With: gates, gatescorp

Parker introduces extreme-pressure hose

May 13, 2019 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

At this year’s Hannover Fair in Germany, Parker Hannifin announced that it has extended its hose product range with the introduction of R50TC/R56TC ParLock multispiral hoses. The hoses, available with four or six spiral steel-wire reinforcement, are suited for demanding dynamic applications with pressure ratings up to 56.0 MPa (8,122 psi). High-pressure performance, flexibility and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Hydraulic hose, Uncategorized Tagged With: Parker, Parker Hannifin

NAHAD’s strong growth continues

April 11, 2019 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

I spoke with Molly Mullins, EVP of NAHAD, at this week’s 35th Annual Convention at the Bellagio resort in Las Vegas. Mullins, who has been leading the organization for almost two years, shared her thoughts on some of NAHAD’s latest endeavors. FPW: One of the marks of your tenure so far seems to be a […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News

NAHAD revamps its Hose Safety Institute training options

April 9, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

NAHAD-Academy-and-HSI-Certification-2

NAHAD has always been a leader in promoting hose safety in the industry. Its Hose Safety Institute Handbook has been used for years as a key resource in educating and on-boarding new staff in hose basics. So, it was no surprise at this year’s NAHAD Annual Meeting in Las Vegas this month that the organization […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News Tagged With: NAHAD

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