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How to find the right fittings for your hydraulic system

January 4, 2022 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Brennan flange fittings and components for hydraulic systems.

With a myriad of choices available, it is critical you fully understand your system needs before choosing your hydraulic fittings. Contributed by John Joyce, Marketing Director, Brennan Industries Inc. Making the shift to connections with elastomeric O-ring seals is the focus in today’s fluid power industry. But before following everyone’s lead, it’s important you understand […]

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

Air-Way Global Manufacturing celebrates 70th anniversary

July 9, 2021 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

This year, Air-Way Global Manufacturing is celebrating its 70th year of operations. The family-owned company, started in an old airplane hangar in Romeo, Mich., has since become the largest independent hydraulic fitting manufacturer in the United States. Since its start in 1950, Air-Way Global has thrived amongst its competitors, serving numerous industries and hundreds of […]

Filed Under: Hydraulic

Extra tough hydraulic hose cover provides abrasion and ozone resistance

April 27, 2021 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

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Gates introduces MEGASys MXT with XtraTuff Plus cover (MXT-XTP), a universally applicable hydraulic hose, featuring Gates’ patent-pending wire-braid technology. MXT-XTP offers all the benefits of Gates’ industry-leading MXT hose – compact size, light weight, flexibility and high performance – with added durability from the company’s proven, industry-leading XtraTuff Plus (XTP) cover. “Gates is known for […]

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

EWESK adjustable elbows offer complete end-to-end tube-fitting solution

March 18, 2021 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

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Power management company Eaton offers a new product family to the Walterscheid hydraulic tube fittings and connectors. The Walterscheid EWESK series of adjustable elbow fittings are high in quality and easy to assemble, and are ideal for mobile OEMs seeking an end-to-end tube-fitting solution. Like the entire Walterscheid range of tube fittings, the robust, precision-engineered […]

Filed Under: adapters, Featured, Fittings, Hydraulic Tagged With: eaton

High performance from stainless-steel couplings

June 18, 2020 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

RYCO offers an extensive range of stainless steel couplings and adaptors that accommodate various types of hose while meeting performance, reliability and safety requirements. Stainless steel is a family of alloy steels containing 10.5% or more chromium, which offers high resistance to chemical attack and corrosion, along with strength and durability comparable to standard steel. […]

Filed Under: Fittings, Hydraulic, Industry News Tagged With: Ryco

Thermoplastic hydraulic hose and fittings designed to work together

March 25, 2020 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

eaton synflex optimum thermoplastic hydraulic hose and fittings

Late last year, Eaton launched the Synflex Optimum family of thermoplastic hydraulic hoses and fittings, designed to work together to improve hydraulic system performance, simplify assembly and optimize inventory. This was one of the key lines Eaton would have been exhibiting at IFPE 2020 earlier this month, but they pulled out due to concerns over […]

Filed Under: Fittings, Hydraulic, Hydraulic hose, Thermoplastic Tagged With: eaton

Designing with hydraulic fittings and couplings on mobile machinery

February 6, 2020 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Adaptall hydraulic fittings and couplings

By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor Hydraulic fittings and couplings get taken for granted, especially with mobile machinery, where profit margin can overshadow design. The reality is that fittings and couplers are as crucial to the design of a machine as are the pumps, valves and actuators. Let’s consider what makes a hydraulic fitting functional: it […]

Filed Under: Couplings, Fittings, Hydraulic, Hydraulic

Equalizer coupling connects against residual pressure

October 29, 2019 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

The HTE Series Equalizer quick couplings from Dixon, Dallas, N.C., are designed for hydraulic circuits in any application where trapped pressure can be an issue. The design permits connections with residual pressure in the nipple of up to 5,000 psi. They are used in conjunction with Dixon HT series and other ISO 16028 couplers. They […]

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

Ideal Tridon completes acquisition of ZSi Foster

July 1, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

ZSi foster acquired by Tridon

Ideal Tridon Holdings Inc., a portfolio company of Snow Phipps Group, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of ZSi-Foster Acquisition Corp. from Pfingsten Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Canton, Mich., ZSi-Foster is a specialty manufacturer and supplier of pipe, hose and conduit support and fastening solutions including clamps, […]

Filed Under: Fittings, Hydraulic, Industry News, Pneumatic Tagged With: idealtridon, zsifoster

What are hydraulic hose swivels?

June 19, 2019 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

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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

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