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37 degree flaring and assembling machine for rigid tubing

January 7, 2021 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

37 degree flaring and assembling machine

New Unispeed USDFL 24/37 ES 6/18 flaring and assembling machine is allows for comfortable pre-assembly of rigid tubes of 06-18 mm with tight bends. It allows easy preassembling operations of DIN2353 rings and, with the addition of a dedicated steel block, can also be used for 37° flaring of hydraulic tubes up to 18 mm […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Crimpers, Pipe and tube Tagged With: opusa

What is skiving, and when should you use it on your hose assemblies?

December 3, 2020 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Skived hose Image courtesy of Uniflex

Skiving is removing the outer cover at the end of a hydraulic hose in the location of the crimp fitting. For some high-pressure applications, the hose’s inner tube ID may be skived to allow the hosetail to better fit. Using a specialized machine with externally rotating mandrels, the tooling cuts and then peels the outer […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Crimpers, Featured, Hydraulic hose, Rubber

What measurements are required for hose assembly sizes?

October 1, 2020 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Figure 1. Hydraulic hose assembly sizes

With hydraulic hose assemblies, one should consider several measurements to ensure their correct size — ID (inner diameter), OD (outer diameter), and length. Inner diameter is the bore of the hose and the size of the orifice that the fluid has to travel through over a particular length. The OD of the hose could be […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Crimpers, Featured, Fittings, Hose Assembly Blog, Hydraulic hose

Gates Global eCrimp app leads host of advances across hydraulics range

July 17, 2020 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

Gates recently added a universal mobile app to its ever-expanding, ever-improving range of hydraulics solutions. The eCrimp app builds on a previous North America-focused version, adding global capability, automatic updates and new functionality to assist fluid power customers across a wide variety of industries, applications and geographic regions. The latest eCrimp app provides access to […]

Filed Under: Crimpers, Featured Tagged With: gates

Dixon crimp chart fully integrated into Uniflex C2 controller

June 26, 2020 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

When you assemble a hose, aren’t you tired of looking for a spec on a crimping table? Doing your own measurement calculation? Choosing the wrong ferrule or hit the wrong crimping diameter? Messing with QS measurement? Dixon and Uniflex engineers have been working together for the past few years on the integration of the whole […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Crimpers, Featured, Industry News Tagged With: Uniflex

Compact hydraulic hose crimper with huge opening travel of 130 mm

April 1, 2020 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Uniflex HM400 compact hydraulic hose crimper

UNIFLEX is known as a reliable supplier of unique, greaseless crimpers for hydraulic and industrial hoses, with one of its models being the HM 400 which, due to its huge opening travel of 130 mm, enables insertion and crimping of hoses with a 6 in. ANSI 150 flange. It also features an innovative, narrow and […]

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

Mobile hose cutting machines ensure clean, safe hose assemblies

January 30, 2020 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Unflex mobile hose cutting machines EM1-S

Because utmost precision is vital in the production and repair of hose assemblies, Uniflex also offers a wide range of accessories. Work can be a lot easier when the different cutting machines for hydraulic hoses of all size categories are used. Especially easy is the precise cutting of smaller hoses up to a diameter of […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Crimpers Tagged With: Uniflex

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

Bluetooth-enabled crimpers provide improved safety, reliability

September 30, 2019 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

Incorrect crimping of Hydraulic hose can lead to catastrophic failure of hose assemblies resulting in equipment downtime, environmentally damaging oil leaks and even injury to the operator. To minimize such failures, SC and SCE models within the Manuli Hydraulics range of EVO crimping machines are now Bluetooth enabled, allowing crimping data to be sent directly […]

Filed Under: Crimpers Tagged With: manulihydraulics

Mobile crimping machine designed for maintenance vans, on-site repairs

September 5, 2019 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

Manuli Hydraulics mobile Crimping Machine van

Designed specifically for mobile maintenance vans and on-site repairs, the MRV 137 EVO R from Manuli Hydraulics is a compact, ergonomically designed crimping machine that features an adjustable head for maximum ease of use. The rotating crimping head can be positioned vertically, horizontally or any position in between thanks to its innovative design and tool-free […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Crimpers Tagged With: manuli, manulihydraulics

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