At NAHAD last week, Continental officially launched its newest crimper, the PC160i with CrimpIQ PRO Technology. The bench-top 1 ¼ in. crimper features state-of-the-art technology to make hose crimping quick and easy. Laszlo Dobo, Head of Product Management – Hydraulic Solutions, noted that the original smart crimper from Continental was launched in 2018, and over […]
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Portable hydraulic hose service workshop is smallest yet from Uniflex
Uniflex is responding to the need for smaller, more portable hose service tools with its new mobile workstation. The battery-powered UMAT 2 hose service workshop can cut, crimp and process hydraulic hose up to 1 in. 4 SP and 1 ¼ in. 2 SN anywhere, from the raw material to the ready-to-install hose assembly. The […]
High-volume serial production hose crimpers available from Lillbacka USA
Finn-Power Serial Production Crimpers Production Category machines have been designed for high volume production customers, featuring industry-leading quality of crimp with the best possible repeatability and accuracy. Multiple layout options are available. Diameter, pressure and step crimping are standard. Machines can be outfitted with ICC4 patented integrated online graphical quality control. ICC4 measures crimping from […]
Automatic hose cutting machine achieves up to 450-1,000 cuts per hour
There is a new addition to the UNIFLEX-Hydraulik GmbH machine family: the EMA 200 automatic hose cutting machine. It comes with numerous sophisticated functions, and its high-precision operation can achieve up to 450 1500-mm long hoses or 1,000 200-mm long hoses per hour. It can be used for a small series or as part of […]
Uniflex presents the new EM 120 for clean cuts in no time
The new Uniflex EM 120 is a hose-cutting machine for hydraulic and industrial hoses with outside diameters of up to 135 mm. The EM 120 is the first fully electric cutting machine on the market. The hose is pre-bent and locked while the blade moves up through the hose. All users need to do is […]
Kurt Hydraulics announces Dayco Hydraulics takeover
Kurt Hydraulics and Dayco have reached an agreement for all Dayco-branded hydraulic hose and coupling inventory to be transferred to Kurt Hydraulics. Dayco North America will be exiting the hydraulics category and Kurt will take over the manufacture and supply directly to all Dayco distributors. “As a long-time partner to Dayco’s hydraulic coupling business, our hose […]
SC 12 i 370-ton workshop crimper from Uniflex
With a 370-ton crimping force, the new SC 12 i is the most powerful workshop crimper for R15 industrial hoses up to 3-in. and high pressure hoses up to 1-in. With its large opening and a maximum crimping range of up to 139 mm (5.47-in.), the SC 12 i also crimps 4-in. Camlock industrial fittings and even 90° fittings […]
Uniflex celebrates 50th anniversary
Uniflex-Hydraulik GmbH was founded in Frankfurt am Main in 1972. Thanks to the pioneering innovations and the extraordinary product quality, the flourishing company rapidly developed into one of the worldwide leading suppliers of machines for the production of hose assemblies. Today, after 50 years, Uniflex is a supplier par excellence as regards to the production […]
Electrically-driven hose test bench offers higher controllability and efficiency
At Lillbacka USA, the maker of Finn-Power machines, innovation is always a priority. This innovation comes to play with the company’s latest test benches, the TB PRO. “We tend to over-engineer our products, meaning that they can handle whatever job you send their way with ease. Our crimpers, saws, inserters, and other machines have been […]
Continental announces cloud-based hose fabrication solution
Technology company Continental recently introduced a new Smart Test Bench technology to enhance hose-build solutions. The technology integrates with Continental’s CrimpIQ crimpers to ensure fabricators can build a quality hose assembly in every application. The Smart Test Bench uses cloud technology that allows the CrimpCloud and Smart Bench to communicate with each other. This ensures […]
