STAMPED Series — Part 5 Proper hose selection is critical in order to realize a safe hydraulic system. The first step in having a safe hydraulic system is selecting the proper components that meet the needs of each individual system. Compromises in hose selection may create situations of danger, as well as affect the performance […]
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Safety guidelines for high-pressure hydraulics
Handling high-pressure hydraulics is serious business. It often involves working in confined spaces, lifting heavy machine parts or dealing with weather extremes in remote locations. This has led to a demand for smaller and lighter tools to simplify tasks. But that necessitates higher pressure to generate sufficient force or torque. To make engineers and maintenance […]
Living in a (hose) material world
STAMPED Series — Part 4 Proper hose selection is critical in order to realize a safe hydraulic system. The first step in having a safe hydraulic system is selecting the proper components that meet the needs of each individual system. Compromises in hose selection may create situations of danger, as well as affect the performance […]
Application Considerations: What’s best for your system?
STAMPED Series — Part 3 Proper hose selection is critical in order to realize a safe hydraulic system. The first step in having a safe hydraulic system is selecting the proper components that meet the individual needs of each system. Compromises in hose selection may create situations of danger, as well as affect the performance […]
Time to talk temperature and how it affects your hose assembly
STAMPED Series — Part 2 Proper hose selection is critical to realize a safe hydraulic system. The first step in having a safe hydraulic system is selecting the proper components that meet the needs of each individual system. Compromises in hose selection may create situations of danger, as well as affect the performance and durability […]
Hose size for hydraulic systems
STAMPED Series — Part 1 Proper hose selection is critical to realize a safe hydraulic system. The first step in having a safe hydraulic system is selecting the proper components that meet the needs of each individual system. Compromises in hose selection may create situations of danger, as well as affect the performance and durability […]
Convention Connections: NAHAD 2016 Preview
Pack your hiking shoes and ski vest (for that late-April snow), because NAHAD is headed to the mountains of Colorado Springs. The 32nd Annual NAHAD Meeting and Convention is being held April 30 – May 4 at The Broadmoor. Learn, Share, Connect is the theme this year; fitting, as the convention can arguably be considered […]
What is an industrial hose assembly comprised of?
Joyce Laird • Contributing Writer Is there such a thing as a “basic” industrial hose assembly? Paul Berg, President Hosecraft USA says that it pays to differentiate the hose from a completed hose assembly. While selection of both are equally important, a “hose assembly” is less ambiguous than a “hose” because while there are many […]
Motion Industries’ Cefalu discusses the hose distribution business
Tony Cefalu was recently named SVP of Hose & Rubber, Shops and Service Centers for Birmingham, Ala.-based Motion Industries. In this new position, Cefalu will continue to lead Motion’s efforts for hose, rubber, and gaskets, and now has the added responsibility for Shops and Service Centers—including Automation, Fluid Power, Pumps and Repair. We spoke with […]
Choosing between crimping and swaging
Fluid Power World Contributing Writer Joyce Laird talked with Danny Parks, Product Specialist for Dixon Valve & Coupling Company, about the differences between swaging and crimping. Here’s the 411: Swaging versus Crimping: What is the difference? Danny Parks explained that an external swage consists of a ferrule passed through a reducing die, usually split, to […]