Contributed by Derek Davis, Ultra Clean Technologies Corp. It may seem like a strange comparison, but a common kitchen tip my mother taught me when I was young applies to hydraulics. I used to wonder why she would wash newly purchased dishes before she put them away. That seemed kind of silly to me at […]
Hydraulic hose
New Global 56 Series Fittings Reduce Complexity
Parker Hannifin Corporation, global in motion and control technologies, is introducing a new global crimp fitting series for thermoplastic hose. The new global 56 Series fittings will consolidate most sizes of the Parker 55 and 58 series into one, meaning complexity reduction for customers, fewer parts to stock and simplified crimping. In addition, these new […]
Parker Diagnostic Hose Speeds Up Response Time
Parker Hannifin Corporation, global in motion and control technologies, manufactures diagnostic hose for use on monitored hydraulic systems found on heavy construction, agriculture and other mobile equipment. The 56DH hose, from Parker’s Parflex Division, is available in micro bore sizes (1/8″, 3/32″, 4 mm, 2 mm) and in pressure ranges from 6,000 psi (413 bar) […]
Subsea High Pressure Hoses Offer Enhanced Safety
Power management company Eaton today announced the Synflex® 3395-32 and 3394-32 Thermoplastic Hoses, designed specifically to help increase uptime, safety and reliability for subsea oil and gas applications. The new high pressure hoses are a market exclusive for 2-inch hoses reinforced with Kevlar® to withstand the demanding oil and gas industry in a lightweight package. […]
Kurt Hydraulics 6W Couplings Designed For Rugged High Pressure Applications
Kurt Hydraulics line of 6W Couplings combined with high pressure braided hose are ideally suited for applications that require high pressure capabilities and temperature ranges from -40° F to 250° F for the Oil, Mining, and Heavy Off-Road Equipment Industry. The Kurt 6W Couplings are a one-piece, bite the wire crimp coupling with non-skive design […]
Smart hydraulic hose provides easy condition monitoring
A little more than three years ago, Eaton Corp.’s Hydraulics division announced a breakthrough technology with its LifeSense Hose, a smart hydraulic hose condition-monitoring system that detects failure-related events in a hose and sends notices that the product is approaching the end of its useful life. While I was at Eaton’s Distributor Meeting last fall, […]
The lowdown on hydraulic hose
By Josh Cosford Early hydraulic systems were installed on large machines, which meant they were stationary beasts—and as a result, their plumbing systems could be hard-piped. When someone discovered the usefulness of hydraulic actuators weren’t limited to stationary machines, the first hydraulic hoses had to be invented to allow motion between two points of movement, […]
