By Mike P. Beining, Product Manager, Eaton In this three-part series, the author will discuss how hose tubing and routing can simplify maintenance and reduce hose failure. Read part 1 and part 2 here. The Mean Time to Failure (MTTF) of a component can vary widely based on the duty cycle, installation of the product, […]
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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 […]
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) […]
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, […]
