The Quick-Connect system is an easy-to-install and cost-effective alternative to conventional hose connection fittings, according to officials at ARGO-HYTOS, Kraichtal, Germany. Tubes and hoses equipped with these connections can simply be plugged into the appropriate adapters by the user and fixed with enclosed locking clips. This assembly sequence is significantly faster than the steps required […]
Continental hose plant in Wisconsin celebrates 50th anniversary
Continental’s Sun Prairie, Wis., plant, its premier North American manufacturing facility for original equipment automotive hose, celebrated its 50thanniversary recently. “The Sun Prairie plant and its employees and retirees – in a storied history that spans 50 years – have been valued contributors to what today is a well-respected and technologically superior global organization,” said […]
FPDA elects 2018-2019 Board of Directors
On September 24, 2018, FPDA, Fluid Power Distributors Association, elected new Board of Directors during the FPDA/ISD Joint Industry Summit, held in Lake Tahoe, California. This four-day event was held September 23-26th at the Resort at Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe, CA which provided the perfect backdrop to share ideas, successes and challenges with industry […]
First Hose + Coupling World Americas Conference and Expo set for next month
The first-ever Hose + Coupling World Americas Conference and Expo will take place October 16-17, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. The event, created in partnership with NAHAD, is the first of its kind, say show organizers. Attendees will get an overview of the latest technologies, materials and systems in the field […]
Manuli Hydraulics Americas attains 9001:2015 accreditation
Manuli Hydraulics Americas (Inc.) has attained ISO 9001:2015 accreditation. ISO 9001:2015 is the independent global standard for quality within a company. It is awarded in recognition of an organization’s commitment to ensuring that the high standards of their customers are met through an effective quality management system. This accreditation has been achieved by both the […]
NAHAD looking for nominations … for its board and the Carver Award
Are you interested in serving NAHAD and the hose distribution industry? Would you like to get more involved with the association in a leadership capacity? Then submit NAHAD’s Board of Directors Nomination Form today. Board members represent various facets of the industry, including distributors, manufacturers and associate member companies, and help provide strategic guidance for […]
Flat Face Plus quick disconnect from ZSi-Foster for demanding environments
ZSi-Foster, Canton, Mich., now offers its Foster Flat Face Plus Quick Disconnects (QD), which have been tested for 1,200 hours of protection from white and red rust, and aew available in nickel-plated steel or 316 stainless steel in multiple thread sizes and connection types. The first ZS-Foster Flat Face Quick Disconnect was launched in 1999, […]
NFPA announces Milwaukee regional meeting program
The 2018 NFPA Milwaukee Regional Meeting, scheduled for the afternoon of Friday, September 7 at the InterContinental Milwaukee, will extend the technology focus of the co-located morning Fluid Power Industrial Consortium Seminar. The Regional Meeting presentation, Robotics in Manufacturing & Distribution: Collaboration, Communication & Creating the Future Workforce, will feature two speakers who are preparing students to keep pace with industrial automation […]
CEJN reminds users to review their workplace during National Safety Month
June is National Safety Month —CEJN reminds users to check if their workplace is safe. Now is the time to look closely at the safety and performance in your compressed air workplace. CEJN’s safety-focused pneumatic products can help prevent employee injuries by solving problems like: Hose whip injury Leakage at the hose fittings Worker fatigue Accidents […]
Bridgestone HosePower acquires New Jersey-based Industrial Rubber Co.
Bridgestone HosePower, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Bridgestone Corp., today announced it is expanding its hose solutions business in the Northeast by acquiring Industrial Rubber Co., a hydraulic and industrial hose sales and service company based in Elizabeth, N.J. This is the second acquisition by the company in the past year. According to the […]
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