Machine builders and maintenance technicians must ensure that hoses are properly secured to the correct connection. Unfortunately, when dealing with multiple hoses on a complicated machine, personnel can waste a lot of time just identifying the proper routing and mating ends. Worse, there can be equipment damage due to incorrect connections or, in the case […]
Equalizer coupling connects against residual pressure
The HTE Series Equalizer quick couplings from Dixon, Dallas, N.C., are designed for hydraulic circuits in any application where trapped pressure can be an issue. The design permits connections with residual pressure in the nipple of up to 5,000 psi. They are used in conjunction with Dixon HT series and other ISO 16028 couplers. They […]
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 […]
