Color Connect avoids hose-routing mistakes
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...
View ArticleDesigning with hydraulic fittings and couplings on mobile machinery
By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor Hydraulic fittings and couplings get taken for granted, especially with mobile machinery, where profit margin can overshadow design. The reality is that fittings...
View ArticleFlat-faced couplers for easy connect, disconnect on snow removal machinery
Durable flat-faced couplers from ZSi-Foster easily connect and disconnect hydraulic hoses from salt trucks and snow plows. They protect for 1,200 hours against white and red rust. They minimize air...
View ArticleFlat-face couplings couplings prevent fluid leaks and protect the environment
Parker Hannifin has expanded its flat-face couplings offering with the SCFF series. This series of couplings offers users a number of benefits ranging from low-leakage decoupling to the avoidance of...
View ArticleFEM quick couplings for working pressures up to 350 bar
Parker Hannifin has launched the new optimized FEM Quick Coupling Series which offers an increased working pressure up to 350 bar and a decreased pressure drop for better flow properties. The revised...
View ArticleDayco expands hydraulics hose and couplings line in North America
Dayco, an engine products and drive systems specialist for the automotive, industrial and aftermarket sectors, is rounding out its hydraulic offering with the expansion of its KWIK-FLEX product line, a...
View ArticleKurt Hydraulics expands braided hose couplings to more than 743 styles and sizes
Kurt Hydraulics announced the vast expansion of its braided hose coupling line to over 743 styles and sizes. These compression-style hydraulic hose fittings feature RoHS-compliant plating that makes...
View ArticleStauff to present new QRC-FG series of threaded flat-face couplings at Bauma
Stauff will present a new QRC-FG series of threaded flat-face couplings at Bauma, the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction...
View ArticleHydraulic fittings and couplings trend toward safety
Hydraulic fittings and couplings are often overlooked in mobile machinery design, yet they play a critical role in any fluid power system. In extremely high-pressure hydraulic applications, a leak or...
View ArticleKurt Hydraulics introduces stainless steel couplings
Kurt Hydraulics has introduced a new lineup of stainless-steel couplings for applications ranging from marine hydraulics to food production and medical processes to fertilizer and chemical handling or...
View ArticleWhat are hydraulic couplers?
Hydraulic quick couplers are indispensable tools in various industries that rely on hydraulic systems. They play a crucial role in connecting and disconnecting hydraulic hoses and attachments swiftly...
View ArticleHolmbury grows with expanded lab and office space
Holmbury Inc. recently hosted an open house, to highlight the growth the company has made in the past several years at its U.S. headquarters in Eastlake, Ohio. The manufacturer of flat face couplings...
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