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Hoses & Fittings
Hydraulic hose, fittings and adapters — wire-braid, spiral, compact and thermoplastic hose, crimp fittings and ferrules, SAE J518 flanges, quick couplers, and DIN 2353, BSP, JIC 37°, ORFS, metric and NPT thread forms. Carbon steel and SS316L.
Refrigerant Quick Coupler — Low Air Inclusion
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Thread & fitting identification
BSPP vs BSPT: why a parallel thread needs a seal and a tapered one does not
They share a thread form and a size designation, and they do not seal the same way. How to tell them apart on the bench, and what happens when they are mixed.
3 min read
Assembly, crimping & certification
Re-hosing a whole machine: bulk build, tagging and why it beats replacing as they fail
On a rebuild, recommissioning or cold-stack return, building every assembly at once produces a better machine and a better record than replacing hoses one failure at a time.
3 min read
Failure analysis
Hose routing: bend radius, twist and the failures they cause
Three installation faults account for a large share of premature hose failure, and all three are free to avoid at fitting time. What they look like and how to design them out.
3 min read