Hydraulic hose connectors are used extensively in all manner of heavy industries such as manufacturing, construction, power generation, gas drilling and maintenance industries. Since fluid powered systems have been found to be so useful to do any number of lifting and moving operations, a large number and variety of highly efficient machines have been developed around fluid power technology. However, since the pressure of the liquid carried can be so high there are many hazards, which is why it’s important that the quality of each connector is so important.
Breakdown of hydraulic connectors:
Hydraulic Hose
Hydraulic hose pipes are most often manufactured in rubber, thermoplastic or Teflon and are expected to carry fluid under very high pressure. Depending on your brand and the specification of your equipment, the hose will vary in size and material. So will the couplings, adaptors, valves and other fittings that will need to be stringently checked for them to perform at their best.
Hydraulic Fittings
We refer to crimp on hose ends as “Fittings”. Typically made of carbon or stainless steel they are as crimp on hose ends and re-useable hose ends. For this article we will discuss crimp on hose ends, both compression and bite-to-wire fittings. Compression style crimp fittings allows the ferrule to be compressed to the outside of the hose cover, second is more common are bite-to-wire hose ends. These have serrations inside the ferrule to allow compression to pass the outer cover and bite into the wire braid. Hose end fittings give us the ability to connect hoses to hydraulic components, either directly or via hydraulic adapter.
Hydraulic Adapters
Are simply threaded couplings used to connect hydraulic components together. They are available in a wide variety of threads, sizes, angles and materials.
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