Experiencing Hydraulic Hose Failure from Bursts and Excessive Abrasion?
Thanks to electronic controls and sensors, hydraulics now operates with enhanced efficiency, resulting in improved performance and energy savings. By incorporating electronic controls, hydraulic systems can be monitored, allowing for pre-programmed, automated adjustments in flow and pressure to optimize performance, based on specific application requirements. This electro-hydraulic integration proves highly beneficial in industrial settings where precision is paramount.
Hydraulics in Everyday Life
Hydraulics play a crucial role in keeping the world functioning smoothly and are often referred to as the hidden gem of modern technology. Despite their inconspicuous nature, hydraulics are integrated into numerous aspects of everyday life, spanning a range of applications. From vehicles to construction machinery, hydraulic systems power and enable essential functions.
Push-to-connect fittings are frequently used in many industries because they provide a quick and effective way to connect systems while maintaining a reliable seal. These fittings are handy for sectors that deal with liquids. However, it is essential to remember that not all fittings can be used for water applications because specific requirements must be met to guarantee the safety of the water and stop the system from corroding.
The term bulkhead was originally used to describe any watertight compartment or wall in a ship or submarine. Bulkhead fittings were used in the installation of pipes and hoses passing through a ship’s internal walls. Today the concept is the same, but the applications are much broader. Hydraulic bulkhead fittings are sometimes known as tank adapters and used in fluid and gas transfer through the bulkhead of a tank wall, panel, steel plate or any barrier that a hydraulic hose or pipe, or instrumentation tubing needs to egress. Like other hydraulic fittings, they connect two hoses or tubes in a fluid system. However, their unique difference is to provide the ability to run hydraulic hose through any barrier, often from inside a pressurized vessel or tank, out to normal atmospheric conditions connecting to other components in the hydraulic system.
Compression fittings, a term often interchangeable with instrumentation or tube fittings, are made up of a compression nut, ferrule and fitting body. There are single and double ferrule compression fittings, each suitable for a leak tight seal. However, double ferrule fittings are used in higher pressure applications and provide superior media containment. Both types are used for the transfer of liquids or gas, often of caustic media and/or at very high pressures in certain instrumentation tube fitting applications.
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