Hose clamps are designed to secure the hose to the hydraulic fitting. It stabilizes the connection, which is why finding the correct size is essential. But before sizing a hose clamp, you need to ensure there will not be leakage or excessive pressure.
As most of us know, crimping is the most frequent way to assemble a hydraulic fitting to the hose. But before even selecting a fitting and hose combination, we first need to ask ourselves what the proverbial S.T.A.M.P. is: size, temperature, application, materials/media, and pressure.
Braided Hydraulic Hose
Wire braided hydraulic hose incorporates one or two high tensile steel wires which are woven and crossed to overlap each other over a synthetic rubber or elastomeric hose. The wire braiding is performed on machines which wind the wire in a crisscross pattern around the hose. This type of overlapping braiding of the wire allows for flexibility to make tight bends and significantly improves burst resistance. Unlike spiral wound hose, braided hydraulic hoses withstand more tensile stress, allowing it to achieve these tighter bend radiuses.
Designing your system with quality components and strong relationships
Fluid conductors describe the different types of conducting lines that interconnect components within a hydraulic system. They provide a leak-free transmission of high-pressure hydraulic fluid and are key to the performance of a system.
Fittings are used to connect hoses, pipes and tubes to hydraulic systems. They maintain a quality seal and hose pressure, also reducing the risk of torquing. But, when looking at the different types of fittings for hoses, it’s easy to get confused. There are many shapes, materials, threading and sealing types.
Hydraulic systems are found in a wide variety of applications, from small assembly processes to large capacity integrated steel mills, earth moving equipment, chemical and food & beverage processing, aerospace and just about anywhere where there is a need to control the movement of some type of mechanism. Hydraulics enable significant work to be accomplished from lifting heavy loads, oil and gas drilling, turning mining augers and much more.
Hydraulics have many uses; from mechanical systems which lift or push heavy objects, to landing gear in an aircraft for moving the wheels into place for cushioning the landing, to operating the bucket on a backhoe. And hydraulic hoses perform a vast number of critical functions in any system, from low to medium to high pressure applications, hoses are the arteries of a hydraulic system.
Hydraulic hose assembly requires special attention. In this blog post, Brennan discusses the two preparation options: skived and non-skived hose assemblies. There are benefits to both, depending on the situation and the grade of hose needed for the application.
A hydraulic system acts as a power source to generate energy, producing force and/or motion. Choosing the correct hydraulic hose fitting type ensures safe and satisfactory system performance. Fitting selection involves the consideration of various factors, including fitting-to-hose compatibility and the suitability of one-piece or two-piece fitting designs for the assembly. The correct fitting and hose combination is crucial to ensure optimal hydraulic system performance.
Brennan's brass push-to-connect fittings allow you to quickly and easily connect a push-on hose to a variety of threaded connections, without using clamps or ferrules. Available in sizes for 1/4" to 1" hose. We offer adapters for NPT, JIC and SAE threads as well as hose-to-hose adapters. If you need custom push to connect fittings, our engineered solutions team will create and manufacture something tailored to your specific needs. Brennan makes things happen!
