One of the greatest advancements in hose technology, push to connect air, water and oil hose and fittings, was developed over thirty years ago. This hose style employs the simple finger trap technology to hold a hose onto a barb without clamps or a crimp ferrule. The textile reinforcement in the hose is pinched so
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On June 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Integral Horsepower Rule goes into effect. This new rule supersedes the current Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 that went into effect in December 2010, and many models previously not included in the EISA law will now be required to meet the same efficiency level
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The most commonly used hydraulic fluids are mineral oil-based ISO 32 and ISO 46 fluids. The numbers in their names represent fluid viscosity in centistokes at 100 °F. Additive packages in hydraulic fluids provide the properties necessary to turn base oils into fluids suited for hydraulic applications, setting them apart from lubricating oils. Whereas hydraulic
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