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Push-to-Connect Fittings: Materials, Tubing, and Application Checks

HGW Hydraulics on Apr 29th 2021

Quick answer Push-to-connect fittings are selected around tubing material, outside diameter, body material, O-ring material, pressure,
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Hydraulic Fitting Types and Applications: ORFS, Caps, Plugs, and Hose Ends

HGW Hydraulics on Apr 15th 2021

Quick answer Common hydraulic fitting types include more than threaded adapters. Buyers also run into ORFS fittings, caps, plugs, crimp
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Hydraulic System Design: Choosing Fittings and Flanges

HGW Hydraulics on Apr 6th 2021

Quick answer Hydraulic system design should choose fittings and flanges around pressure, seal reliability, routing, maintenance access,
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Tube Fitting Connections: Why Thread and Ferrule Design Matter

HGW Hydraulics on Mar 18th 2021

Quick answer A tube fitting connection is better only when it matches the job: tube outside diameter, thread form, ferrule or sleeve de
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Hydraulic Pipe Flanges: Types, Styles & Applications

HGW Hydraulics on Mar 10th 2021

Quick answer Pipe flanges connect piping, valves, pumps, and equipment by using a flange face, gasket or O-ring sealing surface, and bo
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Valve Types in Process Systems: What Hydraulic Buyers Should Know

HGW Hydraulics on Mar 4th 2021

Quick answer Process systems can use many valve types: ball valves, needle valves, check valves, relief valves, bleed valves, plug valv
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Types of Hose Fittings and When to Use Them

HGW Hydraulics on Feb 23rd 2021

Quick answer Hose fittings can be grouped by assembly method and by sealing method. The assembly method is usually permanent crimp or f
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Temperature and Hydraulic Hoses: What Buyers Should Check

HGW Hydraulics on Feb 17th 2021

Quick answer Temperature affects hydraulic hose from both sides: the fluid temperature inside the hose and the ambient temperature arou
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What Is the Best O-ring Material for Hydraulic Fluid

HGW Hydraulics on Feb 9th 2021

Quick answer There is no single best O-ring material for every hydraulic fluid. The right choice depends on the fluid chemistry, temper
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Two Common Tube Fitting Types and How to Choose

HGW Hydraulics on Feb 4th 2021

Quick answer Tube fittings are commonly grouped into instrumentation tube fittings and industrial tube fittings. Instrumentation fittin