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Vol. 86, Issue 12, December 2007, pp.1812-1815

 

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Pressure-Resistant Proxes: New Generation Switches for Hydraulic Applications

 

Thomas Horstman

U.S. Automation, Arlington Heights, IL, USA

Tel.: 847-506-1800

E-mail: thorstman@usautomation.biz

 

 Received: 5 November 2007   /Accepted: 20 December 2007   /Published: 26 December 2007

 

 

In 2002, Dave Douglass from Gates Rubber Company said: “Five years ago 95% of Gates Spiral-wire hose orders were for 4000 psi or less…now 75% of our sales are for 4000 psi hoses, and 25% are for 5000 + psi hoses”

 

The highest of high temperatures and pressures pervade the Hydraulics business. If component selections are incorrect, downtime and injury will plague the hydraulics industry.

 

In May of 2004, Parker Hannifin Corporation’s Hose Products Division announced the availability of Parker 781 hose designed specifically for high pressure, high impulse applications. This product is engineered to perform with a constant working pressure of 5000 psi in any working environment, hot or cold.

 

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