P1Q Compact Air Cylinder Extrusion Change
Effective immediately, the P1Q compact air cylinder series will be produced using a new extrusion...
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Parker HY Series - 2012 Change
The dimensions of Parker HY Series fittings, produced after September 2012, have been changed....
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Gambling with Industrial Hose Safety
Everybody does it, but you may want to reconsider... Unlike hydraulic hose and fittings, industrial...
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Reduce Inventory Needs with Parker 722TC Series...
Parker’s newly designed 722TC series hydraulic hose enables maintenance shops to save money by...
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Changes to Parker Push-to-Connect Fittings Line –...
Parker’s push-to-connect fittings line has seen some changes over the years including part...
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Hose Assembly Length - Get It Right
Many mechanics are not trained on how to correctly measure and specify hose length. As a result, a...
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Nitrile O-Ring Replacement for ORFS Fittings
Parker Tube Fittings Division (TFD) started providing a global NBR (Nitrile) O-Ring compound for...
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Hydraulic Injection Injury – Be Prepared
Two previous blogs on our website address the dangers of fluid injection injuries. We recently...
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Parker/Dayco Legacy Protective Hose Sleeve...
Nylon 12 has become extremely hard to come by due to a large shortage of the raw material. As a...
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Genuine Parker Parts Program | 3-Year Leak Free...
Parker's Three-Year Genuine Parts Warranty - a program for hydraulic component manufacturers. Under...
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Changes - Parker Prestolok Push-to-Connect...
PLII OBSOLETE PLM PLS PLP Brass PLP Composite Liquifit TrueSeal Prestolok II Replaced by Prestolok...
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Brake Line Thread Identification Guide: Sizes,...
Understanding brake line thread identification is crucial for ensuring the safety and performance...
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How to Identify and Choose the Right Brake Line...
Understanding how to identify and choose the right brake line fittings is crucial for maintaining...
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Hose Reinforcement Matters
Wire Braid Reinforcement vs. Wire Spiral Reinforcement What’s the difference? Why should you care?...
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New crimp specs for Parker HY series fittings,...
Parker has announced a running change to the crimp diameter and crimp length of HY series fittings....
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Parker Catalog 4400 Correction | Parker hose...
There is an important error in Parker Catalog 4400...
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Parker Crimp Die Selection Tips
Parker Crimp die selection Selecting the correct Parker crimp die to use with your Parker Crimper...
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Scheduled hydraulic hose replacement saves time...
All hydraulic hoses will fail; it’s only a matter of time. It might seem logical to replace hoses...
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Crimping your Parker hose assembly is easy
The Parkrimp system is the easiest way to crimp hose assemblies. The crimp dies are color-coded and...
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Busted power steering hose? Save money - salvage...
A damaged power steering hose can be frustrating, but buying a whole new hose might not always be...
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Parker modular crimpers - choose portable or...
Parker Karrykrimp and Karrykrimp 2 modular crimpers Great improvement in the versatility of the...
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Why Pneumatic Cylinders Fail - and What to Do...
Ernie Lunski of Parker Hannifin Corporation wrote a great article on why pneumatic cylinders fail...
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