Developing and Testing A New Hydraulic Hose The design validation process of a hydraulic hose varies depending on the applicable industry specifications (SAE, EN, ISO, etc.) and specific customer requirements. General Process Hose trial is ran, tested per applicable standards, including but not limited to: Dimensions, Proof, Length...

New Design for the Food & Beverage Hose Branding   Have you noticed that we have come out with a new design for the Food & Beverage hose branding? We are redesigning the majority of Food & Beverage hose lay lines to look much nicer, contain more...

Flow Direction on All PVC Hoses   ContiTech’s PVC hoses ARVAC, ARTRAC, & Mulch/Bark Blower hoses all have directional arrows on them. These PVC hoses with non smooth inner tube (helix) have a “flow direction” arrow similar to that as shown below.   The reason for the arrow is...

ContiTech’s Whitewater® Hose   ContiTech’s Whitewater® hose is designed for use on both steam cleaner machines and combination steam cleaner / pressure washer machines.   Pressure Washer Service 250°F max temp rating 3000 psi max pressure rating 4:1 safety factor   Steam Cleaning Service 325°F max temp rating 350 psi max pressure...

Tan Flextra has Two Versions Offered by ContiTech   Recently we have received questions on the FDA compliance of the very popular Tan Flextra. ContiTech offers two tan hoses under the Flextra brand to convey abrasive materials. Both hoses have the same Pureten rubber liner . The compound...

ContiTech Industrial Fluid Solutions has All of Our Digital Tools in One Location, Contifluidsolutions.com     This new site gives ContiTech Hydraulic and Industrial Hose Distributors one point of access to Ideal for Distributor Account Representatives, Customer Service, and Hose Product Managers. In addition to eliminating the need for...

Grade T Welding Hose has Both Flame & Oil Resistant Tube/Cover   Grade T welding hose is the only welding hose approved by the CGA (Compressed Gas Association). The Green hose is for oxygen and red is for acetylene plus approved for all fuel gases such as hydrogen and propylene...

How to Jump Start the New Product Creation Process     Found on SalesForce, or available from your friendly neighborhood hydraulic sales specialist (HSS) or hydraulics product and channel managers, the fitting request form allows you to ask the right questions that provide our fitting engineers the information...