How Does It Work?
Building your own custom hydraulic hose
Hydraulic systems power lots of machines in industries. They need hydraulic oil pushed through valves, pumps, and cylinders at high pressure. Hydraulic hoses connect all these parts for smooth operation. Since hoses face high pressure and tight spaces, choosing the right one is super important for safety and efficiency.
Considerations when building a hose
- What type of equipment is the hose going to be used on?
- What environmental factors will the hose be exposed to?
- What flow and pressure will the hose will be under?
- Will the routing be confined?
- Is there a need to have the bends orientated to a certain angle?
- Will the assembly be subjected to abrasion?
Hose Type
Whether you are replacing an existing hose, or building a new system, you’ll need to select a hose of the correct pressure rating. (You can check the hose specifications on the datasheets in step 1)
- Low-Pressure 1 Wire Hydraulic Hoses: These are designed for applications with lower pressure requirements and are commonly used with small equipment and machinery
- High-Pressure 2 Wire Hydraulic Hoses: These are designed to handle high-pressure applications and are commonly used in heavy machinery, construction equipment, and other industrial applications
- Multi-Spiral 4 Wire Hydraulic Hoses: These have multiple layers of reinforcement material and are designed for applications that require extreme high-pressure resistance and flexibility
- Synflex and Twin Synflex Hoses: Thermoplastic hydraulic hoses are suitable for delivering synthetic, petroleum or water-based hydraulic fluids and it is mainly used in high pressure working conditions. It is compact and regularly used in hydraulic transfer solutions on forklifts.
Hose Diameter
Choosing the correct inner diameter for hydraulic hoses is crucial because it ensures proper flow rate and pressure transmission. Incorrect sizing can lead to inefficiency, pressure loss, or even system failure. Matching the hose diameter to the system's requirements ensures optimal performance and longevity, minimizing risks and maintenance costs.
Hose assembly length
When you are measuring your hydraulic hose assembly, please use the guide below to ensure you get the correct length. Sadly, since all our hoses are custom made after the hose is made, we can’t take returns unless there is a defect.
Hose Fittings
Below we have listed some short descriptions of a variety of styles of fittings we supply. Use this as a guide for choosing your fittings.
BSP — British Thread Type fittings are non self-sealing threads. They use either metal to metal angled surfaces, or metal and an O-ring for sealing pipe ends.
JIC — These are metal to metal American-type fittings which are commonly used in Europe. They are a flare fitting machined with a 37-degree flare seating surface.
Metric — Uses a basic metal to metal sealing design with a cylindrical internal thread and conical external thread with specific cylindrical diameters inside and out.
ORFS — O-ring Face Seals are commonly used in high pressure applications. They utilise an O-ring compression mechanism to seal and prevent leakage.
Flange — A worldwide hose fitting type used in high pressure applications with large loads. They incorporate an O-ring sealing and are usually separated into two pressure classes – 3000 psi and 6000 psi.
Hose Orientation
If your hose assembly has 45° or 90° fittings at both ends, you will need to specify the orientation of the hose fittings.
How to Measure Hose Orientation
Hose Orientation is determined by the number of degrees measured in a clockwise direction.
To measure the orientation angle look along the hose with the furthest fitting (A/Fitting 1) away from the viewer and the nearest fitting (B/Fitting 2) closest to the viewer. Fitting (A/Fitting 1) must be set at 0 Degrees. Use the Diagram to work out what angle orientation you need on fitting (B/Fitting 2)
Hose Protection
Hose protection are designed to protect hoses from damage and extend their lifespan. We can supply these wraps in either plastic or steel. This protection will be fitted to the hose before dispatch.