It is hard to imagine a world without hydraulic technology. Fluid power, Tile Spacer Manufacturer or hydraulics (Greek hydor, meaning water and aulos, meaning pipe) has been used extensively in mechanics since classical times. Today, heavy equipment actuated by hydraulics are used extensively throughout the construction, mining and agricultural industries.

Yet the very nature of nature of heavy duty scenarios means that hydraulic hoses are subjected to a lot of strain and abrasion that can result in their failure. Burst protection sleeving can really help.

Excavators, earth movers, mobile cranes, dumper trucks, agricultural machines, refuse collectors, waste compressors – hydraulic systems are present everywhere we look. All of them rely on flexible high pressure hoses filled with hydraulic fluid to transmit their power.
The cost of neglecting hydraulic hose inspection and maintenance can be high

High pressure hose failure can be extremely costly – not just to installations and equipment, but to the life and limb of the people operating hydraulic machinery or those who happen to be in their immediate vicinity.

Hose bursts can be a sudden explosive rupture or a hot pressurised jet of mineral oil from a pinhole leak. The consequences of either failure can be equally catastrophic.

Incorrect installation, material fatigue and external damage can all result in a deadly rupture, or high pressure hydraulic hose burst.

The DGUV (umbrella association of German Accident Insurers) therefore recommends that hydraulic hoses should be examined at least every 12 months when used under normal conditions or every six months during intensive use or under extreme conditions.

On account of natural material fatigue – especially the rubber components – hydraulic hoses should be replaced after six years of normal use, or at least every two years under extreme conditions. But unfortunately in practice, hoses are often not exchanged regularly and accidents do happen.

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