New Weatherhead Diamond Advantage one and two-wire braid and four-spiral hoses provide higher working pressures and temperature ratings (260°F), plus superior abrasion resistance, compared with previous versions. The H190, H280, H290, and H245L hose styles meet or exceed Euro Norm SN/SC standards. And H430 4-spiral hose exceeds EN 4SP pressures in sizes –8 through –16 and SAE 100R12 standards in all sizes. Applications include construction, ag, and mining equipment and in-plant plastic-molding machines, stamping presses, and robots.
Eaton Corp., Hydraulics Group, 14615 Lone Oak Rd., Eden Prairie, MN 55344, (952) 937-9800, www.eaton.com/hydraulics
Ken Korane holds a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University. In addition to serving as an editor at Machine Design until August 2015, his prior work experience includes product engineer at Parker Hannifin Corp. and mechanical design engineer at Euclid Inc.
