Category Archives: Quick Release Couplings

Hydraulic Quick Disconnects Help Users Save

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Hydraulic quick disconnect image courtesy of Stäubli.

Hydraulic fluid has to get where it’s going somehow. Within systems that require the transmission of hydraulic fluid over distances exceeding several feet, hydraulic fluid is transmitted usually through tubes and hoses, many varieties of which can be connected and disconnected repeatedly. There are a lot of contexts in which hydraulic fluids have to be transmitted from one place to another. What doesn’t change regardless of context is the fact that these hydraulic fluid transmission processes must Continue reading →

Quick Connectors Take the Guesswork Out of Line Connection

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It would be a shame if the functionality of such advanced and effective tools as pneumatic drills and pneumatic nail guns were diminished by the unwieldiness of their air supply connections. Luckily, they’re not. What do we appreciate about pneumatic tools? They’re simple – pneumatic tools don’t have to be connected to an electric power supply, they require only occasional maintenance and they are clean. They’re effective – compressed air can generate a lot of force, and that Continue reading →

Breakaway Couplings Belong in a Category of their Own

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There are a lot of different terms used in reference to quick release couplings: quick disconnects, quick release fittings, quick disconnect fittings, quick connect fittings, etc. These terms refer to the same products: hose, line and tool connectors that can be attached and detached quickly and easily for the purposes of convenience, efficiency and safety. Breakaway couplings, though, might belong Continue reading →

Quick Disconnect Fittings Live up to their Names

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Last summer, I helped my parents power wash and refinish their deck. Considering the fact that they gave me life and all, I figured this would make us even. After all, the deck is multi-level and is ringed about by diagonal lattice, and all of the deck’s surfaces, including the lattice, had to be cleansed of the remaining finish and then entirely repainted. Our neighbor across Continue reading →

Dry Disconnect Couplings Contribute to Safety

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Safety is an important consideration in the transmission of fuel, hydraulic fluid and other kinds of chemicals involved in industrial processes. Imagine that you work for an airline, and your job is to assist in the refueling of aircraft between flights. This is a big responsibility. After all, you are directly responsible for the safety of the passengers and crew of the aircraft that you are tasked with refueling. Also, because of the volatile nature of airliner fuel, if you were to cause a spill, you could Continue reading →

Why Air Quick Couplers are Appreciated

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Air quick couplers may not seem like the most noteworthy industrial utilities, and it may be the case that compared to other tools, they aren’t that noteworthy. But like most industrial tools, they do serve an important purpose within certain contexts. The main advantage of air quick couplers is as their name suggests – they can be used to quickly connect or disconnect air supplies. Professionals appreciate this quickness for two important reasons. The first reason is that quickness often goes hand in hand with productivity and efficiency. A connector that can make Continue reading →

The Anatomy of Quick Disconnect Couplings

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When I was in high school, I participated in my school’s theatre program. I spent two performances onstage (one as a pirate in Peter Pan and another as a Russian magistrate with a ZZ Top beard in a Neil Simon play), but I spent most of my time backstage on the technical crew. If you’ve got kids who are approaching high school age, and if their school has a theatre department, I have this advice for you: make your kids participate in theatre. There are a few advantages to this for them, but for you there are even more advantages. During the weeks leading up Continue reading →