Quick Release Couplings Blog

No More Dollar Store Hoses

micheals — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:55:57 +0000

There’s a good chance that if you ever bought a cheap dollar store hose for watering your garden or washing your car, sooner or later you found out why the product was so cheap. I’ve had many encounters with these products, which is the simultane

Quick Disconnects Make Life Easier

micheals — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:51:47 +0000

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something to be said for a tool that makes life easier, even if that tool doesn’t necessarily save money or greatly improve a process. It’s true that quick disconnects can save time and money. They can

Quick Release Couplings Save More than Just Time

micheals — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:11:24 +0000

Quick release coupling image courtesy of Snap-Tite.

When it comes to emergency first response, speed is key. The importance of speed is reflected in the conditions in the traffic code that allows for exceptions to

The Value of Quick Release Fittings

micheals — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:06:02 +0000

Fittings image courtesy of Clippard Minimatic.

Quick release fittings are sometimes also known by other names. Some of these names include quick disconnect fittings, quick connect fittings, quick disconnect couplin

Quick Couplings Save Time

micheals — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:03:00 +0000

Quick couplings image courtesy of Saf-T-Flo Industries.

Fluid transmission in industrial contexts can be a complicated process. First off, it’s important to keep in mind that

Hydraulic Quick Disconnects Help Users Save

micheals — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:53:50 +0000

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 ove

Quick Connectors Take the Guesswork Out of Line Connection

micheals — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:50:32 +0000

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 pneumat

Breakaway Couplings Belong in a Category of their Own

micheals — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:47:03 +0000

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

Quick Disconnect Fittings Live up to their Names

micheals — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:42:59 +0000

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 de

Dry Disconnect Couplings Contribute to Safety

micheals — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:03:42 +0000

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 flig