Price Increase on Industrial Products

To Whom It May Concern:

While we continue to closely monitor the cost of raw materials and commodities used to produce our hose and couplings, our suppliers have not been able to contain these significant increases and we find it necessary at this time to adjust our prices.

Effective Monday, August 8th, 2011 Jason will increase prices on average 9.5%.

The adjustments will be made to List Prices and will vary by product line. The higher prices reflect true cost increases which have been accumulating during the past six months. 

What is the production date of my hose?

The production date of your hose is provided two ways for Eaton Aeroquip hydraulic hose. A date code is usually printed with the exact production run date. The right and left picture depict the ink jet printed production date in white ink. After the hoses have been in the field, this date can be worn off, so to make it a more permanent solution, the date code is encrypted into the layline of the hose (may be written in permanent ink such as the middle picture or an impression strip has been used to permanently imbed the date code as well as other important data pertaining to the hose)

How to decypher the date code...

Simple! Look for the Q!

Most every hose will have the date code permanently imbedded into the hose and it is xQyy where x is the Quarter of the year it is made and yy is the two digit year that the hose was made. For example 1Q11 is first quarter 2011 or 2Q97 is second quarter 1997 (or 2097 depending when you're viewing this)

Easy quarter reference:
1: First quarter,     (January 1st to March 31st)
2: Second quarter, (April 1st to June 30th)
3: Third quarter,    (July 1st to September 31st)
4: Forth quarter,    (October 1st to December 31st)

When you change out your hose and the life span of your hose is up is dependent on the application. When there is any question as to the viability of your hose and you are/or not sure about any hose you are currently using, replace it immediately with a hose that can be identified. 

If you need new Eaton Aeroquip hose assemblies or bulk hydraulics please visit our site at www.Aeroquip.cc



If you would like to tag and track your hoses from anywhere, please check out our www.HoseDog.com services

New discussion added to forum

Eaton Aeroquip Matchmate GH663 hose 

A question has been asked about production dates of Eaton Aeroquip Matchmate hose and an answer has been provided on our forum. To find out more answers to your hydraulic questions please email us or post it on our forum.

Find our more at http://forum.murdockindustrial.com/index.php?topic=41.0

Chemfluor® Duality™ Tubing

Chemfluor® Duality^TM  Tubing

Duality™ provides the benefits of natural FEP, such as chemical resistance, low coefficient of friction and high purity, with the abrasion resistance, strength and toughness of LDPE. An odorless and tasteles material, Duality™ offers a continuous service temperature of -25°F to 175°F. 

Product Features 

• High purity
• Excellent chemical resistance
• Low coefficient of friction
• Non-photo active
• Odorless and tasteless
• Flexible
• Good abrasion resistance
• Continuous service temperature -25°F to 175°F
• FDA approved
  

Typical Applications

• Gas and water sampling
• X-ray/photographic development equipment

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Chemfluor® CT-Flex Corrugated Tubing

Chemfluor® CT-Flex^TM  Corrugated Tubing

Chemfluor® CT-Flex^TM  Corrugated FEP or PFA tubing shapes and flexes easily and will conform to tortuous paths.  It features a bend radius of virtually zero, can be extended or compressed without affecting the inner diameter, and resists chemicals, elevated temperatures, cut-through and strain.  CT-Flex is made from FEP, has read-through transparency and is FDA-approved under regulation 21 CFR 17.1550.

Product Features

Corrugated tubing with straight end cuffs designed to be used with our compression fittings 

• Extension/compression length ratio is approximately 2:1
• Bend diameter is 1/2 of tubing inside diameter
• Maximum continuous service temperature is 200°F (93.3°C)/0 pressure
• Can extend or compress without affecting the inner diameter
• Available in FEP and PFA materials

Typical Applications

• Electrical
• Electronics
• Aerospace
• Analytical
• Military
• Semiconductor
• Chemical
• Automotive
• Medical

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Chemfluor® ConvoFlex Convoluted Tubing

Chemfluor® ConvoFlex^TM  Convoluted Tubing

Chemfluor® ConvoFlex™ Convoluted Flexible tubing is specifically designed to be used with the Chemfluor® line of Flare Grip® molded PFA flare fittings.  ConvoFlex is easily cold flared with our FastFLARE™ cold forming tools -- no need for expensive straight cuffs.

ConvoFlex™ resists chemical and elevated temperatures.  It is made from FDA-approved Teflon®  FEP, offers read-through transparency and features a spiral design that aids in self-flushing and cleaning. ConvoFlex tubing's outstanding flexibility, high dielectric strength and superior chemical resistance also make it an excellent choice for wire conduit.

Product Features

Convoluted flexible tubing designed to be used with our flare fittings 

• Available in FEP, PFA as well as most other fluoropolymer materials
• Easily cold flared for use with Furon® Flare Grip® tube fittings
• Read through transparency
• Virtually unlimited length capability
• No need for expensive straight cuffs
• Continuous flow path-self flushing
• Pre stuffed convoflex with a smooth bore tube inside is available in FEP, PFA, and PFA high purity.

Typical Applications

• Biotech
• Pharmaceutical
• Aerospace
• Semiconductor
• Chemical processing

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Chemfluor® Con-T Tubing

Chemfluor® Con-T Tubing

Chemfluor® Con-T™ Convoluted Tubing is a companion to Chemfluor® CT-Flex Corrugated FEP or PFA Tubing.  Con-T™ is helically convoluted PTFE with stainless steel reinforcing coil encircling the outer surfaces between the convolutions.

PTFE provides the highest available degree of chemical inertness, together with high-temperature operating capability, low wall friction and non-stick qualities. 

The convoluted form provides much more flexibility than is possible with smooth bore tubing, and the continuous spiral aids self-flushing.  The wire coil provides increased pressure and vacuum capability and aids in electrically grounding the system.

Barbed inserts are recommended for Con-T™ tubing.

 

Product Features

• Vacuum service:  29.9 ambient in hg
• Maximum continuous service temperature: 350º F (177º C)/0 pressure
• Steel reinforcing coil encircling the outer surface between convolutions
• Wire coil provides increased pressure and vacuum capability
• Wire aids in electrically grounding the system

 

Typical Applications

• Chemical processing
• Petrochemical
• Automotive

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