How to Identify NPT Thread and Other Hydraulic Fitting Types

Just about every industrial application utilizes machinery and equipment powered by hydraulics, from agricultural, earthmoving, and snow removal machines to industrial diecasting and molding equipment, oil and gas exploration, construction and demolition, automotive manufacturing, aerospace, aeronautics, and more. The vast number of applications powered by hydraulic systems require countless different types of hydraulic fittings and adapters with…

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Breaking the Mold with Superior Forged Fittings and Valves

Along with the location of the cultural history of man, forging metals began with the Sumerians in the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia, dating back to around 4500 B.C. Beginning in the Middle East, the forming of metals by forging eventually spread throughout Europe and Asia. By first forming metals…

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