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News Release from: Dunlop Hiflex | Subject: Waterblast
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 March 2003
Waterblast has a long history of hose
design
Dunlop Hiflex is a UK manufacturer and a market leader in the supply of specialist rubber hose and fittings for a wide variety of high-pressure waterblast applications
Dunlop Hiflex has consolidated its extensive waterblast product range to offer a simple, no-nonsense solution matching generic industry pressure ratings while maintaining the highest level of performance For additional operational flexibility a unique insert elbow fitting now joins the range of terminations
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 11 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Dunlop Hiflex is a UK manufacturer and a market leader in the supply of specialist rubber hose and fittings for a wide variety of high-pressure waterblast applications.
For 20 years the company has supplied fully tested and certified waterblast hose assemblies to a worldwide market through its dedicated network of skilled and authorised distributors.
The new Waterblast series is backed by a long history of hose design and manufacture.
With continued attention to details such as flexibility, light weight and durability, Dunlop Hiflex produces the Waterblast range in four pressure series with a safety factor of 2.5:1 in line with RMA (USA), BFPA (UK) and DIN (Germany) standards.
The new series enable Dunlop Hiflex to offer fully validated waterblast hose assemblies with colour-coded branding for ease of identification: White Brand WB 10 to 10000psi, Blue Brand WB 12 to 12000psi, Yellow Brand WB 15 to15000psi, and Orange Brand WB 20 to 20000psi.
Waterblast hose and fittings are concurrently engineered and manufactured from the highest quality materials.
Assemblies come in standard 20 metre or 50 feet hose lengths with any combination of BSP, Metric DKO, NPT and NPSM terminations covering most requirements.
There is a choice between fire resistant anti-static covers for hazardous environments or Tuflex covers for super abrasion resistance.
For special requirements, assemblies can be supplied with bespoke hose lengths up to 200 metres, and with a unique choice of adapters and insert elbows complete with safety features for challenging applications.
Nominal bore sizes are 0.25 to one inch for working pressure ratings up to 12000psi, 0.25 to 0.75 inch up to 15 000psi, and 0.25 to 0.75 inch up to 20000psi.
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