FHS releases hygienic hose assemblies

Flexible Hose Supplies (FHS) has released the RX range of hygienic hose assemblies.

The range is suitable for all commercial cleaning products, making them suitable for use in hygienic applications in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.

The hoses are up to 50 per cent lighter, 10 per cent stronger and substantially more flexible than conventional process hoses.

They are also certified ADI (Animal Derived Ingredients) Free, thereby totally eliminating any risk of BSE prion contamination.

RX hose, an own brand of ERIKS, is supplied in the form of ready-to-use assemblies, which are produced to meet the customer's precise requirements at the new RX hygienic hose production facility at FHS in Bolton.

The RX range incorporate odourless and taste-free inner liners, available in a range of colour coded outer covers, with light weight and heavy wall designs and working pressures up to 18 bar.

In addition, improved tough liner components resist nicks and imperfections, thereby helping to reduce bacteria risks at the end connections that are specifically designed to remove all bug traps.

The liner and special spiral construction (RX Lite designs) also mean that RX hose assemblies offer substantially longer working lives than conventional assemblies.

To complement the inherent hygienic properties of the hose itself, the new hose production cell focuses on hygiene throughout.

The cell features an extensive clean stock holding area, and has a clean 'off-floor' manufacturing area.

The cell also includes a 140 bar test rig, where every hose assembly is tested to 1.5 times its rated working pressure.

All RX hose assemblies feature ferrules that are deep engraved with a unique reference number (allowing for full 31B traceability) along with the test pressure and date of manufacture.

Custom-marking requirements can also be accommodated.

For use in the food and dairy industries, the current RX hose range includes: RX-ALIFIXX-LITE, a flexible premium vacuum and pressure hose for milk products, animal fats and vegetable oils; RX-ALLIFIX, a pressure and vacuum hose also for foodstuffs, which features an easy-to-clean smooth internal wall; and RX-VITTAFIXX, a pressure and mid-range suction hose suitable for use with milk products, animal fats, vegetable oils and fruit juices.

For use in breweries and beverages industries RX-DELIFIXX-LITE is an extremely flexible hose specifically for use with beer, wine, alcoholic drinks to 40 per cent ABV (Alcohol By Volume) and non-alcoholic drinks; and RX-DELIFIXX, which can be used with beverages and with oily or fatty foodstuffs.

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