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HYDRAULICS 28 HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS September 2021 www.hpmag.co.uk 600,000 cycles. Our spiral wire hose and Global Spiral GS coupling assemblies even perform beyond one million cycles. Recent standards like ISO 18752 about isobaric hoses range are focused on hose performance rather than the reinforcement design, opening up options for hose manufacturers to innovate on their product portfolio. Gates has patented designs with high-density, one wire reinforcement that performs as well as standard two-wire braids, and high- performance two-wire-braid reinforcement that outperforms conventional four-al hoses… with flexibility, compactness and weight advantages. Our recent MXT and MXG 4K hoses range are made according to this application of our material science knowledge, process innovations, and design expertise. Lower maintenance costs and lower cost of ownership Gates’ self-assembly machinery programme has been compiled to lower your maintenance costs through grease- free operation. Our MCX crimpers come with a self-lubricating slide bearing system, which eliminates metal-to-metal abrasion between master dies and the crimper head and decreases friction by 20%. An additional result of the self- lubricating slide bearing system is that the working environment becomes cleaner, while dirt and debris are less likely to cause costly downtime, bringing your total cost of ownership of Gates crimpers to even lower levels. Access crimp settings in seconds In line with our Integrated System Approach, each Gates crimping machine comes with validated crimp settings for the complete hose and coupling range. This allows users to produce high-quality Gates assemblies themselves, meeting and/or exceeding reference international standards. The European Gates eCrimp Gates has developed a range of small, portable and easy to use crimpers specifically designed for end- users on site. And since these simple, lightweight machines are designed as part of the Gates Integrated System Approach, end- users are assured of factory-quality, no-skive assemblies – even in the field. Gates eCrimp database provides the most up-to-date crimp data in just a few clicks. Copyright: Bettina Koch, Fotoatelier Herff. Copyright: Bettina Koch, Fotoatelier Herff.