From Navy ships and Coast Guard cutters to the container and cruise ships that call at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, here's how A-Best Industrial Inc. Fittings,...
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Switching from Hy-Lok to DK-Lok tube fittings? Here's how to cross your part numbers, how mixing the two brands works, and how to swap a fitting and leak test it...
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Commercial fishermen and private boaters can't afford to sit at the dock waiting on parts. Here's how a local San Pedro shop that builds hose while you wait and stocks...
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Ordering tube fittings and tubing for a military or defense job? Here's what DFARS compliance means for stainless fittings and tubing, what to check in the contract, and what paperwork...
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Shopping for an instrumentation tube fittings supplier? Ask these six questions about stock, part number crosses, matching tubing, install help and after-hours service before you send the PO.
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Learn how a Parker A-Lok part number is built and how to cross it to the matching DK-Lok tube fitting, plus the -S material suffix trap that catches buyers.
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Looking for a DK-Lok distributor? Here's what an authorized distributor should give you, from part number crossover and intermix confidence to same-day shipping, and the questions to ask before you...
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Learn how Swagelok and DK-Lok tube fitting part numbers are built, so you can cross a Swagelok number to its DK-Lok equivalent and know what to double-check before you order.
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Thinking about bringing DK-Lok into a Swagelok plant? Here's what's the same, what the ASTM F1387 intermix testing showed, and the prep mistakes that actually cause leaks on mixed systems.
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Nylon, polyethylene and PTFE tubing work well in two-ferrule compression fittings, as long as the tube is cut square and supported with the right insert. Here's how to make up...
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A practical stocking list for instrument and maintenance techs: the tubing, tube fittings, valves, tools and leak detector worth keeping on the truck. Stock it right and most tubing repairs...
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6 mm and 1/4" tubing are close enough to fool you, and mixing metric and fractional tube fitting parts is a common cause of leaks and blowouts. Here's how to...
A-Best Industrial Inc. Fittings, Valves, and Tubing |
A male connector seals two different ways: tapered pipe threads on one end and ferrules on the other. Here's how to prep, seal and tighten both so the fitting stays...
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