HYDRAULIC HOSE FITTINGS & ADAPTERS YEARS SI 6 NCE 195 A 60-year long-lasting success made up of innovation, high-quality products and services, worldwide coverage and daily commitment to customer value. This is what Alfagomma is celebrating in 2016, thanks to all the stakeholders who greatly contributed to building up strategic partnerships, closing successful deals and fostering trust in our future. www.alfagomma.com ALFAGOMMA // GLOBAL PRESENCE // PROVIDING EXCELLENCE AND RELIABILITY 2 ALFAGOMMA Developing cutting-edge technology and innovative The Group has been providing top quality products solutions. Supplying top quality products worldwide. for 60 years and it has always been known for These are the pillars on which ALFAGOMMA’s its excellent technical department: a strong success has been built since 1956. commitment to quality and control design that is ALFAGOMMA Today, ALFAGOMMA plays a leading role in the reflected in the Group’s state-of-the-art product industrial and hydraulic rubber hoses segment, with portfolio, which also include adapters and swivel 16 plants, 79 subsidiaries and assembly plants and connectors. a worldwide presence spread across 21 countries. MANUFACTURING SUBSIDIARIES AND QUALITY EMPLOYEES PLANTS ASSEMBLY PLANTS CERTIFICATION 16 79 ISO 3.000 IN 8 COUNTRIES IN 21 COUNTRIES ISO 9001 AROUND SINCE 1993 ITALY – FINLAND AND THE WORLD GERMANY – UK 5 CONTINENTS ISO 14001 USA – BRAZIL SINCE 1999 CHINA – MALAYSIA www.alfagomma.com ALFAGOMMA // MAIN PLANTS OVERVIEV // MAIN PLANTS OVERVIEW 3 ALFAGOMMA ALFAGOMMA // APPLICATIONS OVERVIEW // APPLICATIONS OVERVIEW 4 ALFAGOMMA www.alfagomma.com COMPLETE AND INTEGRATED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ALFAGOMMA COMPLETE SYSTEM SAFE AND RELIABLE INTEGRATED SYSTEM FULL RANGE OF HOSES, FITTINGS, ADAPTORS AND QUICK RELEASE COUPLINGS CARBON STEEL AND STAINLESS STEEL RIGID PIPES CUSTOMISED SYSTEMS AND KITS WIDE RANGE OF ARTICLES IN STOCK TOP COAT SURFACE TREATMENT ON ALL OUR METAL PARTS 100% TRACEABILITY FOR EVERY SINGLE COMPONENT www.alfagomma.com MINETUFF HIGH ABRASION RESISTANCE MINETUFF COVER EXCELLENT ABRASION RESISTANCE (10 TIMES HIGHER THAN EN-ISO 6945 REQUIREMENT) HIGH OZONE RESISTANCE (10 TIMES MORE THAN THE STANDARD) MSHA APPROVED COVER ALTERNATIVE TO PROTECTIVE SLEEVE IN APPLICATIONS REQUIRING ABRASION RESISTANCE www.alfagomma.com ALFAGOMMA // APPENDIX SETTING NEW STANDARD TESTING ALFAGOMMA cares for the environment and for your ALFAGOMMA laboratories are fully equipped to carry out equipment among ALFAGOMMA’s newest products are tests according to standards like SAE, ISO, DIN and JIS. ALFATECH 4000, 5000, 6000 spiral hose, low temperature, New products are also subjected to laboratory simulation of 7 Temp Tech, MineTuff, SuperTuff hose and a complete actual service prior to being released on the market. coupling line (two pieces and precrimped ALFACRIMP systems). WORLD CLASS QUALITY They join the extensive range of ALFAGOMMA hose, the high pressure hydraulic components that have set the ALFAGOMMA is working to internationally recognised standard for reliability and durability. quality programs requiring stringent standards. Many of our customers are demanding ISO qualification or equivalent as a prerequisite for purchasing. This standard is an assurance ALFAGOMMA DESIGN of consistent quality. Throughout the world ALFAGOMMA has build up a name For ALFAGOMMA this is just the start “do it right from the synonymous with quality, a reputation based on first class beginning”. product, a commitment to research and development and ongoing capital investment. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR USERS The development and product engineering staff in ALFAGOMMA, continue to provide fluid conveying product Hose assemblies require caution in use not only to provide innovations that assure better performance and cost saving long service life but also to guard against potentially to our customers. dangerous failure. ALFAGOMMA hose and couplings are designed to work Serious injury, death and destruction of property can result together as a system for problem free performance, no from the rupture or blowing-apart of a hydraulic hose matter what machine you operate. The performance of assembly that is damaged, worn out, badly assembled or all our product exceeds SAE, DIN, JIS requirements and installed incorrectly. some hoses meet the MSHA and LOBA flame resistance Users should follow good maintenance practices. Avoid requirements, as well. expensive downtime by establishing a program of inspection, testing and replacement of hose assemblies before failure occurs; taking into account factors including: LEADERSHIP IN HYDRAULIC HOSE severity of application, frequency of equipment use, AND COUPLING COMPONENTS past performance of hose assemblies. Document your ALFAGOMMA has developed into a world leading maintenance, inspections and testing. manufacturer, of fluid power and fluid system components. Only properly trained persons should inspect, test or service A positive attitude towards the demands from new hose assemblies and this training should be updated equipment which is using the latest technology has seen regularly. ALFAGOMMA introduce many outstanding new hydraulic Users should carefully observe the precautions listed below hose types. These hoses have found acceptance in a wide under “be aware that” as well as following closely our range of industry, some examples are: recommendations for the selection of hose and couplings. In addition, care should be taken not to exceed the minimum Mining Earthmoving Moulding bend radius listed for each hose size and type. Maximum Logging Agriculture Drilling operating pressure should not exceed the pressures listed. Petroleum Waste/Refuse Crane Instruction for assembling fittings to different hoses should Railroad Manufacturing be followed carefully to ensure the safe performance of the Construction Pulp and Plywood Mills complete assembly. By following the recommendations on hose assembly GLOBAL COMPANY routing and installation, improved safety and longer service life of any hose installation will result. Due to our world-wide organisation of subsidiaries Hydraulic fluid under pressure can be potentially and distributors you will always be near a source for dangerous!! ALFAGOMMA products. Your ALFAGOMMA dealer has An explosive burst or stream of escaping fluid can cause trained personnel to consult with you on your hose and damage to equipment as well as serious injury to persons coupling requirements guaranteeing consistent quality and nearby. performance. BE AWARE THAT... OUR COMMITMENT 1. Highly pressurised fluid escaping from a small pinhole can By remaining alert to customer’s needs, ALFAGOMMA is be almost invisible and, yet, exert extreme force capable constantly engineering new products for tomorrow’s markets of penetrating the skin and other body tissues, causing as well as modifying them for even higher performances. possible severe injury. ALFAGOMMA commitment to innovation and service 2. Hot fluids or chemicals can cause severe burns. makes our products known throughout the world for quality, 3. Pressurised fluids, if released uncontrolled, can exert a reliability and leadership, when you need quality hose and tremendous explosive force. couplings, use the best available. 4. All hydraulic hoses listed in this catalogue are electrically Now you can count on ALFAGOMMA for all your needs. conductive. 5. Some hydraulic fluids are highly flammable. ALFAGOMMA // APPENDIX AND... ALFAGOMMA recommends only those hose and coupling combinations specified in the ALFAGOMMA Hydraulic 1. Always position a shield between you and any pressurised Products Catalogues. hydraulic lines when working next to them... or shut the 8 pressure off. ALFAGOMMA disclaims any liability for any hose assemblies 2. Wear safety glasses. which have not been produced in conformance with 3. Do not use your hands to check for leaks. Do not touch a ALFAGOMMA assembly recommendations and current pressurised hydraulic hose assembly with any part of crimp data charts. your body, if fluid punctures the skin, even if no pain is felt, a serious emergency exists. Extensive impulse testing has been performed by Obtain medical assistance immediately. Failure to do so ALFAGOMMA to verify the recommendations contained can result in loss of the injured body part or death. in this catalogue. A simple burst or pressure test cannot ALFAGOMMA 4. Stay out of hazardous areas while testing hose assemblies determine a hose and coupling combination. under pressure. Use proper safety protection. Any claim for defects must be made in writing on the 5. If an injury or reaction occurs, get medical attention right appropriate ISO9000 complaint form within 8 days from away. receipt of the product. ALFAGOMMA will have a reasonable 6. Use only non conductive thermoplastic hoses where opportunity thereafter to examine and investigate the electrical conductivity is not desired: for instance, alleged defect. equipment working on electric power lines. The customer’s exclusive remedy with respect to any claim ALFAGOMMA hose and fitting are designed, engineered of any kind whatsoever shall be refund of the purchase and tested to be used together in an assembly. price or replacement of the product at the option of ALFAGOMMA and in no event shall ALFAGOMMA be liable The use of ALFAGOMMA fittings on other manufactures hose for any incidental or consequential damages whatsoever. or the use of ALFAGOMMA hose with other manufactures fittings may result in the production of unreliable or unsafe assemblies. It is neither recommended