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Market leader with global presence
With its wide ranges of steel and stainless-steel fittings, quick couplings, flanges and clamps, sensors and measuring devices, as well as brands like Ermeto, Snaptite, Tema, SensoControl, or F37, the High Pressure Connectors Europe offers one of the most comprehensive product portfolios on the market. With this it acts as a full hydraulic solution provider, offering not only products but also extensive consulting and engineering support. Thanks to the global infrastructure of subsidiaries and distributors, HPCE can guarantee a global supply chain, service and availability.
Research & Development
An essential part of High Pressure Connectors Europe’s innovation and development power is that we have our own metal science laboratory at our site in Windelsbleiche. The modern laboratory with its own test electroplating allows us to quickly test new developments and make adjustments in order to accelerate innovation and to always be able to offer our customers state-of-the-art technology.
Manufacturing Excellence
With 5 production sites with modern machines and production technologies and plating lines, HPCE is very well equipped to meet customer requirements. Large part of the products is manufactured at one of our own sites, which means that HPCE has both a great deal of know-how and sovereignty of the production processes from material delivery to the end product. Together with our own quality assurance, this allows us to meet the highest quality requirements.
Testing & Validation
High Pressure Connectors Europe is certified according to the ISO standards required for our target industries. Our laboratory and testing resources and a dedicated engineering department also allow us to perform tests and qualifications for our customers when necessary. This means at the same time continuously high quality standards and flexibility to meet special customer requirements.
Technical Support & Services
HPCE's dedicated service staff and engineers support our customers with technical questions and requirements. From basic concerns to demanding technical tasks - as experts in the world of high pressure connections, Parker HPCE is able to meet customer demands from a wide range of industries: From marine or mobile hydraulics to hydrogen applications and thermal management.
Engaged people
Our about 1,000 engaged employees at all 5 locations act socially responsibly. We care for our environment locally and globally. With activities like donations, landscaping or other support for local organizations like kindergarten’s, associations, or social institutions, our employees live Parker values and make our regions attractive and livable for everyone.
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About us
An invention as the cornerstone of HPCE. The original idea of the cutting ring fitting goes back to the invention of Hans Kreidel and his patent in 1929. This fitting was initially produced in Zöblitz (Erzgebirge) and catapulted the company to market leadership for tube fittings in brake systems and in the hydraulic heavy industry.
In 1945, the plant in Zöblitz was dismantled by the Russian occupation forces. This did not stop the rise of cutting ring fitting technology. On March 5, 1948, Hans Kreidel founded Ermeto Armaturen GmbH together with Karl Oldewurtel, an entrepreneur from Bielefeld Senne, and Tecalemit SA Paris. Five years later, production started at the current location of High Pressure Connectors Europe in Windelsbleiche, Bielefeld. In 1965, Ermeto grew and bought a factory in Schloß Holte to be able to expand its production. After the owners left the business in 1974, Ermeto set a milestone in the history of fastening technology in 1978 with the introduction of the progressive stop ring.
In 1981, Ermeto joined Parker Hannifin. From then on, the products were marketed under the Parker Ermeto brand. The company set another milestone in the following years with the development of EO-2, a completely soft-sealing connection system.
Today, Parker HPCE remains the market leader in the field of high pressure connection technology. The portfolio continues to include many innovations, also from other areas of hydraulic connection technology, such as the F37 and HPF flange system, the SensoControl measuring devices, or manifolds for cooling data centers.
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