Expertise - Tube Fittings Division | Parker US
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Parker's expertise goes beyond just manufacturing custom fittings. It includes an experienced team of engineers, a state-of-the-art lab and many patented designs that can be utilized in your designs to guarantee leak-free connections.

ToughShield Plus Plating

Parker understands the constant battle with corrosion that affect industries such as agriculture, construction, and others – and the costly downtime that comes with it. Parker steel tube fittings and adapters come standard with premium ToughShield Plus plating, providing up to 3,000 hours of corrosion protection against red rust, saving customers both time and money.

Ensure more uptime - no matter your industry, ToughShield Plus delivers:

  • Extended fitting service life
  • Less frequent and easier maintenance
  • Reduced downtime
  • Decreased corrosion migration to adjacent components
  • Reduced warranty claims and aesthetic quality concerns
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Trap-Seal

Parker's Trap-Seal has secure retention under the Seal-Lok ORFS CORG lip

The patented trapezoidal seal of the Seal-Lok O-ring Face Seal (ORFS) Fittings tube end prevents the potential of O-ring fallout during shipment and assembly and O-ring pinch, both common issues for ORFS fittings. This advantage over the competition's standard round O-ring increases the productivity of assembly as well as offers the maximum assurance for a leak-free connection. Ultimately, operational and maintenance costs can be avoided.

 

The benefits of Trap-Seal are:

  • Allows for maximum O-ring retention in the CORG groove
  • Prevents O-ring pinch during assembly, which prevents costly leaks
  • Works in the standard SAE J1453 half-dovetail groove (CORG)
  • 90 durometer nitrile
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State-of-the-Art Metallurgical Lab

By investing in technologies that allow Parker to test products in conditions which mimic our customers' applications, Parker continues to develop new products and product enhancements that convey fluid without leaks, while providing long-lasting component life without corrosion, even under the harshest conditions.

State-of-the-Art Metallurgical Lab
Robust Port Stud

Robust Port Stud

O-ring pinch issues can happen with adjustable SAE O-ring boss (ORB) port ends. This is due to thread exposure below the locknut that leads to a deformed backup washer, pinching the O-ring and creating an O-ring extrusion gap with the potential to leak. To fix this, Parker created the patented Robust Port Stud™. With a longer locknut, the Robust Port Stud eliminates exposed threads and the leak potential of adjustable SAE O-ring boss port ends. This enhanced port end comes standard on all tube fittings and adapters with an adjustable SAE O-ring boss port end.

The advantages of Parker's Robust Port Stud are clear:

  • Easier, mistake-proof assembly
  • Eliminates washer damage and potential leaks
  • Maintains SAE form, fit and functional requirements

Contact Parker

Want to learn more about Rapid Service and Custom Manufacturing from Parker? Send us an email and tell us about your application or latest idea. We can turn around requests for quotes on unusual configurations, jump sizes and prototypes the same day or inside 24, 48 or 72 hours depending on your requirement.