Industries

Large & Craft Breweries

The brewery industry relies heavily on high-quality brewery and washdown hoses to maintain efficient operations and ensure product integrity. From transferring raw ingredients to moving finished beer between tanks, these hoses are a critical part of daily production. Using top-grade brewery hoses helps prevent contamination, as they are designed without rubber compounds or plasticizers that can leach into the product and alter the flavor profile of the beer. In addition, durable washdown hoses are essential for maintaining strict sanitation standards throughout the facility. With the right hose solutions, breweries can safeguard the taste and consistency of their craft while keeping operations clean, compliant, and running smoothly.

Wineries

The winery industry depends on high-quality hose solutions to support daily production and preserve the integrity of each vintage. From transferring grape must to moving wine between fermenters and barrels, hoses play a vital role in maintaining a clean, efficient workflow. Products like Continental Vintner, EZ Guilde and Nutriflex are specifically engineered for wine transfer, ensuring no rubber compounds or plasticizers interfere with the wine’s delicate flavor profile. For cleaning and sanitizing production areas, Saniwash provides a durable washdown solution that supports strict hygiene protocols. Paired with Sanitary Hose Fittings and Adapters, these hoses help prevent contamination and ensure reliable performance. With the right hose systems in place, wineries can protect product quality, uphold sanitation standards, and keep operations flowing smoothly from crush to bottling.

Steel & Metals

The steel industry operates in one of the harshest industrial environments, where extreme temperatures, abrasive materials, and high-pressure systems are the norm. Hydraulic hoses are essential for operating heavy machinery and must be heat-resistant, durable, and capable of withstanding continuous pressure cycles. Industrial hoses—used for water, air, steam, and material transfer—must be built to handle high temperatures and aggressive media like slag and chemicals.

Data Center Thermal Cooling

The data center thermal cooling industry requires highly specialized components that ensure reliable performance, energy efficiency, and minimal downtime. EPDM and nitrile multipurpose hoses are essential for fluid transfer applications, with EPDM offering excellent resistance to heat and ozone for glycol-based coolants, and nitrile providing superior oil resistance where petroleum-based fluids are used. These hoses must be manufactured to stringent industry standards to guarantee long-term durability and pressure stability. Data cooling liquid suction hoses are used in return lines to prevent kinking and collapse under vacuum, while nylon thermal-formed tubing provides a compact, leak-resistant solution for tight routing within densely packed server environments. Thermal electric water pumps are critical for circulating coolant with precision and efficiency, often paired with no-spill quick disconnects that allow clean, tool-free line changes without system contamination. On the mechanical side, quad power v-belts and Polychain belts are used to drive pumps, chillers, and fans, delivering reliable power transmission in compact systems with minimal maintenance. A supplier capable of servicing both the fluid handling and power transmission sides of data center cooling systems offers a strategic advantage by providing technically compatible, application-specific solutions that support optimal uptime, safety, and long-term equipment performance.

Aggregate & Cement

The aggregate and cement industry operates in demanding environments where rugged, reliable components are essential. Hydraulics are heavily utilized on crushing and screening equipment, loaders, and other mobile heavy machinery to deliver consistent power and control. Conveyor belts play a critical role in moving bulk materials such as sand, gravel, lime, cement, and dirt across processing plants and quarries. Industrial hoses are used for a wide range of applications, including slurry handling, water transfer, washdown, and dust suppression. Specialty hoses such as hot tar and asphalt hoses are also common for road-building and paving operations. Skirtboard rubber helps keep materials on conveyors, minimizing spillage and reducing cleanup. Facilities also depend on conveyor components like engineered chutes and integrated dust suppression systems to enhance safety, efficiency, and environmental compliance.

Chemical

The chemical industry demands highly specialized fluid handling solutions to ensure safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Industrial hoses are used extensively for SWAN applications—steam, water, air, and nitrogen—as well as for transferring a wide range of aggressive chemicals. Gaskets play a critical role in sealing flange connections and process vessels, including heat exchangers, tanks, valves, and complex piping systems, where leak prevention is vital. To accommodate thermal expansion across multiple planes, facilities incorporate metal expansion joints and v-loops within their piping infrastructure. At rail loading terminals, loading arms and gangways support the safe transfer of bulk liquids and gases. Additionally, dry disconnects, industrial valves, cam and groove fittings, and a full range of couplings are essential components for efficient and secure connections in both liquid and gas transfer operations.

Food & Beverage

The food and beverage industry depends on a diverse range of specialized products to maintain efficient, hygienic, and compliant operations. Food-grade hoses are used for transferring both liquid and dry ingredients, ensuring product purity and meeting FDA and USDA standards. Sanitation and washdown hoses are essential for maintaining strict hygiene across production areas. Hydraulic systems power processing equipment, packaging lines, and even automated freezers, while gaskets provide reliable sealing for process piping, valves, and sanitary fittings. Valves and automation components control product flow and system performance, and pneumatic systems are commonly used in conveying, filling, and packaging operations. Additionally, food-grade conveyor belts and systems help transport products safely and efficiently through each phase of production, from raw material intake to final packaging.

Mining

The mining industry operates in some of the harshest environments, demanding rugged and reliable fluid handling solutions. Hydraulic hose is essential on all large mining equipment, including haul trucks, loaders, and drills, providing the power needed for heavy-duty operations both above and below ground. Industrial hose is widely used in material processing plants for tasks such as slurry transfer, chemical transfer, water movement, and dust suppression. Gaskets are critical in sealing water pipe connections and chemical processing systems to ensure safety and efficiency. In underground mining, specialized hoses such as Rock Dust, Mine Spray, and Mill Hose are used for dust suppression to maintain air quality and meet MSHA safety standards. Multipurpose hoses also play a key role in dust control, offering flexible solutions for various applications across the mining site.

Oil & Gas

The oil and gas industry relies on a broad range of fluid handling and hydraulic solutions to support operations across upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. Drilling contractors use large quantities of hydraulic hose to power drilling rigs and related equipment, along with rotary drilling hoses and industrial hoses for liquid mud transfer, water movement, and general fluid handling. In hydraulic fracturing, chemical hoses, frac discharge hoses, and large-diameter water transfer hoses are essential, along with oilfield valves, hammer unions, seals, and frac water transfer hose assemblies built to handle high pressures and harsh conditions. Other contractors in the field utilize hoses for well injection, hot oiler hoses for cleaning wellheads, and hydraulic lines across all mobile and stationary equipment. Applications also call for oilfield-grade hoses for crude oil transfer, water transfer, LPG transfer, and even potable water delivery in remote field operations. Each product must withstand extreme pressures, chemicals, and environmental exposure while delivering safe, efficient performance.

Power Generation

The power generation industry spans a wide range of technologies, each requiring specialized fluid handling and motion control products. In natural gas power plants, metal hose assemblies and high-performance gaskets are critical for managing thermal expansion, vibration, and sealing needs in high-temperature, high-pressure environments. Coal-fired power plants rely heavily on hydraulic systems to operate large-scale equipment, along with air and steam hoses for auxiliary systems and conveyor belts that transport coal from storage to the furnace. In the renewable sector, wind energy systems utilize complex hydraulic systems within the nacelle for blade pitch control and braking, as well as in tower, blade, and turbine manufacturing processes. Across all types of facilities, maintaining equipment performance and preventing leaks or failures is essential for operational safety, efficiency, and environmental compliance.

Pulp & Paper

The pulp and paper industry depends on a wide array of sealing, fluid transfer, and motion control products to support continuous, high-volume production. Gaskets are essential throughout the facility, used to seal water, adhesive, and chemical piping systems, ensuring leak-free operation under high pressure and temperature conditions. Steam hoses, water hoses, and air hoses are vital for cleaning, processing, and drying systems, while hydraulic hoses and valves are used to control rollers, presses, and other automated equipment. Metal hose assemblies are often implemented in high-temperature zones or where flexibility and vibration absorption are required. Power transmission components are also integral to driving conveyors, paper machines, and finishing equipment, keeping operations efficient and minimizing downtime in a demanding, around-the-clock environment.

Refining & Petrochemical

The refining industry requiring robust, high-performance solutions to support complex fluid and gas handling processes. Industrial hoses are used for SWAN service—steam, water, air, and nitrogen—as well as for transferring petroleum products, chemicals, and process fluids throughout the refinery. Gaskets are essential for sealing flanged connections and process vessels such as heat exchangers, reactors, storage tanks, valves, and extensive piping networks. Thermal movement in piping is managed with metal expansion joints and v-loops, ensuring system flexibility and longevity. At truck and rail terminals, loading arms and gangways facilitate the safe and efficient loading and unloading of fuels and chemicals. Quick connects, cam and groove couplings, industrial valves, and dry disconnects are standard components used to ensure leak-free, secure transfers of both liquids and gases in hazardous environments.

Rental

The rental industry serves a wide range of markets, requiring an equally broad selection of fluid handling and hydraulic products to support its equipment and service divisions. Hydraulics are essential across all rental equipment fleets, powering lifts, earth movers, and other mobile machinery. In general rental divisions, air and water transfer hoses are frequently sold alongside small equipment rentals. Fluid management divisions handle larger-scale applications, renting out metal hose, chemical hose, oil and water transfer hose, and large bore water transfer hose for industrial and municipal jobs. These systems often integrate tank level monitor alarms, valves, and flange adapters to ensure safe and efficient operation. HVAC divisions depend heavily on LPG hose and ducting for temporary heaters, air transfer systems, and chillers, while coolant hose is used in large-scale temporary cooling installations. Power divisions support remote operations with power and auxiliary wire, enabling the reliable deployment of temporary power systems in construction, events, and emergency response scenarios.

Liquid Transportation Industry

The liquid transportation industry—including bulk carriers and tank truck operators—depends on durable, high-performance industrial hose systems for the secure transfer of water, fuel, chemicals, and food-grade liquids. Hoses must be chemical-resistant, abrasion-tolerant, and capable of withstanding varied temperatures and pressures. Industrial couplings play a critical role in ensuring safe, leak-free connections during loading and unloading, while valves help control flow with precision and safety at every transfer point. Together, these components support the efficiency, compliance, and reliability essential to liquid transport operations.

Waste and Recycling

Waste and Recycling Industry
In waste handling and recycling operations, industrial hose is critical for suction and discharge applications, including leachate transfer, debris removal, and dust suppression. These hoses must be abrasion-resistant and durable under harsh, corrosive conditions. Hydraulic hoses power compactors, shredders, balers, and lifting equipment, providing the muscle behind automated material handling. Conveyor belts play a major role in sorting and transporting recyclables or waste materials across processing lines. They must be engineered for durability and flexibility to withstand heavy use and diverse loads.

Transfer Terminals

Petroleum & Chemical Transfer Terminals
Petroleum and chemical transfer terminals rely on rugged, chemically compatible industrial hose systems for the safe loading and unloading of fuels, solvents, acids, and other hazardous liquids. These hoses must meet strict standards for pressure, temperature, and static dissipation. Loading arms are often used in place of or alongside hoses to provide a secure, efficient connection between transport vehicles and storage tanks. Industrial couplings ensure tight, leak-free connections under demanding conditions, while valves offer precise control and emergency shut-off capabilities. Gangways provide safe, OSHA-compliant access for personnel during transfer operations, helping maintain a secure working environment in these high-risk facilities.