The fluid power industry takes common knowledge for granted, but we often forget every single individual in our industry was once completely ignorant of the basics. The quest for knowledge starts with the basics, and what is more basic than knowing the difference between two fundamental hydraulic hose construction types.
Hydraulic hose also called hydraulic oil hose, hydraulic rubber hose, high-pressure hose, hydraulic pipe, steel wire high-pressure hose, steel wire braided hose, steel wire spiral hose, generally divided into steel wire braided hydraulic hose and steel wire spiral hydraulic hose. The hydraulic hose is mainly composed of a liquid-resistant inner rubber tube, a middle rubber layer, from one to six layers of steel wire as reinforcement layer, and an outer rubber layer. The outer rubber layer protects the steel wire from damage, and the steel wire layer is the skeleton material for reinforcement.