From polyester and ballistic nylon to fire-resistant silicone, each material offers unique advantages for specific applications, such as mining, automotive, or smelting. Hydraulic hose sleeves help ...

According to Dave Douglass, Gates’ global director for hydraulic hose and couplings, hose guarding is used routinely to resist abrasion (metal- and plastic-spring types and nylon sleeves, for instance ...

Decommissioned fire hoses will now be used at Salem ... How does it work? The hose, or "sleeve," is placed over the hydraulic device at the top of the classroom doors, and acts as another doorstop ...

“It will absolutely save lives,” Granada said, “It will actually fit over the hydraulic ... s Ambridge Fire Department and the school district to use old hose cut into sleeves.

The program plans to take parts of retired fire hoses and turn them into sleeves that can then be slipped over the hydraulic hardware of doors. This will lock the doors in place so they can’t be ...