NAHAD - Hose Assembly Guidelines

The Hose Assembly Guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for hose assembly specification, design and fabrication. These guidelines are designed to maximize the life of the hose assembly and optimize hose assembly safety, quality and reliability.  Diagrams and illustrations are provided where appropriate.  Topics include:

• Analyzing the end user application and environment for which the hose assembly will be designed
• Quality control of assembly components
• Shipping and handling procedures that optimize hose assembly life
• Proper testing procedures for hose assemblies, including recommended maximum working pressure requirements
• Proper routing procedures for installed hoses
• Inspection and maintenance recommendations
• Proper cleaning, packaging, and documentation requirements
• And more...

These documents are intended to provide a common language and approach to managing hose assemblies; to enable distributors, manufacturers and end users of those hose assemblies to each do their part in maximizing hose assembly safety, quality and reliability.

	Corrugated Metal Hose The Guidelines provide comprehensive advice on the various phases of the hose assembly life cycle, including analyzing customer needs in order to design an appropriate assembly, quality control, assembly fabrication, testing, shipping and handling, preventative maintenance, etc. The following preview illustrates proper inspection procedures.			Industrial Hose The Guidelines provide extensive information on hose assembly components, as well as fabrication, testing, handling, and other related processes. The following preview is an example of recommended attachment methods and materials for industrial hose assemblies.
	Composite Hose The Guidelines provide extensive advice to both hose assembly distributors and customers on proper care and handling of hose assemblies to ensure maximum life expectancy. The following preview illustrates proper hose routing procedures, including diagrams, to minimize wear and tear on the hose assembly, thereby extending its life.			Hydraulic Hose Consistent specification and fabrication practices are critical to ensure hose assembly quality and reliability over time, for each hose assembly. The following preview is an example of the proper procedure for determining overall length of the assembly.
	Fluoropolymer Hose The Guidelines provide detailed procedures for the cleaning, testing and packaging of hose assemblies to ensure the highest product quality for the customer.  The following preview illustrates typical testing and documentation procedures for hose assemblies.			Ducting The Guidelines for Ducting were created to educate distributors and end users about characteristics of ducting that differentiate that business from other hose assemblies such as industrial or hydraulic.  The following preview illustrates different types of manufacturing processes for ducting materials.
	Custom Made Hose The Guidelines for Custom Hose were designed to educate distributors and end users about how Custom Hose is specified, designed, and fabricated; distributors are not typically involved in the fabrication process, but provide a critical link between the Manufacturer and the end user to ensure proper information regarding end user requirements to the manufacturer, as well as proper handling and maintenance procedures for the end user.