CNC lathe hydraulic hoses

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Manufacturing shops everywhere that are involved in the CNC lathe production of components have all one thing in common. They want their cnc lathe to be producing parts all of the time without any breaks. After all the common saying in the cnc lathe component manufacturing industry is one thing: if the spindle aint turning then you aint earning. No one wants an expensive cnc manufacturing lathe sitting idle.

While this is true of almost all cnc lathe manufacturing shops, proper maintenance of the cnc lathe is important for high production outputs. And one of the key elements is the hydraulic hoses that are part of the cnc lathe. These hydraulic hoses carry high pressure fluids to the turret as well as to the chuck open close functions in many models as well as the parts catcher and other accessories.

These hydraulic hoses have a limited life too just like everything else in life. Especially in high volume cnc lathe manufacturing situations, some of these hydraulic hoses go through hundreds of thousands of cycles and may therefore form holes and pin holes causing hydraulic fluid to leak out and thus lose pressure. It is imperative therefore to replace these hydraulic hoses at predetermined intervals to ensure uninterrupted operations.

Most of these hydraulic hoses have a crimped connection any there are many outfits that will make a hydraulic hose for you while you wait. I personally like Parker fluid fittings but that is just a matter of choice. And when I replace one, I replace them all so I am not replacing hydraulic hoses every other week. This is part of a routine maintenance that I recommend. The cost of these hoses is relatively inexpensive compared to the downtime of even one high volume producing cnc lathe.

It might even make economical sense to have a spare set of hydraulic hoses for each machine in your machine shop rather than run every time you have a hose that blows to the hose maker and create panic.