UNIFLEX Hydraulik GmbH is based in Karben, near Frankfurt, Germany, and has been developing, producing and marketing innovative systems for the production and machining of hoses for over 45 years. It has customers all over the world, including major players such as Caterpillar, Gates, Parker, etc. Exports make up 80 per cent of its sales.
UNIFLEX’s HM 665 crimper offers several distinctive features. It combines high productivity and quality with excellent ergonomics and a long service life. The machine has an opening stroke of more than 180 mm and an opening diameter of 580 mm, without the dies. Therefore, it can be used to crimp industrial hoses of up to 12 inches, with ANSI flanges and pipe fittings of up to 16 inches, without having to remove the dies. The fixed 6 o’clock die and the 250 mm long bottom die make positioning of the work piece easy. Apart from hydraulic hoses, the machine can be used to join reinforcing steel, steel cables, ropes and insulators with forces up to 6000 kN. The HM 665 is controlled through the Control C.2, a bespoke control unit of UNIFLEX.
UNIFLEX hydraulic crimpers are equipped with innovative slide bearing technology. In contrast to lubricated crimpers, UNIFLEX crimpers work with virtually no friction loss, so that maintenance is minimal, as crimping tools that require no lubrication are easier to work with and always remain clean. All machines from UNIFLEX offer a two-year warranty.