FOR ENGINEERING TEAMS IN OFF-HIGHWAY AND AGRICULTURE
Stage V and Tier 4 Final are pushing boost pressure and thermal load higher — the clamped hose behind it was designed for a different duty cycle.
Up to 240 °C and 6.5 bar absolute — a metal connector that holds under sustained load.
One automated crimp joins hose and connector — no clamp required.
Every part carries a laser-etched data matrix code.
Compression set in the rubber, micro-leaks at the clamp interface, and hoses slipping off under sustained load spikes are typical failure modes of a clamped hose connection. Until recently, that was a manageable risk.
Rising boost pressure and thermal load under Stage V and Tier 4 Final are moving that boundary. Is your current interface still built for where boost pressure and temperature are heading?
Most VDA-standard connectors in this segment are injection-molded, glass-fibre-reinforced plastic — built for a low piece price, but still fastened to the hose with a separate clamp. HC.AIR and HC.WATER make the opposite trade.
A one-piece metal design delivers temperature and pressure headroom, corrosion resistance, and a build that won't creep or degrade over thousands of operating hours. The coupling can be released from its counterpart at any time — service and maintenance work as usual. Only the crimp onto the hose or tube is permanent: connector and line form one unit. Whether that trade pays off on your platform is quick to assess against real load cases — and we're glad to do it with you.
Position, crimp, done — no clamp, no extra fastening element.
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HC.AIR serves charge-air systems; HC.WATER and HCW serve cooling-water systems. Both follow the same principle: a one-piece metal connector, permanently crimped to the hose.
The connector, the crimping machine (HENN's MP15/16/20) and the crimp parameters come from a single source. There is no separate fastening element to spec, stock or validate.
Every part traceable.
Reusable through remanufacturing.
Built for off-highway duty.
Every HC.AIR and HC.WATER connector carries a laser-etched data matrix code — full traceability, part by part. Because the design is metal rather than plastic, it can go through an engine remanufacturing process and come out reusable. That holds from high-boost tractor platforms to high-volume compact models.
Pressure ratings, remanufacturing data, and integration specs for the HC.AIR and HC.WATER platform — built for Stage V and Tier 4 Final duty cycles.
We're happy to walk through your current interface together — engineer to engineer, no obligation.
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