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Valves can make or break industrial gas systems, which makes choosing a quality valve crucial for long-term success and performance. Sacrificing quality for cost will only end up costing you more in the end, when an inferior valve fails and creates potentially catastrophic system failure.

Ratermann has a long and established relationship with Taylor-Wharton, and is one of the largest North American distributors for all DOT-4L liquid cylinders. Ideal for a wide variety of liquified gases, Taylor-Wharton cylinders lead the industry in quality and safety.

From carbonating beverages to food packaging to medical treatments, pressurized gas touches nearly every part of our daily lives, whether we realize it or not. But keeping gases under pressure isn’t without highly dangerous and life-threatening risk. A lot can go sideways, and quickly, if proper safety protocols aren’t followed.

Once you’ve identified and installed the best flexible hose for your gas or cryogenic application, you can’t just set it and forget it. Just like the rest of the components of your system, regular inspection and maintenance is important for getting the most longevity out of your system.

As we previously covered in Flexible Hoses Part 1: Understanding the Basics, it’s easy to order the wrong hose. There are a lot of factors that come into play when choosing a flexible hose for cryogenic or compressed gas applications, and it’s not uncommon for customers to get bleary-eyed when diving into the specifics of hose terminology.

How well do you know your flexible hoses? Do the terms ‘permeation,’ ‘post-sintered’ or ‘bend radius’ have meaning or do they seem more like unintelligible industry jargon? If it’s the latter, you’re not alone! Bottom line, it’s easy to order the wrong hose.