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6 Parker Industrial Hose Customer Service
866 810 HOSE (4673) 800 242 HOSE (4673)
Strongsville, OH South Gate, CA
Eastern USA Western USA
www.safehose.com
e-mail: indhose@parker.com
Introduction
Parker Nexgen® PVC /
Thermoplastic Hose and Tubing
Parker Nexgen offers a broad line of standard and
custom thermoplastic hose and tubing to meet
the constantly changing requirements of diverse
marketplaces. From design, development and
production to inventory and shipment, we apply
our experience and modern processes to deliver
hose and tubing solutions. Most low pressure
thermoplastic hose and tubing (primarily PVC,
but also EVA, PU and TPR) is designed to handle
air, mild chemicals and water to take advantage
of abrasion and ultraviolet light resistance, and
coloration and l ightweight character istics of
thermoplastic materials.
We offer traditional hose and tubing and a wide
variety of custom made products, many of which
meet industry standards such as FDA, NSF and
USP, IAPMO and UL. Refer to the PVC section of
this catalog for specifc product information.
Circle of Safety
Philosophy
The Parker Circle of Safety program was the frst
to recognize and address the exorbitant costs of
industrial hose litigation. Although organizations
such as NAHAD, in cooperation with Parker and
other industry leaders, have established basic
hose assembly design and fabrication training
programs, there are few comprehensive industrial
hose assembly safety standards similar to those
established for high-pressure hydraulic hose
applications. Since many suppliers in this industry
manufacture only one hose assembly component—
hose, couplings, or attachment devices—there
is great risk for a hose assembly failure due to
mismatched or unqualified components. The
innovative Parker Circle of Safety program was the
frst to build a tested and validated link between
the component supplier (Parker), the distributor/
fabricator and the end-user of the industrial
hose assembly. No more mixing and matching of
components means no more worries. Parker is the
preferred single-source for safe and reliable hose
assembly solutions in a wide range of applications
and markets.
Qualifed and Validated Hose
Assemblies
When hose assemblies must operate under high
pressures or in critical applications, crimping is
recommended over bands or clamps to attach
couplings. The Circle of Safety program enables
selection of the most appropriate hose, crimp
couplings and fabrication methods to ensure that a
hose assembly meets the maximum rated working