GATES MAKES HYDRAULICS EASY www.engineeringnews.co.nz 45 and horse floats, in addition to military vehicles, flooring, buildings and industrial equipment. RLA’s polymer coatings are also flexible which allows them to stretch and shrink as substrates expand and contract due to temperature and surface fluctuations. All the company’s dealers and applicators—including those in New Zealand—have access to the same product range. “We manufacture all products on the Gold Coast and ship to dealers and applicators throughout the region,” says Mr Papas. “While there are some areas with potentially slightly more corrosive environments,” says Mr Papas, “we only occasionally have to include any special additives.” Even if tradespeople are carrying acids, fuels or solvents, RLA has a suitable surface coating. “In extreme cases, Rhino Chem 21- 70 can be used in vehicles, tanks and bunds where concentrated sulphuric acid is stored,” says Mr Papas. “Once fully cured it is virtually impenetrable to most chemicals.” The rapid setting of the company’s polymers means they can be applied up to two or three times thicker than other liners providing more protection, more sound deadening, more slip resistance and more vibration absorption than any other ute liner on the market. However, Mr Morgan explains that his company’s products were not just used for ute trays or even horse trailers. “Adding Rhino Linings to the options available to a panel beater or repair shop can extend the range of services that they can offer.” Automotive paint and repair shops already use similar techniques and procedures that would result in a good application of the spray-applied polymer. Similar to the work carried out by a spray painter, the area to be covered has to be masked off. The tape used has an embedded fibre tear strip that is used to create a clean edge to the sprayed material. The non-porous lining is easy to clean and the non-abrasive surface texture helps keep cargo in place whilst providing insulation against road vibration and noise, unlike the drop-in plastic liners of its competitors. A major consideration in applying any surface treatment to a structure is the requirement to minimise downtime. “The beauty of our coatings is that they are rapid setting,” says Mr Papas. “We can spray them on and they gel in less than a minute depending on the actual polymer used.” RLA assists its dealers in developing best method procedures and practices for chemical handling and machinery used to apply the company’s products. The company is committed to the development of new technologies, products, and services that offer the best solutions to the needs of customers, applicators and distributors. The rapid setting of the company’s polymers means they can be applied up to two or three times thicker than other liners providing more protection, more sound deadening, more slip resistance and more vibration absorption than any other ute liner on the market. Gates takes the worry and confusion out of building your hydraulic system with the matched hoses and fittings in our MegaSys, MegaCrimp and GlobalSpiral range. The MegaSys product line includes nine constant-pressure hydraulic hoses that have the smallest bend radius of any SAE-equivalent hose in the industry. The Gates spiral-wire and wire-braid hoses can be bent up to one-third the SAE specification, thereby saving overall hose assembly length and cost by as much as 64%. Compact and flexible, MegaSys hoses are easier to install and route in tight applications, require fewer bent-tube fittings, reduce inventory and extend life in bending, flexing applications. MegaSys spiral-wire constant pressure hoses comprise four alternating layers (six in some larger sizes) of spiraled, high-tensile steel, a nitrile tube ideal for use with biodegradable hydraulic fluids and are available with the Gates signature abrasion-resistant MegaTuff and now New XtraTuff covers. MegaSys is tested to industry-leading 1,000,000 impulse cycles with a temperature range of -40°C to +121°C. GatesAustralia.com.au The Gates spiralwire and wire-braid hoses can be bent up to one-third the SAE specification, thereby saving overall hose assembly length and cost by as much as 64%.
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