All-Too-Common Failures in Standard Air Brake Hose Supports Are the Leading Cause of Air Hose Separations
Current Air Brake Hose Supports are not performing satisfactorily for the freight rail industry. It is estimated that $12-16 million per year is spent to replace failed supports and adjust hose heights on those supports that have permanently elongated under loading.
Failed hose supports are recognized as the number one cause of air hose separations. Conservative estimates place that cumulative costs of the resulting train stoppages and capacity impacts at more than double the maintenance costs, yet there have been no improvements in the overall design or reliability of hose supports to avoid these occurrences.
SOLUTION:
Innovative Design Eliminates Weakness for Significantly Greater Reliability and Overall Cost Savings
The Pennsy Clipless Air Brake Hose Support is the result of years of research into the root causes of support failures. The design overcomes the two major shortcomings of existing supports. First, the unique, patented design eliminates the metal clips that plague most supports on the market to greatly increase overall reliability. Second, the support is constructed from advanced polymer materials that resist permanent stretching behavior of rubber and will not fray like braided steel cable supports.
Results:
Fewer Support Failures
Fewer Hose Height Adjustments
Potential Net Velocity Increases
Decrease in Air Hose Maintenance & Replacement Costs
Innovative Clipless Design
Metallic spring wire clips are the "weakest link" in current hose supports
Patented Clipless design eliminates the risk of clip fialure and increases overall reliability
Positive securement to coupler and air hose gladhand
Quick and easy installation
SpeedSet Height Adjustment
Fast and simple installation and hose height adjustment
Easy to adjust in all temperature and weather conditions, even with gloved hands
Just pull the pin and Click-Click-Click to the desired height
Premium Performance Materials
Reduces AAR Job Code 1165 expenses: advanced polymer material resists permanent stretching reducins the number of air hose height adjustments required during its service life
Resists UV degradation better than rubber supports. Will not fray like braided cable
Super tough, super strong, super durable for a long service life
The performance and reliability of the Pennsy Clipless Air Brake Hose Support have been proven in revenue service applictions where other supports typically failed.
