Hydraulic Fitting News and Blog Articles

At Air-Way Global Manufacturing, we believe in the power of collaboration and pride ourselves in working with customers to provide expertly designed hydraulic fitting solutions for even the toughest manufacturing challenges. Our dedication to collaboration and dialogue extends beyond our customer base and into the professional realm as well. We maintain active memberships with key…

Energy conservation and management is becoming increasingly important, and while max power is an attractive attribute in heavy machinery, it doesn’t always have to be. OEMs are expanding their product lines to offer customers equipment built for efficiency – debunking the idea that less horsepower leads to a reduction in productivity. De-rating, or an OEM’s effort…

Mark Place, Air-Way Vice President states, “Our entire staff has played a role in this achievement. It is because of the hard work of our employees and dedication to improving our processes that we were able to qualify for this certification, and further demonstrate that Air-Way Manufacturing is committed to being a high quality, global…

Headquartered in Germany, Voss is a leader in tubing and connection technology and is one of the top suppliers of fluid system components – such as DIN, flareless, bite type, and compression fittings – serving both the vehicle/automotive and mechanical engineering sectors. Voss Fittings product range is extensive, including cutting rings, soft seal and flared…

When selecting the right manufacturing material and/or protective plating for hydraulic fittings, consider the type of fluid that will be flowing through the fitting, at what pressure, and what temperature both the internal and external environment will be functioning at. Refined Metal Comparisons Corrosion-resistant hydraulic fitting materials must have the right strength and corrosion resistance…

Air-Way engineers collaborate with product managers and development teams at our customers to formulate, test, and finalize custom hydraulic fittings for a variety of industries and applications. Backed with decades of experience and knowledge, our engineering and design services team assesses the individual needs of our customer, and then works alongside them to ideate and…

Just supply us with a MS or MIL part number and we can provide pricing and RFQ responses quickly and accurately – with Air-Way it’s that simple. What is a Military Specification Fitting? Hydraulic equipment utilizes fluid power to perform various types of machine-based work. Due to the fluid’s inherent pressurization, durable fittings are necessary…

Air-Way Global Manufacturing is based in Olivet, Michigan, with three Michigan plants and locations in Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina, Canada and China. Air-Way manufactures and supplies custom and standard hydraulic fittings to John Deere.  Air-Way representatives, Mark Place and Bill Blank, with John Deere representative Brian Timmerman, accepted the recognition during the formal John Deere Achieving…

Global Hydraulic Fittings Supplier Air-Way is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of hydraulic fittings and hose assemblies for several major industry manufacturers. As the specification originator, we help set the standard for the  design and production process – a position we’ve earned based on our dedication to quality manufacturing of both industry standard and customer-specific…

Over the past few years we have continued to improve our operations and production processes to better serve customers. This year at ConExpo 2017 we are emerging as a company that not only owns the manufacturing process, but is capable of offering total hydraulic assemblies (both fittings and hoses) to some of the largest and…

Expansion into North Carolina We expanded our business by investing in a Hydra-Flex Hose and Fittings Solutions Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new facility will serve as a Hydra-Flex hydraulic hose assembly location and stocking facility for our hydraulic fittings and adapters. The expansion will help us support OEM manufacturers and hydraulic application customers…

Here’s an infographic that displays our inherent dedication to customers and ability to develop quick thinking solutions when things don’t go as planned. While manufacturing hydraulic fittings for a valued OEM customer, a shipping issue occurred and we did not receive the materials needed to complete the job.  Occasionally in the manufacturing sector, a logistical…