Management System for Hose Assemblies
At Buckley Industrial we don't just test hoses, we manage the life of each individual hose assembly, from the day it is issued to the day it is retired. Each hose assembly is allocated a unique serial number, which allows us to track it throughout its life, enabling efficient recall for inspection and testing. This management system ensures that hose assemblies are not recalled unnecessarily, neither are they left in use for longer than the specified time.

Hydrostatic Testing Facilities
Buckley Industrial has developed one of the most advanced pressure testing facilities available. Our custom built test rigs with highly sensitive computer aided tracking equipment give us the ability to detect even the smallest leaks and defects in flexible hose assemblies.

Why Test Hose Assemblies?
Burst hose assemblies are a risk to personal health and safety and there are many environmental issues associated with unwanted emissions. Bursts can also be very costly in the form of lost production due to unforeseen outages. Buckley Industrial's philosophy of preventative testing virtually eliminates any unpleasant surprises and allows Customers to carefully manage planned maintenance thereby maximising the up time of their production process.

The Testing Procedure

Visual Inspection
The visual inspection allows us to pick up any mechanical damage, corrosive damage or wear and tear that may have occured during installation, use or even during storage.

Hydrostatic Pressure Testing
If an assembly passes this initial test, it is then pressure tested to its test pressure using water. De-mineralised water is used for stainless steel hoses to meet the full ISO 10380 specification. Buckley Industrial can test up to pressures of 30,000 psi (2,070 Bar).

Unlike conventional leak testing, pressure testing takes the hose up to the test pressure specified by the hose manufacturer which is usually 1.5 times maximum working pressure. The pressure can then be held indefinitely without the use of power via the test rig.

Internal Inspection
A hose can pass both an visual inspection and a hydrostatic test but still have imperfections to its internal structure. These imperfections could cause it to fail shortly after being tested. At Buckley Industrial we believe the recognition of these imperfections is vital so we inspect the inside of the hoses we test using a videoscope.

In the picture to the right the hole in the convolution is no bigger than that of a pin head. However, using our method of internal inspection it is easily detected.

Here we can see the process of inspection of hose interiors using a videoscope.

After testing, hose assemblies are protected with customised plug in full face flange protectors and boxed or palletised for despatch to the Customer. Customised flange covers or protectors can also be supplied in sets for Customer use.

Customer Satisfaction
Most of our major Customers are now sold on the philosophy of repeat preventative testing. Unscheduled outages caused by hose assemblies failing are almost a thing of the past and increased profitability has been proven to far outweigh the cost of regular testing.