1. All Samco Sport hoses are manufactured
by hand using steel or aluminium mandrels. The mandrels
represent the inside
shape of the hose. It is because we have to manufacture
the mandrels first (and they are expensive) that we cannot
make
one-off hoses economically.
2. The
composite rubber/fabric material is wrapped around the
mandrel in a pre-determined number of layers (plies)
and
thickness dependent upon the design criteria.
3. All
Samco Sport hoses are finished in a 'shiny' appearance
produced by using a specially formulated wrapping tape.
4. When
fully wrapped the hoses are treated to a high temperature
vulcanising treatment. This produces a fully composite
structure with all the separate plies melding together.
5. The
vulcanised hoses are removed from the mandrels and treated
to a final curing process.
6. Eventually
the hoses are sent to the inspection department for
final finishing quality control. |
