Hydraulic adapters
The part that exists because nothing is ever all one standard. Most machines carry ORB ports on the components and JIC or ORFS ends on the hoses — something has to convert between them.
What we supply
| Family | Typical configurations |
|---|---|
| Port adapters | SAE O-ring boss male to JIC male / to ORFS male; with or without locknut |
| Straight adapters | Male-male, male-female, female-female |
| Elbows | 45°, 90°; swivel-nut and rigid variants |
| Tees and crosses | Branch tee, run tee, union tee, cross |
| Reducers and bushings | Thread reduction, port reduction |
| Bulkhead fittings | Locknut and washer sets for panel pass-through |
| Test / gauge ports | Diagnostic couplings, minimess and test-point adapters |
| Swivels and unions | Live swivel, forged swivel nut assemblies |
| Plugs and caps | Threaded plugs, port caps, dust caps |
Standard conversions we build most
- ORB male → JIC 37° male (the highest-volume adapter in the industry)
- ORB male → ORFS male
- NPT male → JIC male, and NPT male → ORB male
- BSPP male → JIC male, and BSPP male → metric male (very common when European pumps meet US hoses)
- Metric 24° male → JIC male (the "importing machine meets American hose" case)
- BSPT male → JIC male, for older tapered ports
Why the adapter is usually the part that fails a first order
Materials and coatings
Carbon steel with zinc plating as standard; zinc-nickel or heavier zinc for corrosive environments; 316 stainless for aggressive fluids and marine; brass for air and water duties. Machined from bar or forged, depending on size and volume — tell us if a forged body matters to you and we will quote it that way.
Normalising a mixed-standard BOM
The most useful thing we do for distributors is turn a mixed-standard parts list into a single specification: every line gets a standard, a thread size, a material and a part number that can be re-ordered without re-measuring. Send the list in whatever shape it is in — photos of the parts with measurements are fine — and we return the classified version with prices.