Adjustable Port Stud facilitates field assembly.

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With no exposed threads, Robust Port Stud(TM) eliminates potential for damage to backup washer and O-ring which could lead to leaks. It features locknut that covers threads and provides gripping area for tightening locknut. Interchangeable with current SAE adjustable connectors, port stud features 3-step assembly of thread, align, and tighten, and requires no retrofitting of parts.



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Robust Port Stud(TM) from Parker Improves Assembly, Seal Reliability



COLUMBUS, Ohio-A newly designed adjustable port stud from Parker Hannifin Corporation's Tube Fittings Division provides easier field assembly while eliminating the potential for damage to the backup washer which can lead to leaks.

The patent-pending Robust Port Stud(TM) features a longer locknut that covers the threads and provides more gripping area for tightening the locknut. In the previous design, thread exposure below the locknut could lead to damage of the backup washer that pinches the O-ring, resulting in an O-ring extrusion gap with the potential to leak. Parker's new, beefier locknut eliminates the exposed threads, thereby preventing potential damage to the backup washer and O-ring.

Interchangeable with current SAE adjustable connectors, Robust Port Stud also boasts an easy, three-step assembly and requires no retrofitting of parts. The enhanced design is a running change in Parker's SAE product line, including Triple-Lok®, Seal-Lok(TM) and Ferulok®. The company also plans to apply the innovation to its metric and BSPP adjustable connectors.

Robust Port Stud's Advantages:
o Easy, three-step assembly-thread, align, and tighten
o More grip area for tightening the locknut
o Eliminates washer damage and potential leaks
o More reliable, leak-free connection

For more information on Robust Port Stud, contact an authorized Parker Distributor or visit Parker's website at www.parker.com/tfd for a current list of distributor locations.

The Tube Fittings Division is a unit of Parker Hannifin Corporation's Fluid Connectors Group. The Group is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and is the world's leading producer of tube fittings, rubber and thermoplastic hose and fittings, brass fittings and valves, quick-connect couplings and assembly tools.

With annual sales approaching $7 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion-control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 45,000 people in 44 countries around the world. Parker has increased annual dividends paid to shareholders for 48 consecutive years, which is among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500. For more information, visit the company's website at www.parker.com or call toll-free 1-800-C-PARKER.

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