A Micropac hydrostatic pressure test pump ready for your test job in the shop or site. Micropac proven pressure hydrotest solutions from stock Deskill that last pressure test stage of your manufacturing by buying a Micropac test pump, hose and fittings from stock for next day delivery. Good value. After over 40 years, we [...]
How to select, configure and integrate hand pumps for designers and specifiers. With a massive range of pressures, flows and formats for all sorts of operating conditions, where do you start? Work up a specification. Start with pressures and fluids. Try to find the fluid generic type, not a single trade name. Describe the [...]
Can I use brake fluid for my hydraulic system? Is brake fluid an easy option? Brake fluid may be carefully formulated for automotive braking, but how good is it elsewhere in a hydraulic system? The answer is yes, to a point. However, you must be very careful. It is specialist and certainly isn't [...]
What you need to know to configure your 2 speed PSP, HMP, MHX or Hydrapak pressure test pump. Our Micropac PSP 2 speed hydrostatic pressure test set Why has this pump format been so popular for decades? This style of pump is a great workhorse for pressure testing for the shop, site or [...]
Why is my hydraulic hand pump such hard work? Make using a hydraulic hand pump as easy as possible. A hydraulic hand pump is the ultra-dependable pump with no battery or electronics Hand pumps are a great piece of kit. There are no batteries or electronics. They are dependable in an emergency [...]
Can I pressure test on flammable fluids including gasoline? How risky is it to test on highly inflammable fluids at low or high pressures? There are a massive range of flammable fluids and equipment using them. How do you test the high pressure fuel system on this amazing Mercedes F1 engine? You can [...]
Five interesting applications for the PTR-A pressure test cycling rig and why the unit is a very powerful standard solution for cycle testing for Design, Development and Production Engineers. PTR-A Pressure cycling rig intuitive touch screen. This unit for a German customer. What is cycle testing and why do you do it? Should you [...]
We are enthusiastic Swagelok people but always thought a hand pump was needed to complement their range. Our Micropac PPS hand pump is aimed at 316 stainless system builders and is manufactured in 100% 316 stainless and polymer. It is multi-fluid, and three versions are offered from 11cc per stroke to 125 bar up [...]
We know burst testing. After over 40 years, our Micropac pumps have been used for lots of burst testing set-ups. Here are a few pointers including the issue of protection. How dangerous is burst testing? What extra safety considerations are there? This is a very common question. It can be very dangerous and a [...]
Pressure Test and Hydrotest Hand Pumps. Essential tools for safety and integrity in critical pressure systems. So much large scale infrastructure for industrial processes relies upon vessels, pipework and key pressure components. If there is a failure under pressure, the operator has to face the consequences of safety for staff and the wider population, security, [...]
