LifeGuard Technologies
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States
LifeGuard Technologies
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The next generation in safety hoses.
About LifeGuard Technologies
From the inventors of INNOVATIVE HOSE TECHNOLOGY. LifeGuard brings the next generation of safety hose, making fluid transfer safer.
The Company’s mission is to revolutionize the fluid transfer industry by providing the preeminent safe hose technology while fostering continuous improvement to safety, protection of human health and the environment. LifeGuard Technologies achieves these goals by maintaining a scientific and technical organization while working with regional partners to efficiently deliver our products in the most economical manner. LifeGuard Technologies continually works with governmental agencies to provide benefits to our customers that use our technology and products, while meeting and staying ahead of government regulations.
The core business of LifeGuard Technologies is safety technology. Based outside of Philadelphia, with factories assembling its patented and patent pending technology in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Motala, Sweden, Ontario, Canada, Melbourne, Australia, Faridabad, India and soon Dubai, UAE, LifeGuard Technologies has invented and innovated the next generation of the world’s safest assemblies and serve all industries, applications and pressures globally with primary focus on compressed gas, hydrogen and cryogenics.
The LifeGuard™️ Safety Hose technology is designed to eliminate the consequences of the hazardous effect of a drive-away, coupling separation, hose rupture or failure during fluid or gaseous transfer operations. In the event of a hose and coupling failure or excessive stretching, a patented internal cable connected to valves at each end of the hose closes the valves automatically. The result spills are maximized or eliminated before they happen. Its patent-pending technology is cost- effective and easy to deploy, and the improvement in safety is immediate.
LifeGuard Technologies began with Joe Abrams’ work in cryogenics in 1958, and today the company has hoses worldwide in all industries and applications. More than 500,000 hoses with this technology have been sold since its invention including all Tier One and Tier Two gas companies making it the ‘Hose of Choice’ for the Industrial and Compressed Gas Industry. The late Joseph Abrams, former Chairman and Director of Engineering once said, “Most inventions are doomed to rapid extinction, but a few may make evolutionary inventions, and I hope that my technology will save lives for many years to come.”
LifeGuard Technologies is based in Philadelphia, Pa. It began with Joe Abrams’ work in cryogenics in 1958, and today the company has hoses worldwide in all industries and applications. Its long history and reputation for innovation has fostered this acceptance, and the company continues to play a key role in establishing safety protocols for its customers. More than 400,000 hoses with this technology have been sold since its invention.
Life at LifeGuard Technologies
Hoses will fail in time… this is an unfortunate truism. The most common types of hose failure are the Drive-Away and the Coupling Separation. How can we truly protect our personnel, facility and the environment from these types of failure?
From the inventors of Smart-Hose comes the next generation in Safety Hose Technology – the LifeGuard™ Safety Hose.
The LifeGuard™ Safety Hose technology* is designed to eliminate the consequences of the hazardous effect of a drive-away, coupling separation, hose rupture or failure during fluid or gaseous transfer operations…now with two critical new features – a Tri-Bolt Breakaway Coupling and an Engineered Compression Spring (ECP). The (ECP’s) axial force can be adjusted to address the flow force of the fluid or gas being transferred within the hose assembly to avoid premature checking. The spring unlike the previous invention, does not distort the inner housing tube and also provides internal construction support to the assembly.
LifeGuard™ Safety Hoses incorporate a coated ECP specifically designed for each applications unique flow and pressure. The ECP is installed within the hose bore and is connected to the seating mechanisms located in the Standard Safety Fitting and the Tri-Bolt Breakaway fitting. This ECP is a compression spring providing carefully engineered thrust in the direction of both ends of the hose, holding the valves open. Should this thrust be eliminated due to a drive-away, coupling separation, hose rupture or failure, the valves release and instantly seat, stopping flow in both directions. In the case of a drive-away, the patent pending Tri-Bolt design assures that two or more bolts will break in any failure mode, causing the system to immediately engage and instantly seat stopping the flow in both directions.
Superior Design
The LifeGuard™ Tri‐Bolt Safety‐Hose system is the next Generation in Hose Safety. The LifeGuard™ Tri‐Bolt Breakaway Hose is designed to increase the safety of your hose and facility by incorporating protection against the unintended pull-away of tank trucks, railcars, barges and ships. Utilizing a Engineered Compression Spring system with two non-return valves installed within each fitting, we have now included a Tri-Bolt Flange System with three shear bolts on one fitting that separates under a controlled condition and prevents product loss in the event of an emergency separation. The LifeGuard™ Tri-Bolt Breakaway Hose is designed to separate at any angle when subjected to a designated pull force. In case of separation, its patent pending design assures that not less than two bolts will separate causing the internal valves to engage and the piping to remain intact with flow stopped on both ends of the hose.
