Fluid Power Specs

You might try your question at:

http://www.nfpa.com/AboutNFPA/AboutNFPAWhoWeAre_NFPAStaff.asp

They offer some standards literature I believe.

Another site would be:

Internationational Standards Organization

http://www.iso.com/

Also you could post your question In the "Discussion Forum" at:

www.ifps.org

www,hydraulicspneumatics.com

Discussion Forum.

Its www.iso.org for international standards and not www.iso.com which is insurance organisation...

A google search came up with the above plus lots of hits.

Fluid Power Standards (for pipes, tubes, valves, pumps, cylinders and motors etc) have almost always originated from the UK. The best place to start to independently write a company standard would be BFPA (British Fluid Power Association) BUT, why bother.

Nearly all large companies have already completed this task and update their company standards fairly regularly.

British Steel (or what was, I believe they are called Corus now) had one of the best (and all encompassing) that I still use today (CES 18-24,25 standard).

Having moved to the Southern Hemisphere, I now tend to use the Rio Tinto company standard that is also as comprehensive (and also originated in the UK).

I have the Rio standard (or most of it) in electronic format and could probably send it to you if you send your email to my mail box.

Why spend good company time re-inventing the wheel when somebody infinitly more experienced in these matters have already completed the task (usually from bitter experience)!

Hope this gets you back on track!