Kims Engineering Co., Ltd.

Incheon maker of quick couplers, gas safety couplers and compressed-air devices

LISTEDMANUFACTURER Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, South Korea

About

Kims Engineering is an Incheon manufacturer of one-touch couplers for air, gas and hydraulic lines, welding-gas safety devices such as flashback arrestors and manifolds, and compressed-air tools including air ejectors and vortex tubes. The company states it runs systematic production management under ISO 9001 and focuses on safety and productivity at the workplace.

Products

Quick Couplers (Air, Gas & Hydraulic)
Image: © Kims Engineering Co., Ltd.

Quick Couplers (Air, Gas & Hydraulic)

Kims couplers connect hoses, tools and piping with a single push. The range runs from general Hi-Couplers in several sizes to double-safety welding gas couplers, hybrid sleeve-free couplers, steel hydraulic jack couplers with check valves on both halves, open-flow couplers, lightweight duralumin grinder couplers and an unload coupler that connects easily under line pressure.

Key features

  • Hi-Coupler in 25, 35, 300, 450, 500 and 900 sizes
  • Double-safety oxygen and fuel-gas couplers
  • Hybrid coupler: plug inserts without retracting sleeve
  • Special-steel hydraulic coupler with low pressure loss
  • Double-valve SP coupler prevents leaks on disconnect
  • AL7075 duralumin grinder coupler for higher flow
  • Unload coupler connects under high air pressure

Applications

  • Air tool and hose connections
  • Gas welding and cutting
  • CO2 / argon welding lines
  • Hydraulic jacks and tools
  • Plant air piping
  • One-touch socket/plug couplers for air, oxygen/fuel gas, CO2/argon and hydraulic lines
13 models
ModelSeriesMediumValve design
Hi-CouplerGeneralAir / gasSocket valve; multiple thread and hose ends
Safety CouplerGas safetyOxygen / fuel gasDouble safety; non-interchangeable O2/gas
Air Filter CouplerGas safetyAirWith filter
Hybrid CouplerHybridAirSleeve-free insertion
CO2 Argon CouplerHybridCO2 / argon—
Hydraulic CouplerHydraulicHydraulic oilDouble path, switching; special steel
Jack CouplerHydraulicHydraulic oilFor hydraulic jacks
SP CouplerDouble valveLiquid / airCheck valves in socket and plug
Double Path Open CouplerOpenLiquid / airNo valve (full flow)
Grinder CouplerToolAirDuralumin AL7075, high flow
Universal CouplerToolAir—
Unload CouplerUnloadAirConnects under pressure (patent pending)
Special CouplerCustomVariousBuilt to order