LifeSense hose was developed in conjunction with Purdue University and the Purdue Research Foundation's Office of Technology Commercialization to continuously monitor the health of hydraulic hose assemblies and alert users when an assembly approaches the end of its useful life. The system can monitor and track the health of each hose assembly, and neither estimates nor predicts via algorithms when a hose is going to fail. Instead, LifSense actually detects when a hose is nearing the end of its useful life and sends an alert to the user for timely replacement. A single monitoring unit can handle input from multiple hose assemblies.
The initial LifeSense hose offering will include widely used -8, -12 and -16 two-wire hose assemblies. It offers performance equal to industry standard 2SN pressure-rated hose and is certified to the same industry specifications as conventional hydraulic hose products. The technology is currently available for trial with factory-made assemblies including straight JIC swivel fittings.