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Five connection-standard families — Bauer, Camlock, Minsup Claw, Nitto Quick Connect, Storz & CFA. Quick-disconnect fluid transfer for agriculture, industry, firefighting, pneumatics, and mining. Pick by the standard your hose end already speaks. Five types of quick-connect couplings — Bauer, Camlock, Minsup Claw, Nitto Quick Connect, and Storz & CFA. Used in farming, industry, firefighting, air lines, and mining. Choose the type that matches the connection on your hose.

5 Standards Types of connection

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Five connection standards Five types of connection

Pick the standard. Each is incompatible with the others by design — a Camlock won't mate with a Bauer. Most jobs use one standard end-to-end. The subcategory page narrows by size, material, and brand within that standard. Pick the type of connection. They are all designed to be different from each other — a Camlock will not connect to a Bauer. Most jobs use one type all the way through. The next page lets you narrow by size, material, and brand.

Bauer Couplings

86 SKUs · 3 brands · 3" to 8" products · 3 brands · 3" to 8"

German agricultural standard. Ball-and-socket clamp closes a one-piece galvanised hose ring. Stock-water transfer, slurry, dewatering. 3" to 8" sizes. The standard for farm water transfer in Europe. A clamp closes around a hose ring to make a strong seal. Used for stock water, slurry, and pumping. From 3" to 8" sizes.

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Camlock Fittings

168 SKUs · 4 brands · ½" to 6" products · 4 brands · ½" to 6"

Cam-and-groove. Two lever arms snap a male adapter into a female coupler. Aluminium for general; stainless for chemicals; brass for water. Type A/B/C/D/E/F sizes per MIL-C-27487. Two lever arms snap a male plug into a female socket. Aluminium for general use, stainless for chemicals, brass for water. Sizes are labelled A/B/C/D/E/F by an international standard.

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Minsup Claw Couplings

42 SKUs · 2 brands · ½" to 1½" products · 2 brands · ½" to 1½"

Two-lug claw. Quarter-turn lock with a captive seal. Australian mining standard for compressed air and water. Robust under repeated connect cycles in dusty conditions. A two-claw connector that locks with a quarter turn. The Australian standard for mining air and water lines. Tough enough for being connected and disconnected many times in dusty conditions.

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Nitto Quick Connect

78 SKUs · 3 brands · ¼" to 1" products · 3 brands · ¼" to 1"

Push-to-connect pneumatic standard from Nitto Kohki. One-handed operation with a sleeve-pull release. Workshop air, instrument lines, automation. Push-to-connect air-line connectors from Nitto Kohki of Japan. Pull a sleeve to release with one hand. Used for workshop air, instrument lines, and automation.

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Storz & CFA Fittings

44 SKUs · 2 brands · 25mm to 65mm products · 2 brands · 25mm to 65mm

Hermaphrodite firefighting couplings. Storz (international) and CFA (Country Fire Authority — Victorian standard). Quarter-turn symmetrical lock — every connector mates with every other connector of the same size. Firefighting couplings where every connector is the same shape — there is no male or female. Storz is the international type; CFA is the Country Fire Authority standard used in Victoria. They lock with a quarter turn.

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Five typical applications Five common uses

Sizes vary by standard — Camlock A through F, Bauer 3" to 8", Storz 25mm to 65mm. Browse by what the coupling is for instead. Each connection type uses different sizes. Browse by what the coupling is for instead of by size.

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Five materials in the coupling range Five materials in the coupling range

Aluminium dominates Camlock and Bauer for cost. Stainless 316 for chemical and marine. Brass for water service. Standard is the primary axis on this page; material is secondary. See full material reference → Aluminium is the most common material for Camlock and Bauer because it is cheaper. Stainless steel for chemicals and marine. Brass for drinking-water work. The connection type matters more than the material on this page. See the full material reference →

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Nine manufacturers in this category Nine brands of couplings

Banjo and Apex for Australian-made Camlock and quick-connect. NORMA for European clamps. Plus the connection-standard manufacturers (Bauer, Storz, Nitto Kohki, Minsup) themselves. See full brand directory → Banjo and Apex make Camlocks and quick-connect couplings here in Australia. NORMA makes European clamps. The connection-standard makers (Bauer, Storz, Nitto Kohki, Minsup) also make their own. See the full brand list →

Banjo 86 SKUs Apex 62 SKUs Bauer 54 SKUs Nitto Kohki 48 SKUs Storz 32 SKUs Minsup 42 SKUs NORMA 38 SKUs Holman 28 SKUs Murray Ind. 28 SKUs

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