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About Us

A family owned and run business established in 1974. Abdex has evolved into a global leading manufacture of specialist hose assemblies.

With branch offices in Western Australia, Victoria, Queensland, Singapore and United Kingdom we are able to service the marine and offshore, defence, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and mining industries.

Our facilities are equipped with state of the art assembly, testing and servicing equipment providing our clients with specific hose assembly solutions.

Abdex offers low, medium, high and ultra high-pressure fluid transfer solutions up to 60,000 psi (4,135 bar). With an extensive variety of fittings, valves and instrumentation components, pressure test systems and hose manufacturing machinery.

About Abdex
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Quality Commitment

• All manufacturing facilities are ISO 9001:2015 accredited.
• NATA accredited laboratory for pressure testing to 5000 bar (72,500 psi).
• Certified by Parker Polyflex to 4,000 bar (58,000 psi).
• Independent third-party audits.
• Approved DNV GL hose assemblies.

All our testing and processes guarantee Abdex products meet the performance and safety standards in today’s industry.

Previous Projects

Abdex Supplies Hose Marking Equipment for Australian Department of Defence

Abdex provided the Department of Defence with hose making equipment and training for 10 army bullet proof customised container workshops. These containers are fully equipped for hose assembly. Set up to include hose crimpers, cutters, pellet launchers, and pressure test rigs. This allows for the onsite manufacturing of up to 1/14” hydraulic multi-spiral hose assemblies.

Custom Hydraulic Hose Assemblies For Australian Royal Navy

Abdex supplied custom hydraulic hose assemblies for installation on the Davit of the Canberra class LHD (Amphibious Assault Ship). These 27,000-tonne ships are able to land over 1,000 military personnel by helicopter and watercraft, along with all their weapons, ammunition, vehicles, and stores. The hoses were high pressure hydraulic rubber assemblies with matched 316 stainless

Parker Polyflex Hoses Supplied For Railway Infrastructure

Abdex worked closely with rail engineers to specify and supply 1800-bar Parker Polyflex hoses. These hoses came with a special protective cover to increase the life of the hoses by avoiding direct abrasion. Three hoses are used on each vehicle to loosen, clean, and jet away the “Teflon” coating formed by leaves on the track.

Hydraulic Jack – 6400tn Dragline Lift

Abdex supplied over 2 km of 690 bar (10,000 psi) high pressure hose assemblies to Larzep Australia. The hoses were used in a project to lift a 6400TN Marion Dragline situated in a Queensland Coal Mine. And were used to transfer hydraulic oil from a synchronised laptop controlled power pack to a series of heavy

Mobile Hose Service Van Fit Outs

Abdex is one of the market leaders in fitting out mobile hose service vans for on-site hose repairs. We provided a full van conversion for mobile hose vehicles for an international oil and gas service company. From start to finish Abdex worked with the customer to support them with their reliable 1 hour / 24-7

UHP Water Jetting with Abdex Hoses 24/7

The UHP water jetting hoses in the picture are 1600 bar working pressure hoses supplied by Abdex. Work being carried out is hydro demolition to concrete repair areas on a busy town center’s car park deck. Three 20m hose lengths were run to the work area from the jetting unit, which was parked outside the

Industries We Work In

Water Jetting

Our water jetting hoses are used in the construction, shipbuilding, power generation and general cleaning industries. We supply high pressure Thermoplastic and Rubber water jetting hose assemblies from 200 bar to 4000 bar working pressures. We offer a complete retest and hose management service with this product range.

Onshore Drilling

Our scope of specialised drilling and Industrial hoses include certified API 7K and 16D hose assemblies, cater for all sectors of the drilling industry: mineral, exploration, production, workover and drill and blast.

Automotive

Abdex has been a leading supplier to European OEM commercial vehicle and trailer  manufacturers for over 40 years and are a major distributor for the Continental rubber hose range.

Mining

Our hydraulic hoses and fittings are available to use across the entire range of mobile mining equipment, processing plant and transporters. With our global reach of locations we are committed to supporting mining operations all over the world.

Oil & Gas

The UV / ozone and salt water resistance of our hoses makes them ideal for onshore and offshore conditions. Applications include High Pressure Fluid Injection, Cementing, BOP Control Lines, Jumpers, Well Intervention and abandonment, Pipeline Testing. Abdex is  certified to manufacture the Black Eagle range of thermoplastic hoses specifically designed for oil industry applications.

Defence

As a supplier to the defence industry we understand the specialist requirements of defence  equipment and can meet the demands of defence applications. We supply new and replacement hydraulic components for defence equipment and have specialist experience of hydraulic systems.

Pharmaceutical

Abdex provide a wide variety of hose and accessories to meet and exceed the demands of pharmaceutical applications.

Industrial

With over 40 years’ experience in manufacturing industrial hose assemblies, our Industrial hoses cover a wide range of applications in the industrial sector including air and water,  automotive, petrochemical, offshore, material handling, vacuum, food and drink, mining,
agriculture and shipbuilding.

Instrumentation

A comprehensive range of high pressure instrumentation, including high pressure fittings,  needle values, ball valves, check values, metering valves, line filters, nipples and tubing. We are a specialist distributor of the A-Lok and CPI range of Parker Instrumentation twin ferrule  fittings and values, high pressure Fitok fittings and valves to 60,000 psi working pressure.

Beverage & Medical Gas Dispense

We manufacture a wide range of high pressure CO2 and mixed gas hose assemblies. All assemblies are manufactured using grease free crimp technology and approved material to relevant FDA standards.