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CORE Technology
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CORE™
Technology means:
- Significant time savings
- Manpower savings
- Easier handling
- Increased flexibility for rescuer
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What is CORE™ Technology?
CORE™
Technology (COaxial Rescue
Equipment technology) refers to
the hoses, couplers and valves of a
rescue system. In other words: the way
hydraulic oil is directed from pump to
tool and vice versa.
A
traditional dual hose system consists of
a separate pressure and return hose
connecting pump and rescue tool. A
CORE™ system consists of a high-pressure
inner hose inside a low-pressure outer
hose.
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CORE™ Technology
is a revolutionary turning point in rescue tool
technology and more than a new piece of
equipment. It is a major technology that
allows rescuers to re-think and simplify
extrication techniques and standard operating
procedures. Compared with a traditional (dual
hose) system, working with CORE tools will save
time, be easier to use, save manpower, and is
safer.
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CORE™ hoses
are extremely easy to roll and unroll;
just walk away and the hose
will unroll by itself without kinking
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With one
hookup to the pump, live tools can be
"hot swapped" on scene with CORE™
tools. No need to return to the
pump. |
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Set up, use and
pack-up |
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Working with
a traditional rescue system requires you
to follow 17 steps. Setting up the
system - steps 1 to 6 - takes a
considerable amount of time. The same
extrication process requires fewer steps
with a CORE™ system than with a
traditional system: 11 instead of 17! A
CORE™ rescue system also allows you to
take (some of) the 11 steps in random
order, increasing your degree of
flexibility. The total time to set up
the CORE™ system steps - 1 to 3 - takes
up to 50% less time than setting up a
traditional system. During steps 4
to 11 - connecting, disconnecting,
selecting and rolling - more time is
saved. Total time thus saved may make a
crucial difference! A CORE™ system may
also save manpower and is much more
user-friendly in practice. |
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Rolling and
unrolling of the hose
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Rolling and
unrolling a CORE™ hose is much easier
and quicker than rolling a traditional
hose. You can for instance unroll a hose
while walking with a connected tool to
the extrication spot and start opening
the tool in the meantime. It is no
longer necessary to separate these
different actions.
The
following CORE™ features make this
possible:
- A
CORE™ hose can rotate freely (360°).
It is therefore impossible for a
CORE™ hose to get twisted.
- A
CORE™ hose is reinforced with
state-of-the-art multi-layered
Kevlar, providing a much greater
degree of hose flexibility.
- A
CORE™ hose is one single hose
and certainly handles like one. Two
hoses attached to each other, like
the separate return and pressure
hoses of a traditional system, are
much more difficult to handle than
one single hose.
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Much easier rolling and
unrolling of a CORE™ hose saves
valuable time and is much more
user-friendly. |
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Rolling a
traditional dual hose
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Rolling a
CORE™ hose |
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Coupling and
uncoupling |
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A CORE™
hose has fewer couplers (and
dustcaps) than a traditional (dual) hose
(2 instead of 4). Every connection of a
hose to a pump and tool means 2 times
coupling instead of 4, and 2 times
clicking dustcaps together instead of 4.
With a duo pump this means a saving
of 8 times 'coupling and clicking'!
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Holmatro® 4000-series /
CORE™ rescue tool no longer has
pigtail hoses. Instead a CORE™
hose gets coupled directly at the
tool. This allows you to couple
the tool in any position, even when
holding the tool in one hand and
clicking the hose on with the other
hand.
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Bend restrictors at either end of
the hose provide maximum grip
during coupling and uncoupling.
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Clear indications printed on hose.
It is obvious at one single glance
which side of the hose should be
connected to the pump.
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CORE™ can not only be coupled in
any position, fewer connections
(couplers) also result in
significant time savings
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Regular
couplers |
CORE™
couplers
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Changing under
flow
A
traditional rescue system requires you
to switch the pump (valve) to neutral,
before changing (disconnecting and
connecting) the rescue tool is possible.
A CORE™ system allows you to change
the tool while the hose is under flow
(*). This brings with it a number of
significant advantages:
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It is no longer necessary to change
over at the pump. The person
standing near the pump for this
purpose can perform for other rescue
tasks. Rescue team members can be
deployed more efficiently.
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Changing the tool instead of
changing over at the pump means one
hose less at the extrication scene
and therefore less hose handling
while swapping from cutter to
spreader and vice versa.
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You can change your tool any time,
whenever the circumstances require
and without delay. Connect a tool
any time, without changing over at
the pump.
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The sequence of getting started and
packing up is much more flexible.
For example: The pump can be started
and be under flow before connecting
the hose to the pump and the tool to
the hose. The other way around is
also possible.
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Please note that 'under flow' is not the
same as 'under pressure'. 'Under flow'
means that the pump is running and that
the valve is always 'selected'
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CORE™ allows for changing under
flow. This results in increased
flexibility, time savings and
manpower savings!
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Number of hoses in
action circle
As seen
above, coupling and uncoupling CORE™
tools is quick, easy and can take place
at any time and in any order. This means
that for example a CORE™ pump with a
single valve provides the same
operational options as a traditional
pump with change-over valve. The result:
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Fewer hoses on the extrication scene
and in the action circle. The
extrication scene will be more
organised and 'clean' and the risk
of tripping over hoses is reduced.
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Working with CORE™ equipment
results in a more organized and
safer extrication scene.
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Hose color
A
traditional rescue system requires
changing over at the pump. To identify
the tool, different hose colors are
almost imperative. Working with the
CORE™ system, a tool can be changed any
time, anywhere, without paying attention
to the pump.
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With CORE™ it is no longer relevant
to be working with different hose
colors (*). One hose color, the
same for all tools, is enough. This
provides you with more flexibility
as hoses are 100% interchangeable.
Holmatro® CORE™ hoses are standard
available in orange and blue,
optional in green or black.
(*) Of
course choosing a bright color hose,
which is more easily identified, is
always to be preferred.
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Using different hose colors is
not necessary with CORE™. This
allows for
maximum interchangeability of
your hoses. |
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