The internal-combustion engine has been around for more than 100 years. In that time, we haven't progressed much when it comes to coolant systems and hoses. We were using rubber hoses 100 years ago ...

When Consumer Reports put three flexible garden hoses to the test, it didn't treat them like shrinking violets. We kinked, twisted, slashed and froze the hoses and applied a lot of water pressure. For ...

Garden hoses can be unwieldy so the promise of a lightweight, expandable hose that takes up little space was hard to resist. Consumer Reports tried out three 50-foot models of this new breed of garden ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at handy flexible claw pickup tools, OBD-II monitors and screw-holding screwdrivers that make dropping screws less likely. This week's tool, flexible hose clamp ...

McCOMB, Ohio—Flexibility remains the name of the game for Crushproof Tubing Co., a smaller hose manufacturer that provides high-grade rubber products used in the military, automotive aftermarket and ...

GARDENA, Calif.—Silicone hose manufacturer Flex Technologies Inc. is expanding with a new facility at the company's Los Angeles County campus. The facility will be used to hand-fabricate and extrude ...

Duluth Trading Company, that quirky purveyor of rugged clothing that still hand illustrates its catalogs, relies on a team of real world experts – carpenters, construction workers, farmers, a farrier, ...

When traits such as passion for innovation and insatiable hunger for quality and improvement define the basis of a company, success and longevity are not far behind. Japan’s oldest flexible hose ...