End-User Feedback

• Both safety and maintenance personnel at well service companies have requested cam & groove fittings that relieve remaining low pressure when lever arms are opened (1”, 1½”, and 2” sizes). Employees experience acid and chemical injuries when disconnecting hose assemblies. 
• End-users want to efficiently dismantle their fluid lines at their hydraulic fracturing worksites. Safety and performance are critical to long-term success with their customers.

Facts

• Vent-Lock™ couplings permit the release of static pressure when disconnecting hose assemblies.
• The venting system in Vent-Lock™ protects operators from being sprayed with hazardous or non-hazardous fluids and/or solids.
• Prices of Vent-Lock™ couplings are higher than traditional cam & groove couplings. However, Vent-Lock™ has a lower cost!
• Vent-Lock™ couplings DO NOT interchange with common cam & groove couplings.

Dixon Solution

• Eliminate fluids from spraying operators when disconnecting hose assemblies. Develop safe coupling system that’s as easy to use as common cam & groove. Should not be interchangeable.
• Designed coupling system with orange handles to distinguish from standard cam & groove couplings.