Bending Dynamics

Hydraulic tube fabrication · Waco, Texas

Pre-plated JIC 37° hydraulic tubes. Built to your print. Ready for your line.

We bend, flare, cap, and label tube assemblies made from zinc-aluminum coated steel tube. Your parts skip the plating vendor and go straight to assembly.

Built for OEM production: ¼″–¾″ steel tube, 2-piece prototype minimum, up to 10,000 tubes a month.

Assorted JIC 37° hydraulic tube assemblies with installed nuts and red protective caps, including U-bends and multi-plane bends
  • ±.030″Standard tolerance unless your print says otherwise
  • 2–4 wksStandard lead time. Expedites as fast as 1 week, shipped.
  • 2–10,000Tubes per order, from prototype to monthly production
  • 2005Family tube-bending operation since. Bending Dynamics since 2025.

Why pre-plated tube

One less vendor between the bender and your line.

Bare steel tube has to be plated or coated after it's bent. Pre-plated tube is coated before it reaches us, so the finished part arrives protected.

Bare tube 5 handoffs

  1. Tube is bent and flared
  2. Shipped out to a plater
  3. Plated, then shipped back
  4. Received and inspected again
  5. Installed on your line

Bending Dynamics 3 handoffs

  1. Bent and flared from pre-plated tube
  2. Capped, labeled, and shipped to you
  3. Installed on your line

In our experience, a plating send-out adds at least 2 weeks and $3–10 per tube. How pre-plated tube works →

What we do

One job, done to print.

We're a specialist shop. Here's exactly what we make, so you can tell in a minute whether your part belongs here.

What we build

  • JIC 37° steel tube assemblies, nuts and sleeves supplied and installed
  • ¼″, ⅜″, ½″, and ¾″ OD tube
  • Parts from 2.5″ long up to 20 ft
  • Single bends to multi-plane geometry

How we work

  • Built to your print, CAD file, or a sample tube
  • 2-piece prototypes to 10,000 tubes a month
  • 2–4 week standard lead time, 1-week expedite
  • Quote replies within one business day

From our shop floor

Real parts. No stock photos.

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