UQD Hose Parking Strip for Liquid Cooling Service, Rack Mount, Made in USA

A rack mountable parking strip for disconnected UQD liquid cooling couplings. During a tray swap or loop service, a disconnected hose dangles against the rack frame, the busbar, or ends up on the floor collecting exactly the debris a coolant loop cannot tolerate. This strip gives every disconnected coupling a parking spot at working height. Engineered and manufactured to order in the USA by DC Additive Pros.

What you get

• One strip with four snap in cradle clips, each sized to a specific coupling size and side
• Default configuration: UQD04 plug, UQD04 socket, UQD06 plug, UQD06 socket
• Coupling clicks in radially, hangs securely, pulls out by hand
• Two M6 keyhole slots plus four zip tie slots, mounts to a rail, manifold bracket, PDU channel or any pole
• Solid ABS, one piece, printed to order in the United States

Mounting screws and zip ties are not included, because every rack already has the right ones. Custom configurations are the point of made to order manufacturing: any mix of UQD sizes and sides, including all one size for integration benches, at the same price. Pairs with our UQD dust caps, park the hose, cap the face, do the work.

Fitment, built from published dimensions

Cradle clips are manufactured to the published Staubli UQD body dimensions, the same verified table our dust caps are built from. Other coupling brands have different body diameters, tell us your brand at checkout and we cut the cradles to that brand's published dimensions at no extra charge.

Frequently asked questions

Where do you put a disconnected liquid cooling hose during server service?
In a parking clip at working height. This strip holds the coupling body in a snap in cradle so the hose never touches the floor or drapes across a busbar.

What holds a UQD coupling when it is not connected?
A sized cradle clip. Each clip on this strip is cut to the published body diameter of a specific UQD size and side, with 1.7 to 2.5 mm of snap over retention.

Can I get a parking strip for six couplings of the same size?
Yes. The clip layout is parametric, any count and any mix of sizes and sides is a custom strip at the same unit economics. Tell us what your bench needs.

Does a parking strip work with dust caps installed?
Yes. The cradle grips the coupling body behind the face, so a capped coupling parks exactly like a bare one.

How does the strip mount in the rack?
Two M6 keyhole slots for cage nut screws or any pan head M6, plus four zip tie slots for poles and manifold brackets. Hardware is not included.

Is 3D printed ABS strong enough to hold a coupling and hose?
Yes. Each clip carries a coupling that weighs a few hundred grams, the snap arms operate at under a third of the material's strain limit, and the strip carries no structural rack load.

DC Additive Pros is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by Staubli, Parker Hannifin, CPC, Danfoss, CEJN, Gates, or the Open Compute Project. Trademarks are referenced only to indicate fitment and application.