Specials
At Hydroton we like challenges. Our team is enthusiastic about special projects and delivers them successfully, thanks to their eye for detail, teamwork and dedication. Whether it’s commissioning an aircraft maintenance platform on the other side of the world, laying pipework in a ship in the ports of Rotterdam or designing and building a drive for a festival or an amusement park: at Hydroton we take on any challenge.
Check out a few of our projects:
Aircraft maintenance docking platforms
Hydroton has been active for many years in the design, construction and commissioning of hydraulic systems for large movable structures such as aircraft maintenance platforms. This specific sector is characterized by high requirements in the field of reliability and safety. In recent years, Hydroton has installed and commissioned dozens of systems at airports around the world, according to the local applicable standards.
To be able to raise and lower the construction in an levelled position, Hydroton has developed an electric CAN-bus motion control synchronization system. Thanks to this system, proportional control valves and cylinders are being controlled. The hydraulics powered height adjustment is accurately controlled thanks to a high-response PLC in combination with length measuring encoders, which are placed on the construction or in the cylinders. In recent years, the system has been further developed and is used daily by users in various technical branches.
“In recent years, Hydroton has installed and commissioned dozens of systems at airports around the world.”
Mobile installations
Over the years, various mobile machines have been fitted with tailor made hydraulic drives from Hydroton. Our engineers are happy to work with you and think along in the design process to design the drive as efficiently as possible in terms of energy consumption, heat development and weight reduction.
The result is a smart installation with the right components. After this process, the installation and commissioning is expertly carried out by our service technicians for a correct setting of the system. The management of tracks, hydraulic motors and drives such as hydraulic cylinders is often controlled by Danfoss (PVG) or Duplomatic (BLS6) proportional control blocks.
“Our engineers are happy to work with you and think along in the design process to design the drive as efficiently as possible.”
Hydraulic movable stage
This incredible stage has been developed to create the ultimate festival experience in stadiums and large halls. Because the stage is placed in the centre of the space, the audience has the unique experience of being able to move 360 degrees around the stage. With a total power of 220kW, the system moves 32 double-acting hydraulic cylinders which support the arch structures. The hydro-electric synchronisation system ensures precise alignment between the cylinders. The stage can therefore be positioned very precisely. With redundant, high-quality brake valves, the stage meets a very high safety standard.
