HYDAC International is a family-owned company founded in 1963 in Saarland, Germany, a global leader in hydraulics, systems, and fluid engineering. It offers a comprehensive product portfolio including filter technology, hydraulic accumulators, sensors, valves, cooling systems, and electronic control systems. The company develops and manufactures innovative and reliable hydraulic, electronic, control, and fluid conditioning solutions for mobile and industrial applications. With over 50 international subsidiaries and approximately 500 sales and service partners worldwide, it has established a strong global network.HYDACInternationalisafamily-ownedcompanyfoundedin1963inSaarland,Germany,agloballeaderinhydraulics,systems,andfluidengineering.Itoffersacomprehensiveproductportfolioincludingfiltertechnology,hydraulicaccumulators,sensors,valves,coolingsystems,andelectroniccontrolsystems.Thecompanydevelopsandmanufacturesinnovativeandreliablehydraulic,electronic,control,andfluidconditioningsolutionsformobileandindustrialapplications.Withover50internationalsubsidiariesandapproximately500salesandservicepartnersworldwide,ithasestablishedastrongglobalnetwork.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Filtration Technology: Providing efficient and safe filtration solutions for hydraulic and lubricating oils, water, fuel, KSS, and other process fluids. High-quality filtration products enabling economical and reliable plant operation. Air-X filter element technology contributing to reduced oil tank size and CO2 emissions.FiltrationTechnology:Providingefficientandsafefiltrationsolutionsforhydraulicandlubricatingoils,water,fuel,KSS,andotherprocessfluids.High-qualityfiltrationproductsenablingeconomicalandreliableplantoperation.Air-XfilterelementtechnologycontributingtoreducedoiltanksizeandCO2emissions.
Hydraulic Accumulators: Offering various types of hydraulic accumulators, including piston accumulators and bellows accumulators. Technology integrating a magnetic-field-generating device in the fluid port to separate and purify magnetizable particles from the fluid.HydraulicAccumulators:Offeringvarioustypesofhydraulicaccumulators,includingpistonaccumulatorsandbellowsaccumulators.Technologyintegratingamagnetic-field-generatingdeviceinthefluidporttoseparateandpurifymagnetizableparticlesfromthefluid.
Sensors and Electronic Control Systems: Developing a wide range of electronic sensors and control units for pressure, temperature, flow, and level monitoring. Providing robust control systems, connectivity solutions, and user interfaces for mobile and industrial applications. Product range includes controllers, I/O modules, computing platforms, monitors, displays, telematics, and software.SensorsandElectronicControlSystems:Developingawiderangeofelectronicsensorsandcontrolunitsforpressure,temperature,flow,andlevelmonitoring.Providingrobustcontrolsystems,connectivitysolutions,anduserinterfacesformobileandindustrialapplications.Productrangeincludescontrollers,I/Omodules,computingplatforms,monitors,displays,telematics,andsoftware.
Valve Technology: Supplying various hydraulic valves such as directional valves, pressure valves, flow valves, ball valves, and accessory valves, along with cartridge valve solutions. Offering cost-effective system solutions by integrating filters, accumulators, and other hydraulic components into integrated manifolds.ValveTechnology:Supplyingvarioushydraulicvalvessuchasdirectionalvalves,pressurevalves,flowvalves,ballvalves,andaccessoryvalves,alongwithcartridgevalvesolutions.Offeringcost-effectivesystemsolutionsbyintegratingfilters,accumulators,andotherhydrauliccomponentsintointegratedmanifolds.
Cooling and Thermal Management Systems: Featuring a diverse product range of cooling systems, including air-cooled coolers and liquid-cooled plate heat exchangers. Providing heat exchanger plate solutions for motor spindles, drives, power units, and coolants.CoolingandThermalManagementSystems:Featuringadiverseproductrangeofcoolingsystems,includingair-cooledcoolersandliquid-cooledplateheatexchangers.Providingheatexchangerplatesolutionsformotorspindles,drives,powerunits,andcoolants.
System Technology and Power Units: Combining decades of expertise in filtration, energy storage, and valve technology to create compact or large-scale drive solutions. Optimizing energy consumption and integrating cutting-edge sensors to enhance machine power, reduce noise, and ensure future-proof designs.SystemTechnologyandPowerUnits:Combiningdecadesofexpertiseinfiltration,energystorage,andvalvetechnologytocreatecompactorlarge-scaledrivesolutions.Optimizingenergyconsumptionandintegratingcutting-edgesensorstoenhancemachinepower,reducenoise,andensurefuture-proofdesigns.
Mobile Control Technology: Delivering systems and components optimized for mobile working machines, including agricultural and forestry machinery, construction machinery and mining, municipal machines, and lifting & material handling equipment.MobileControlTechnology:Deliveringsystemsandcomponentsoptimizedformobileworkingmachines,includingagriculturalandforestrymachinery,constructionmachineryandmining,municipalmachines,andlifting&materialhandlingequipment.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Extensive Product Portfolio: Offering a comprehensive range of products including filters, accumulators, cooling systems, valves, electronic and diagnostic equipment, compact hydraulics, fluid service products, and industrial processing equipment. Providing one-stop solutions across hydraulics, electronics, control, and fluid conditioning.ExtensiveProductPortfolio:Offeringacomprehensiverangeofproductsincludingfilters,accumulators,coolingsystems,valves,electronicanddiagnosticequipment,compacthydraulics,fluidserviceproducts,andindustrialprocessingequipment.Providingone-stopsolutionsacrosshydraulics,electronics,control,andfluidconditioning.
Global Network and Local Competence: Operating as a global company with over 50 subsidiaries and approximately 500 sales and service partners worldwide. Meeting stringent market requirements and supporting customized solution development through a global network of expertise, quality standards, and customer focus.GlobalNetworkandLocalCompetence:Operatingasaglobalcompanywithover50subsidiariesandapproximately500salesandservicepartnersworldwide.Meetingstringentmarketrequirementsandsupportingcustomizedsolutiondevelopmentthroughaglobalnetworkofexpertise,qualitystandards,andcustomerfocus.
Technological Innovation and R&D Investment: Pursuing continuous product development and innovation based on over 60 years of expertise. Over 900 engineers in Germany contributing to the development of energy-efficient and reliable solutions in fluid and engineering fields.TechnologicalInnovationandR&DInvestment:Pursuingcontinuousproductdevelopmentandinnovationbasedonover60yearsofexpertise.Over900engineersinGermanycontributingtothedevelopmentofenergy-efficientandreliablesolutionsinfluidandengineeringfields.
Industry-Specific Customized Solutions: Providing solutions tailored to the specific requirements of diverse industries such as construction and agricultural equipment, offshore, machine tools, pulp and paper, mining, aviation, and plastic injection molding machines. Collaborating with customers to develop solutions addressing challenges related to productivity, efficiency, total cost of ownership, ease of use, and safety.Industry-SpecificCustomizedSolutions:Providingsolutionstailoredtothespecificrequirementsofdiverseindustriessuchasconstructionandagriculturalequipment,offshore,machinetools,pulpandpaper,mining,aviation,andplasticinjectionmoldingmachines.Collaboratingwithcustomerstodevelopsolutionsaddressingchallengesrelatedtoproductivity,efficiency,totalcostofownership,easeofuse,andsafety.
Vertical Integration in Production: Unlike most suppliers who rely on external providers for key manufacturing processes or components, the company performs all relevant processes and process development in-house, from machining, injection molding, surface treatment, and welding of solenoid systems to electronic components, software, and fully automated assembly.VerticalIntegrationinProduction:Unlikemostsupplierswhorelyonexternalprovidersforkeymanufacturingprocessesorcomponents,thecompanyperformsallrelevantprocessesandprocessdevelopmentin-house,frommachining,injectionmolding,surfacetreatment,andweldingofsolenoidsystemstoelectroniccomponents,software,andfullyautomatedassembly.
Commitment to Quality and Sustainability: Demonstrating excellence in product and service quality, environmental, and energy management systems through numerous international certifications including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001. Practicing sustainable management through the use of renewable energy and valuing regionality.CommitmenttoQualityandSustainability:Demonstratingexcellenceinproductandservicequality,environmental,andenergymanagementsystemsthroughnumerousinternationalcertificationsincludingISO9001,ISO14001,ISO45001,andISO50001.Practicingsustainablemanagementthroughtheuseofrenewableenergyandvaluingregionality.
Target IndustriesTargetIndustries
Automotive IndustryAutomotiveIndustry
Construction Machinery & MiningConstructionMachinery&Mining
ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System CertificationISO9001:2015QualityManagementSystemCertification
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System CertificationISO14001EnvironmentalManagementSystemCertification
ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System CertificationISO45001OccupationalHealthandSafetyManagementSystemCertification
ISO 50001 Energy Management System CertificationISO50001EnergyManagementSystemCertification
IATF 16949 Automotive Quality Management System Certification (as a partner for automotive industry mounting technology)IATF16949AutomotiveQualityManagementSystemCertification(asapartnerforautomotiveindustrymountingtechnology)
ISO 27001 Information Security Management System Certification (providing secure data transmission and encrypted VPN connections in systems technology)ISO27001InformationSecurityManagementSystemCertification(providingsecuredatatransmissionandencryptedVPNconnectionsinsystemstechnology)
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