Case Studies

The TES UK Tunnel Boring Machines are available in both Open Face or EPB (earth pressure balance mode) and are designed for flexibility, versatility, and reliability with fast set up and launch time, the system can typically be set up in a day. Our V4-40, a low-profile sectional spool valve which can be lever, solenoid, cable or pneumatic operated and is suitable for open or closed centre circuits leant itself ideally for this environment

Squeezing a multi-axis hydraulic system onto a super compact tracked barrow was a daunting design challenge, but one that paid off for Taylor Construction Plant (TCP) of Maldon, because the result has been a steadily growing band of loyal users. Able to carry 500kg of rubble, soil, waste or other material, yet fit through a…

Teagle Machinery Ltd, based in Cornwall, has been supplying the agricultural market with a wide range of equipment for over 40 years. Now enjoying worldwide success, their “Tomahawk” trailed straw shredder feeders have found new markets in North America. Typically, the American agricultural market demands very large hydraulic flows, utilising larger tractors to work larger…

When Kelvin Engineering set about redesigning its popular PF range of pedestrian-controlled forklift truck, it turned to valve specialist Hy-Pro to develop a compact, high efficiency hydraulic lift control system.   The PF forklift series is a workhorse of industry whose comparatively simple robust design ensures long term reliability and simple servicing, yet it offers…

Clinging wet and sticky paper is no longer a problem for refuse collectors, thanks to the latest development by refuse collection vehicle makers Trio Engineering of Gloucester, centred around a two-speed hydraulic valve developed Hy-Pro. Trio build special vehicles for collecting rubbish to be recycled which include a trough at waist level into which operative…

Msubs Ltd, Plymouth manufacturers of sub-sea craft, were seeking a low cost, low weight and low power solution for their unmanned submarines. This remote-controlled vessel is used by navy’s around the world for sonar-detected target practise! Mobile Undersea Systems Test Laboratory (MUST) is a large scale unmanned underwater vehicle built by Lockheed Martin in the…

Agricultural fence posts are increasingly being produced by UK timber mills using a debarker newly-developed by Technorton in Ludlow, who have redefined the hydraulic technology at the heart of the machine. Key to the hydraulics is a 12-section spool valve, designed especially for the debarker by Hydraulic Projects (Hy-Pro). The valve incorporates manual, solenoid, flow…

Compact yet powerful hydraulics are helping reduce damage to cars when they are being loaded on to and unloaded from recovery vehicles, to date a constant worry for breakdown operators. Recovery vehicle builder the Roger Dyson Group’s revolutionary new Hydraloader SLA recovery vehicle, which is proving an immediate success with breakdown operators, has a super-low…

Produced by our client, Maximus Screening, the TFC-80 is the largest radial conveyor on the market and can work at any angle from 0-360 degrees. It is easy and efficient to use as it enables the end user to adjust the positioning and alignment of the machine without interrupting production, as well as creating stockpiles…