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Lightweight hydraulic components

Lightweight hydraulic components

Lightweight hydraulic components

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Hi I'm currently making an overview of manufacturers that specialize in hydraulic components with special parameters. Is there a manufacturer that manufactures composite hydraulic cylinders and accumulators, besides Parker Hanifin? I really have trouble finding any. Also, how about lightweight servo and proportional valves and other accesories i.e hoses? Thanks in advance.

RE: Lightweight hydraulic components

Light weight is typically associated with aircraft.
For reasons that include light weight, dense packaging, redundancy, documentation, material traceability, odd terminations, severe environmental requirements, and more, aircraft hydraulic components tend to be custom or specialized, and not many outfits are able to deal with the purchasing requirements and still turn a profit.

Marotta is one such manufacturer who has managed to survive for a long time. I am not aware that they make anything other than valves, but do check marotta.com .

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

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