Challenge: A Special Machine Manufacturer of customized presses needed to offer their customer a better solution that would help improve process performance and reduce the costs of using a traditional hydraulic actuation system. The specialized machine builder needed a product that would be more energy efficient and operate with a smaller footprint. However, it also needed to provide precision servo control of position and force. This combination of control is nearly impossible for traditional hydraulic actuators to achieve with a high level of accuracy in a repeatable process.

Solution: Kyntronics worked with the Special Machine builder to provide several SMART Electro Hydraulic Actuators (SHA) that were rated at 85,000 LB of force to use for its press application. The SHAs are capable of producing a precise motion profile to accurately control force, position and speed which are crucial to improving press performance. Since the replacement was built as a self-contained all-in-one actuator, the SMART solution eliminated the hydraulic infrastructure and provided significant cost savings. In addition, the power-on-demand feature allows the actuator to only consume power only when operating to providing significant energy savings.