Winter weather is coming back and it’s not only the workers that need to be protected against these bad weather, your machines are also put to the test. That’s why our hydraulic experts invite you to take a few precautions to protect your workers as well as your machines and consequently your production.

Our experts alert you to the risks and consequences of low temperatures on your hydraulic installations. Hydraulic equipment, from the smallest to the largest units, are all sensitive to cold. All equipment is put to the test during this winter period, especially liquids such as oils.

Indeed, the viscosity of oils reacts to the coldn.

BUT WHAT IS VISCOSITY ?

THE CONSEQUENCES

Quelles sont les conséquences de l’augmentation de la viscosité sur vos installations hydrauliques ?

Nos experts hydrauliciens ont pu en observer beaucoup, la liste n’est pas exhaustive, mais nous pouvons vous en citer quelques-unes.
La plus connue est la cavitation des pompes, qui peut entrainer sa destruction.
Vous pouvez rencontrer des problèmes de ralentissement des mouvements sur les équipements, vérins, moteurs, etc… entrainant ainsi une perte de productivité pour l’entreprise.
Nos experts en hydraulique ont pu identifier une augmentation de la consommation de filtre causée par la viscosité anormalement élevée des huiles, ce qui à déclencher les indicateurs de colmatage.

Exemple de viscosité des huiles

THE SOLUTION

As we’ve told you, the list of consequences is long.

There is not one solution, but MANY solutions.

Moreover, these consequences are often indicative of problems other than simply viscosity.

A few years ago, Christophe MOUCHE, a hydraulic expert, was contacted by a rail transport company that was no longer able to lower the tipper from their wagons. They were beyond the polar circle. The oil had congealed in the foot of the cylinder. Even with a heater in the hydraulic power plant to keep the oil at the right temperature, the viscosity of the oil had changed in the hydraulic system. Our hydraulic expert advised them to take a simple fan heater and direct it to the cylinder foot at the connection. The problem was solved.

You are unique, so are your installations.

Do not hesitate to contact us.

Our hydraulic experts are there to support you throughout the process from identifying your problem to implementing the solution.