Dana SAC UK announced investment at the company’s Warrington site with the installation of a hydraulic test rig, providing local capacity to test and support more fluid power products within the UK.
Fluid power products which can now be effectively tested and better supported include Brevini® HPV valves, a range of latest-generation proportional directional valves that perform two simultaneous functions: directional control and flow control unaffected by load variations.
Supporting clients in drill rig manufacture, Dana recently supplied hydraulic pumps, motor and control valves, including HPV 310 valves, delivered from Norway within three days of the order placement. Dana SAC UK specified and supplied a modular, five-service directional control valve consisting of a single HPV 310 slice (550L/min max on A&B ports) and four HPV41 valve slices (up to 140L/min).
All slices are fitted with electro-proportional control modules and redundancy pilot-operated control modules as a backup. Each slice has independent LsA/B valves and they are fully pressure compensated. For this contract, there was no requirement to paint the valves, but Dana offer this option to meet general industrial and marine application standards.
Key features of the new fluid power test rig in Warrington include: 37kW power capacity; 3 x E-stops (fully compliant with all safety regulations); capacity to test over 70% of Dana’s fluid power range to at least 75% of their maximum ratings; and offline filtration system to ensure oil cleanliness standards in line with product and customer requirements.
