Discover Untapped Optimization Potential with HYDAC T2T – Walk the Line

Along Your Entire Production Line – From Technology to Technology

When machines and systems are designed, conventional mounting technology and media management are not usually the main focus of advanced engineering. Wrongly so, we believe, because there is often considerable untapped potential to increase overall efficiency. Whether this involves cutting costs and shortening the time involved, or even an enormous reduction in installation space, let’s work together with our T2T – Walk the Line approach to optimize both your processes and products, and enhance the efficiency of your component management operations.

We Come to You: From the Production Line to the Solution

With our comprehensive HYDAC T2T – Walk the Line optimization approach, we come right to your factory and walk the entire production line with your team to collaborate with you and identify untapped potential.

And we’d be happy to support you too. Contact us now and let us analyze your production line, technician to technician. 

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The Goals We Would Like to Achieve With You

Installation Space Reduction

Even during product development, the selection and integration of components plays a critical role in terms of reducing installation space. This is because, when more complex elements that may involve many individual components are replaced by functionally integrated solutions, the end product itself usually requires far less installation space.

Process Optimization in Procurement

Genuine efficiency doesn’t start at the production line. It begins at the procurement stage. We consolidate your variety of parts by optimizing specific products. Imagine reducing both the number of your components and suppliers and relying on a single, trustworthy partner. This streamlined structure eliminates administrative bottlenecks and ensures transparency and process reliability in materials supply.

Safe Installation Process and Simplified Maintenance

We offer lean and efficient solutions that simplify both installation and maintenance, making the entire process swifter and safer. The simplified handling of our components also reduces search times and prevents installation errors, ensuring process reliability during cycle times.

Cost Optimization and Positioning on the International Market

Our innovative solutions make it easier for you to position and establish yourself on and gain access to the international market environment. We incorporate our decades of expertise in your business and work with your team to develop specific solutions, never losing sight of our goal to minimize costs as much as possible.

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Maximum Optimizations for Maximum Efficiency

HYDAC T2T – Walk the Line is more than just technical support. It’s an active approach to optimization. We work with you as partners operating on an equal footing to identify and efficiently implement areas for optimization in your production line. Paying special attention to your component management activities, such as mounting technology and media management operations. Why? Because this is precisely where massive, untapped potential for optimization lies dormant – potential that can cut your production costs.

What T2T – Walk the Line Offers:

  • Technical support on site during the design phase
  • Swift service in the prototype phase
  • New and continued product development
  • Effective product adaptations
  • Reduced number of parts
  • Efficient installation process
     

Eric Rinkenbach, Area Sales Manager, HYDAC Accessories

HYDAC T2T – Walk the Line is a direct approach that is both bespoke and solution-focused. Our product and application specialists work closely with customers right from the very beginning to implement a tailor-made solution for your project in the shortest time possible.

How Our Approach Works: the 6 Ds

Discover

We start by visiting your production line to uncover any untapped potential in your operations. We analyze your current processes in direct conversations with you. Thanks to our comprehensive technical understanding when it comes to media management and mounting solutions that are optimized in terms of installation and cost, we can quickly identify where you can enhance your efficiency.

Diagnose

The Diagnose step focuses on collaborative discussions on any potential identified. This is how we gain an in-depth insight into your specific requirements and challenges. We then analyze the approaches developed, create a custom concept, and clearly prioritize the measures to be implemented.

Design

During this phase, we work with you to develop a solution that is tailored to your needs – be it a new system, a special function, a module, or a single component. It is crucial for you to play an active role here, as we incorporate your direct feedback and make any necessary refinements until the final concept is the perfect fit for your processes and machines. 

Deliver

This is when your tailor-made solution is installed. The systems and components developed are seamlessly integrated into your machines and systems. Even after implementation, we value continuous feedback and ongoing dialog on optimizations to ensure that your production line is operating at the highest level of efficiency in the long term.

Document

We naturally also provide you with the documentation you need. These documents serve as a comprehensive reference work for operation, maintenance, and future expansions – focusing on continuous availability and staying current. This means that your team always has the necessary information for smooth and efficient production.

Duplicate

In the final step, we specifically prepare the developed solutions and components for duplication or complete series production. We remain your development partner for continuous optimization even after the release.

Tried and Tested: Discover Our Sample Applications

HYDAC T2T – Walk the Line is much more than just a concept; it’s a tried-and-tested process that can be applied to any production line as a solution for any industry. Thanks to our many years of interdisciplinary expertise, our technical experts are able to use proven knowledge to tailor the solution to your machines and achieve optimum results. To give you an idea of how it can be used, here are four examples. 

For Mobile Machine Manufacturers

Sample Application: Mounting Technology

Starting Situation:

10 individual parts (4x clamp halves, 2x threaded rods, 4x nuts, 4x washers)

HYDAC Solution:

  • Reduced Complexity and Simplified Procurement: Only one clamp
  • Optimized Logistics: Lower storage costs and less coordination
  • Quick and Easy Installation thanks to quick-release closures for significant time savings during the production process
     
Starting situation: Mounting technology and a simplified, optimized HYDAC solution.Starting situation: Mounting technology and a simplified, optimized HYDAC solution.
Starting situation: Media management and HYDAC solution with a significantly reduced number of parts.Starting situation: Media management and HYDAC solution with a significantly reduced number of parts.

Sample Application: Media Management

Starting Situation:

Many individual components, 6 to 8 separate connectors

HYDAC Solution:

  • Significant Reduction in the Number of Parts: A ball valve block with integrated components (check valve + throttle)
  • Increased Reliability: Reduction in the number of possible leakage points
  • Compact Design: Optimized installation space and reduced weight

For Manufacturers in Industry

Sample Application: Coaxial Valve Block

Starting Situation:

Many individual components and multiple pipes with approx. 20 connectors

HYDAC Solution:

  • Drastic Reduction in the Number of Parts and Interfaces: Thanks to a coaxial valve block with integrated check valves
  • Compact Design: Optimized installation space and reduced installation costs and weight
  • Enhanced Efficiency: Just one storage location and one supplier thanks to integration
     
Starting situation: Coaxial valves and a compact, weight-optimized HYDAC solution. Starting situation: Coaxial valves and a compact, weight-optimized HYDAC solution.
Starting situation: High-voltage mounting technology and HYDAC solution for increased safety.Starting situation: High-voltage mounting technology and HYDAC solution for increased safety.

Sample Application: High-Voltage Mounting Technology

Starting Situation:

Standard DIN clamp with high cable tolerances

HYDAC Solution:

  • Increased Safety: Thanks to a stackable HV clip-on clamp with integrated tolerance compensation
  • Reduced Part Variety: Only one clamp type needed for different cable diameters
  • Quick Integration thanks to tool-free pre-assembly
     

Discover Our Comprehensive Product Range

HYDAC HY-ROS Mounting and Connection Technology

When it comes to securing cylinders, accumulators, exhaust systems, tanks, batteries, containers, heat exchangers, thermal management elements, and their supply lines, our HYDAC HY-ROS and HY-Roflex ranges provide the right solution for almost every application. We offer standard parts from stock and develop customer-specific, easy-to-install solutions.

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HYDAC Coaxial Valves

When it comes to media compatibility, our coaxial valves are a tried-and-tested means of controlling vacuums, not to mention gaseous, gelatinous, highly viscous, paste-like, and, above all else, contaminated and aggressive media. So they are suitable for use in a wide range of applications. The range of models extends from simple switch valves to special application-specific valves and complete modules.

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HYDAC Fluid Level Gages and Fluid Level Sensors

Our product range offers you a wide range of premium-quality fluid level gages and fluid level sensors. For more than 30 years, we have been providing various industries with optimized solutions that help them check the level of fluid in their tank at any given time. In addition to our standard products, we also offer industry-specific and customer-specific solutions that are tailored to your needs.

More Information on Fluid Level Gages and Fluid Level Sensors

HYDAC Ball Valves

Shut off and redirect your media securely with HYDAC ball valves. We offer custom solutions for almost every application, from two-way ball valves to complete ball valve function systems with automation and position monitoring. Our expertise ranges from requirements analysis and development through to the finished product.

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How You Benefit at a Glance

Icon: Speedy service for maximum machine availability.

Swift Service

Rely on us to ensure maximum availability of your machines.
 

Icon: Technical support right from the design and prototype phases.

Technical Support

We are by your side – right from the critical design and prototype phases. 

Icon: Reduced component variety for minimized logistical effort.

Reduced Component Variety

Benefit from a reduced number of parts for minimized logistical effort in your component management activities.  

Icon: Easy-to-install solutions for accelerated production processes.

Simplified Installation Processes

Innovative, easy-to-install solutions speed up your production and installation processes.

Icon: Targeted product adaptations and new developments that make you fit for the future.

Targeted Product Adaptations and New Developments

To ensure that you are prepared for the future, we support you with adaptations and any new developments in a targeted manner.
 

Icon: Efficient weight reduction and optimization of the existing installation space.

Weight and Installation Space Optimization

With T2T – Walk the Line, we achieve an efficient reduction in weight and optimize the available installation space in your machines.

FAQs

What Does T2T Mean?

T2T stands for Tech2Tech. This approach describes our focus: optimizing your production line in a collaborative, solution-focused way. It takes place in the form of a direct conversation – technician to technician.

Why Choose Walk the Line?

To find the solution that’s right for you, our experts walk through your entire production line one step at a time together with you. Taking this approach allows us to identify both potential and bottlenecks precisely where value creation is taking place. 

How Large is the Team That Visits Us at Our Factory?

Our visit is tailored to both your wishes and your needs. For the first visit, there is generally a colleague from HYDAC Accessories in attendance as well as a colleague from the HYDAC Office responsible for you. If you have any specific concerns or requests that extend beyond the mounting solutions and media management product range, please let us know as soon as possible. That way, we will be able to call in any specialists from other areas in good time.

We Would Like to Arrange a T2T Appointment at our Factory – What Do We Need to Do?

Contact our dedicated T2T team today using our contact form. We will get in touch with you as soon as possible to arrange a suitable appointment in a timely manner. We look forward to connecting with you!

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