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CUSTOM
DESIGNED CYLINDERS
Small, Medium,
Large and Extra-Large custom designed cylinders |
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Fifty years of experience, backed
by a constant drive for innovation, have made Douce Hydro a force to be reckoned
within the field of hydraulic equipment. As a technological leader in hydraulic
cylinders, resolutely turned towards the export market, with foreign sales
accounting of more than 50% of its turnover, Douce Hydro ranks among the main
players of the international market (MOCI award in 1997).
Douce Hydro is able to design and
manufacture any type of custom designed hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders. Douce
Hydro cylinders are recognized by our customers for their high quality, advanced
technology and long service lives. Since 1950, Douce Hydro clients have
benefited from our extensive in-depth know-how based upon over 50 years of
experience in the cylinders industry.
State-of-the-art
industrial facilities:
Douce Hydro excels in technical
expertise, in fields such as custom design cylinders, extra-large cylinders,
heavy duty, very high-speed or zero-leakage technology cylinders. Our means of
production are particularly impressive, with gantry and portal milling machines,
large grinding machine, vertical honing, polishing machines, welding machines
etc.
Most of our machines are
digitally computerized (CNC).
Our capabilities:
Small, medium, large and extra-large
custom designed cylinders
Douce Hydro can design any type
of custom designed hydraulic cylinders, per the customer’s requirements, as long
as it fits in our wide manufacturing capabilities, which are:
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Metric |
Inches / Feet |
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Bore
diameter (I.D.) |
From
32 mm
up
to 1 200 mm |
From
1½ inches
up
to 48 inches |
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External diameter (O.D.) |
Up
to 2 000 mm |
Up
to 80 inches |
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Length |
Up
to 24 000 mm |
Up
to 80 feet |
Maximum
crane overhead lifting capacity: 60 Tons
Turning
& Boring |
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Up to 2
000 mm / 80 inches external diameter
Up to 24 000 mm / 80 feet in length |
Honing
(vertical) |
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Up to 1
200 mm / 48 inches inside diameter
Up to 24 000 mm / 80 feet in length |
Milling
& Drilling (1) |
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Up to 17
230 mm / 57 feet in length
Up to 5 060 mm / 17 feet high
Up to 2 350 mm / 8 feet wide |
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Grinding |
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Up to 900
mm diameter / 35 inches
Up to 30 000 mm / 98 feet in length |
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Polishing |
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Up to 900
mm diameter / 35 inches
Up to 24 000 mm / 80 feet in length |
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Welding
(2) |
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TIG / GTAW
(Gas Tungsten Arc Welding), MIG / GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding),
SAW (Submerged Arc Welding) |
Most of our machines are
digitally computerized (CNC)
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(1)
Large portal milling machine |
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(2)
Welding |
Available design parameters and Options
(but not limited to):
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Single acting or
double acting |
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Telescopic |
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Servo-positioning
or servomotors type |
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Hydraulic or
pneumatic |
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Any type of raw
material according to ASTM, AFNOR, DIN, ISO, CSA, SAE, API, BSI, CEN, JIS
standards |
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Any type of raw
material hardening or treatment (black oxyde, nitrided, phosphated, kanigen…) |
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Any type of rod end
attachment (threaded rod end, single male clevis, bearing with swivel, female
clevis…) |
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Any type of
mounting (welded cap/mill type, bolted cap, tie rods…) |
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Any type of body
attachment |
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Heavy-duty |
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High-speed
technology (such as injection molding industries) |
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Zero leakage
technology (tightness) |
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High frequency |
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Shock absorbers /
cushioning (front or rear) |
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Self-clamping devices
(locking-unlocking cylinders) |
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Prefill valves |
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Any type of rod
coating: chrome, nickel-chrome, sulfamate nickel … |
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Rod with
Keradouce™
coating |
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Inside diameter of
barrel chrome plated or kanigen treated |
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Any type of
rod measuring system |
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Any type of
painting (epoxy, polyurethane, zinc coating…) |
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Any type of paint
specifications (corrosion resistant, splash zone, marine or offshore
environment, abrasive environment…) |
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Any type of fluid
(mineral oil, synthetic oil, water glycol, ester phosphate …) |
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Any type of testing
(Hydrostatic test, test with nitrogen, chart recorded, Non Destructive Testing,
dye penetrant, holiday testing, etc …)
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Material
certificates |
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Welding
certifications |
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Third party
inspection |
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Worldwide on-site
technical assistance |
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After-sale:
Repair,
Seals
kits and Spare parts delivery |
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Etc… |
Volume manufactured:
From single piece up to any large
quantities (mass production)
Douce Hydro technical teams are
always attentive to customer requirements and immediately available and
responsive throughout the world, whatever the expectation.
Codes and CERTIFYING PARTIES:
We have already been working with
many different codes, and our work has been approved by different third parties
such as (but not limited to):
Code rules:
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American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME), section VIII, Div.1. |
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USCG NVC 10-82 CH-2 |
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CFR (Code of Federal
Regulations) Title 46 (US Coast Guard) subchapter 1-A, Subpart 58.30-30, Fluid Power
Cylinders; Subpart 58.30-35 Testing. Subchapter F (Marine Engineering). |
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American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME), Power Piping Code, ASME B31.1, 1998, Section 137, Testing. |
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Material complying with
internationally recognized standards (ASTM, AFNOR, API, BSI, CEN, CSA, DIN, ISO,
JIS, SAE) |
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American Institute of
Steel Construction, Inc. (AISC) Manual of Steel Construction, Allowable Stress Design,
1989. |
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American Welding Society (AWS)
structural Welding Code – Steel AWS D1.1, 1998. |
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ABS MODU Rules, 1997 section 3/12
and Appendix 3/E. |
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US Army Corp of Engineers
specifications (for radial gates) |
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Etc... . |
Certifying third parties:
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DnV |
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ABS |
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Veritas |
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Lloyd |
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US Army Corp of Engineers |
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Etc… |
Upon request, Douce Hydro can
design and manufacture any type of cylinder following any other existing code.
Due to the wide diversity of
applications, of the different regions in the world and the specific
requirements for hydraulic cylinders, many customers have developed their own
specialized standards (steel work, marine, OEM, offshore industries...)
Douce Hydro has the flexibility
to conform its manufacturing to the specialized standards of its customers and
to your typical application.
Various field of application:
Douce Hydro is a reliable partner
in industries as diverse and demanding as
Steel
works and Aluminum,
Presses,
Marine and Dredges,
Sluice Gates & Waterways,
Offshore,
Dams,
Lifting /
Mobile Bridges,
Tunnel Boring Machines,
Cement industry,
Mining,
Military,
Lifting-Handling, etc….
Multiple applications can be
suited to each specific situation: lock gates in Hamburg, fitting of a dredger
in Japan or for a hydroelectric dam in the US for the Army Corp of Engineers,
riser tensioner cylinders for offshore platform in Australia, etc.
Douce Hydro teams are working
around the clock all over the world to provide on-site technical assistance.
For a general presentation of our
company, you can download here our
General Brochure
Presentation
Contact us
for more information, or send us your
Request for
Quotation.
WE
STAND BEHIND EACH CYLINDER WE MANUFACTURE.
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