In today’s industrial landscape, efficiency and sustainability are essential priorities for maintaining competitiveness and profitability. However, many companies face a common issue: outdated machinery that, while functional, fails to deliver adequate performance compared to modern technologies. This results in high operational costs, excessive energy consumption, and increasingly burdensome maintenance.
In this context, industrial revamping or retrofitting emerges as a strategic solution. This process updates existing machinery with advanced technological components without requiring complete replacement. It is an approach that combines economic savings, energy efficiency, and environmental impact reduction, making it an increasingly popular choice among manufacturing and production companies.
Why invest in industrial retrofitting?
Any company utilizing complex machinery understands that replacing an entire production line can entail significant investments, prolonged downtime, and operational risks. Retrofitting, on the other hand, can achieve similar improvements in performance with a considerably lower economic and organizational impact.
Common issues that prompt businesses to consider machinery revamping include:
- high energy consumption: traditional hydraulic systems often operate at full power even during downtime, wasting energy and resources;
- frequent maintenance: obsolete mechanical components are prone to wear and require frequent and costly interventions;
- reduced efficiency: difficulty in adapting machines to new production demands can hinder competitiveness.
Through retrofitting, these challenges can be addressed, transforming outdated machinery into modern, high-performing, and more sustainable tools.
The benefits of retrofitting: energy savings and technological innovation
One of the main reasons companies choose retrofitting is energy saving. Outdated machinery often operates at full capacity even when unnecessary, causing significant waste. Reducing energy consumption not only helps lower operating costs but also represents an important step toward more sustainable production, aligning with market demands for environmental and competitive practices.
A prime example is machinery with intermittent production cycles, where traditional systems continue to consume energy even during pauses. Modernizing these machines with technologies that optimize energy usage based on actual production cycle needs can lead to energy savings of up to 80%. In this context, servopumps play a crucial role as one of the most significant innovations in retrofitting. These hybrid electro-hydraulic systems are designed to reduce energy consumption and improve operational efficiency by dynamically adjusting pressure and flow, intelligently adapting to the machine’s production requirements, minimizing waste, and optimizing each operational phase.
Key benefits of servopumps in retrofitting
Beyond energy savings, servopumps offer a range of benefits that enhance overall machinery performance and reliability. These advantages contribute to safer work environments, simplified maintenance, and increased productivity.
Improving workplace conditions
Noise is one of the most disruptive issues in industrial environments. Servopumps, such as the KSPH by Hydraut, can reduce noise levels by up to 20 dB during operation and even eliminate noise during idle phases. This not only improves operator well-being but also ensures compliance with increasingly stringent noise pollution regulations.
Simplified maintenance and extended lifespan
The intelligent management of hydraulic oil pressure and flow reduces overheating, component wear, and the need for maintenance interventions. Additionally, the streamlined hydraulic circuit provided by systems like the KSPH eliminates superfluous components prone to frequent malfunctions, reducing system size and ensuring greater reliability and a longer lifespan.
Dynamism and precision in production cycles
The integration of brushless motors and inverters allows for customized operation profiles tailored to specific production needs. Faster acceleration and deceleration times, precise parameter adjustments, and real-time monitoring make servopumps an ideal tool for optimizing any production cycle.
Application sectors for servopumps
Servopumps are suitable for a wide range of industrial sectors, providing tangible benefits in various applications:
- metalworking: energy consumption reduction and increased flexibility in production cycles;
- plastic and rubber injection molding: plug & play solutions that enhance press efficiency and productivity;
- waterjet cutting: case studies demonstrate significant energy savings and improved ease of use;
- die-casting and hydraulic presses: improved control and reliability in operations.
How to implement hydraut’s KSPH servopump
Installing the KSPH is remarkably simple thanks to its plug & play architecture, which allows rapid integration into existing machinery. The pre-configured system minimizes downtime, while its intuitive interface simplifies setup. Within a few days, production can resume, and the benefits of this advanced technology can be immediately realized.
Why choose retrofitting with Hydraut’s KSPH?
Revamping machines with servopumps like the KSPH is not just a solution for addressing immediate challenges of energy efficiency and sustainability but also a strategic investment. In a market increasingly oriented toward digitization and environmental impact reduction, companies that choose to modernize their machinery position themselves at the forefront, ready to seize new opportunities.
Upgrade the future of your production
Hydraut’s KSPH servopump represents the future of industrial retrofitting: a blend of efficiency, sustainability, and innovation. From plastics to metalworking and beyond, this technology offers a practical and economical way to boost productivity and reduce environmental impact. Waiting for machinery to become a bottleneck in production is not a viable strategy—transform them into competitive and cutting-edge assets today.
