SCX joined forces with Denley Hydraulics to offer bespoke hydraulic power solutions to complex handling and lifting challenges.
Covering concept and system design, machining and assembly, build and test, and installation and commissioning, SCX and Denley offer an unrivalled end-to-end solution for complete electro-hydraulic systems.
Each handling challenge that our clients bring to us is assessed thoroughly by our mechanical and electrical design teams. For every required motion – whether lifting, rotating, tilting, opening – we explore the range of tools available to us to determine the most appropriate.
While many of our solutions are driven by electrical motive systems, there are many applications for which electrical drives are not the right engineering choice. Hydraulics offer a significant power density advantage over electrical drives, whilst retaining fine control, installation flexibility and long-term reliability.
SCX and Denley Hydraulics have engineered and built some of the world’s iconic kinetic architecture, alongside the most innovative handling solutions. Many of these have called on hydraulics to power complex movement, designing them into skyscrapers, nuclear handling systems, bridges, stadiums, test rigs, production line solutions, and more.
As part of the SCX Group, Denley Hydraulics is a recognised leader in the bespoke design and manufacture of electro-hydraulic engineering, providing complete fluid power solutions from concept through to design, build, and installation.
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Four hydraulic handling stations were designed and built for a UK nuclear licenced site to manipulate and wash large contaminated cylinders
Each station has three hydraulic rams for various lifting, lowering, positioning and locking tasks, all fed by a central power pack
All four wash stations are controlled centrally by a remote PLC system, keeping operators out of harm’s way
The Falkirk Wheel's hydraulic system was manufactured and installed by Denley Hydraulics to deliver precise and advanced levels of control and performance
10 hydraulic motor gearbox assemblies with disk brakes drive a gear on the wheel’s central shaft commence and cease motion
A proactive maintenance scheme was developed to ensure maximum operational availability including routine replacement or refurbishment of key items
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SCX was approached to explore what configuration would best serve the access needs of the Scalpel skyscraper in London, while minimising both weight and the risk of damage from high winds
SCX subsequently engineered, built and installed the doors, each opening at precise angles to the building
All the doors are hydraulically powered, giving reliability, high strength, and fine control in operation
Hinkley Point B required a solution to keep the cooling pumps running in the event of electrical power loss
Denley Hydraulics devised a solution to provide power to the pumps via adjacent hydraulic motors connected with a high-power toothed belt. These are driven by a 125kW diesel power unit over 100 metres away
The hydraulic backup system can cope with a wide range of fault conditions and post-fault scenarios such as flooding or fire that would make the use of electric motors untenable
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