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Experience the HKS world

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We turn the world for you

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What are rotary actuators?

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Ideas which drive

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A 3rd generation of 100% quality

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Manufacturing your rotary actuators

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The path towards the future

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Transparency creates confidence

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Product overview

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Construction technology

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Industrial technology

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Automotive technology

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Mobile applications

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Mining and heavy duty

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Onshore and offshore

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Aluminium lightweight construction

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Rack and pinion actuators

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Rotary lift combinations

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Cylinders

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Vane rotary actuators

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Component production Walter Hhn GmbH

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Machinery

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Quick finder

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Sales partners worldwide

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Specifications

Construction technology
Page 18

Industrial technology
Page 20

Automotive technology
Page 22

Onshore and offshore

Page 28

We turn the world for you

For more than 40 years

Why us?

You as the client are the absolute focal point for whom we create efficient
solutions. We manufacture hydraulic rotary actuators precisely according
to your requirements with a torque of up to 350,000 Nm and angles of
rotation up to 1,500. We manufacture both single and series production
and this for more than 40 years.

We position you best

Core competence

HKS products operate permanently

and with precision wherever rotation
and tiliting, precision acceleration,
braking, positioning and stopping
are required. Made in Germany
represents the top demand made
on us and is simultaneously the
standard by which we measure
our products. We can provide
any type of special product in our
design department manned by an
experienced and dynamic team and
will be delighted to do so in joint
project work with you, our client.

Brand quality

HKS products are used worldwide. The excellence in quality our rotary actuators have is internationally acknowledged. This is based on our innovative developments, use of the best qualities of materials and manufacture
with the highest possible precision. All of which achieves the optimum for
use in sectors such as machine construction, vehicle construction, building
machinery, in power stations, marine, offshore and underwater applications, as well as in many other fields.

We can satisfy your demands to

the optimum. This also includes
producing a prototype. We take
innovation for granted which is to
your advantage, because this way
with HKS products you always have
state of the art at your fingertips.
We provide top quality, since we
produce almost 100% on the spot.
This applies equally to all HKS rotary
actuators, rotary lift combinations,
vane or rack and pinion actuators, in
both series and special production.

What are rotary actuators?

Introduction

HKS rotary actuators are used wherever big loads are tilted or turning movements involving high torque are required. They are easy to control and
only need a small mounting space, despite the huge power realised.

Principle
The oil pressure exerted by both
connections causes a rotational
movement in the primary shaft.
In doing so, the linear movement of the piston is transformed into rotational movement
due to multiple contradirectional
quick-acting screw threads on
the housing, piston and shaft.

Typical
applications

Valves, flaps, ball

valves, fittings

Conveyors

linear transport

Crank drives

Swivelling table

Doors, gates,
mechanical
devices

Lid operation

Container tipper

Tool changers

Drilling appliances,
mining gear, tunnel
drilling machines

Pipe and
plate bending
machines

Mixers

Helical principle
Functional
principles

Any intermediate angle of rotation can be

started and maintained using a helical actuator. This can be designed extremely flexibly
as regards its external dimensions, so that
limiting building space needs can be fulfilled
for. Very different requirements for rotational movements with high torque can be met
using numerous options, such as angle adjustment, cushioning and the possibility of
mounting sensor technology.
A multiple contradirectional helical gear
forms the basis for this design. The linear
movement of the piston is transformed into
an integrated rotational movement through

the helical gear. The rotational movement

increases the longer the pistons linear path
is. While the principle is simple, however, in
order to give the rotary actuators their function and their reliability, precision close to
the limits of the possible is demanded during manufacture. The mechanical angle of
rotation cycle can be reduced to less than
10 angular minutes. These rotary actuators
are used in tool machines, working platforms, vehicle construction, waste disposal
vehicles, side and rear loaders, tunnel advance working machines and construction
machinery.

Rack and pinion principle

The rack and pinion actuator is ideal for the
highest demands on torque. It permits extensive swivelling where there is restricted
building room in an axial direction. Additional options are as numerous as for the
helical principle. The rack and pinion actuator requires considerably larger dimensions compared with the rotary vane motor
to transfer two torques of equal size. This
is created and transferred through a rack
and pinion piston located diagonally to the

propelling tappet developed with a pinion.

The lateral forces arising from the teeth and
affecting the back of the piston opposite are
counterbalanced hydraulically or supported
by rolling bearings depending on design.
This rotary actuator is particularly suitable
for high torque. Actuators operating on this
principle are used in cement factories, in the
tyre industry, in power stations, in the steel
industry and in rudder movement, for example.

Vane principle
We recommend vane actuators where there
is extremely high endurance with high rotational speeds and a constant control of movement without the need to maintain the
load in a particular position. The particular
feature the rotary vane actuator has is the
segments firmly arranged within it, the socalled vanes. A vane segment is firmly at-

tached to the housing, the piston segment

is firmly attached to the primary shaft. The
rotary vane actuator permits the design to
be very compact. Here the pivoting angle is
between a maximum of 270 to 300. This
actuator is used in tool machines, robotics
and for handling containers, for instance.

Ideas which drive

Using our ideas we solve your actuator problems

Inspiration

In addition to our standard products, we can provide individual solutions

to meet your demands. We can develop the innovative HKS rotary actuator for you to suit based on a precise analysis of your requirements. We
employ an experienced team of technicians and development engineers to
soak up all the inspiration and to translate this into an optimum design to
meet your needs. They work closely together with you as the client. The
result of this cooperation is the completed rotary actuator with the applications you specifically require. We are delighted to meet your challenges
and to do so with passionate enthusiasm.

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100% quality
in the 3rd generation

Family
enterprise

Gnter and
Anette Hhn
Lena and
Florian Resch

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The best quality is the demand

which runs as a key note through
the companys history. The foundation for the HKS Group was laid
in 1970, more than 40 years ago.
Even today in the third generation,
important values have always remained an indispensable part of the
company philosophy. This includes
thinking and acting in a forwardlooking manner, always treating the
client as a welcome visitor, satisfying his needs efficiently and even
making the highest demands on
products and fulfilling them. Development, design, manufacturing

and sales at two locations, in Wchtersbach-Aufenau and in Neukirch/

Lausitz. Approximately 170 employees work at both locations. With
Lena Resch (nee Hhn) the third
generation is now in the enterprise. Mrs Resch runs the company
together with her father, Gnter
Hhn. They are leading a competent and dynamic team into the future. This means that all the experience and all the knowledge present
to a great degree are permanently
being developed further. The highest possible benefit should always
be realized for you the client.

Manufacturing your actuators

The best German art of mechanical engineering
the highest standard of craftsmanship
Walter Hhn GmbH

Leipziger Strae 53-55

D-63607 Wchtersbach
HKS Dreh-Antriebe GmbH & Co. KG

Walter Hhn GmbH started

here in 1973 producing components. The continuous favourable development of the
business is evident up to today
in four expansions. Today production takes place on an area
of 5,000 m. Quality control
and the training of apprentices
also take place here.

The expanded HKS production

started in 1996 at this new
location. Expansion also took
place at this location. New
production premises and offices were built in 2006, now
the area totals 2,500 m.

Bnnigheimer Ring 23
D-01904 Neukirch/Lausitz
HKS Dreh-Antriebe GmbH

In den Pflanzenlndern 9-11

D-63607 Wchtersbach

Growth made this new building in 2012 possible. Mounting of the rotary actuators,
design, order processing and
marketing are located in an
area of 1,300 m.

The path towards the future

Development

What started in the 1970s with manufacturing orders for rotary, milling
and gearing parts developed in the 1980s into the production of rotary
actuators. Today the product range stretches from the rotary actuator to
the tilt rotator as far as the rotary lift combination.

Current

The current generation of products described here represents perfect technology which has developed from permanent further development. HKS is
innovation and success.

TiltRotator

The HKS TiltRotator was presented at

bauma 2010. Using it
attachments on excavator can be tilted and
endlessly rotated at the
same time. Thus threedimensional positioning permits unexpected operative ranges
for your attachments.
This leads to markedly
higher profitability.

Future

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RotoBox

The RotoBox was also

presented at bauma
2010. Using this technology attachments on
excavators can be rotated 360 degrees endlessly and this can be
done with a flow rate
which for instance also
permits hydraulic cutters to work without
a problem. This is even
possible using excavators up to 50 tonnes.

DA-1-H

The newest generation of the HKS rotary

actuator was presented in March 2011.
Operating pressure up
to 250 bar, torque up
to 100,000 Nm, surface hardened, latest
sealing
technology,
small installation size,
precise control system.
This is the future.

With Lena Resch (nee Hhn) the third generation of the family has taken
over the management of the company. The fact that she has joined the
management provides the precondition that the tradition and values of the
family enterprise will also be continued in the future.

2012
170 employees

2011
132,142 rotary actuators

2000
82 employees

2000
33,159 rotary actuators

1985
6 employees

1985
196 rotary actuators

2008
2011

2007

2006

Growth
An important principle for HKS was, is
and will be to continue to grow. The
values of the family enterprise: reliability, confidence, cooperation, highest
quality, technical and personal further
development form the basis of healthy
development.

2005

2002

2000

1996
1998
1992

2010

2009

Transparency creates
confidence

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Proceeding
together

We create clarity from the first contact. You experience our competence,
where and how we develop, manufacture, assemble, test and the service
we also offer after delivery. You will sense something else also at HKS.
Our employees derive pleasure from the challenge and the manufacture
of rotary actuators. The result of this is partnerships in existence for over
40 years.

Convince
yourself

For HKS words and actions belong together. You will experience this on a
visit to Wchtersbach and Neukirch. You will find considerably more than
60 production machines in a manufacturing area of over 5,000 m, most
of which are CNC-controlled. Naturally they are produced by first class
manufacturers. Our employees have perfect mastery of the production
machines. The foundation for this is continuous employee training and
further education. This way we live permanent further development. The
numerous apprentices we train like to remain at HKS. This ensures quality
also for the future.

30 years of optimum
solutions for you
Equipped with the latest hardware
and software, our highly qualified designers develop efficient HKS products
for you. At the same time partnership,
exchange at the highest technical level, and teamwork are important cornerstones. The excellent HKS products
only come about in cooperation with
you as our client, and of course also
with our technical client support team
experienced in practice.

Product overview

These products turn the world for you

XT

RB

TR

DA-1-H

DA-H

DKA

M-DA-H

F1

F2/F4

F3

F6

F7

F5

F10

DA-1-H

Construction
technology
Page 18 onwards

Industrial
applications
Page 20 onwards

Automotive
technology
Page 22 onwards

Mobile
applications
Page 24 onwards

Mining and
Heavy Duty
Page 26 onwards

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F8

F9

SA-H

M-DA-H

F3

DA-H

AFR

Onshore and
offshore,
fittings,
marine
Page 28 onwards

Aluminium
lightweight
construction
Page 30 onwards

DEK

DEK1

DZK

Steel and power

production
Page 32 onwards

DHK-H-ZV

DHK-H-ZH

ZH

Rotary lift combinations

Cylinder
Page 34 onwards

HPSD

SS

MP

HS

Machinery, industry
Vane rotary actuators
Page 36 onwards

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Construction technology
Better without cylinders

XtraTilt

RotoBox

TiltRotator

Product series

Technical features
Nm

up to 250 bar

up to 175 bar

holding torque
up to
165,000 Nm

torque
up to 12,000 Nm

Nm

torque
up to 43,000 Nm

endlessly left/right

Nm

holding torque up
to 90,000 Nm

Nm

100 / 140 / 180

44 models in 17 sizes

General instructions

The HKS XtraTilt is distinguished by its compact and robust style.

The tilting angle is up
to 2 x 90 and is suitable for all carrier devices and quick changers up to 100 t.

up to 8 rotations
per minute

The HKS RotoBox rotates your attachments

endlessly by 360 left/
right. Available for carrier devices from 2 t to
50 t. An extra wide
oil turn duct optimally
supplies your attachments.

up to 210 bar

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Thanks to the HKS

TiltRotator you are
in a position
to simultaneously tilt your
attachments 2 x 55
and to rotate it 360
endlessly. The way to
best reach working
positions.

Additional information All HKS construction technology products are compatible for all carrier

devices and quick couplers.

Combined with the sandwich system (quick coupler above and below) a
product can be connected to several carrier devices. This increases profitability and saves money.

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The HKS TiltRotator in

use
The HKS TiltRotator increases the reach
of your attachments by two axes. This
way new areas of work arise and at the
same time productivity is increased by
up to 40%. A multifunctional machine.

More information
Using the QR code, download the current HKS construction technology catalogue.

HKS XtraTilt

HKS Rotobox

HKS TiltRotator

Industrial technology

Tool machines, automation, machine construction

DA-1-H

DA-H

DKA

Product series

Technical features
Nm

up to 250 bar

up to 210 bar

up to 250,000 Nm

up to 250,000 Nm

Nm

up to 1,080

up to 1,080

up to 1,500
Special angle of
rotation

up to 1,500
Special angle of
rotation

up to 100 bar
Nm

up to 5,380 Nm

up to 360
Short version

Series cushioning, angle

adjustment and reversing
shaft

Progressive readjustment of
the adjustment spring

General instructions

The following points are amongst the remarkable features of the industrial
actuators:

Rapid load change

High torque
Continuous primary shaft
Wear-resistant sliding surfaces
Individual tilting angles
End of travel cushioning
Control tappet
Position inquiry

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Various shaft types (DIN and ISO

standards, hollow shaft, external

spline, square)
Angle adjustment
Special varnish
High degree of corrosion prevention
possible
Angle of rotation adjustment
Adjustable shaft position

Test bench

Lid opening

Facts about DA-H and

DKA series:
Highest load change numbers on the
market
Fastest tilt times
Internal impermeability = holding position
Best modifiability of length, diameter and
torque

Tilt container

Lid opening

Drill rod changing

Automotive technology

Vehicle construction, working platforms, municipal technology

M-DA-H

F1

F2 / F4

Product series

Technical features
Nm

up to 210 bar

up to 210 bar

up to 43,000 Nm

up to 8,000 Nm

up to 360
Transitional drilling for
conduits or cables
Economical alternative for
short and slow load change
Simple connection and
fitting

Nm

up to 360

up to 210 bar
Nm

up to 30,000 Nm

up to 360

Simplest foot fixing

Simple foot fixing

High load suspension

Double sided shaft

Simplest connection and

fitting

Small diameter
High load suspension
High load change

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Garbage truck

Garbage truck

Forklift

Street sweeper

Mobile applications

Vehicle construction, working platforms, municipal technology

F3

F6

F7

Product series

Technical features
Nm

up to 210 bar

up to 210 bar

up to 5,000 Nm

up to 4,800 Nm

up to 360

Nm

up to 360

up to 8,000 Nm

up to 180

With load holding valve

With load holding valve

Direct bolting to the arm

Transitional drilling for

conduits or cables

Simplest foot fixing

Simple connection and

fitting

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Nm

Load holding valve optional

Economical alternative for

short and slow load change

General instructions

up to 210 bar

High load suspension

Simplest connection and
fitting

Considerable safety due to directly connected load holding valve technology.

Working platform

Facts:
The highest safety criteria are observed
using the appropriate material and load
holding valve technology.

Concrete pump

Working platform

Mower

Mining and heavy duty

Above and below ground

F5

F10

DA-1-H

Product series

Technical features

up to 210 bar
Nm

up to 85,000 Nm

up to 360

up to 210 bar
Nm

up to 85,000 Nm

up to 360

Simple foot fixing

Fixing flange

Simple connection and

assembly

Output flange

High holding torque

Highest axial and radial
power absorption

up to 250 bar
Nm

up to 250,000 Nm

up to 1,080
up to 1,500
Special angle of
rotation

Load holding valve

High load suspension

Highest bending moment

Double sided shaft
Load holding valve optional

General instructions

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These rotary actuators are most suitable for extreme conditions. Extremely sturdy
and protected against environmental influences. Thus low maintenance and ensuring high degree of durability. Our rotary actuators have been operating reliably
and safely in the biggest mines in the world for many years.

Gun mounting

Facts:
Maximum carrying capacity
Precise positioning to the millimetre

Drill rod changing

Ladder adjustment

Onshore and offshore

Fittings, marine, boat building

F8

F9

Product series

Technical features

up to 210 bar
Nm

up to 8,000 Nm

up to 250 bar
Nm

up to 180
Small installation space
Double sided shaft

up to 12,000 Nm

up to 360
Bending moments up to
100,000 Nm

Simple assembly

Maximum axial and radial

force

Foot fixing

Simple assembly
Can take over arrangement
of bearings

SA-H

AFR
Connection to all

Product series

common fittings

ATEX

Technical features

up to 210 bar
Nm

up to 250,000 Nm

up to 90
ISO 5211 Flange and additional standard and special
flanges possible
Emergency operation
Special angle possible
Ability to position precisely

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up to 350 bar
Nm

up to 38,000 Nm

Spring reset singleacting

Opening moment up to
38,000 Nm
Closing moment up to
7,000 Nm
Safety function through
spring reset

Adjustment of fittings

Facts:

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Extremely durable
Low maintenance and very few servicing
cycles

Container handling
Flap control
Steering adjustment
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Valve control

Lightweight construction
Reduced weight due to aluminium housing

M-DA-H-AL F3-AL

DA-H-AL

Product series

Technical features
Nm

General instructions

30

up to 210 bar

up to 210 bar

up to 4,800 Nm

up to 5,000 Nm

Nm

up to 210 bar
Nm

up to 16,000 Nm

up to 360

up to 360

up to 1,500

Reduced weight

Reduced weight

Reduced weight

High-strength aluminium housing

Marked weight reduction compared with steel housing

Working platform

Facts:
Weight reduction
Quality requirements and safety standards are met

Working platform

Tool positioning

Steel and power production

Power stations, steel industry, tyre industry, ship building

DEK
Product
series

up to 210 bar
Nm

up to 40,000 Nm

up to 720

Rack and pinion principle

Flange or foot fixing

DEK1
up to 250 bar
Nm

up to 60,000 Nm

up to 360
Flange or foot fixing

DZK
up to 250 bar
Nm

up to 350,000 Nm

up to 360 (bigger
on request)
Flange or foot fixing

General instructions

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Maximum torque
Short axial overall length
Very short angle play
Extremely study

Bending machine

Tool positioning

Rotary lift combination

Tool machines, handling technology

DHK-H-ZV

DHK-H-ZH

Product series

Technical features

up to 160 bar
Nm

up to 16,000 Nm

up to 360

General instructions

up to 210 bar
Nm

up to 14,700 Nm

up to 360

Lift up to 1,200 mm

Lift up to 700 mm

Lifting power up to
360,000 N

Lifting power up to
150,000 N

Tensile force up to
180.000 N

Tensile force up to
110.000 N

An increasing number of motion sequences have to be automated in the

course of technology. The HKS rotary lift combinations offer the ideal solution for rotary and lift movements which are intended to be undertaken synchronologically or separately.
In this connection the well-proven HKS rotary actuator is combined with a
double linear unit to form a compact modular unit.
The optimum modular unit can be selected from two lines of products for
the use in question.

Emergency basket

Use in a blasting furnace

Cylinders

Machinery, construction machinery, scrap cutters

ZH
Product series

Technical features

up to 350 bar
Piston diameter up to
500 mm
Stroke length up to
4,000 mm

General instructions

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Oil supply possible through the piston rod

Scrap cutter

Facts:
High quality components
Durability
Extremely sturdy

Machinery, industry

Machinery, automation technology, robotics

HPSD

SS

Product
series

up to 140 bar
Nm

up to 16,800 Nm

up to 210 bar
Nm

Vane principle

up to 270

MP

up to 280

HS

up to 69 bar
Nm

up to 11,565 Nm

up to 210 bar
Nm

up to 280

General instructions

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up to 40,000 Nm

Maximum endurance
Fast tilt and fast tilting times
Variable fixing possible (foot, flange)
Aluminium or steel versions
Very small and light
Variable shafts

up to 4,577 Nm

up to 280

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Automation

Robotics

Component production

Walter Hhn GmbH a strong partner in the HKS Group

since 1970

Individual
solutions

We produce everything from an individual part to assemblies to the end

product precisely and reliably according to your information and drawings.

Precise

Our production
methods

Our products

Additional
offerings

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Individual

Turning on a lathe
Milling
Gear tooth forming
Grinding
Honing
Drive wheels
Primary shafts
Bevel gears
V-belt pulleys
Spline shafts

High quality

Broaching
Splicing
Grooving
Surface finishing

Chain wheels
Running wheels
Pinion shafts
Worm wheels
Worm shafts

Individual and series production

Full or part production
Sample production
Manufacture of prototypes

Helical gears
Gearwheels
Crown gears
Toothed racks

Assembly fitting
Design and consulting services

Our machinery
See for yourself.

14 CNC automatic lathes

Okuma, Mazak, Gildemeister, Graziano, Iberimex, CMZ

turning diameter up to 910 mm turning length up to 2,000 mm

9 CNC processing centres

Okuma, Stama, Famup, Matec, Mazak, Soraluce

up to 5 axes travel X3,500 mm Y1,200 mm Z1,250 mm

2 CNC gear cutting machines

module 1.0 to 6.0 Richardon R 300 CNC

module 1.0 to 6.0 Richardon R 125 CNC 1,000 mm Z-path

Other CNC machines

CNC cylindrical grinder Kellenberger

CNC honing machines vertical diameter up to 450 mm honing length up to 750 mm

12 conventional and cycle controlled lathes

Bhringer, Weiler, Geminis
swing up to 1,000 mm turning length up to 4,000 mm

8 conventional gear cutting machines

module 0.5 to 10.0 Pfauter, Heckert

5 conventional milling and boring machines

Gillardon, Deckel
travel X1,970 mm Y1,610 mm Z1,300 mm spindle size MK 4

Other machines

cylindrical grinders diameter up to 300 mm grinding length up to 1,400 mm Schaudt, Rema

surface grinder 250 x 600 mm WMW
vertical broaching machine groove width up to 20 mm Henning
vertical slotting machine groove width up to 25 mm Ravensburg
hydraulic pressure exertion up to 100 tonnes Blitz, Walter
horizontal honing machine diameter up to 80 mm honing length up to 200 mm Sunnen
sawing diameter up to 400 mm Kasto, Jaespa
burring machine Gratomat
3D measuring machine MH3D Tesa Swiss Made
sand blasting plant
varnishing plant

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Production building Wchtersbach

3.000 m

Production building Neukirch

2.000 m

Quick finder

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20

F2

Demolition and scrapping off technology

Butterfly valves
Work platforms
Fittings
Automotive industry
Shovels and other attachments
Construction machines
Mining machines
Concrete spray machines
Bending machines
Container cranes
Printing presses
Vehicle assemblies
Vehicle construction
Automotive technology
Forestry business
Foundry
Grinding technology
Handling technology
Municipal vehicles
Crane construction (marine and mobile)
Agricultural machinery
Food and butchering industry
Ventilation technology
Machine construction
Mining, drilling machines
Mixing technology
Assembly lines
Waste disposal vehicles
Onshore and offshore
Pharmaceutical industry
Test bench
Refineries
Tyre industry
Robotics
Ship building
Ship cranes
Ship rudder adjustment
Spreaders
Steel industry
Textile machines
Transfer lines
Tunnel driving machines
Entertainment industry
Packaging machines
Traction pile-driving

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F1

18

M-DA-H

RotoBox

18

DA-H

XtraTilt

Page

DA-1-H

Are you unable to find

your application? Not a
problem. Challenge us.
Our technical customer
consultants will support
you competently, together with our design,
so that your ideas can be
successfully realised.

Product

Helical rotary actuator

TiltRotator

We can do
much more!

Construction
technology

DKA

The fastest way to the right product

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22

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Hydraulic cylinder

F4

F3

F6

F7

F5

F10

F8

F9

SA-H

AFR

M-DA-H-AL

F3-AL

DA-H-AL

DEK

DEK1

DZK

DHK-H-ZV

DHK-H-ZH

ZH

HPSD

SS

MP

HS

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26

26

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30

30

30

32

32

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34

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38

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Rotary lift
combination

Vane rotary actuator

Rack and pinion

actuator

Helical rotary actuator

Rotary actuators on the spot

We are always near you

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Belgium

Norway

Spain

Finland

Austria

Czechia

France

Poland

Slovakia

Great Britain

Russia and the CIS

Slovenia

Italy

Sweden

Netherlands

Switzerland

South Africa

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Canada

China

Australia

USA

India

New Zealand

South Korea

Contact information under http://www.hks-partner.com/en/contact/distribution-partners-worldwide

Application questionnaire

Our customer consultants will be delighted to help you

1. General information
Brief description: what the actuator should be used for

Estimated annual quantity

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E-Mail

Is this quantity based on a nonrecurring project or a permanent annual quantity?

How is the application currently being performed (e.g. systems, devices, mechanisms, etc.)
Are there any alternative designs or methods being considered?

2. Loads requirements
Mass moment of inertia (kgm or lbs-inch-sec)
Max. axial load exerted on the output shaft of the actuator (kg or lbs)
*Max. radial load exerted on the output shaft of the actuator (kg or lbs)
*Will the loads be supported by:

The actuator?

External bearings?

Are there any dynamic loads applied to the actuator?

Yes

No

How often will the loads be applied?

Do all above loads include dynamic and/or other potential overloads?

Will the actuator be exposed to shock loads?

Yes

Yes

No - Explain

No - Explain

3. Torque requirements
*Required output torque (Nm or inch-lbs)

@ (bar or PSI)

Arm length from rotation centre point to centre point of weight (m or inch)
Weight to be rotated (kg or lbs)
*Bending moment (Nm or Inch-lbs)

Street

Company person

Company name

Required holding torque (Nm or inch-lbs)

*Will torque be transmitted from one or both ends of the actuator?

One side Both Sides

Please also complete page 2

in full

Fax

Phone

City, Zip

*If external bearings are used, is it possible that any misalignment of the structure will cause binding loads in the
actuator? Yes No

So as to be able to select the best actuator for your application, please answer the following questions as accurately as possible. Any type of photograph, detailed installation drawings, load graphs or a simple sketch by hand
are a great advantage. Lack of information or incorrect information can lead to damage to the actuator and/or
the operating unit. We will be delighted to advise you in detail and to support you with your planning.

4. Rotation requirements
*Rotation required (degrees)
*What is the max. required speed?

degrees in

sec

*What is the cycle frequency?

cycles per

sec

How much working hours will the actuator do in a day/Month/Year?

What is the expected life of the actuator?

cycles per day/month/year

years or

cycles

How much mechanical backlash is acceptable? (degrees)

How will the actuator be stopped at the end of rotation?

Internally External stops Other

Webpage

E-Mail

How accurately does the load need to be positioned? (degrees)

In which direction is the actuator output shaft mounted?

vertical

horizontal

5. Pressure and fluid requirements

*What is the hydraulic working pressure? (bar or PSI) Max.

Min.

Normal

What is the flow rate on normal operation? (ltr/Min or gpm)

What kind of hydraulic fluid will be used?
Other

Standard petroleum-based

Synthetic

Is the fluid compatible with nitrile and polyurethane seals and glass reinforced nylon bearing materials?
Yes No

Max.

6. Additional required options and other considerations

Fax

Phone

City, Zip

What is the surrounding temperature the actuator is operated in? (C or F) : Min.

Max.

Load holding valve required?

Yes

No

Cushioning in end position required?

Angle adjustment required? Yes No

Position indication required
(Inductive, encoder, other
*Output shaft requirements?

Pivot

Hollow

Splined

Will the actuator be sprayed with high pressure fluids?

Yes

tapped flange

Yes

Yes

No

No

other

No

Are there any special dimension or weight limitations?

7. Rotary Lift Combination

What is the minimum push force? (N or LBS)

Max. radial load exerted on the output shaft of the piston rod? (Kg or LBS)
What is required stroke? (mm or inch)
Speed of hydr. cylinder (mm) in

Street

Company person

Company name

What is the minimum pull force? (N or LBS)

What is the working pressure of hydr. cylinder? (bar or PSI)

seconds

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Fax: +49 (0) 6053 6163 - 39 E-mail: vertrieb @ hks-partner.com

What are the hydraulic fluid temperatures of the actuator? (C or F) : Min.

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englisch

CERTIFICATE
Management system as per

DIN EN ISO 9001:2008

Evidence of conformity with the above standard(s) has been furnished

and is certified in accordance with TV PROFiCERT procedures for

HKS Unternehmensgruppe
Leipziger Strae 53-55
D-63607 Wchtersbach
scope

Development, design, production and sale of hydraulic

and pneumatic components and systems
(rotary actuators, rotary-lift combinations, lineal cylinders,
attachments of construction engineering, special appliances and
aggregates as well as turning, milling and gear parts)
Certificate registration No.

73 100 1661

Audit Report No.

4242 2863

Valid until

2015-03-12
TGA-ZM-05-07-00

Darmstadt, 2012-03-13
Certification body of TV Hessen
- Head of Certification body Page 1 of 5.
This certification was conducted in accordance with the TV PROFiCERT auditing and certification procedures and is subject to
regular surveillance audits. Verifiable under www.tuev-club.de. Original certificates contain a glued on hologram.
TV Technische berwachung Hessen GmbH, Rdesheimerstr. 119, D-64285 Darmstadt, Tel. +49 6151/600331

Made in Germany

Rotterdam
Port

Hamburg
Port

Frankfurt
Airport
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Plant 2

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Plant 1

From a logistics viewpoint the HKS Group plant 1 is located in the centre of the EU
regionally linked to Europes biggest cargo airport and also within easy reach of
the biggest freight ports of Rotterdam and Hamburg. Our plant 2 is in a strategically convenient location for the Eastern European market.

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HKS Dreh-Antriebe GmbH

Leipziger Strae 55
D-63607 Wchtersbach-Aufenau
fon: +49 (0) 6053 / 6163-0

Walter Hhn GmbH

Leipziger Strae 53
D-63607 Wchtersbach-Aufenau
fon: +49 (0) 6053 / 6163-0

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Subject to alteration.
Status: 04/2012

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D-01904 Neukirch/Lausitz
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