Hydraulic systems

The harsh conditions of the offshore industry demand high-quality equipment, with high levels of reliability. IHC Merwede is not only able to offer hydraulic power packs, but can also provide a complete hydraulic system, including manifolds, piping, hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic winches.

The specialists at IHC Hytop have the capability to deliver complete, large-scale hydraulic installations, as well as serial production of compact hydraulic systems and equipment. It has the know-how to execute its customers’ projects with basic or detailed engineering, and with planning and production facilities. In addition, it tests the hydraulic systems and equipment before it is delivered to customers.

Complete hydraulic systems

IHC Hytop specialises in the provision of complete hydraulic systems for use in the offshore industry. It is focused on upstream oil and gas industrial applications, such as hydraulic systems for catenary anchor leg mooring systems (CALM buoys), floating production storage and offloading facilities (FPSO), jack-up platforms, jack-up vessels, and pipelaying vessels.

Wide range

IHC Hytop uses its in-house resources for engineering, procurement, construction, installation and on-site commissioning activities to deliver: complete, large-scale hydraulic installations and hydraulic equipment for turret mooring and connect systems; buoy pull-in and locking systems; hose and hawser reeling systems for tandem mooring; spread mooring systems; jacking systems; cantilever skidding systems; stinger handling systems; stinger uplift compensation systems; stinger shock absorption systems; and special handling systems.

As a total system supplier, it offers customers the advantage of commitment coupled with knowledge and experience. This results in creative and innovative hydraulic systems, regardless of size. IHC Hytop is an expert in one-off and serial production, partial solutions and turnkey delivery.

Creative solutions

With 40 years of experience in designing and maintaining cylinders for use in demanding environments, IHC Vremac Cylinders has all the know-how required to transform customer requirements into cylinder specifications that will perform in real-life field applications.

Hydraulic power packs

IHC Hytop designs and manufactures electrically and diesel driven hydraulic power packs. The former are equipped with installed power up to 2MW and above, according to customer specifications and classification requirements.

Power packs with and without hydraulic reservoirs, control manifolds, filtration systems, lubrication systems and local control panels can be delivered skid-mounter completely containerised – even when these are to be used in hazardous areas.

Diesel-driven hydraulic power packs offer an alternative to electrical hydraulic power packs. IHC Hytop can easily deliver both individual and bulk orders of diesel power packs.

Custom-built diesel power packs are available in a variety of configurations, such as permanently skid-mounted, or as completely self-contained, offshore-certified portable units. In addition to high quality, reliability and low maintenance costs, sound attenuation is incorporated into the unit design.