Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Hydracor Hydraulics

17 Brass Street, Brackenfell

tel:  
+27 21 981 2005
fax:  
+27 21 981 2871
email:  
info@hydracor.co.za
url:  
www.hydracor.co.za

Core business offering: gear and piston pumps, high and low speed motors, valves, cylinders and accessories. Full system design service and application advice, working with clients to develop new machines.


Johannesburg

tel: +27 11 397 1280
fax: +27 11 397 6838
c.kapp@hydracor.co.za
Cape Town

tel: +27 21 981 2005
fax: +27 21 981 9810
admin.kapp@hydracor.co.za
Frazenburg, Alban
Int. Sales Cape Town
a.frazenburg@hydracor.co.za
Kapp, Raymond
Procurement Manager
r.kapp@hydracor.co.za
Kapp, Christo
Owner
c.kapp@hydracor.co.za
Kapp, Ian
Branch/Technical Manager - Cape Town
i.kapp@hydracor.co.za
Manzoni, Wilma
Admin Cape Town
w.manzoni@hydracor.co.za
Pretorious, Colin
Int. Sales Johannesburg
c.pretorious@hydracor.co.za
van der Berg, Ettienne
Technical manager
Zwiegerlaar, Nathan
Branch Manager - Johannesburg
n.zwiegerlaar@hydracor.co.za
Lu-En
(Shared Agency)
Prince Hydraulics
(Shared Agency)
Roquet
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Source
(Shared Agency)
White Drive Products
(Sole Distributor/Sole Agency)
Section - Actuators & manipulators
-Cylinder components & accessories
- Bar stock; Cast-iron
- Bar stock; Chrome plated
- Barrels
-Cylinder variants
- Custom
- Double acting
- Double rod end
- Metric
- Single acting
- Spring return
- Telescoping
Section - Control systems & components
-Manifolds
- Drilled metal block
-Valves
- Cartridge
- Check
- Counterbalance
- Directional control; ball
- Directional control; manual
- Directional control; pilot operated
- Directional control; solenoid direct
- Directional control; solenoid pilot
- Electrically operated
- Flow control; Flow control valves
- Hydraulically operated
- Integrated circuits
- Manually operated
- Modular
- Piloted
- Pneumatically operated
- Priority flow
- Proportional
- Sequence
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Hydraulics
- Fittings; Barbed fittings
- Fittings; Couplings
- Fittings; Couplings, quick-acting
- Fittings; Metric
- Flow dividers; Non-rotary
- Flow dividers; Rotary
- Flow restrictors
- Hoses; Regular hydraulic
- Hydraulic fluid
-Valves
- Relief; Pilot-operated
- Relief; Relief valves
Section - Motors, drives & motor controllers
-Controller motor combinations
- Hydrostatic drive systems
-Motors
- Other
Section - Power transmission & distribution
-Hydraulics
- Fittings; Barbed fittings
- Fittings; Couplings
- Fittings; Couplings, quick-acting
- Fittings; Metric
- Flow dividers; Non-rotary
- Flow dividers; Rotary
- Flow restrictors
- Hoses; Regular hydraulic
- Hydraulic fluid
-Valves
- Relief; Pilot-operated
- Relief; Relief valves
Section - Services
-Design & engineering
- Cylinder; Custom design
- Engineering
-Maintenance & manufacture
- Cylinder custom build
- Maintenance
- Power pack; Repairs/maintenance
- Rebuilding
News from Hydracor Hydraulics:
Row marker valve
2nd Quarter 2012, Hydraulic systems & components, Hydracor Hydraulics

Hydracor’s range includes the row marker valve, which controls the field marking system arms on towed agricultural machinery to ensure accurate and efficient ploughing, seeding and fertilising.

Industry news:
How to clean compressed air effectively
First Quarter 2026, Pneumatic systems & components

ISO-Reliability Partners has taken another step in bringing to market highly effective solutions to combat contamination in all its forms. The locally designed and patented Air Wizard inline water trap is proudly manufactured in South Africa. It has been SABS tested for the separation of water, oily fluids, rust and solid particulates from pneumatic compressed air or gas lines.

Top questions about pressure gauges
First Quarter 2026, Pneumatic systems & components, Editor's Choice, SA Gauge

Some questions never go out of date, and in our industry, a few have been asked for decades. At SA Gauge, we hear them every week. Here are the ten questions we hear most often, and the practical answers that can save time, money and frustration.

Beckhoff expands economy drive system
First Quarter 2026, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Beckhoff Automation

Beckhoff’s new AM1000 servomotor joins the company’s economy drive system. The compact, powerful motor and the AX1000 servo drive provide users with a perfectly coordinated, cost-optimised drive system.

UKZN’s SMART lab wins aviation award
First Quarter 2026, News & events

The SMART Lab at UKZN was awarded first place in the Aviation Research and Development category at the Civil Aviation Authority of South Africa’s award ceremony for outstanding contributions and achievements in the aviation sector.

Innovative sealing and bearing solution for pulp machine
First Quarter 2026, Shaft power components, SKF South Africa

A leading South African manufacturer of paper-making equipment sought to modify an existing pulp machine and turned to trusted partner SKF to assist with the redesign of a critical sealing arrangement.

AfricaAI secures continental rights to deploy advanced robotics platforms across Africa
First Quarter 2026, News & events

AfricAI has signed a multi-year exclusive distribution and deployment agreement with Micropolis Robotics, granting AfricAI sole and exclusive rights to commercialise, deploy and scale Micropolis’s advanced robotics platforms across Africa.

Compressed air piping design
First Quarter 2026, Pneumatic systems & components, Editor's Choice, Artic Driers International

When designing a compressed air pipeline, remember that size matters. The internal size of the pipe, along with the pressure and air volume, determine the velocity of the compressed air in the pipeline.

SEW-EURODRIVE unveils world class facility in Gqeberha
First Quarter 2026, News & events, SEW-EURODRIVE

: In a landmark event in the Eastern Cape attended by key customers and industry leaders, SEW-EURODRIVE officially opened its expanded state-of-the-art facility in Gqeberha, marking a major milestone in its strategy to strengthen regional support and deepen its footprint in the region.

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