Motion Control Buyers' Guide
Hydracor Hydraulics

17 Brass Street, Brackenfell

tel:  
+27 21 981 2005
fax:  
+27 21 981 2871
email:  
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
Cape Town

tel: +27 21 981 2005
fax: +27 21 981 9810
[email protected]
Frazenburg, Alban
Int. Sales Cape Town
[email protected]
Kapp, Raymond
Procurement Manager
[email protected]
Kapp, Christo
Owner
[email protected]
Kapp, Ian
Branch/Technical Manager - Cape Town
[email protected]
Manzoni, Wilma
Admin Cape Town
[email protected]
Pretorious, Colin
Int. Sales Johannesburg
[email protected]
van der Berg, Ettienne
Technical manager
Zwiegerlaar, Nathan
Branch Manager - Johannesburg
[email protected]
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:
Achieving clean and dry compressed air for faultless operation
Fourth Quarter 2025, Pneumatic systems & components, Artic Driers International

Compressed air is an expensive source of motive power so it makes good sense to supply clean, dry compressed air to your distribution system.

A technological leap with the proportional valve terminal
Fourth Quarter 2025, Editor's Choice, Festo South Africa

Festo continually makes bold technological leaps to keep pace with global advancements. Controlled Pneumatics is redefining the boundaries of compressed air technology to meet the demands of today’s most advanced applications.

Robotic filling systems for the pharmaceutical industry
Fourth Quarter 2025, Other technologies, Horne Technologies

Pharma Integration, a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer, aims to replace traditional mechanical filling lines with compact, fully automated systems that are 100% robot-driven using machines known as Azzurra. Their integrated Faulhaber drives play a crucial role in the fill-finish process, ensuring the highest precision and safety across multiple production steps.

Strain wave gearheads for precision and compact design
Fourth Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, DNH Technologies

Strain wave gearheads from maxon are a specialised type of gearhead where precision and compact design are crucial.

Customised electromechanical systems for Africa’s toughest industrial environments
Fourth Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

Hexagon Electrical, a South African-based manufacturer of specialised electromechanical equipment, is reinforcing its position as a leading custom solutions provider to the mining, utilities, industrial and renewable energy sectors.

Sustainability is transforming fluid power
Third Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Technews Publishing

Sustainability is reshaping the future of fluid power. With the growing demand for cleaner, more efficient technologies and tightening global regulations, fluid power systems are being re-engineered for higher efficiency, lower emissions and reduced material usage.

World’s hottest engine
Fourth Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components, Editor's Choice

Scientists have built the world’s smallest engine. It’s also the world’s hottest. It could provide an unparalleled understanding of the laws of thermodynamics on a small scale, and provide the foundation for a new, efficient way to compute how proteins fold.

Axial piston pump series for next-gen hydraulic applications
Fourth Quarter 2025, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

Moog has launched its new AXP Axial Piston Pump Series, a next-generation hydraulic solution engineered to deliver optimal performance, reliability and cost efficiency for industrial applications.

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