From mining to marine, agriculture to power generation, Bosch Rexroth Africa is Africa’s largest supplier of hydraulics systems, hydraulics components and hydraulics services. Backed by the largest portfolio of hydraulics technologies from over 20 of the world’s leading brands, we engineer the hydraulic solutions you need to reach your operational goals.
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Hydraulic Coolers
Over 45 cooler types from ASA Hydraulik, HYDAC and Sesino. Maximum motor and cooler protection for mobile systems.
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Hydraulic Pumps
Complete range of piston, gear, gerotor, vane & electro hydraulic pumps from Bosch Rexroth, SALAMI, Bi-Effe and Power Team.
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Hydraulic Valves
All the valves you need for your hydraulic system. From check to high pressure, to flow control valves in large, small or mobile configurations.
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Hydraulic Cylinders
From small to super-sized, standard to specialised, find the exact cylinder you need for your mining, industrial, marine or mobile application.
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Industrial Gearboxes
Industrial gearboxes from Hytec South Africa include winch drives, swing gears and gearboxes for wind turbines manufactured by Bosch Rexroth.
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Hydraulic Motors
Complete range of radial piston, axial piston and low-speed high torque motors from Bosch Rexroth, Italgroup, M+S Hydraulic and Hagglunds.
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Hydraulic Maintenance Tools
Hydraulic maintenance tools from Bosch Rexroth Africa are ideal for workshops and other maintenance in the mining, industrial and engineering markets.
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Electronics and Electrical
Electronics and electrical equipment from Hytec South Africa are reliable solutions that provide best-in-class motion control for hydraulic systems.
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Hydraulic Accessories
Hydraulic accessories from HFT include a range of high-quality ball valves & gauge isolators from leading brands Hydac, MHA Zentgraf and Stauff.
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Accumulators
We supply bladder accumulators, piston accumulators and diaphragm accumulators from Bosch Rexroth, Hydac and Olaer.
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Pilot Control Unit
Bosch Rexroth has developed a range of four pilot control units for pressure control up to 150 bar.
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Electro-Hydraulic Actuators
Dabeb-Elram DEA electro-hydraulic actuators are self-contained and weather-proof, providing a vibration-free operation. All parts are replaceable.
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Driving your business forward
From single components to fully engineered hydraulic systems, Bosch Rexroth Africa is your single-source supplier of hydraulic solutions.
We are geared to meet the hydraulic requirements of all industrial and mobile applications with our comprehensive offering.
You get the world’s leading brands, backed by leading hydraulic engineering expertise, all from one source, anywhere in Africa.
- We distribute, service & refurbish a complete range of hydraulic technologies
- Fast delivery through our African network of over 35 branches and 20 strategic distributors
- Solutions for every industry: mining, oil & gas, manufacturing, bulk materials handling, power generation, agriculture, food & beverage, and more
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Hydraulic Services
Service
Whatever your target positions and movement parameters, we’ll work with you in optimising your process flow.
Repairs
Our installation teams will install and commission your assembly system quickly, reliably and conveniently.
Custom Designs
Utilising the latestin CAD design, paired with our 50+ years' experience, we can tailor a hydraulic design to your application
We inspect, test and service according to OEM specification in SABS ISO 9001-certified facilities.
Hydraulics Training Courses
Hydraulic training from Bosch Rexroth Africa is merSETA-accredited, and available across Africa, either at our fully equipped training centre in Johannesburg, or at our customers’ sites.
Benefits of our hydraulic training:
- In-depth understanding of hydraulic components and equipment
- Enhanced understanding of hydraulic circuitry
- Minimum time spent troubleshooting
- Reduced maintenance cost
- Improved plant availability
- NQF Level II training for general hydraulic fitters and fluid power specific hydraulic fitters, as well as basic hydraulic technology training courses.
Bosch Rexroth Africa’s hydraulic specialist companies
Hytec South Africa
Hytec South Africa is Africa’s hydraulics specialist. It services the mining, oil & gas, marine, metals, agriculture, construction and general industries acrossAfrica.
It has been a leading single-source hydraulics supplier since 1966. Hytec South Africa continues to expand its footprint as Africa’s hydraulic specialist by offering on-site services. Our comprehensive services are now available on your site, saving you money and ensuring that your plant functions optimally. Our team of experts is available to install, repair, maintain and modernise your equipment on your site. We are closer than you think, put us to the test.
Hytec Fluid Technology
Total fluid management solutions to industrial and mobile markets is the hallmark of HFT. Brands include Hydac, Hy-Pro, Bosch Rexroth, Baldwin and Fleetguard Filtration.
It contributes to the Group’s repairs and service offering and provides comprehensive fluid technology training
Hytec Engineering
From small to super-sized, standard to specialised, Hytec Engineering is your end-to-end hydraulic cylinder specialist for mobile and industrial applications.
Its offering includes hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic cylinder kits, hydraulic cylinder parts, cylinder service exchange and services.
Hydraulic & Automation Warehouse
One of the largest distributors of hydraulic components in Southern Africa, HAW is a specialist supplier of products for mobile machinery.
The Group Company offers an expansive, high-quality product line of hydraulic hose and fittings components and accessories.
We’ve got your application covered
Hydraulic Hose, Fittings & Mobile Hydraulics
: advanced technology helps guarantee high performance and efficiency.
: hydraulic steel & stainless steel tubes for agriculture, industrial and construction.
: couplings, brake systems, torque limiters, clamping sets, torque measuring and hydraulic components.
Mobile Hydraulic Range: gear pumps & gear motors, direct control valves & gear flow dividers.
: provide enhanced control & reliability.
Tank Accessories: filler & air breathers, spin-on filters, visual level gauges, suction strainers and return filters.
: Inline mounted valves, hydraulic hand pumps & hydraulic ball valves.
: for heavy-duty hydraulics applications ranging between 3 000 & 6 000 psi.
Tie Rod Cylinders: sized from 50 – 100 mm with bore and stroke of up to 1 500 mm. Tailored stroke lengths on request.
Hydraulic Filtration Technologies
Industrial Filter Systems: Off line, oil transfer, transformer care and vacuum dehydration units that promote extended system longevity and efficiency with cleaner hydraulic fluid.
Filtration Electronics: Range provides highly accurate operation, reduced downtime and multiple cost benefits, and includes temperature transduces, level switches and pressure transduces.
Process Filtration: Stainless steel, in line, gas, and back flushing filtration and accessories, and clogging indicators. Suited to small, medium and heavy-duty hydraulic filtration requirement.
Mobile Filtration: Suited for use with heavy-duty vehicles and other industrial mobile applications, the range includes a range of hydraulic filters among others.
: Suction filters, breathing filters and filter clogging indicators, among others, that prevent hydraulic fluid contamination and ensure even running of your hydraulic system.
Condition Monitoring: keep hydraulic components, such as pumps, bearings and seals, in optimum condition with contamination monitoring equipment and portable data recorders.
Hytec Services Africa (HSA)
Hytec Services Africa (HSA) supplies containerised hydraulic hoses to workshop mining customers across Africa.
Set up in refurbished and branded shipping containers, the workshops provide remote onsite hose and fittings services for all machinery and processes around the mine. They can also function as a Bosch Rexroth Africaonsite mobile branch, from where we can offer comprehensive hydraulic services and maintenance.
Workshop services include hydraulic cylinder service exchange as well as providing services for, pumps, filtration systems, drives, valves, piston motors and hydraulic maintenance tools. We are also able to control and stock other hydraulic components on request, as yet another Bosch Rexroth Africa value-added benefit.
In your industry
Africa requires high levels of technical support and maximum uptime through quick maintenance and repair of hydraulic systems and components. For over 50 years, we have served the continent.
From the hydraulic systems controlling the sluice gates at Roseires Dam to the precise linear motion control of the world’s first fully automated forensic DNA system, we innovate customer-centric solutions for all of Africa’s industries: marine, mining, material handling, oil and gas, power generation, agriculture, automotive and general industry.
De Beers Marine, Namibia
Bosch RexrothAfrica supplied the total marine installations and maintains the hydraulic systems for offshore launching and mining vessels in Namibia. The Group and De Beers Marine have been working together for over 30 years.
Roseires Dam, Sudan
Bosch Rexroth Africa designed, manufactured and installed 12 large hydraulic cylinders providing 160 ton lifting force, hydraulic power packs and linkage systems with a complete electronic control system to replace the hydraulic systems for controlling water flow at the Roseires Dam, Sudan.
In your industry
Africa requires high levels of technical support and maximum uptime through quick maintenance and repair of hydraulic systems and components. For over 50 years, we have served the continent.
From the hydraulic systems controlling the sluice gates at Roseires Dam to the precise linear motion control of the world’s first fully automated forensic DNA system, we innovate customer-centric solutions for all of Africa’s industries: marine, mining, material handling, oil and gas, power generation, agriculture, automotive and general industry.
De Beers Marine, Namibia
Bosch RexrothAfrica supplied the total marine installations and maintains the hydraulic systems for offshore launching and mining vessels in Namibia. The Group and De Beers Marine have been working together for over 30 years.
Roseires Dam, Sudan
Bosch Rexroth Africa designed, manufactured and installed 12 large hydraulic cylinders providing 160 ton lifting force, hydraulic power packs and linkage systems with a complete electronic control system to replace the hydraulic systems for controlling water flow at the Roseires Dam, Sudan.
Bosch Rexroth Hydraulics
Compact hydraulics for manufacturing
The Bosch Rexroth range of compact hydraulics is used in production applications around the world, providing factories, warehouses and more with smart, reliable and precise hydraulic solutions.
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We are the only certified Bosch Rexroth Service Centre in Africa
When you send in a Bosch Rexroth hydraulic component for service or repair, it will be configured according to the same precise quality standards as adhered to at the Bosch Rexroth facility in Lohr, Germany – ensuring you maintain the German-engineered standards of quality in Africa.
Bosch RexrothAfrica also offers a unique service exchange programme for the repair of hydraulic cylinders, pumps and motors. This programme allows us to give you a replacement hydraulic pump or cylinder while we repair yours. This means that your system won’t come to a standstill when your hydraulic pump or cylinder receives top-class repairs and maintenance assisting you in meeting your production targets.
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It’s in our DNA
Hydraulics is a fundamental part of what we do. With over 50 years’ experience in delivering state of the art hydraulic solutions, we apply an unparalleled level of expertise to every detail of your hydraulic system. This ensures that your fluid power systems are geared for maximum performance and efficiency, from top to bottom.
Bosch Rexroth Africa is Africa’s largest fluid technology, power and automation company. They are recognised as a leader in design technology, manufacture, installation, service and repair for total mobile and industrial hydraulic solutions.
Our range of hydraulic systems cater for any application, from highly complex hydraulic systems specifically designed to meet stringent requirements of local and international customers, to simple hydraulic systems and hydraulic system components that are fit for purpose.
With experience spanning all industries, including mining, mobile and industrial applications, along with a deep knowledge of the African markets, we ensure our customers intelligent solutions that are networked to be future proof.
Find Us Near You
Bosch Rexroth Africa has over 35 branches across Africa in a distribution and support network that strategically covers industrial centres across the continent.
Frequently asked questions:
What are the 5 basic components of a hydraulic system?
A hydraulic system is divided into five parts - power components, actuating components, control components, auxiliary components and hydraulic oil.
- The required power components are your hydraulic pumps used to convert mechanical energy into hydraulic energy.
- Hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic motors are the actuating components. They are used to convert hydraulic energy into mechanical energy.
- The control components consist of your hydraulic valves, which are used to control oil pressure, flow direction and flow velocity. For this reason, there are the 3 valve types – pressure control valves, hydraulic flow control valves and directional control valves.
- Fuel tanks, oil filters, oil pipes and hydraulic pipe joints, hydraulic seals, pressure gauges, oil level gauges and oil temperature gauges, among others, make up your auxiliary components.
- Hydraulic oil is required to ensure the hydraulic system works – it is the medium that transfers energy in a hydraulic system.
What are some examples of a hydraulics system?
Hydraulics systems are used in almost all industrial industries. Examples of how they are used in real life are:
- Hydraulic lifts: used in automobile, shipping, waste removal, and construction applications.
- Hydraulic brakes: Cylinders, lines, pads, brake fluids, and rotors are the components used for the hydraulic braking system.
- Hydraulic steering: Hydraulic control valve, pinion gear, pressure/return lines, hydraulic piston, and rack housing are the primary components used for hydraulic power steering.
- Hydraulic jacks: Includes bottle jacks and floor jacks and consists of a cylinder and pumping system for storing and transferring hydraulic fluid.
- Hydraulic shock absorbers: used to absorb and dampen shock impulses, they are developed using cylinders with hydraulic oil and a piston.
- Heavy equipment: Typical applications include bulldozers, backhoes, log splitters, shovels, loaders, forklifts and hydraulic cranes.
- Aeroplanes: Hydraulics are used in a number of places on aircraft, including adjusting wings, retraction and extension of landing gears, opening/closing of doors, brakes and steering.
How many types of hydraulics are there?
There are 2 types of hydraulics that support equipment.
- Open centre system: Fluid circulates from the reservoir, through the pump and the selector valves, and back to the reservoir. There is no hydraulic pressure in the system when the actuating mechanisms are idle.
- Closed centre system: This system always has fluid under pressure when the pump is operational. Although, when pressure increases to a predetermined value, the load is automatically removed from the pump by a pressure regulator or the integral control valve of the variable volume pump.
What types of hydraulic pumps are there?
There are gear pumps, piston pumps and vane pumps.
- Hydraulic gear pumps: These pumps have few parts and provide higher speeds, usually up to 3 000 -6 000 rpm
- Piston pumps: These are designed to handle very large flows at high hydraulic system pressures. They are used in mobile and construction equipment, marine, offshore and industrial
- Vane pumps: These pumps operate at a constant flow, providing the advantage of producingless noise while maintaining a high speed.
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