Developing an Advanced Testing System for Variable Speed Hydraulic Motors

It all started with the T40B torque transducer from HBM. InTest were developing a new test bench for hydraulic motors, which needed more versatility than its existing system. The T40B is well-known for its outstanding precision, reproducibility and robustness. This device is particularly well suited for the static and dynamic torque measurements required in hydraulic applications. InTest were developing the test rig for Hydro Leduc, a specialist hydraulic manufacturer, who have now adopted the T40B as its standard torque transducer and decided to equip all existing testing machines in their inventory to simplify maintenance management.

InTest manufactures industrial production test rigs and facilities for technologies such as hydraulics, pneumatics, electrics that are used in industries including automotive, aerospace, electronics and telecommunications. Alexis Sanchis, has been a project manager at InTest since 2007 and stressed that HBM has been one of InTest's preferred suppliers for more than five years. Sanchis said "For difficult metrological applications, HBM is simply unrivalled, for example, when unsurpassed accuracy is required or when first-class transducers and modules for measuring data acquisition are need”. He continued “HBM is a hugely professional company, the sales department is highly cooperative; the employees have an excellent vision of the work we undertake in the various sectors and have detailed familiarity with their own products”.
Alexis Sanchis believes that HBM is more than just a supplier, and that they are real partners. Sanchis recounted a collaboration between HBM and InTest in the recent past to develop a QuantumX module (acquisition/processing), which is now part of HBM's inventory of products. Alex Sanchis explained "Based upon a customer's request, HBM developed this product as part of a joint arrangement with InTest. Both companies worked well together and a long-term association was born.”

Problem For the testing of variable speed motors in land and construction machines, Hydro Leduc requested a very efficient test bench coming along with a simplified maintenance management of the testing machines. Solution To fulfill these requirements regarding metrological capacity and robustness, InTest implemented the T40B torque transducer from HBM into the test bench. The T40B offers many advantages like a simplified implementation, an integrated sensor optimized for magnetic fields as well as high accuracy. Result After having implemented the new HBM T40B torque transducers into all testing machines, Hydro Leduc achieved to ensure the testing of variable displacement engines and a simplified maintenance management of the testing machines.