HBE GmbH
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HBE GmbH Hydraulic Components
Drive Technology for Oil Hydraulics - We keep your oil running smoothly!
HBE is a leading supplier of high-quality components for fluid and drive technology. We are your contact for the supply of individually manufactured products for hydraulic applications. Whether storage, cooling, heating, cleaning or level measurement - we take care of your hydraulic oil.
In addition to the individual production of oil tanks, we offer our customers the option of completing their systems with a variety of hydraulic components. Our range of products includes oil coolers, tank heaters, fillers and desiccant breathers as well as level oil gauges and level switches.
For the design of individual components, HBE provides special design software on its website. Recently, customers have been able to quickly and safely calculate the brazed plate heat exchangers of the DOC series.
Our customers appreciate the high quality of our products as well as the short delivery times that we offer through optimised warehousing. Comprehensive advice with reliable customer service is the basis for our success.
Products & services
Welded steel oil tanks
HBE manufactures oil tanks and oil sumps conforming to DIN or to factory standards, but the vast majority are produced according to customer specifications. Both normal steel and stainless steel are used in production. We are an approved welding shop in compliance with DIN EN 1090 and an approved shop according to §19 I, German Water Resources Act (Wasserhaushaltsgesetz; WHG). In addition, all welding processes in the WPQR process are certified for compliance with DIN EN ISO 15614-1:2017-12. In our modern steel construction department, welded constructions of up to 6.4 tons and containers up to a volume of 20,000 litres are produced. Up to 1,000 litres, standard containers and tanks are available from stock within a few days. > Material S235JR (St37) > Stainless steel 1.4301 (V2A) resp. 1.4571 (V4A), glass bead blasted inside and outside > Up to 20,000 litres resp. 6.4 tons > Leak test with certificate on request > Available for extra charge: - Comprehensive range of HBE accessories, such as cleaning covers, gaskets, oil level gauges, fillers etc. - Individual lid machining - Final varnish - Primary coating resistant to special media
Weldless steel oil tanks
The weldless WLST steel oil tanks manufactured in the deep-drawing process guarantee 100% leak-tightness and meet high requirements for a wide range of hydraulic applications. An epoxy powder coating in RAL 7011 (iron grey) ensures a high level of surface protection and an aesthetic appearance. Specially shaped lid seals prevent dripping oil leaks and have a vibration-damping effect. The low container weights contribute significantly to reducing freight costs. Constant warehouse stock of the container sizes WLST-6-12-25-40-70-100-160-250 guarantees short delivery times.
Cast aluminium oil tanks
HBE aluminium oil tanks ensure space-saving warehousing and low freight costs thanks to their stackability and low weights. The stable casted bodies have a good heat dissipation due to the aluminium material and all-round ribbing. All tank sizes are optionally available with holes for sight glasses or even complete machining of the lids in accordance with customer specifications. Corresponding oil sumps complete the product range. HBE is also happy to undertake complete lid machining to customer specifications on a modern plasma plant.
Cleaning covers
HBE cleaning covers are used to securely close inspection openings of a wide range of diameters, using either flange or central assembling. Besides Aluminium as standard material, all sizes are also available in normal or stainless steel.
Level oil gauges
HBE level oil gauges permit the safe monitoring of the liquid level in tanks. The level gauges are available in a scale plate or float switch version.
Level switches
Level switches from HBE are suitable for mineral oils, diesel and petrol as well as water and are available with one, two or variable switch contacts. In addition, some variants can also be used to monitor the temperature.
Desiccant breathers LEF
LEF desiccant breathers combine tank ventilation, humidity absorption and cleaning of the inflowing air in one unit.
Filler and breather filters
HBE filler and breather filters ensure safe filling and ventilation of hydraulic tanks.
Selection software
For configuring bellhousings, couplings and accessories as well as for calculating heating capacities, we provide our customers with the appropriate selection software. The P+Calculator software can be used to perform calculations for over 4,000 pumps from around 150 manufacturers. In the calculations, both IEC and NEMA, combustion engines and servo motors can be selected and ATEX approved products can be displayed. The H+Calculator has been created for designing suitable heaters and is able to access around 100 different standard heaters. A simple user interface facilitates rapid value adjustments. For an easy and safe calculation of our DOC® brazed plate heat exchangers, we provide our customers the software PW+ Calculator.
Oil air cooler ACI
The new oil-air cooler series ACI is an optimised heat exchanger for hydraulic systems. In-house production and intelligent storage of components enable short delivery times. By using axial fan blades of the latest design the noise level is reduced. The ACI oil air coolers are supplied as standard with a powder-coating according to RAL 7012. The product range includes 10 sizes with oil flow from 20 to 600 litres per minute. The fan housing has been optimised to improve air flow. The air fins are insensitive to contamination.
ACM Oil-air cooler for mobile applications
The new ACM oil-air cooler series is an optimised heat exchanger for a wide range of hydraulic applications. The 12/24V DC drive enables the use in mobile hydraulic power units, e.g. in agriculture/forestry, in construction and mining machinery and in the loading and transport sector. Product features • Compact fans with 12/24V DC drive • Protection class IP68 • Operating pressure: max. 15 bar • Operating temperature: max. 120°C • Displacement: 10 - 300 l/min • Cooling capacity: 3 - 50kW (referring to ∆T=40K) Benefits • Different sizes and cooling capacities depending on the application • Internal bypass valve • Short delivery times by intelligent warehousing
Partial flow cooler ACIP
The new cooler system ACIP is optimised for a wide range of hydraulic applications. An integrated motor pump unit makes it possible to cool the oil efficiently and continuously in a separate circuit. The cooling process is working independently from the operation condition of the main hydraulic power unit. Product features • Oil-air cooler ACI with motor & pump in one unit • Drive motor 230/400 V, 50 Hz, 1450 min-1 • Gear pump, operating pressure: 4 bar • Bellhousing and coupling • Continuous cooling process • Permissible viscosity range: 10 - 300 mm²/s • Max. operating temperature 90°C • Max. suction height 1 m Benefits • Easy to retrofit in existing systems • Extension of oil life due to permanent cooling • Extended service life of seals and hydraulic components • High flexibility in the choise of the pump • Short delivery times by intelligent warehousing
Tank heaters
HBE tank heaters are used for preheating hydraulic oil and maintaining the operating temperature on hydraulic units. Online software is available for calculating the optimal values.
Bellhousings and accessories
We provide bellhousings in a wide variety of sizes and designs complying with VDMA regulations, the IEC standard on motors or the US NEMA standard with all corresponding accessories.
More oil coolers
HBE oil coolers are used for high heat dissipation in hydraulic systems. We offer the variants of oil/air heat exchangers, oil/water heat exchangers as tube bundle as well as a bellhousing with integrated oil cooler.
Softex® couplings
The torsionally flexible Softex® couplings are maintenance-free and have good dynamic properties. The drive couplings are also available as Softex® FA flange couplings, as Softex® TL with clamping bush and as Softex® ES no backlash designs.
Starex® couplings
Starex® couplings are used in general mechanical engineering and in pump drives, and as a flanged design for combustion engines.
Flange couplings
HBE flange couplings are designed for an extremely wide range of pump drive applications using combustion engines.