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Companies
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The Hytec Group of Companies, established in 1966, is southern Africa’s largest hydraulics and automation company, with clients in every major industrial sector, from marine and shipbuilding to packaging and food and beverage.
Afripower (Pty) Ltd, trading as Hytec, supplies complete hydraulic solutions that vary from highly complex hydraulic systems. Hytec is Africa’s largest hydraulic company, supplying complex systems and fit-for-purpose components.
Tectra Automation is a specialist partner in industrial and factory automation applications. Tectra Automation is a single-source supplier of pneumatic, electric drive and control, linear and assembly technology and process valves.
Hytec Engineering is sub-Saharan Africa’s only hydraulics cylinder company with in-house cylinder design, manufacturing, testing, and repair services in a single workshop. Hytec Engineering is a leader in custom-designed cylinders.
Hytec Services Africa supplies the world’s leading hydraulic, pneumatic and automation brands throughout Africa. Hytec Services Africa has a strategic African network of operations and distributions centres.
Hytec Fluid Technology is a specialist provider of hydraulic filtration solutions in Africa. Hytec Fluid Technology has a fully-fledged laboratory for in-house sampling and analysis of oil and fluids technology.
HAW is one of Africa’s largest distributors of hydraulic components and a specialist supplier of mobile machinery products. HAW’s Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban,PE, Pinetown and Middelburg branch stockholdings ensure fast component delivery.
HYSA is the overseas procurement, import and export arm for all Group companies, managing the entire interlinking supply chain to ensure an effective distribution network of the Group’s entire range of products to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Products
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Achieve a leaner, smarter plant floor with Bosch Rexroth’s range of assembly technology. Flexible and scalable to your requirements, assembly technology maximises production efficiency and product consistency.
Our electric drive and control technology enables new possibilities in factory automation. We offer full design, installation and support of the Bosch Rexroth range for efficient, reliable and economical production.As specialists in filtration technology, the Hytec Group enhances the performance and longevity of your hydraulic system. We have a wide range of filtration technology for mobile and fixed hydraulic systems.
The Group supplies a complete range of hydraulic hose and fittings. We’ve got your application covered with the world’s leading hose and fittings brands.The Hytec Group is a leading provider of hydraulics products and systems. We specialise in the design, manufacture, supply and maintenance of hydraulic solutions.Bring cutting-edge production concepts to life with our range of linear technology! We design, supply, install and maintain linear technology and motion systems as required by your operation.
The Hytec Group is a specialist supplier of pneumatics in sub-Saharan Africa. As the authorised distributer of Aventics, the Group provides tailored, cutting-edge pneumatic solutions..jpg)
We distribute and support Omal’s range of process valves. Our process valves include industrial valves, ball valves, butterfly valves and pneumatic and electric actuators.
We are an authorised distributor of Schmalz vacuum technology in Africa. Our vacuum technology includes handling and gripping systems for workpieces up to 2 000 kg..jpg)
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Services
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An extensive branch network throughout southern Africa ensures parts availability and product support on the complete range of Hytec Group products.The Hytec Group has the in-house expertise and experiance to maintain your hydraulic and fluid technology, pneumatic and automation systems and vacuum technology to OEM standards.
We combine In-house logistics, design, installation and commissioning services with decades of application knowledge to provide turnkey systems and machines that are guaranteed to provide maximum industrial performance and long-term viability.
The Hytec Group has a fully equipped training centre in Johannesburg, We offer fully accredited hydraulics and pneumatics training programmes aimed at various degrees of specialist operation. These courses can be customised and are offered inhouse or at customer facilities.
The Hytec Group is a leading provider of hydraulics products and systems. We specialise in the design, manufacture, supply and maintenance of hydraulic solutions.
The Hytec Group is a leading manufacture and assembly specialist in hydraulic, pneumatic and automation products and systems through its various ISO-compliant production facilities.
We integrate, install and commission hydraulic, pneumatic, automation and filtration technology solutions to OEM standards, ensuring your system consistently runs at its optimum performance levels..jpg)
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Africa Contacts
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Hytec has appointed a series of distributors to provide customers outside of South Africa with access to leading hydraulics, pneumatics, control and other technologies and products from within the Hytec Group of Companies. HSA distribution centres represent all 24 brands, along with numerous solution-based services.
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Hytec a series of branches to provide customers outside of South Africa with access to leading hydraulics, pneumatics, control and other technologies and products from within the Hytec Group of Companies. HSA distribution centres represent all 24 brands, along with numerous solution-based services.(1).jpg)
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HAW stocks a full range of tie-rod cylinders in sizes from 50 mm to 100 mm bore and stroke of up to 1500 mm.
Kit-form components are ideal for original equipment manufacturers and remote customers to build their own cylinders.
Hydraulic cylinders from Naldoni e Biondi are designed to give a high degree of reliability in industrial applications up to 250 bar.
These mill-type cylinders from Bosch Rexroth are designed for high pressure applications in extreme conditions.
Hytec Engineering refurbishes hydraulic cylinders to high standards at its facility in Johannesburg.
Hydraulic cylinders available from Hytec Engineering are designed to give a high degree of reliability in industrial applications up to 250 bar.
An extensive stock holding of refurbished cylinders means that Hytec Engineering can immediately replace damaged or worn cylinders to avoid lengthy repairs.
Our hydraulic cylinder service exchange
Our extensive and comprehensive stock holding of refurbished cylinders means that Hytec Engineering can quickly replace damaged or worn cylinders to avoid lengthy repairs. Cylinders handed in for repair are cleaned, stripped, and assessed before experienced engineers refurbish them to global original equipment manufacturer standards.
Our hydraulic cylinder kits
Cylinder kits available from Hytec Engineering comprise all of the essential components required to fully assemble high-performance cylinders. This solution is designed for OEMs with unique requirements and customers that are based remotely.
Our stock holding of refurbished cylinders means reduced downtime for our clients! Contact the Hytec Group today for repairs and replacements!
Contact me about hydraulic cylinders from the Hytec Group
The Hytec Group, through its JV with Bosch Rexroth, provides the world’s leading hydraulic cylinder technology to sub-Saharan Africa. All of our hydraulic cylinders come standard with exceptional customer support, operational support and range of accessories. The Hytec Group’s commitment to its customers’ hydraulic cylinders’ efficiency has made us one of the preferred suppliers to some of South Africa’s biggest industrial projects.
M250 mill-type hydraulic cylinders
These Bosch Rexroth mill-type cylinders are designed for high pressure applications and extreme conditions. This service-friendly modular system comes in 9 different mounting types which makes it well suited to a wide range of applications.
The standardisation of mill cylinders enables simple cylinder exchange. This increases your production and up time.
Tie-rod hydraulic cylinders
Our range of tie-rod hydraulic cylinders is sourced from Aventics. These tie-rod hydraulic cylinders have a reputation for achieving long and high performance levels as well as application adaptability.
In addition these tie-rod hydraulic cylinders can tolerate corrosive and extreme temperature environments.
E250 Series hydraulic cylinders
These hydraulic cylinders are sourced from Naldoni e Biondi and have been designed to give a high degree of reliability in industrial and mobile applications. These cylinders are equipped with ground and chrome plated EN8 rods for longer life on gland seals and shaft surface protection.
The cylinder barrel, ST52, is honed to N4 finish for longer seal life. Hydraulic cylinder applications that require specialist-machined products can rely on the Italy-based Naldoni eBiondi brand for leading ferrous, non-ferrous and stainless steel products.
S250 Series of hydraulic cylinders
These hydraulic cylinders designed and tested by Hytec Engineering feature a nominal working pressure of 250 bar. They have been designed to ensure a high degree of reliability in heavy industrial and mobile applications.
Constructed from chrome plated EN8 rods and cylinder barrel ST52 that are honed to N4 finish, the S250 achieves longer life on gland seals and shaft surface protection.
World class service and repair for hydraulic cylinders
All hydraulic cylinder repair work conducted at Hytec Engineering’s Johannesburg facility is done in accordance with SABS and ISO 9001:2000 standards. Hytec Engineering is South Africa’s – and sub-Saharan Africa's only hydraulics cylinder company with in-house hydraulic cylinder design, grinding, inspection, testing, honing, turning and repairing services under one roof.
The Hytec Group of Companies’ workshops and testing procedures ensure our service and repair offering is OEM specification-compliant. This fact, combined with our high repair turnaround, makes us the hydraulics’ repair service provider of choice to hydraulics customers throughout southern Africa.
Our repair programmes have been designed to meet the needs of your industry! We strive to restore all components to original factory specification, and all repairs are compliance-certified, issued with an accompanying certificate.
The Hytec Group of Companies, in a JV with Bosch Rexroth, bring the world’s leading hydraulics, pneumatics and automation brands to sub-Saharan Africa!