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Engineering hydraulic cylinders are core components in industrial hydraulic systems and are widely used in various types of engineering machinery and equipment to achieve efficient power transmission and precise mechanical movement. These hydraulic cylinders convert hydraulic energy into linear thrust or pulling force through the hydraulic system to drive the movement of various key components. They are indispensable key components for modern engineering machinery, mainly including excavation, handling, lifting, bulldozing, loading and unloading and other tasks. For example, in excavators, hydraulic cylinders control the movement of booms, buckets, and buckets; in loaders, hydraulic cylinders drive the movement of buckets and booms; in bulldozers, hydraulic cylinders are used to control the tilt and lifting of bulldozers. In addition, hydraulic cylinders are also used in cranes, concrete pump trucks, tunnel boring machines, road construction machinery and other equipment to achieve precise operation of telescopic arms, outriggers, and working devices.
Established in 1988, Jiangsu Hengcai Hydraulic Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to the research and development as well as the manufacturing of hydraulic cylinders. Situated in Jianhu County, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, the factory enjoys a strategic location with Dafeng Port to the east, Xuzhou to the west, Nantong to the south, and Lianyungang to the north. The Xinchang Railway traverses the area, and the 204 National Highway, Coastal Expressway, Yancheng-Xuzhou Expressway, and Ningjingyan Expressway crisscross the region, providing a well-connected transportation network. The proximity to Yancheng Nanyang International Airport, just a 70-kilometer drive away, has laid a solid foundation for the company's rapid growth.
As China Construction Hydraulic Cylinders Manufacturers and Construction Hydraulic Cylinders Suppliers, our hydraulic cylinder products are widely used across various industries, including petroleum, chemical, marine, coal, metallurgy, engineering, construction, machine tools, agricultural machinery, and transportation, serving over 40 large and medium-sized main machine factories. Our products are also exported to the United States, Japan, Russia, and other countries and regions, accompanying the main machines, thus expanding our product's reach globally.
Adhering to the corporate spirit of "Advocate the persistence, endeavour for the winning," and the corporate philosophy of "Technological innovation and technology, people-oriented," we strive to provide reliable products and services in return for the trust of our valued customers.
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Jiangsu Hengcai Hydraulic Mechanical Co., Ltd. has designed and manufactured hydraulic cylinders from Jianhu County, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province since 1988. As a Construction Hydraulic Cylinders manufacturer, we build four dedicated construction series — aerial working equipment, pump truck, crane and excavator cylinders — on the same machining, welding, heat treatment and test base used for our sanitation, marine, coal mine, logistics and general-purpose lines.
Annual output exceeds 80,000 cylinders. The Jianhu plant covers more than 130,000 m² with a workforce of over 200, and we hold ISO9001, ISO14001 and CE certificates. Our cylinders are supplied to more than 40 large and medium-sized main machine factories and travel with exported equipment to the United States, Japan, Russia and other markets.
Each series is configured to a machine and a duty cycle rather than to a catalogue placeholder. Bore, rod, stroke, mounting and sealing are matched to the host equipment, and the same component families are shared across series so field replacement stays simple.
| Series | Typical host equipment | Cylinder duty in the machine |
|---|---|---|
| Aerial working equipment | Scissor lifts, straight-arm and articulated boom platforms, aerial work vehicles, 9–100 m class | Platform lift and levelling, boom extension; modular structure with high parts commonality for fast service |
| Pump truck | Concrete pump trucks with 23–75 m booms, 30–100 m³/h trailer pumps, 100–120 m³/h vehicle-mounted pumps | Boom folding and pressure holding, outrigger deployment, high-speed main pumping stroke |
| Crane | Truck, rough-terrain and all-terrain cranes from 1 t to 4000 t | Boom telescoping and luffing, outrigger extension; support cylinders built for large side loads |
| Excavator | Crawler and wheeled excavators, attachments and earthmoving carriers | Boom, arm and bucket motion under continuous impact and side loading |
| Adjacent ranges | Sanitation equipment, marine machinery, coal mine supports and drilling rigs, forklifts, tailboards, presses, agricultural machinery | Long-stroke, high-load duty in corrosive, confined or continuously cycling environments |
Boom, arm and bucket cylinders absorb shock, side load and dirt ingress for the whole machine life. We quench the rod outer surface at medium frequency and apply nickel-chromium composite plating for wear, impact and corrosion resistance, and the sealing system is set up for the high pressure, high impact and fast cycling these circuits run at. Special-material sleeves at both cylinder ends prevent pin shaft sintering and extend the maintenance interval. Read the technical detail on our Excavator Hydraulic Cylinder.
Lifting duty demands held pressure, frequent operation and tolerance of vibration. Limit conditions put a large side load on the support cylinder, so rod surface hardness and wear resistance drive the design. Standardized cylinder design with welding and anti-loosening technology keeps long telescopic sections stable, while anti-leakage sealing protects holding pressure during prolonged load suspension. Our Crane Hydraulic Cylinder series covers 1–4000 t lifting classes.
Boom and outrigger cylinders work against vibration, lateral loading and continuous pressure holding, while the master pumping cylinder runs fast with heavy impact and its front end is immersed in water. Waterproof design on the pumping cylinder prevents hydraulic oil emulsification, and long-span guiding with special guide supports controls deflection in over-long boom cylinders. See the Pump Truck Hydraulic Cylinder page for the anti-leakage and interlocking details.
Scissor, straight-arm and articulated platforms need smooth deceleration at stroke ends and predictable holding when the basket is loaded. Buffer simulation and load sensing let us verify the cushioning behaviour in the design stage, and lightweight high-strength alloy construction raises machine endurance. Serial bore and stroke combinations adapt the same platform architecture to different working heights.
| Parameter | Aerial working equipment | Pump truck | Crane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bore diameter | 40–230 mm | 80–360 mm | 40–620 mm |
| Rod diameter | 22–160 mm | 55–220 mm | 25–535 mm |
| Stroke | 85–19,020 mm | 150–2,450 mm | 30–15,875 mm |
| Working pressure | ≤ 32 MPa | 22–45 MPa | 10–42 MPa |
| Output force (push / pull) | ≤ 1,038 kN / ≤ 536 kN | ≤ 4,065 kN / ≤ 2,549 kN | ≤ 9,656 kN / ≤ 3,674 kN |
| Working temperature | -40 to 100 °C | -40 to 100 °C | -40 to 100 °C |
These envelopes describe our standard construction series. Intermediate sizes, higher pressures and non-standard strokes are quoted against the machine drawing, and we confirm thrust, buckling length and pin interface before releasing a design.
Our production system covers 22 manufacturing processes and 109 processing capabilities for the cylinder route, with a self-made parts rate of 70%. Core processes — welding, heat treatment, electroplating and spraying — and the important parts stay inside our own shop, which is where we control stability of the finished cylinder.
We configure the cylinder around the machine interface rather than around a fixed model number. The points below are settled with your engineering team before production drawings are released.
Each order is released with the inspection plan drawn up at the design stage; our R&D route runs from requirement confirmation through scheme design and review, customer confirmation, product and process design, ERP BOM preparation, quality preparation, trial manufacture, testing and order conversion. Delivery scope, packaging and marking are agreed per order, including the documentation needed for incoming inspection and installation records.
After-sales support covers installation, commissioning and operator training, with technical response when a cylinder behaves unexpectedly in service. Every cylinder carries a one-year warranty against material or workmanship defects under normal use; reported quality issues receive a response within 24 hours and a diagnosis or action plan within 3–5 days. We keep long-term supply of cylinder accessories — metal parts, pipe joints, sealing rings and rubber components — so a machine is not taken out of service waiting for a seal kit.
Our construction range covers excavator boom, arm and bucket cylinders, crane telescoping, luffing and support cylinders for 1–4000 t classes, concrete pump truck boom, outrigger and pumping cylinders, and aerial working equipment cylinders for scissor, straight-arm and articulated platforms in the 9–100 m class. Sanitation, marine, coal mine, logistics and general-purpose cylinder lines run on the same production base.
Yes. Customized cylinders are our main business; we develop and produce according to customer drawings or samples, and we also hold standard hydraulic cylinder products. The development route runs from requirement determination and scheme design review through customer confirmation, product and process design, BOM preparation and trial manufacture before series production.
Durability and cushioning behaviour are checked on our 2P-2F durability test bench and the reciprocating and buffer comprehensive performance test bench. Material and process quality is verified by hardness, tensile and automatic metallographic testing after heat treatment, and by coating thickness, hardness, adhesion and corrosion resistance testing after spraying.
Cylinders are warranted for one year against defects in material or workmanship under normal use. During that period, a confirmed quality problem is resolved by replacement or by an agreed discount on the next order. We supply cylinder accessories — metal parts, pipe joints, sealing rings and rubber parts — on a long-term basis.
Our design work includes sensor and control-system integration so a cylinder can report working condition and support early fault warning for the machine. Signal type, sensor position, cable routing and connection interface are confirmed against the machine control architecture at design review.
Send the host machine type and cylinder position, a drawing, model or sample, the required bore, rod, stroke and mounting dimensions, system pressure and cycle data, load figures, temperature and site conditions, plus quantity, schedule and destination. With those inputs we can confirm the design envelope, propose the sealing and surface treatment package and quote against a defined specification.