FANUC Drives Green Hydraulic Power’s Eco-Friendly Manufacturing Solution
GHP’s FANUC‑powered hydraulics cut energy use up to 70%, reduce noise by 20 dB, and deliver on‑demand, Industry 4.0‑ready performance.
Challenges
- Continuous power generation wastes energy and fluid
- Traditional method creates loud working environments
- Needed reliable and accurate controls, motors and drives
Results
GHP reduces noise emissions by up to 20 decibels
FANUC’s controls and servos reliably handle complex motion control
Industry 4.0 ready for data-driven decision making
GHP consumes up to 70% less energy
Story
Green Hydraulic Power (GHP) is disrupting the hydraulic power industry by using FANUC’s controls and servo motors to create a completely turnkey system providing hydraulic pressure and flow on demand. This innovative and sustainable hydraulic power delivery system is a huge departure from the traditional method, which runs continually at high speeds, wastes energy and fluid as well as creates loud working environments. Because the GHP uses FANUC’s Power Motion i-A to control FANUC’s highly reliable servo motors, the system delivers the hydraulic pressure only when needed, which generates less heat, uses up to 70% less energy, reduces noise emissions by up to 20 decibels and is Industry 4.0 ready. GHP is now bringing more ergonomic and energy efficient operations to manufacturers in many industries, such as aerospace, automation and compressed natural gas.
FANUC’s servo motors are a perfect solution for GHP because of their unmatched reliability, easy maintenance needs, exceptional electric efficiency and high performance. FANUC servos paired with FANUC’s Power Motion i-A is a perfect solution for this complex motion control application. PMi-A offers powerful CNC and PLC technology together with the ability to execute up to 5 ladder logic programs simultaneously as well as synchronizing up to 32 axes and 4 CNC paths.
The FANUC drive is the heart of the technology, and we have come to learn that these FANUC drives are very flexible, unlimited, and very easy to program and has been a breeze to work with.
Soren Rasmussen General Manager – Green Hydraulic PowerFANUC Products Used
Power Motion i-MODEL A Plus
FANUC Power Motion i‑Model A Plus controls complex multi‑axis motion with CNC‑grade precision, flexibility, and energy efficiency.
About Green Hydraulic Power, Inc.
Green Hydraulic Power, Inc. is North America’s leading supplier of variable frequency drives for industrial hydraulics. With the variable frequency drives, GHP’s engineered turnkey systems can reduce energy consumption and lower noise emission compared to electric hydraulic units.
