Hydraulic cylinders are actuation devices that use pressurized hydraulic fluid to produce linear motion and force. They are used in a variety of power transfer applications, and can be single or double action. Hydraulic cylinders are used in Loaders, trucks, bulldozers, haulers, excavators, and so on across various industries, such as mining, agriculture, energy and power, material handling, aerospace, defense, transportation, and many more. There has been a rapid growth in the demand for hydraulic cylinders globally owing to the ever-evolving advanced technologies and the sharp rise in dependencies on automated tools across various sectors. The global hydraulic market is expected to reach around $21245 million by 2030. Keeping the positive market potential of the hydraulic cylinder sector in mind, many big brands and startups have joined the global hydraulic cylinder manufacturing market.
SEA Hydrosystems is one of the leading hydraulic cylinder manufacturers in India and has been exporting 100 percent of its hydraulic cylinders mainly to North America, Europe and Australia. The company is currently manufacturing around 35,000 hydraulic cylinders per month.
The company is mostly supplying hydraulic cylinders to various sectors such as OEMs manufacturing Agriculture & Construction
equipments, Material Handling equipments, Recreation Vehicles and more and many distributors across North America and Europe. Since its inception, the firm has been experiencing rapid growth with an average year-on-year growth rate of 60 percent to 70 percent per annum.
Coming to its products, SEA Hydrosystems manufactures various types of hydraulic cylinders, such as standard welded and tie rod cylinders, custom made cylinders for leveling applications, bespoke cylinders fitted with counterbalance valves and digital encoders and so on. Being an ISO 9001:2014 certified firm, it has quality checks in place at all levels of manufacturing. Further inspections, such as Patrol and stage inspections also take place during the machining of components before the parts are moved to assembly. Once assembled, all the cylinders are 100 percent pressure tested at 1.5X more than the actual working pressure to ensure safety factors are met with. SEA HYDROSYSTEMS manufacturing facility is equipped for mass production with state-of-the-art machinery and Quality lab equipments.
The biggest USP of the firm is high quality and competitive pricing of its products. Being a 100 percent export company, SEA Hydrosystems has the benefit of importing raw materials without having to pay duty. So buying raw materials at a very competitive price helps the firm compete with other global players.
Starting in 2010 with an employee strength of 25, the firm has expanded massively over the years with a current employee strength being around 400. The firm was recently placed second in the top hydraulic cylinder manufacturers in India. While the firm was initially manufacturing around 200 cylinders per month, the manufacturing capability has currently reached an impressive 35,000 cylinders per month.
Sea hydrosystems received numerous accolades recently. In october 2020, sea hydrosystems was ranked 6th on india's top 10 performing msmes - small man ufacturing by the economic times. In april 2022, sea hydrosystems was also conferred the prestigious 'export excellence award' by the vice president of india m. Venkaiah naidu
SEA Hydrosystems has recently acquired a five-acre land next to its manufacturing unit at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai. Thanks to the land expansion, the overall factory currently sits on a seven-acre land and can manufacture around 50,000 hydraulic cylinders per month. The firm experienced an outstanding growth rate of almost 95 percent last year compared to its previous year and is planning to become a global market leader in hydraulic cylinders by venturing into other markets globally.
