BUILDING WITH BELTDRAULIC™ Electrifying Heavy Machinery: It's About More Than the Battery
Electric heavy machinery promises lower energy costs, but replacing a diesel engine with a battery is only part of the equation. Just as important is how efficiently a machine turns stored energy into useful work.
Consider an electric excavator: every kilowatt-hour lost moving fluid through pumps and valves is energy drawn from its battery that cannot be used to dig or lift. Conventional hydraulics deliver substantial force, but those conversion and control losses become especially important when a machine relies on a finite battery charge.
More efficient motion systems reduce energy consumption and, depending on the application, help manufacturers manage battery size and charging systems. But efficiency alone is not enough. Equipment still needs to deliver the speed, force, reliability, and durability operators count on every day.
We approach electrification from the work backward. Beltdraulic™ delivers high-force electric motion without hydraulic fluid, opening new possibilities for how heavy machines are powered and controlled.
The takeaway for equipment manufacturers: evaluate energy use at the actuator and across the full duty cycle, not just the battery specification.
