Hycom BV

Hycom B.V. designs and builds complete hydraulic systems and their control systems in the Netherlands. Its main site is in Apeldoorn, and it also has engineering and production facilities in Drachten and Enschede. It serves aviation, industry, offshore and wind, dredging, civil works, and oil and gas.

Hycom was established in 1974, and its roots go back to the 1940s. It began as a hydraulics department inside Werklust, a maker of earthmoving machines. As demand grew from mechanical engineering and dredging, a separate hydraulic systems division was set up in the 1970s. Hycom stayed part of Werklust until a management buy-out in 1986. Since January 2013 it has been a member of the Hydac International Group.

For aircraft maintenance, Hycom supplies hydraulic test stands, RAT ground test equipment, hydraulic purifiers, leakage testers, test benches, hangar supply systems and fuel systems. It builds hangar supply systems for military aircraft.

The company also offers MRO and service work. This includes aviation service, aviation rental and rental equipment. Its aviation service team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including Sundays and holidays. Customers can hire equipment for incidental maintenance. Hycom also overhauls hydraulic cylinders, pumps and motors, and it makes hydraulic piping. Fluid engineering is another service.

Other projects include diesel driven hydraulic power units and a drive and control system for a monopile gripper frame used in offshore wind. The company also lists active heave compensation for offshore work. Its systems are used in heavy machinery around the world.

Hycom is ISO 9001 certified. It also holds the EN 9100:2018 (AS9100D) certificate for the aviation industry. LRQA has approved the company to these standards. Hycom says it is known worldwide for its expertise, speed and flexibility.

Services

• Hydraulic systems
• Control systems
• Hydraulic test stands
• RAT ground test equipment
• Hangar supply systems
• Aviation service
• Aviation rental
• Cylinder overhaul
• Pump and motor overhaul
• Hydraulic piping