Viscous Fluid Dampers for Seismic & Civil Engineering Industries
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A family legacy, a worldwide presence ince 1950, Douce-Hydro has designed and manufactured hydraulic cylinders and systems for all kind of industries, from the standard to the most technological or heavy duty cylinder. Since 1990, the company has been a family owned business, operated by its dynamic CEO Mr Jean-Marc Vandenbulke, which perennity is ensured into the future with the accesssion of his son Mr. Franck Vandenbulke at the head of the US Headquarters in 2000, and since 2009, also as the Executive Vice-President. Within the scope of its signicant international expansion, the...

Ms Anne-Frédérique Leroy Export Manager Douce-Hydro SAS Mrs Marcelina Cozette Sales Manager France Douce-Hydro SAS Mr Daniel Métais Financial Director Douce-Hydro SAS Mr Jacky Vandenbulke Production manager Douce-Hydro SAS Mrs Mathilde Gillet-Vandenbulke Sales Manager Douce-Hydro Inc. USA Sales Manager Jarret Structures Inc. USA FIDH GROUP Douce-Hydro SAS (France) Jarret Structures Division Worldwide Headquarters Design and Manufacturing Douce-Hydro Inc. (USA) Jarret Structures Inc (USA) North American Headquarters Sales Office, Repair & Warehouse Facility Douce-Hydro GmbH (Germany) German...

Mr André Encinas Production Manager Mr Adrien Brioy Engineer – Project Manager WE ARE THE EXPERTS As the world leader in design and manufacturing of custom viscous uid dampers, hydraulic cylinders and systems, Douce-Hydro helps its customers meet their challenges with industry leading edge solutions. 20 design engineers and technicians. Over 60 years of technical experience and customer feedback. CAD-CAM Siemens NX mechanical design software allowing delivery of industry-leading design results, superior power, productivity, exibility, and coordination for product and design development....

Engineering PROJECT MANAGEMENT: The Douce-Hydro Difference Pre-project review. Constant and open communication with our customers: dedicated and experienced team composed of a project manager, engineers and designers for each project. Developing new systems and solutions: bringing integrated solutions tailored to our customer’s most demanding requirements and ensuring that our customers benet from solutions which are continuously evolving and improving. Specication management and project follow-up: offering the most advanced support to our customer, working hand-in-hand, from project...

Project Management and Engineering System Customer Project Requirements Project Communication Project Management Team Project review Feasibility analysis Design proposal Cost analysis - Project quote Project delivery time analysis Customer Approval – Purchase order Project initiation – Kick off meeting Engineering Development of customized solution and systems Assembly drawings Detailed drawings Calculationt notes Finite Element Analysis (FEA) FAT testing procedure Maintenance manual Safety review and process Quality Management Process Management Inspection test plan Full traceability...

Worldleading industrial tools The largest manufacturing capabilities in the cylinder and viscous uid dampers industries Our facilities in Albert (France) Outstanding industrial facilities: 24 000 sqm/258 335 sqft production facility Over 80T overhead cranes handling capacities Height of 13 meters/43 feet

Manufacturing capabilities Up to 1,2 meters /48” bore dia. Up to 2,4 meters /94.5” external dia. Up to 27 meters /89 feet in length Maximal dimensions Turning & Boring 94.5” external dia. 89 feet in length Honing (vertical) 48” inside dia. 89 feet in length Milling & Drilling 57 feet in length 17 feet high 8 feet wide 17 230 mm in length 5 060 mm high 2 350 mm wide 51” diameter 98 feet in length 35” diameter 80 feet in length Hydraulic test capabilities TIG / GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding), MIG / GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), SAW (Submerged Arc Welding) 2 690 sqft Capacity: 2 110 gallons...

Worldleading industrial tools 5-AXIS CNC lathe/Tour CNC à 5 axes Swing over top slide: 900 mm/35 inches Maximal center distance: 6 500 mm/21 feet State-of-the art, digitally computerized (CNC) & competitive machineries park. Douce-Hydro / Jarret Structures owns some of the largest equipment available in the world for the manufacture of hydraulic cylinders, piston accumulators and viscous uid dampers. Heavy duty CNC lathe Large dimensions vertical honing machine Centerless polisher Dia. 60 up to 500 mm Length: 10 000 mm Allowable weight: 17 000 kg Automatic welding bench

Improving business performance and manufacturing excellence 3 520 m² Assembly Hall Over 80 T handling capacity Construction of new assembly area of 3 520 sqm/37 890 sqft achieved in march 2010. 5 new overhead travelling cranes of 20 tons capacity each + 2 new overhead travelling cranes of 40 tons capacity each. New assembly hall of 3 520 sqm. Operational since may 2010. Over 80 tons handling capacity. New painting system unit 31 x 8 m = 250 sqm/2 690 sqft. New in-house sandblasting equipment - Length 30 meters / 98 feet New heavy duty CNC turning lathe Swing over top slide: 1 400 mm/55...

I Test results after 2 000 hours in salt spray test Corrosive environments, extreme environmental Application types conditions such as marine, seaports, offshore, steel works...

Total Quality Management Quality control ISO 9001: 2008 certied Quality Process: Inspection test plan, safety review and process, full traceability, material certicates, commissioning, record manufacturing data book. Tests: Static pressure test, dynamic test, fatigue cycle test, NDE testings, cushioning simulation test bench, side load dynamic test, load pressure test, traction test as per DNV lifting appliance rules, liquid penetrant, custom testing following customer specications. Electronic chart recorder. All our welders are certied. Dynamic test: 1300 kN Damping Forces vs Velocity 275...