Configure 3D category
Flow control and fluid power
Flow control and fluid power covers engineered-to-order flow components: valves built to specification, pumps and impellers and hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders.
Engineered-to-order valves carry a measured £1.2bn UK market across a modelled 165 makers and cylinders a modelled £0.7bn across a modelled 194 makers. Pumps and impellers are a measured £2.2bn but concentrate in larger makers, so they lean enterprise.
Valves and cylinders are configurator-shaped: bore, stroke, end fittings, seals and mountings are a clean parameter set with real engineering rules. They are strong candidates for future presets once the launch four are proven; today the bespoke build service covers them.
What it covers
Example configurable products
- Hydraulic cylinders by bore, stroke, ends and mounts
- Pneumatic cylinders and actuators
- Engineered valves by size, rating, trim and ends
The market
Sized and graded, never overstated
Every figure carries its confidence label. Measured comes from a named source; modelled is our own estimate and says so.
| Engineered valves UK revenue | £1.2bn | measured |
|---|---|---|
| Cylinders UK revenue | £0.7bn | modelled |
| Pumps and impellers UK revenue | £2.2bn | measured |
| Valve maker count | 165 | modelled |
Questions
About this category
- Why are cylinders a good configurator fit?
- Because a cylinder order is a parameter set: bore, stroke, end fittings, seals and mountings, each with stateable limits. That is exactly what the configurator runtime models.
- When would a valve or cylinder preset ship?
- After the four launch configurators are proven with sellers. A bespoke build can start sooner: the runtime is the same.
Bring us your product line
If it is dimensioned and quoted repeatedly, a bespoke build on the same runtime can serve it.