Yuken invests in testing facility

MERSEYSIDE hydraulics technology firm Yuken Europe has invested thousands of pounds in its valve testing facilities.

The on-site lab, at its base in Speke, Liverpool, tests and repairs servo valves, which operate at high speeds, as well as other components including hydraulic pumps and actuators.

Japanese-owned Yuken Europe specialises in hydraulic technology and manufactures and distributes pumps and valves for a range of sectors.

Project manager Dave Broom said: “This multi-thousand pound investment is a key component of our growth as a company as we are now able to offer a complete test and repair service, not just on behalf of the global Yuken group, but to any organisation using servo valves.

“Sectors we are targeting include food, steel, simulators, crash test, vibration testing, plastics to name but a few. We are one of the very few companies in the UK which has the capacity and skill to provide this service. Servo valves are highly specialised and sensitive pieces of equipment which are pivotal to the speed and efficiency of modern day manufacturing operations.”

The scale of the investment was not disclosed but is understood to be less than £100,000.