Product Design

Hydramax Clutch System

Next-generation redesign of a flagship hydraulic clutch system: structurally superior, fully documented, and half the component cost.

Industry
Automotive
Service
Product Design
The finished Hydramax clutch master cylinder assembly with reservoir and mounting bracket
50%

The challenge

  • Design the next generation of one of the customer’s most popular products
  • Improve on the previous generation’s cost and function

What APTUS did

  • Analyzed the previous generation for cost and function improvements
  • Redesigned the product and produced full documentation

Results

  • Structurally superior product
  • Component costs reduced by 50%
  • Improved supply chain reliability
  • A hand holding the Hydramax bracket and master cylinder assembly
  • Close-up of the machined bracket’s pivot and mounting holes
  • The assembled Hydramax clutch system on a desk
  • The Wilwood master cylinder with its fluid reservoir
  • The assembled bracket and master cylinder in an open hand, to show its size
  • The hydraulic press used to test the bracket in the APTUS shop
  • Exploded render of the bracket, master cylinder, and hardware

What went into it

  • Mechanical DesignThe parts and mechanisms that make it work.
  • Design for ManufacturingDesigned from day one to be easy to build.
  • Documentation & SourcingDrawings, parts lists, and suppliers, ready to go.
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