The 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit is the core lifting actuator on one of the highest-volume pieces of material handling equipment in the global warehouse and logistics industry. A walkie electric pallet truck — the standard tool for pallet transport in retail distribution centres, food and beverage warehouses, manufacturing intralogistics, and freight terminals — relies on its hydraulic power unit to raise the forks from the lowered travel position to the load-transfer height, hold the load at that height throughout the transport cycle, and lower the forks gently to set the pallet down precisely in its destination position. The 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit must accomplish these three tasks with the lowest possible energy consumption per cycle — because every watt-hour drawn from the 24V traction battery to power the lift function is a watt-hour that cannot power the traction drive, and battery run time directly determines how many pallets the truck can move per charge. EVER POWER has manufactured the 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit from our Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province facility since 2002, supplying DC gear motor and gear pump sub-assemblies, complete HPU assemblies, and replacement units to electric pallet truck OEMs and aftermarket distributors in over 30 countries. View full HPU range →

What differentiates a high-quality 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit from a generic equivalent is not primarily the motor power rating — the load requirements of a standard pallet truck are modest and most adequately rated motors will lift the fork at an acceptable speed — but the volumetric efficiency of the gear pump at partial load, the energy recovered through controlled lowering, and the quality of the solenoid valve that governs the lowering speed throughout the useful battery discharge range. A pump with low volumetric efficiency draws higher motor current to deliver the same fork lift speed, shortening battery run time. A solenoid valve that cannot hold a consistent lowering speed as battery voltage drops across the discharge curve creates an unpredictable lowering response that operators find difficult to control when placing pallets precisely. EVER POWER addresses both concerns through the technical specifications described below.

Why Choose EVER POWER 24V Electric Pallet Truck HPU

The 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit must deliver reliable lift performance across the full battery discharge cycle, in warehouse temperature extremes from 0°C cold stores to 40°C summer loading docks, for a service life measured in hundreds of thousands of lift cycles. These six engineering decisions determine whether it achieves that standard.

Principio de funcionamiento y construcción

The 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit operates as a single-function lifting circuit. When the operator presses the lift button, the truck controller closes the motor contactor, the DC gear motor accelerates to rated speed, and the gear pump draws hydraulic fluid from the reservoir and delivers it through the check valve into the lift cylinder circuit at the controlled pressure set by the relief valve. The fork and platform rise at a rate determined by the pump delivery volume per minute and the lift cylinder bore area. When the operator releases the lift button, the motor stops and the check valve traps the oil in the lift cylinder, holding the load at the raised position against gravity and load weight. When the operator presses the lower button, the solenoid valve opens proportionally, allowing a controlled flow of oil to return from the lift cylinder through the lowering orifice back to the reservoir, and the fork descends by gravity at the speed governed by that flow restriction. The motor does not run during the lowering stroke — the energy in the descent is dissipated as heat across the lowering valve.

The 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit is constructed as an integrated assembly on an aluminium or steel reservoir body. The DC gear motor is flange-mounted directly to the pump body, forming a compact motor-pump sub-assembly that minimises coupling losses. The gear pump is a close-clearance external gear type with a displacement range of 0.8–2.5 cc/rev depending on the required lift speed and load rating. The relief valve, check valve, solenoid lowering valve, and manual emergency lowering valve are all housed in a single machined aluminium manifold block bolted to the reservoir top face, minimising fluid path length and eliminating external hose runs between valve components. The reservoir is typically 1.5–3.5 L capacity with a breather filter, an oil level sight glass, and a drain plug. A suction strainer protects the pump from contamination generated by normal system wear.

Especificaciones técnicas

Cold-store variant (−25°C) available. IP65 standard; IP67 on request. OEM drop-in footprints for Hangcha, EP, Noblelift, Heli, BYD platforms. Custom voltage and displacement from MOQ 10 units.

Escenarios de aplicación

The 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit is the standard lift mechanism on walkie electric pallet trucks — the highest-unit-volume piece of powered material handling equipment produced globally. Every major Chinese EPT manufacturer (Hangcha, EP Equipment, Noblelift, Heli, BYD, Linde China) and every major international EPT brand (Toyota, Crown, Jungheinrich, Hyster, Yale in their China-sourced models) uses a compact 24V DC hydraulic power unit of this type to power the fork lift function. The aftermarket replacement and service market for these units is substantial, as wear on the motor brushes, pump gear clearance, and solenoid valve orifice generates a predictable replacement demand across the global installed fleet of approximately 4 million walkie EPTs in active service.

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Hangzhou Factory & Custom Manufacturing

EVER POWER Hydraulic Machinery manufactures the 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit from our 28,000 m² integrated facility in Binjiang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China — a nationally recognised precision hydraulic engineering hub. Our hydraulic power unit production line integrates motor testing, gear pump assembly, precision valve block machining, manifold assembly, complete system wiring, and multi-point functional testing under one roof, with annual capacity exceeding 80,000 hydraulic power units for material handling equipment OEMs. We have supplied the 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit to forklift manufacturers, AGV builders, and MHE aftermarket distributors in over 30 countries since 2002. About EVER POWER →

Custom engineering is a core service at EVER POWER. Non-standard voltage configurations (12V, 24V, 36V, 48V, 72V, 80V DC or AC), alternative motor types (DC gear, BLDC, AC induction), custom manifold port layouts, bespoke reservoir geometries, and OEM private labelling are all available from a minimum 10-unit trial batch. Our engineering team converts a customer circuit diagram, worn original unit, or dimensional sketch into a 3D model and PDF drawing within 48 hours. Frame-contract OEM customers receive a dedicated account engineer, production priority scheduling, and container-ready weekly shipment from Ningbo Port. SGS, Bureau Veritas, and TUV third-party inspection welcomed. Full HPU product range →

Quality Assurance & Certifications

Every 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit undergoes a documented multi-stage quality programme: incoming motors and pumps verified by current-draw and flow bench test; valve block spool bores measured by air gauge to ±0.01 mm; cartridge valve seat leak tested at rated pressure; manifold assembly leak-checked on nitrogen bench; complete unit functional test at rated voltage, rated load, and max pressure; no-load current, rated-load current, and full-load current recorded on test report. ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system. CE documentation maintained for EU-bound OEM shipments. Full test report and component certificates accompany every container shipment from Ningbo Port, Zhejiang, China.

10-Step Production Process

Sourcing from Hangzhou, China

EVER POWER ships the 24V electric pallet truck hydraulic power unit from our Hangzhou plant through Ningbo Port — 150 km away — on weekly container sailings. Standard catalogue HPUs dispatch within 7–15 working days; custom configurations within 20–35 working days. Transit: Rotterdam 28–32 days, Los Angeles 18–22 days, Sydney 16–20 days, Santos 22–28 days. Air freight samples depart Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport within 3 working days. Domestic Chinese OEM buyers receive dispatch in 2–3 working days. Payment: 30% TT deposit, balance against B/L copy; LC at sight above USD 30,000; Trade Assurance to USD 100,000. FOB Ningbo, CIF, and DDP all supported.