Key Takeaways:
A practical buyer's guide to hydrostatic components: match spindle, rotary table, or slide to your process, confirm load/accuracy/speed, and plan the oil supply and maintenance up front.
Start With the Process
Choose the component type by what moves: a spindle for rotating tool/workpiece, a rotary table for indexed/continuous rotation, a slide for linear axes. Each uses the same non-contact oil-film principle.

Confirm the Three Numbers
- Load: match capacity (e.g., a φ630 mm table carries 1000 kg at 3.5–4 MPa).
- Accuracy: hydrostatic reaches ±0.001 mm positioning and ≤0.1 μm runout.
- Speed: works from low (no crawl) to tens of thousands of rpm with direct drive.
Plan Supply and Care
Confirm space and power for the pump station, filtration to NAS 5, and temperature control. Budget the simple but regular upkeep—oil change ~2000 h, filter ~500 h, 10–15 min pre-run. With that planned, hydrostatic delivers accuracy and life that alternatives cannot.