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14.08.2026 · Automation and Control

From PLC Logic to Precision Motion: Safe Proportional Valve Control

Still hitting a wall trying to drive proportional hydraulic valves from your PLC? If your PLC only gives you a 0-10V analog output, driving high-current PWM proportional valves directly isn’t an option: you need power, precision and safety in between. That’s exactly the gap we closed.

From a PLC 0-10V analog output to proportional hydraulic valves: valve driver with MRS hardware and EHR Elektronik firmware

The challenge

Your PLC gives you a clean 0-10V analog signal. But your hydraulic system needs high-current PWM control up to 2.5 A to actually move a proportional valve. That gap is where a lot of automation projects get stuck.

The solution

We built a dedicated valve driver: MRS Electronic’s rugged, field-proven CAN I/O hardware combined with EHR Elektronik’s motion control firmware and calibration software. Feed it your PLC’s 0-10V output and it delivers safe, precise, high-current PWM control to your proportional valves.

Key features

  • 3 independent proportional channels, each individually calibrated (min / max / deadband)
  • Built-in interlock safety logic: conflicting commands never reach the valve simultaneously
  • System-wide deadman switch: a true fail-safe by design
  • Smooth ramp control to protect cylinders, valves and structure from shock loading
  • Live CAN bus diagnostics with a custom-built PC calibration tool
  • Industrial-grade hardware, built for mobile hydraulics, not the lab

Why it matters

You keep your PLC logic simple. We turn that logic into safe, powerful, precise valve motion: professionally engineered and field-ready.

Related solution

If you are looking for a joystick-driven proportional valve solution without a PLC: the Fully Proportional Hydraulic Valve Control System drives 4 section (8 coils) valves with 4 axis joysticks using the EFC39-V1; there are start and stop ramps for each movement, and the Dead-Man Button and Emergency Stop Button add safety.

If proportional valve control is the missing piece in your PLC-based system, let’s connect.

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