Modern machinery and equipment manufacturers incorporate advanced technology into their products. This is especially true for those applications where an electro-hydraulic supply system is used, e.g. on tool and metal shaping/forming machines. Such machines represent a complex and multitechnological mechatronic system, and should be first modelled and simulated, especially in respect of dynamic behaviour. This paper presents a theoretical analysis of an energy-saving and cost-effective electrohydraulic supply system on a hydraulic press-brake, used within the automotive industry. It emphasises the designing an adequate mathematical-simulation model, to serve as the basis for decisions concerning the used supply system's dynamic.