Controls

Hydraulics

    • Design the Machine Experience—Not Individual Components

      Integrated hydraulic, electronic, software, and operator-control solutions for heavy equipment OEMs Today’s heavy equipment must do more, communicate more, and still feel simple for the operator to use. That means the real engineering challenge is no longer selecting individual components. It is integrating hydraulics, programmable controls, software and diagnostics into one machine system that performs […]

      Read More

    • 6 Considerations for Designing Heavy Equipment Seat Pods in Tight Cab Spaces

      Designing a seat-mounted arm pod for a piece of heavy equipment is already a balancing act. OEMs need to give operators intuitive access to machine controls while preserving comfort, visibility, adjustability and clearance within a constrained environment. Factor in a compact cab or just a limited space claim for an operator control station, and you’ve […]

      Read More

    • Modernizing Joystick Pods While Maintaining Ruggedness & Durability

      Bringing OEMs into the next generation of heavy equipment Change is good but can be hard for heavy equipment operators once they’re familiar with a certain machine interface. They want the same rugged, durable components they’ve relied upon for years, but simultaneously they look for the economic benefits and comfort some new machine technologies provide. […]

      Read More