Hägglunds Drives Extends Hydraulic Laboratory
10 April 2008
One of the world's largest hydraulic laboratories is now up and running at Hägglunds Drives’ head office in Mellansel.
The new hydraulic laboratory covers 1,500m² and has a total installed hydraulic power capacity of 5.5MW in its eleven test cells.
"To assure the consistent high quality of our products, we need access to a modern laboratory where we can test all our hydraulic motors, accessories and complete systems at an early stage," explains laboratory manager Anders Westerlund.
On the 8th of April all personnel at the head office in Sweden celebrated this happening in the laboratory.
"This investment is an important part of our continuous development for better and improved products and drive systems. Our vision is to improve the productivity for our customers by using the performance in our hydraulic drive systems, and with this extension of the hydraulic laboratory we will be able to improve the performance even further." says CEO Per Nordgren.
Facts about the laboratory:
- 1,500m²
- 5,500kW hydraulic power
- 11 test boxes
