Hägglunds starts to build tailored power units in UK
16 Dec 2008
Normanton, UK - Hägglunds Drives has started to build high quality customised power units for their range of hydraulic drive systems. The move, said the company, meets market requirements for tailored power units for niche applications where the standard PEC type design cannot be easily utilised.
Marine and offshore units often require special frameworks and lifting arrangements with designs to suit movement and the harsh seawater environment, a Hagglunds statement explains. Quite often these also need to be diesel driven units for deployment on short term contracts on differing types of vessels.
Although the facility is conceived primarily for marine and offshore systems it has already been loaded with special power units for other market segments that Hagglunds are involved in, the company said. An extensive 3D design capability enables improved layout at the design stage thereby improving the efficiency of manufacturing power units and this improves communications with customer’s regarding interface possibilities.
The facility has 8750ft² of factory floor space and 1750ft² of offices and is situated in Normanton, West Yorkshire. A 10-tonne travelling crane has been installed, a 350 KVA diesel generator for testing and good stocks of plated pipe, pipe fittings and clamps etc have been procured.
Hagglunds supplies a wide range of power units for applications such as feeders, mixers, conveyors, mills and winches. The company's customer base encompasses the marine & offshore, mining and bulk materials handling, recycling, building & construction sectors, as well as process industries including pulp & paper, chemicals, rubber & plastics and sugar.
The company's main manufacturing plant is based in Sweden where the wide range of hydraulic motors and standard power units are built. Standard power units for the American market are built in the US. However there are some applications and environments which require special designs and these will be designed and built in the new UK facility.
