Hagglunds pushes the boundaries of hydraulic engineering

Hagglunds have long been known for producing large hydraulic motors, so large in fact that they can replace large gearboxes completely thereby offering a direct hydraulic drive to applications like conveyors, shredders, drums and winches. This enables the inherent benefits of hydraulics to be used for the first time in very large drive applications producing significant performance improvements.

The drive motors can produce very high torque from starting and throughout the speed range and so for example, starting a conveyor under full load is no problem. It can also be inched forwards and backwards, stopped and started as often as you like without limits because the control of direction and oil flow is achieved by the variable displacement pump alone, the AC electric motor runs efficiently at constant speed. The only need to stop the electric motor is when shutting down for lengthy periods. This opens up a new world of control on large machines.