Norrhydro, based in Tampere, Finland, and Volvo Construction Equipment are moving ahead with field trials of a new excavator concept that engineers say could revolutionize machine hydraulic performance. If proven successful and widely adopted, the system could improve overall productivity of various types of off-road equipment and help meet the mobile industry’s sustainability targets and […]
Pioneering electrohydraulic cylinder increases equipment fuel efficiency
Volvo Construction Equipment and Finland’s Norrhydro have developed a digital hydraulic actuator that reportedly boosts productivity while radically cutting fuel bills and CO2 emissions in construction applications. If widely adopted, it could help the mobile-equipment industry meet its sustainability ambitions while at the same time revolutionize machine hydraulic performance. While the full details of the […]