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Type
  
Division

Website
  
Power-Packer.com

Founded
  
1970

Parent organization
  
Actuant

Area served
  
Worldwide

Headquarters
  
Oldenzaal

Number of employees
  
1,100

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Power packer hydraulic landing gear for trailers


Power-Packer, with headquarters in Oldenzaal, the Netherlands, is an independent subsidiary of the US based Actuant Corporation (NYSE: ATU), a $1.5 billion multinational company.

Contents

Power-Packer primarily develops and manufactures hydraulic actuation systems for the automotive, truck, marine, agriculture and medical market. With locations in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, India, China, Brazil, Mexico and the United States and over 1,100 employees, Power-Packer produces and distributes (electro) hydraulic motion control systems for customers on a global basis including OEM’s and Tier 1’s in diverse end-markets.

Markets and solutions

Power-Packer is a manufacturer of motion control systems for a variety of markets and applications. Power-Packer’s key product focuses include:

  • Automotive: drive systems of convertible roofs, trunklid, tailgate actuation
  • Truck: cabtilt, latches, levelling equipment and air-powered landing gear for semi-trailers
  • Medical: adjustment systems for beds, stretchers, patient lifts, operating tables
  • Recreational vehicles: rooflift systems, levelling systems, steps and trays, slide out systems
  • Marine: opening, closing and locking of shell doors, sliding doors, steering systems, tilt/trim systems, convertible roof actuation, butterfly valve actuation
  • Agriculture: reversible plough actuation

    • Timeline

    1970: Foundation of Power-Packer Europe B.V.

    1973: Development of cab tilt systems for trucks

    1981: Power-Packer invents Regenerative Hydraulic Lost Motion

    1988: Start two cylinder system production

    1989: Factory opened in Korea

    1999: Factory acquired in Turkey

    2000: Factory opened in Brazil

    2000: Power-Packer becomes part of the Actuant Group

    2002: Start Hycab production

    2003: Start C-Hydraulic Lost Motion production

    2004: Factory opened in China

    2004: Acquisition of Yvel, France

    2006: Introduction Quick Generator

    2009: High temperature development

    2010: Development of crash cab tilt cylinder

    References

    Power-Packer Wikipedia
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