While Bosch Rexroth offers a wider range of compact hydraulic components and systems, HydraForce focuses on mechanical and electrical cartridge valves and hydraulic integrated circuits (HIC). Compact hydraulics is particularly valuable due to its high power density and capabilities regarding essential functions in hydraulic systems. The world market for these systems has been growing continuously, and Bosch Rexroth expects its newly shaped Compact Hydraulics Business Unit to meet or exceed market growth.
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Bosch Rexroth completes HydraForce acquisition to enhance global hydraulics offering
After receiving approval from the antitrust authorities, Bosch Rexroth has completed the acquisition of hydraulic specialist HydraForce on February 3. The acquisition of the Lincolnshire, Illinois (USA) based company was announced in July 2022. It strengthens Bosch Rexroth's footprint in North America and expands its distribution network to provide customers with a wide range of compact hydraulics solutions on a global scale.
The business activities of HydraForce will be integrated in the Compact Hydraulics Business Unit of Bosch Rexroth, which collectively then employs 3,900 associates and operates at nine manufacturing locations in the United States, Brazil, China, Germany, Great Britain and Italy.
To learn more about the new Compact Hydraulics Business Unit of Bosch Rexroth, please watch this short video:
Why did Bosch Rexroth acquire HydraForce?
Who is HydraForce?
HydraForce, Inc. is a leading privately held developer and producer of compact hydraulic valves and solutions mainly for mobile applications. HydraForce employs around 2,100 associates at its locations predominantly in the US, Brazil, United Kingdom and China. The privately held company was founded in 1985. It perfectly complements the existing product portfolio of the Compact Hydraulics Business Unit of Bosch Rexroth.
To find out more about HydraForce, please go to www.hydraforce.com
What will change now?
As integration starts now, HydraForce and Bosch Rexroth customers and suppliers will continue to be served by their trusted contacts in the respective sales and purchasing teams and HydraForce will continue to operate under its own brand for the time being. The newly shaped Compact Hydraulics Business Unit will operate from its current headquarters locations in Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA, and Nonantola, Italy.
