Truck-Mounted Hydraulic Conditioning Unit

Nov. 13, 2019

The HCU35 hydraulic conditioning unit installs on truck frame rails and on agricultural equipment.

The HCU35 hydraulic conditioning unit installs on truck frame rails and on agricultural equipment to serve attached implements or a separate machine. It is engineered to condition and cool the oil for applications such as food and chemical transport, crude oil transport, vacuum pumps, combo drives, and bulk feed trucks. In addition to cooling hydraulic oil, it stores and filters the oil, eliminating the need for large reservoirs that store excess oil. This results in a considerable weight saving to the vehicle, translating to better fuel efficiency.

AKG Thermal Systems, Inc., (919) 563-4871, www.akgts.com

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Alan Hitchcox

Alan became a technical editor in 1981 and joined Hydraulics & Pneumatics in 1987. After serving in the US Army as a wheeled vehicle mechanic, he graduated with a BS in engineering technology from Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio, while working as an industrial service coordinator and project manager at an industrial distributor. He has taken technical courses in fluid power and electronic and digital control at the Milwaukee School of Engineering and the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and has served on several industry committees.