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Through acquisitions, the company sells under more than one brand, with Sun being the largest, but both Daman Products( Daman) and NEM form part of the family too. Its Mishawaka, Indiana facility brings all US custom manifold manufacturing under one roof – a positive move for Sun and its customers.“ We acquired Daman in 2022, during a time when our initiative was to focus more on manifolds and integrated packages,” reflects Steve.“ Besides being a great company we’ ve known for years, the acquisition accelerated the creation of a separate business unit focused solely on those products. After a period of integration, I’ m happy to say we have a driven team that is executing better than ever.”
Beyond the manifold business, Steve points to a wider shift across the sector.“ Electrification is a major trend in all areas of hydraulics,” he states.“ Hydraulic control can
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rfcarlson. com generally be achieved hydromechanically, but there is a limit to what can be achieved – using sensors and data can further improve control, automate functions, and make machines easier to use.” With customers using electrohydraulic products in a large percentage of designs, Steve says their expectations are not only for Sun to provide these products, but also to support them with electronics, programming, and control expertise.
Keeping pace with those expectations falls to the Koski Center of Engineering Excellence in Sarasota, the heart of Sun’ s research and development( R & D) function. Its work includes a product called ENERGEN™ – a direct result of Sun’ s new Product Preceding Technology initiative, designed to look at macro trends in the market and determine
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