Since the merger in 2000, Sauer-Danfoss has continued to broaden its horizons, reeling in new knowledge and skills and expanding the company’s geographical presence via a series of acquisitions and joint ventures. Sales, manufacturing and support facilities are now even more widespread in the Americas, Europe and East Asia. You will find a number of well-known names in the mobile equipment business among the list of acquisitions, including:

• Comatrol, Italy - hydraulic cartridge valves and HIC manifolds
• Compact Controls, USA - hydraulic cartridge valves and HIC manifolds
• Dantal Hydraulics, India - acquisition of distribution business only
• Hidrover Válvulas, Brazil - hydraulic valves
• Italdigit, Italy - electronic controls and wiring harnesses
• Integrated Control Technologies, UK - electronic controls and related software
• Thrige Electric, Denmark - low voltage motors and integrated motors, steering and drive units

The following joint ventures have also been established:

• With Daikin Industries, Japan, a sales company (Sauer-Danfoss-Daikin Ltd.) and a production company (Daikin-Sauer-Danfoss Manufacturing Ltd.) that supply Asia-Pacific
• With Topcon Laser Systems, USA, new company for the development and marketing of electronic controls

The Sauer-Danfoss product range today includes:

• Hydrostatic transmissions
• Hydraulic, electric and electrohydraulic power steering
• Closed and open circuit axial piston pumps and motors
• Gear pumps and motors
• Bent axis motors
• Orbital motors
• Transit mixer drives
• Planetary compact gears
• Proportional valves
• Directional spool valves
• Cartridge valves and hydraulic integrated circuits
• Hydrostatic transaxles
• Integrated systems
• Fan-drive systems
• Electrohydraulics
• Microcontrollers and software
• Electric motors and inverters
• Joysticks and control handles
• Displays and sensors