Hydrema is a dump truck manufacturer based in

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, Denmark, founded in 1959. They have specialized in the manufacture of articulated light

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s and earth moving equipment. A variety of models are produced, with a payload of up to 20 tonnes. Since 1996 they are also producing a mine clearing vehicle. A company subsidiary with production is operating in

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, Germany.

History

In 1959 Aksel Kyed and Kjeld W. Jensen started the company "Kyed and Werner Jensen", which at that time were involved in two different projects,

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and the fabrication of

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digging equipment. In 1960 the company was split, and Kjeld W. Jensen started Hydrema. Back then the headquarters were placed in

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. In 1962 the company moved to Støvring. At that time Hydrema had 15 workers and an area of 320 m². In 1971 a daughter company was established in Norway, followed by Sweden in 1979, the former

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in 1981, England in 1985 and France in 1988. There are many countries like the United States, Australia and

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, that import machines from the Hydrema factories in Denmark and from 1997 Germany. In 1980 Hydrema started producing their own machines from the bottom. It started with the Hydrema 800-series, which were a new line of backhoe loaders produced all by themselves. But the

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s were made by

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in England (Today most machines are fitted with Cummins engines, though). Before 1980, Hydrema bought

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s from companies like

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, so they could mount their own hydraulic equipment on the tractors. In 1983 Hydrema started producing their own

s and in a short period in the late 1980s they also produced mobile building

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. In 1990 the Hydrema 800-series were replaced by the Hydrema 900-series which had a new

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and more powerful axles and digging arm (backhoe). In 1996 Hydrema started the production of a new mine clearing vehicle, named the Hydrema MCV 910. It can safely clear big mine areas in a short time. In 1997 Hydrema bought the Weimar-Werk Baumaschinen and thereby got production facilities in Germany. In Støvring, the production and administration area is about 16.500 m², while the facilities in Weimar are 20.000 m². In 1998 Hydrema launched their unique Hydrema MPV 900. It is a Multi Purpose Vehicle, which is able to switch whole

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s, like a telescopic arm or a digging arm. In 2004, Hydrema mine-clearing vehicle (MCV) was used by the

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for 'proving' operations to clear personnel or anti-tank mines with up to 10 kg explosive weight. In 2006 Hydrema expanded into the defence industry through a counter purchasing deal with the Swedish Hägglunds, which is a part of

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. Hydrema was to produce, mount and integrate 45

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for the

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's new CV9035 Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

Products

* Hydrema 912F - FS - HM Dumper * Hydrema 922G Dumper * Hydrema MX14 excavator * Hydrema MX16 excavator * Hydrema MX18 excavator * Hydrema 900F backhoe loaders * Hydrema 910MCV mine clearing vehicle

References

*''Lastauto-Omnibus Katalog 2007'', ETM Verlag.

External links

*http://www.hydrema.com *http://www.hydrema.co.uk *http://www.terranis.be
Danish Hydrema 910 MCV
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