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Dana moves into tracked equipment drives with Brevini

Driveline specialist Dana has completed its purchase of Brevini’s power transmission and fluid power business. Exhibiting the combined product line at CONEXPO-CON/AGG for the first time, the acquisition has allowed Dana to move from wheeled drivelines to include tracked machinery and auxiliary drive systems.
March 8, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Dana has completed its purchase of Brevini’s power transmission

Driveline specialist 2254 Dana has completed its purchase of Brevini’s power transmission and fluid power business.

Exhibiting the combined product line at CONEXPO-CON/AGG for the first time, the acquisition has allowed Dana to move from wheeled drivelines to include tracked machinery and auxiliary drive systems.

The line-up now includes planetary track drive motors as well as wheel motors, planetary gearboxes, slew motors, hydraulic pumps and valves. At the show the company also launched a line of Brevini motor/winch drives for crane applications, along with Brevini twin-shaft industrial gearbox systems for use in asphalt and concrete mixing applications.

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