ZF Off-Highway Solutions Minnesota Inc. is a North Mankato manufacturer known for building hydraulic brake systems for demanding off-road equipment. Its products serve heavy-duty machinery operating in harsh environments, including construction and agricultural applications.
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Carlisle Brake & FrictionFounded in 1925 from S.K. Wellman’s friction-material work for the Ford Model T, Carlisle Brake & Friction now engineers and manufactures braking, clutch, transmission and hydraulic motion-control solutions for off-highway equipment. Headquartered in Medina, Ohio, the company supports OEM customers through nine manufacturing and R&D centers worldwide, with particular experience in demanding construction, mining and agricultural machinery. Its North American facilities are certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015, while the Medina facility also holds IATF 16949:2016 certification.MEDINA, OH
Knott Brake CompanyKnott Brake Company traces its roots to a 1937 German parent company and has operated in the United States since 1987, growing from founder Hans Knott’s home-based business into a 65-person manufacturer in Lodi, Ohio. Known for adapting German-engineered braking solutions to demanding off-highway equipment, the company develops custom systems for machinery makers and supports them with in-house engineering, manufacturing and testing. Its operation is ISO 9001:2015 certified.LODI, OH
M&W HydraulicsFounded in Cedar Rapids in 1979 by mechanical engineer Daniel Musil, M&W Hydraulics designs and manufactures custom hydraulic manifolds for mission-critical equipment. Rather than selling catalog parts, the company builds each manifold to a specific application, pairing in-house engineering with a Quick Delivery system developed to shorten prototype and production schedules. M&W has grown from its first manifold for an asphalt paver to a 24-hour manufacturing operation with 25 high-speed CNC horizontal machining centers.TROY, NY
Pioneer Solutions, LLCPioneer Solutions, LLC is an independent Euclid, Ohio company formed in 2004 when four senior managers preserved much of Euclid Heavy Equipment’s design and engineering team after Hitachi acquired the business. That origin gives Pioneer a rare depth of OEM-based dump-truck knowledge, which it now applies to technical projects for global off-highway equipment manufacturers and end users. The company also develops specialized oil-cooled disc brakes for demanding dump-truck applications.CLEVELAND, OH