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Oilgear Towler
Global
Since it was founded in 1921 Oilgear has earned a reputation as a trailblazing contributor of hydraulic/electric systems and equipment within the oil and gas sector and beyond. The Towler brand (Est, 1935) was added to the business when the Oilgear Company of Milwaukee acquired Towler Hydraulics during 1985. Since then the company has continued to grow and diversify into new markets to become a truly global provider of engineered hydraulic solutions. In 2008 Oilgear acquired Olmsted Products, a world leader in high flow/high pressure valves and in 2009 it added Clover Industries, a designer and manufacturer of integrated cylinder systems, both complimentary to the original Oilgear value proposition. Today Oilgear employs 750 people worldwide, including fully-integrated production, service and training facilities throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, each with a mission to serve customers as “One Oilgear”. While high-performance hydraulic power solutions have been central to the company’s business since 1921, Oilgear’s partnership with the oil and gas industry began
in 1957 when Bethlehem Steel commissioned Oilgear to design and build the hydraulic drive and control systems required for the jacking system used on its ‘Mr. Gus II’ and other similar jack-up rigs. Owing to the robust design and production of the Bethlehem rigs, many of them remain in operation today with the original Oilgear Petrodyne system still providing a reliable service. Oilgear understands the need for reliable equipment that can withstand the harsh conditions found in many of its niche markets. Its products have earned a reputation for quality and durability in challenging applications throughout the oil and gas, marine, military, metals and civil markets. Within the oil and gas sector Oilgear’s experience includes high-performance hydraulic technology for jack-up systems, sea floor breakthrough detection and control, platform leveling, deep sea mooring, rig tensioning, antirecoil systems, mast rising and land based rig walking systems. Oilgear Towler believes many more of its designs transfer easily to the offshore oil and gas sector, highlighting its proven range of high pressure valves and piston pumps that operate up to 1000 bar, its marine winch, steering
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