Eaton

Eaton Corporation plc, founded in 1911 and headquartered in Ireland with operational roots in Ohio, is a global power management company whose hydraulics business carries one of the most storied names in fluid power: Vickers. Acquired from Trinova in 1999, the Vickers line brought Eaton a century of mobile and industrial hydraulic engineering — vane pumps, piston pumps, directional and pressure control valves, cylinders and proportional technology that remain workhorses in construction machinery, agriculture, marine and industrial plants worldwide. Eaton's hydraulic portfolio also includes Char-Lynn hydrostatic transmissions, Aeroquip and Weatherhead fluid connectors, and filtration systems through its acquisition of Coperion's and others' filtration lines. In valve actuation contexts, Eaton components power large hydraulic valve operators and emergency shutdown systems where stored hydraulic energy must close valves against line pressure. Beyond hydraulics, the company's electrical division supplies switchgear and UPS systems, and its aerospace and vehicle businesses round out a diversified group. For plant and mobile equipment engineers, Eaton offers the combination of American engineering heritage, global manufacturing and a parts network that keeps decades-old machines running.