About Us

Located in Hartford, Wisconsin USA, HED^® is a leading designer and manufacturer of solid state electronic controls for mobile equipment applications.

Incorporated in 1986, the company maintains a broad, comprehensive line of products to meet the growing and changing needs of the markets it serves. Whether a simple on-off control for a hydraulic valve, or a complex distributed intelligence system for total machine control, HED helps vehicle designers engineer task-oriented solutions to challenging projects.

While you concentrate on your machine’s application of power, HED operates as an extension to your engineering department to provide the necessary control. The result is a superior vehicle without complex wiring or conduit.

• Improve Vehicle Performance. Power where it’s needed, with all the precision the task requires. Intelligent controls integrate multiple machine functions with sensor technology to address complex tasks.
• Reduce Time-to-Market. Simplified New Product Development (NPD) timelines mean faster working prototypes and production vehicles. Seize the window of opportunity for a new product!
• Ruggedized Hardware Design. Proven components stand up to vibration, moisture and hard, constant use. Electronic controls keep leak-prone, heat generating hydraulic circuitry to a minimum, and hydraulic control valving out of the cab.
• Lower Overall Cost. Simplify design, cut hardware development and production costs. Eliminate hydraulic conduit and complex mechanical linkages. Multiplexing minimizes complex wiring harnesses.

HED uses state-of- the-art manufacturing methods to manufacture and assemble products at its manufacturing facility in Hartford, Wisconsin. End products employ either surface-mount or through-hole Printed Circuit Boards, and processes include both functional and environmental testing of prototypes and production units.

On February 4th, 2005, the HED Quality Management Process achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. To review our certificate, please click here.