About Us

Located in Hartford, Wisconsin USA, HED® is a leading designer and manufacturer of electronic control solutions for mobile equipment applications.

Incorporated in 1986 and privately held, the company maintains a broad, comprehensive line of control 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's Mission is to help vehicle designers engineer optimized solutions to challenging vehicle control applications.

HED's comprehensive array of products and software include:

• Control Modules
• Graphical Displays
• Manual Interface
• Dataloggers and Telematics
• Application Software
• Accessories

HED operates as an extension to your engineering department.  Our Sales and Application Engineering teams lead you through the process of defining and implementing the optimal control solution. The result is a superior vehicle without complex wiring or conduit.  We help you achieve the following:

• Improved vehicle performance:  Intelligent controls and versatile application software integrate multiple machine functions to address complex tasks.
• Reduced time to market:  APQP-based New Product Development (NPD) process means faster prototypes and production vehicles.
• Ruggedized hardware design:  Proven components stand up to vibration, moisture and harsh environments.
• Lower system cost:  Simplify design, cut hardware development and production costs. Multiplexing minimizes complex wiring harnesses.

HED's highly trained workforce assembles our products in our new 22,000 sq. ft. ESD controlled facility.  We utilize a cell-based assembly environment with full lot and component traceability, and 100% functional testing of all products.  Our flexible manufacturing practices mean quick response to your changing production and product development needs. Products under development are subject to extensive qualification testing to industry standards. 

HED’s Quality Management System is certified to the ISO 9001:2008 standard.  View our certificate.