Quick couplers, those handy hydraulic devices that conveniently connect buckets to an excavator arm, are becoming standard equipment on many manufacturers’ excavators and are a popular aftermarket add ...

Wabtec Corp. on Feb. 11 reported completing its acquisition of Sweden-based Dellner Couplers. In March 2025, Wabtec entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the company for $960 million in cash, ...

Excavator quick couplers come in many variations with different locking mechanism designs and features. They range from the most basic mechanical designs to sophisticated multi pin-grabber models that ...

In June, a construction worker in Ohio was working in a trench when the bucket on a nearby excavator came loose and pinned him against a water line that was being installed. The 34-year-old father of ...

Dromone says its cast-steel, hydraulic quick coupler weighs about 30 percent less than excavator quick couplers with fabricated steel bodies. A range of sizes to fit everything from backhoes to large ...

Digital gages, though accurate, have their limitations. Here’s how Transportation Technology Center, Inc. is applying tried and true mechanical methods. To identify the root causes of poor fitment of ...

Quick-coupling devices save labor and have made excavators more versatile. (Photo courtesy of Komatsu America Corp.) The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering updating an ...

Contactless couplers, such as Phoenix Contact's protocol-independent NearFi couplers, transmit power and real-time Ethernet ...

Doosan Bobcat has extended its offering of quick couplers, which allow operators to change non-hydraulic attachments without leaving their seat, with the launch of a hydraulic pin grabber coupler for ...