Enerpac

Type	Division
Founded	1959
Headquarters	Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Mark Sefcik (Business Leader)
Website	Enerpac.com

The Enerpac business is a division of Actuant (NYSE: ATU), a $1.5 billion diversified global manufacturing company, and is headquarted in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Enerpac primarily plays in the high-pressure hydraulics market with locations in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Russia, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.^[1] The business has 28 offices in 22 different countries and over 1,000 employees. Enerpac produces and globally distributes high-pressure hydraulic products. The business focuses on the design of products, from small cylinders to computer-operated lifting & positioning systems.^{[2] [3]}

History[link]

Timeline[link]

Historian John Gurda authored “The Drive To Lead,” a history of Actuant, that highlights important events in Enerpac's history. ^{[4] [5]}

Final Hydraulic Launch Successfully Closes Gap in the Millau Viaduct in South of France

• 1910: American Grinder Manufacturing Co. incorporates
• 1918: American Grinder Manufacturing Co. produces water pumps for Ford’s ‘Model T’ motor car
• 1925: American Grinder’s name is changed to Blackhawk Manufacturing
• 1927: Blackhawk buys Hydraulic Tool Co. of Los Angeles
• 1959: Enerpac is founded with brand name formally adopted for hydraulic tools and systems
• 1961: Blackhawk Manufacturing becomes Applied Power Industries
• 1980s: Enerpac creates convertible top actuation system
• 1985: Applied Power increases global presence with 10 plants on 5 continents
• 2000: APW Electronics spins off from Applied Power; Enerpac business becomes part of Actuant Corporation

Enerpac work done on Beijing’s "Bird’s Nest"

• 2000: Enerpac system raises Golden Gate Bridge
• 2004: Athens Olympic Stadium's suspended arched roof constructed with Enerpac supports
• 2005: Millau Viaduct bridge in France is supported with Enerpac hydraulic lifting systems
• 2006: Enerpac:
• -Lifts and moves the 74-year-old Shanghai Concert Hall
• -Places roof on the "Bird’s Nest" or the Beijing National Stadium where the 2008 Olympics were located.
• -Repairs Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball stadium’s moveable roof at Miller Park
• 2009: Stage for the “U2 360° Tour” is constructed using Enerpac’s Synchronous Lift System
• 2010: Enerpac hydraulics play role in latest construction of San Francisco Bay Bridge

Products and Services[link]

Enerpac is a manufacturer of high-force tools and components for a variety of markets and applications. Enerpac has six key product focuses which include:^[3]

• Industrial Tools: Hydraulic pumps, cylinders, valves and system components
• Bolting: Hydraulic torque wrenches, tensioners and multipliers
• Workholding: Hydraulic clamping and fixture components for the machine tool industry
• Unilift: Mechanical Actuators and system components
• Concrete Stressing: Anchors, wedges, stressing jacks, and pumps
• Integrated Solutions: Solutions tailored for specific heavy lifting applications

Integrated Solutions[link]

Enerpac's Integrated Solutions business provides custom hydraulic solutions for the controlled movement and positioning of structures. Enerpac combines hydraulics, steel fabrication, and electronic control with engineering and application knowledge, in design and manufacturing.^[3]

• Hydraulic Gantries
• Strand Jacks
• Skidding Systems
• Self Propelled Modular Trailer
• Synchronous Lifting System
• Custom Solutions

Markets Served[link]

• Infrastructure and Bridges
• Power Generation
• Oil and Gas
• Mining
• Shipbuilding
• Buildings and Stadiums
• Petrochemical
• Manufacturing
• Steel Production and Metal Production ^[3]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Enerpac's website
• Actuant Corporation

Low Profile was originally a duo of two aspiring rappers and a DJ coming out of L.A. The groups membership consisted of WC and DJ Aladdin, who went on to pursue a career in visual art. The duo made its debut with Rhyme Syndicate Records, on a compilation album produced by Ice-T and Afrika Islam, before becoming a duo on Profile Records.

The group was a short-lived but influential West Coast hip hop duo. Together, they released one album, We're in This Together before breaking up. They also appeared on the Rhyme Syndicate compilation Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through. DJ Aladdin began working with Ice T and WC formed a group called WC and the Maad Circle which included a then-unknown rapper named Coolio.

Discography[link]

• Hip Hop I Crave (Single) (1987), Nu School Records
• We're in This Together (1989), Priority Records

References[link]

External links[link]

• Low Profile at Discogs.