Terzo strives to electrify fluid power

The intricacies of a traditional hydraulic system are typically where technical issues arise, according to Mike Terzo, CEO of Terzo Power Systems. Simplifying the inherent complexity of fluid power is what his California-based company has worked to address over the past seven years, developing and now commercializing its Hydrapulse electrohydraulic technology.

“Our system effectively digitizes the control of hydraulics, which makes the complex hydraulic system of pressure control valves, directional control valves, pump compensation controls, flow dividers, coolers, etc. a thing of the past,” Terzo told Truck & Off-Highway Engineering. By combining these discrete components into one “system,” Terzo claims to have made electrification a more “plug-and-play” approach for engineers and designers.