Local firefighters arrived at Monday’s Manufacturing Express event in Temple, Texas. But they weren’t there to put out any fires. They came to pay tribute to Texas Hydraulics, a local manufacturer that plays a critical role in keeping firefighters safe and giving them the equipment they need to keep our communities safe, too.
Texas Hydraulics manufactures hydraulic cylinders for a wide variety of applications (including fire truck ladders), and they’ve been doing it in Temple, Texas, since 1968. To help celebrate the company’s decades of contributions in Temple and beyond, several community leaders were in attendance during its stop on the AEM Manufacturing Express. This included the Temple Fire Department, Temple Chamber of Commerce, staff from Rep. Carter’s office, and even Temple Mayor Tim Davis.
Texas Hydraulics’ success is an enormous source of pride for those in Temple. “What started as a small cylinder manufacturing company here in a small corner of Texas has grown into a now global facility,” said Naimesh Davé, EVP of Sales and Business Development at Texas Hydraulics. “Hydraulic manufacturing supports customer demands in tough applications in construction, utility, firetrucks, and bucket trucks. And I can say this for sure, none of this is possible without the great 200-person team we have here in this facility.”
Today, Texas Hydraulics manufactures between 80,000 to 100,000 hydraulic cylinders a year in this Temple facility. Those cylinders are used in machines that cover a wide swath of industries, from tower lifts on firetrucks and their outriggers to aerial work platforms where operators are being lifted as much as 120 feet in the air. They are also used in surface mining drill rigs — like the ones visited earlier on the tour at Epiroc and Komatsu that go as low as 220 feet into the ground.
Just as Texas Hydraulics is a reliable partner for manufacturers using its equipment, it is also a reliable partner for the community in Temple. On May 22, 2024, Temple was hit by two devastating tornadoes. When it came time to rebuild, Texas Hydraulics stepped up. The company held clothing drives to support those who had lost their homes in the storm, many of whom were employees themselves. But more importantly, the hydraulic cylinders manufactured at this Temple facility were used in the equipment that helped rebuild the town. From the bucket trucks linemen used to rebuild powerlines to tow trucks used to haul debris, all of this equipment relied on Texas Hydraulics to do their jobs.
Customers worldwide trust the Texas Hydraulics brand for their machines due to the company’s relentless focus on reliability and safety. “We often talk about mission-critical applications,” said Mark Montgomery, Director of Sales for Texas Hydraulics. “One of our biggest areas is in the aerial work platform space. When you think about bucket trucks working on the power lines when the tornado went through here last year, they extend about 120 feet up in the air. There’s a man or woman up there, so that’s definitely a critical application. You’re supporting someone’s life up there. You have to be certain; you can’t fail.”
It’s not just the community in Temple, Texas, that benefits from the equipment Texas Hydraulics manufactures. Texas Hydraulics provides hydraulic cylinders for equipment all over the world that builds infrastructure, supports utilities, supports our firefighters, and much more. The cylinders may be made in Temple, but Texas Hydraulics’ impact is global.
