SARASOTA, Fla.– Helios Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: HLIO) (“Helios” or the “Company”), a global leader in highly engineered motion control and electronic controls technology for diverse end markets, announced today that its subsidiary, Faster S.r.l, has been chosen as a winner of the Systems and Components Trophy – Engineers Choice for 2022, sponsored by DLG, for its innovative Faster ABC electronic hydraulic hose coupling.
The Systems and Components award was presented to three suppliers who have demonstrated inventive or significantly improved concepts that can make an important contribution to the development and production of agricultural machinery and other off-highway machinery. Sponsored by DLG, Germany’s renowned independent member organization that seeks to advance technological and scientific progress in the agriculture, agribusiness and food sectors, the winners were selected by prominent development engineers from agricultural machinery manufacturers.
Josef Matosevic, Helios’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We thank DLG and the independent selection committee for recognizing the superiority of Faster’s electronically advanced hose coupling, which we appropriately refer to as Faster ABC, or Always the Best Connection. Part of the Faster acquisition strategy in 2018 was delivering growth through product and geographic diversification, greatly expanding our hydraulics offerings by providing an array of high performance, quick release hydraulic coupling solutions, such as the Faster ABC coupling. Furthermore, this award demonstrates that Faster is successfully pursuing its vision of becoming the global market leader in smart hydraulic coupling solutions and is a key contributor to the Company’s overall growth strategy.”
