ZQuip Aims to Ease Transition to Electrification for Construction Equipment Industry

April 22, 2024

The creation of a plug-and-play platform with all necessary components makes it easier to convert construction equipment from diesel to electric power.

Sara Jensen

Related To: Moog Inc

ZQuip, a subsidiary of Moog Construction, has developed a plug-and-play platform to enable conversion of diesel-powered construction equipment to electric. All necessary components for doing so, including batteries, electric motors and thermal management technologies, are included.

Development of the system came about after working with various OEMs to create full-electric machines, said Chris LaFleur, Managing Director, ZQuip. The platform, also known as ZQuip, came about “as a result of what we learned in those early days of electrification,” he said. “It was our desire to put our own stamp on the industry, to move in a way that we thought was different but better.”

In addition, the company saw the pace of change happening in the construction equipment industry and thought it could do something to help accelerate the adoption of electrification.

The system is modular and capable of working with existing systems on a machine, such as the hydraulics, which helps to ease installation and servicing. This makes it easier to switch to an electric machine without having to purchase a brand-new piece of equipment. And the system can be used with any type of machine.

In this interview with Power & Motion, LaFleur and his colleague Rob Bauer, Engineering Manager at ZQuip, provide an overview of the system’s design and how it can be used with various types of construction equipment.

Learn more about ZQuip and its nomination for a 2024 INTERMAT Innovation Award.

Watch the other parts of this interview series to learn more about the ZQuip system and how it can aid the transition to electrification for the construction equipment industry:

Part 2: Battery Technology to Meet All Machine and Application Scenarios

Part 3: Understanding the Value Electric Construction Equipment Can Provide

About the Author

Sara Jensen | Executive Editor, Power & Motion

Sara Jensen is executive editor of Power & Motion, directing expanded coverage into the modern fluid power space, as well as mechatronic and smart technologies. She has over 15 years of publishing experience. Prior to Power & Motion she spent 11 years with a trade publication for engineers of heavy-duty equipment, the last 3 of which were as the editor and brand lead. Over the course of her time in the B2B industry, Sara has gained an extensive knowledge of various heavy-duty equipment industries — including construction, agriculture, mining and on-road trucks —along with the systems and market trends which impact them such as fluid power and electronic motion control technologies.

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