About us

Black Bruin Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of radial piston hydraulic motors and rotators. Our products are used in a wide range of mobile and industrial power transmission applications in Forestry, Agriculture, Recycling, Construction, Mining and Marine industries.

The motors are based on a Finnish invention and over 60 years of experience in the field of radial piston-cam lobe technology. As an international operator located in Jyväskylä, Central Finland, we employ nearly 100 fully trained professionals and have a distribution network which covers over 25 countries.

Black Bruin Hydraulic Motors

Foundation

Mission

We add value to our customers by delivering low speed high torque solutions.

Vision

Black Bruin is the most desired partner to deliver the drive solution.

Values

Professionalism: Ownership, Accountability, Leading by example

Reliability: Openness, Transparency, Credibility

Productivity: Continuous improvement, Effectiveness, On time delivery

Cooperation: Teamwork – both internally and externally

Our story goes back to 1959

Logging in Finland began to shift from horses and floating to timber trucks in the 1950s. The combination of heavy loads and poor roads led to the need for increased pulling power. Responding to this demand, Finnish engineer Ilmari Louhio (1919-2015) developed the hydraulic SISU radial piston motor, which was designed as part of the wheel hub.

Black Bruin’s modern hydraulic motors operate according to the same basic principle as the original design from 1959: Pressure pushes the pistons and cam rolls outwards against the cam ring on the housing. The waveform of the cam ring transforms the force into torque.

Since the 50’s many strong companies in Finnish metal industry have contributed to the development of the Black Bruin motors: SISU, Partek, Valmet, Metso and Sampo Rosenlew.

Setting the quality standard on all areas of work

Our customers expect zero defects and the absolute reliability of Black Bruin products. For over 60 years, our aim has been high quality in all areas of work. From design to manufacturing, we strive to meet our customers’ high demands and give them powerful, reliable and high quality products.

Customer satisfaction and consistent quality of Black Bruin products are further ensured by our own R&D testing laboratory, in which we continuously work to develop even better solutions for all conditions and needs.

The quality management system is certified against the global ISO 9001 quality standard and the ISO 14001 environmental management standard.

Strongly committed to research & development

The aim of the R&D activities is to continuously strengthen and further improve our competitive edge as a solution provider for the global mobile and industrial equipment markets.

Our own R&D testing laboratory has several unique test benches for motors and rotators, with which applications are continuously simulated for various operating conditions. In addition, our knowledge of the customer requirements and application know-how in our chosen markets ensures reliable operations of the Black Bruin hydraulic motors and rotators to meet or exceed the customer expectations.