The Open-S Alliance is developing an international common standard for automatic quick couplers for excavators, including for ...

Couplers that allow excavator attachments to tilt and/or rotate can dramatically increase jobsite efficiency when used in the right applications. While there are certain trade-offs in excavator ...

As full automatic quick couplers continue to grow, and more manufacturers release solutions the question about interchangeability between different manufacturers has become an increasingly important ...

Quick-coupling devices save labor and have made excavators more versatile. (Photo courtesy of Komatsu America Corp.) The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering updating an ...

Engcon, a manufacturer of tilt rotators, quick couplers and accessories for excavators, has launched the new machine coupler S60 for excavators sized 12 to 19 tons. The Sweden-based manufacturer says ...

Quick couplers, those handy hydraulic devices that conveniently connect buckets to an excavator arm, are becoming standard equipment on many manufacturers’ excavators and are a popular aftermarket add ...

Miller's new TwinLock hitch is a fully automatic coupler. If there is a loss of engagement force in the hitch, two gravity operated mechanical stops prevent the bucket from falling off the machine. On ...

Manufacturers of excavators in the 60,000- to 80,000-pound class are offering different technology levels, price points, or "tiers"--depending on an OEM's particular parlance--for the same size ...