Poclain

Poclain is a family company founded by Georges Bataille in France in 1927, then developed by his sons Pierre and Claude Bataille, with help from Jacques and Bernard Bataille.

Poclain produced excavators, and was a leader on the French and world market thanks to a revolutionary hydraulic motor. The Batailles were forced to sell the company to Case in 1974, which then took over completely in 1987, leaving them (the Batailles) only the hydraulics division, which is still trading today.

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Poclain is a family company founded by Georges Bataille in France in 1927, then developed by his sons Pierre and Claude Bataille, with help from Jacques and Bernard Bataille.

Poclain produced excavators, and was a leader on the French and world market thanks to a revolutionary hydraulic motor. The Batailles were forced to sell the company to Case in 1974, which then took over completely in 1987, leaving them (the Batailles) only the hydraulics division, which is still trading today.

Poclain make Radial Piston Hydraulic Motors which are mostly used in industrial and off highway vehicles, their biggest competition in this area is Rexroth of Scotland who are now a subsidiary of Bosch AG.

The company started in the excavator business in 1948, when they built a loader unit on a Dodge 4x4 chassis. Followed by a hydraulic excavator the TU in 1951. It was built on a 2-wheeled trailer and powered from the towing tractor. Over 1000 were sold before a new design was introduced in 1956, the TO. By 1961 the tenth anniversary they had sold over 400 units, and moved into the German market. The TY and TYA being introduced that year. The German firm O&K introduced the RH5 their first hydraulic machine as well in 1961.

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