Sun Hydraulics Marks 50-Year Anniversary of Fluid Power Innovation with Koski Center Dedication
December 07 2020 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Names engineering research & development
facilities after founder: “Robert E. Koski Center of Engineering
Innovation”
Sun Hydraulics (“Sun” or the “Company”) honored the legacy of
the late Robert Koski, the founder of Sun, in a dedication ceremony
today, marking the company’s first 50 years in business by naming
its new engineering research and development facilities the “Robert
E. Koski Center of Engineering Innovation.”
The newly named Koski Center will serve as the global
headquarters of the company’s R&D efforts. It will provide
expanded hydraulics and electro-hydraulics testing capabilities
intended to serve the Company’s own product innovation and
development efforts and support its global customers and sales
channel partners testing the latest technologies and Sun solutions
for their machines and equipment.
Due to coronavirus concerns, the event was attended by a small
group of individuals, including Mr. Koski’s wife, Beverly Koski,
his sons, Bob Koski and Tom Koski, and his daughter and long-time
board member, Chris Koski. Also in attendance were senior leaders
from Sun Hydraulics and its parent company, Helios
Technologies.
Speeches by Beverly and Chris Koski, Helios’s CEO Josef
Matosevic, CFO Tricia Fulton and board member Greg Yadley marked
the small, socially distanced in-person event.
“I am touched by this gesture to honor my husband’s legacy,”
said Beverly Koski. “He was a remarkable man and an inspirational
leader who believed in the company and its products. But most
important to him were the people, the ideas and the innovation that
built such a strong company.”
Daughter and former board member, Chris Koski, echoed her
mother’s sentiments. “My father was curious, inventive and always
open to new ideas, and he valued his relationships with everyone at
Sun Hydraulics. For those who knew and worked with him, he was a
mentor who always challenged them to think for themselves and take
ownership of their ideas and decisions.”
Josef Matosevic, President and CEO of Sun’s parent company
Helios Technologies, spoke about Mr. Koski’s legacy. “We are here
to recognize the accomplishments and contributions Mr. Koski made
to this company, to the hydraulics industry and to the concepts of
leadership.”
Mr. Matosevic continued, “He touched many lives along the
way—mentoring and challenging those he worked with—and provided an
environment that fostered the innovation he believed in so
strongly.”
The event closed with the unveiling of the sign above the doors
of the newly dedicated “Robert E. Koski Center of Engineering
Innovation” in Sarasota, and the plaque commemorating his
contributions in the lobby.
A video will be released that will include the dedication event
and feature tributes from employees and partners from around the
globe who were key to the company’s success. The video tribute will
be published on the Company’s website (www.sunhydraulics.com) to
honor the dedication virtually.
Bob Koski & Sun Hydraulics
Fifty years ago, in 1970, Bob Koski left the security of a job
in a traditional company with a promising future to pursue a new
organizational vision at his own company, Sun Hydraulics. Initially
fueled by the innovative product designs of Mr. Koski and
co-founder John Allen, the company’s dedicated focus on
collaborative innovation attracted engineering talents that fed
that vision, working together to rethink cartridge valve technology
and the fundamentals of manifold design.
This bold new approach left behind the limitations of the
industry common cavity to advance fluid power technology in ways
that still drive the company’s leadership in load-holding
technology today. Sun’s counterbalance valves are recognized
worldwide for their safe, reliable load control and are the go-to
solutions for quality-conscious OEMs in all hydraulic equipment
markets.
Bob Koski’s entrepreneurial spirit was equally important in his
vision for the company’s organization. The open, horizontal
management system at Sun led to contributions from everyone at the
company, creating a process that fed continuing innovation and
helped drive the company’s success. By helping colleagues make
their own decisions instead of telling them what to do, he enabled
a culture of empowerment and innovation at Sun.
Mr. Koski turned over the reins of the company to Clyde Nixon,
the company’s second CEO, in 1988. Koski continued to be active in
the company for many years as the company’s spokesperson, as an
advocate for the hydraulics industry around the world, and as an
inspiring leader at Sun until his passing in 2008.
About Sun Hydraulics
Sun Hydraulics is a leading manufacturer of high-performance
screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves, electro-hydraulics, manifolds,
and integrated package solutions for the worldwide industrial and
mobile hydraulics markets. Sun Hydraulics is a division of Helios
Technologies, a global industrial technology leader that develops
and manufactures hydraulic and electronic control solutions for
diverse markets. Helios Technologies does business through its
operating subsidiaries around the world, including Sun Hydraulics
LLC, Enovation Controls LLC, Faster S.p.A. and Balboa Water
Group.
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For additional information regarding this event, please contact:
Steve Berlin, Marketing Sun Hydraulics
Steve.Berlin@SunHydraulics.com 941-362-1225
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