iVT Expo 2026 took place in Cologne, Germany, on June 10–11, bringing together companies and professionals focused on off-highway vehicle technology.
The event highlighted several major technology trends in mobile machinery, including electrification, intelligent machine control, digital technologies and the integration of electric and hydraulic systems.
For the hydraulic industry, the combination of electric drives and hydraulic systems is becoming increasingly important. Rather than simply replacing hydraulic systems with electric systems, equipment manufacturers are exploring ways to combine electric power, hydraulic power and intelligent controls to improve overall machine efficiency.
Danfoss presented technologies covering mobile hydraulics, electronics and electrification at iVT Expo 2026, while Bosch Rexroth has also continued to develop modular electrification solutions combining electric motors, hydraulics and software for off-highway machinery.
These developments are particularly relevant to construction machinery, agricultural machinery and forestry equipment, where hydraulic systems continue to provide high power density while electric systems can support more efficient power management.
Industry exhibitions such as iVT Expo are therefore becoming an important place for manufacturers, distributors and hydraulic specialists to understand the direction of next-generation mobile machinery.
The future of mobile hydraulics is increasingly moving toward integrated systems in which pumps, motors, electronics and software work together as one machine architecture.
