Equipment development
Schweickart Equipment
Steel-forward structures and integrated equipment platforms, organized around industries and the conditions of the work. Specific products remain unannounced.
Explore Schweickart EquipmentIndustrial development / Richmond, Virginia
Build capability.
Closer to the work.
Connecting equipment development, hydraulic sourcing, and the supply relationships behind both.
Schweickart Industries brings together the industrial ventures of Schweickart LLC. Our focus is physical capability: steel-forward equipment, component support, localized supply chains, and practical technology integration.
Explore the industrial platformOur businesses
One industrial direction.
Distinct operating roles.
Equipment development and component sourcing need different capabilities. They benefit from a shared understanding of applications, manufacturing, service, and supply.
Hydraulic sourcing
Fleet Hydraulic Supply
An application-led sourcing business in development, connecting component requirements, supplier capability, and long-term support.
Explore Fleet Hydraulic SupplyThese are development-stage business directions. Product availability, specifications, partner arrangements, and supply commitments are established individually.
Industry focus
The work sets
the requirement.
Our development focus is on essential industries where physical systems, component support, and reliable service access matter.
Construction & infrastructure
Site development, utility work, and civil infrastructure.
Agriculture & land management
Seasonal operations, rural infrastructure, and land maintenance.
Material handling & logistics
Material movement through yards, facilities, and industrial operations.
Waste & recycling
Collection, transfer, recovery, and abrasive, high-cycle work.
Mining & resource development
Demanding duty cycles, site conditions, and support requirements.
Localized supply chains
Rebuild the relationships
behind the machine.
We welcome regional fabricators, manufacturers, and component suppliers who want a closer connection to the application. The aim is practical collaboration, maintainable equipment, and better support over the operating life.
Fabrication capability
Structures, weldments, machining, assembly, and the knowledge that turns a design into a maintainable system.
Component support
Hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and control requirements considered with supplier capability and availability.
Application knowledge
Early input from the people specifying, operating, servicing, and integrating the equipment.
Localization is a development priority, not a blanket claim of domestic origin or an existing supplier network.
Technology partnerships
Beyond the retrofit.
If your technology is proving itself on existing OEM equipment, the next conversation may be about a platform shaped around its requirements. We welcome discussions involving autonomy, electrification, sensing, advanced controls, and specialized work systems.
An invitation to collaborate—not a claim of existing OEM affiliations or technology partnerships.
Start a conversation
Bring the application.
Bring the capability.
David Schweickart · Richmond, Virginia
Discuss an industrial partnership804-245-4119
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