Barksdale is an ISO 9001 registered manufacturer of controls for industrial applications, specializing in the control and measurement of fluids. As a subsidiary of Crane Co., Stamford, CT, we have the financial resources of a large company, while our size allows individual customer partnerships. Founded in 1949, we are based in Los Angeles, CA, have a manufacturing facility in Reichelsheim, Germany and distributors around the world.Many industries use a variety of Barksdale's product lines. E.g. in mobile- and stationary hydraulic systems: from hydraulic clamping in machine tooling, hydraulic steering systems off highway loaders or load monitoring on crane support struts to vertical cargo lifts and elevators.