Since 2005, I have worked with the development of new component, material, product and process technologies associated with the design, verification and production of hydraulic motors and steering units at Danfoss Power Solutions.

By drawing on empirical material from these ongoing practical endeavors in auto-ethnographic studies, I consider technology development as a process of network formation, including actors and (im)material objects shaped by and in turn shaping how a variety of networks are constituted, configured and transformed (i.e. 'staged') in the off-highway mobile hydraulic industry. To these ends, I focus on three key dimensions of managing technology development: 1) facilitating engagement across specialized networks; 2) fostering common points of reference and alignment of interests across diverse stakeholders; and 3) helping actors to articulate and mobilize resources within their organizations.