Coupling Tips

The eight best ways to wreck your coupling driven system

Keeping a servo-driven system running at peak efficiency is no simple feat. Misunderstanding performance criteria such as misalignment, torque, or RPM can be all it takes to cause a critical failure. … [Read More...]

Altra brakes, clutches, limit switches, and couplings on stage scenery winches

BC Caire, a leading French manufacturer of stage equipment needed reliable and quiet powertrain components for use on new scenery winches at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris. The 2500-seat theater has … [Read More...]

PTDA Webinar: Market Forecast

PTDA webinars are available to any employee of a PTDA member company for no additional charge. December 9, 2019 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central On a quarterly basis, PTDA releases the Market Forecast Report which provides growth and trend data for 10 North American and seven European end-user markets. … [Read More...]

PT/MC industry supports PT WORK Force with nearly $280,000 in contributions in 2019

More than 40% of power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) employers have no dedicated human resources staff according to a survey completed by PT WORK Force in early 2019. For these companies, the recruitment and retention activities — essential for growth — are handled by someone for whom HR is … [Read More...]

Brian Davis and Jos Sueters to Lead PTDA in 2020

At its annual business meeting during the recent PTDA Industry Summit in Austin, Texas, the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) elected its 2020 Board of Directors and Manufacturer Council to lead the Association during its 60th anniversary year. Brian Davis, executive vice … [Read More...]

New PTDA white paper on building customer satisfaction

Each and every time a member of your company communicates with a customer, it’s an opportunity to provide a superior experience. Build customer satisfaction by developing the communication skills of your front-line employees with the Concise Communications Best Practices Paper and the Quality … [Read More...]

Sandy Sullivan receives PTDA Foundation’s 2019 Wendy B. McDonald Award

Wendy B. McDonald was one of the power transmission/motion control industry’s pioneers. To honor her memory, the PTDA Foundation established the Wendy B. McDonald Award in 2014. The award is given to a woman who has established herself as a critical contributor to her company’s success and has … [Read More...]

Vulkan couplings and the largest suction dredger in Asia

In 2016, Inai Kenanga, with 33,356 m3 hopper volume the largest suction dredger in Asia and the third largest worldwide, was put into operation. At that time VULKAN supplied a whole range of couplings for the drive train and the sand pump gearboxes, including RATO R and S couplings for the … [Read More...]

Rocom Couplings now available on Amazon

Rocom Couplings Corp has made its most popular couplings available through the Amazon website. Utilizing Amazon for the purchase and delivery of Rocom popular flexible shaft couplings is both easy and competitively priced according to Rocom. Customer Service is also available by calling Rocom … [Read More...]