Demand for qualified employees is outpacing the labor supply and quit rates are near all-time highs. Providing a competitive total reward packages is vital to attracting and retaining key employees. The results of this study provide the steps and resources for evaluating the competitiveness of your compensation levels and benefit offerings. The PTDA Foundation has […]
Industry News
VBG Group acquires The Carlyle Johnson Machine Co., LLC
VBG Group has through its subsidiary Ringfeder Power Transmission US acquired all shares in The Carlyle Johnson Machine Co., LLC. Carlyle Johnson employs 50 people and has a turnover of USD 10.5 million with an adjusted EBITA-margin of 17% for 2021. VBG Group has acquired all shares in the US company The Carlyle Johnson Machine […]
Voith to be operating climate neutrally as of January 1, 2022
Voith has achieved an ambitious sustainability goal: As of the beginning of 2022, Voith has successfully reduced the CO2 emissions at all its sites to “net-zero”. Therefore, the Group’s operations will be climate neutral from January onwards. This success confirms Voith’s pioneering role in the decarbonization of industrial production. All Voith sites worldwide undertook enormous […]
JP Bouchard and Randy Disharoon at the helm of PTDA Leadership for 2022
The recently-elected 2022 Board of Directors and Manufacturer Council of the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) begins their leadership terms. JP Bouchard, vice president, General Bearing Service Inc. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) assumes the leadership of the association as PTDA President. Bouchard has been active in PTDA since 2015 when he served on the editorial board […]
MISUMI wins award for the second year in a row
MISUMI, a global supplier of configurable components, has announced it is the recipient of a Comparably Award for the second year in a row, in recognition of having one of the “Best CEOs” for 2021. Comparably’s top 100 highest-rated CEOs of 2021 is based on anonymous employee feedback on Comparably.com over the past 12 months. Comparably Award rankings were […]
KTR-SI FRA idle rotation and automatically re-engaging overload couplings
In case of overload the KTR-SI FRA overload couplings uncouple driving and driven side while protecting the drive train from damages. After eliminating the overload the KTR-SI FRA can automatically be re-engaged by reversing the direction of rotation for a short time. As a result, this version is optimally suitable for positions difficult to access. […]
Merger into RINGFEDER POWER TRANSMISSION GMBH
Ringfeder announced yesterday that its companies will merge beginning in 2022. Below is a letter released on the company’s website from Ringfeder Managing Director/CEO Thomas Moka. We are constantly working to simplify our business processes internally as well as for our customers and suppliers and to increase our efficiency. Therefore, we are pleased to inform you that […]
End-user market briefing reports from the PTDA
PTDA has partnered with First Research, a leading provider of market analysis tools to help sales and marketing teams perform faster and smarter, open doors and close more deals. This industry intelligence will help you discover opportunities present in end-user industry verticals. Download the latest End-User Market Briefing Report: “Industrial Control Products Manufacturing” Each End-User […]
ComInTec chain coupling “GC”
Technical Data Made in steel fully turned with standard treatment of phosphating. Negligible power loss, absorbed by the coupling. Simple manufacturing. Hardening of hub teeth. Optimum quality/price ratio. Maintenance without moving the hubs axially. ON REQUEST Various hub connection types are available on the hubs. Specific surface treatments. Customized versions for specific needs. Connection to […]
Regal Rexnord acquires Arrowhead Systems, expanding conveyor offering
Regal Rexnord has announced that it has completed the strategic acquisition of Arrowhead Systems (“Arrowhead”), based in Oshkosh, Wis. Arrowhead is a global leader in providing industrial process automation solutions, including conveyors, palletizers, and depalletizers to the food and beverage, aluminum can, and consumer staples (household goods, hygiene products, among others) industries. Arrowhead’s broad and […]
