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PT Tech to exhibit at Bauma 2010

PT Tech will be exhibiting at Bauma 2010 for the first time this April. This is one of the world's largest trade shows, with a record 555,000 square metres and more of indoor and outdoor exhibition space at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre being dedicated to a display of the latest products from the international construction, building-materials and mining machinery sectors. PT Tech will be displaying our latest innovations in the areas of Diesel Clutches, Mining and Specialty Applications, such as Wind Turbines and Tunnel Boring. See you at Bauma 2010!

Governor Ted Strickland of Ohio visits PT Tech!

EBO Group (PT Tech's parent company) and PT Tech welcomed the Governor of the State of Ohio to our facility in June of 2009. Please see the attached link for the press release and link to video of the visit!

http://www.ebogroupinc.com/News/61109_Governor_Strickland_visits_EBO_Group-2

Video from speech

A Jam! Don't Let Motor Inertia Ruin Your Drive or Productivity

Electric motor catalogs call it the WK or WR of a motor rotor. Mechanics textbooks call it rotor inertia. You may call it flywheel effect and if you don't protect your drive system from it wisely, then plan on calling maintenance. You need the right torque limiter.

Torque Limiting Case Study
(PDF - 4MB)

PT Tech Expands HPTO Product Line

PT Tech has expanded its range of hydraulically actuated clutches for diesel-powered equipment. The company, which introduced its first microprocessor-controlled clutch system in 2001, has unveiled two new sizes that, like their predecessors, are designed to address the typical problems that can occur with manual clutches in heavy-duty applications.

Product Line Expansion (PDF - 30K)

PT Techs HPTO Clutches Make Grinders Cost Effective

For the past seven years, PT Tech has been highly acclaimed for its standard line of Hydraulic Power Take-Offs (HPTO), a product line that covers diesel engines from 80 Hp all the way up to 1,600Hp. This line of diesel engine clutches is hydraulically actuated and microprocessor controlled to provide reliable service in difficult environments, said Ralph Rogers, vice president of PT Tech.

HPTO makes Grinders cost effective (PDF - 17K)

OEM Off-Highway Company Profile

PT Tech is an innovative leader in power transmission products for the off-highway market. Specializing in diesel engine clutches and enclosed wet brakes for severe duty machines, PT Tech offers both standard and custom designed products.

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OEM Off-Highway profile (PDF - 304K)

2008 State of the Industry

OEM Offhighway consults with PT Tech and others about the state of the OEM Off-Highway industry. An excerpt from the interview.

State of the Industry (PDF - 630K)