April 2023
Spring Meeting 2023: Winner's Circle by a Mile
The highest number of registered attendees for any AHTD meeting in history harnessed the #PowerToConnect last week in Louisville, Kentucky. Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Omni Louisville Hotel. Reminisce by scrolling through the pictures. And keep checking, because we’ll load the photos from the final night party as soon as we receive them. Can’t wait to see those hats from our night at the Kentucky Derby Museum, y’all!

Cheers!

Leigha
Leigha Schatzman, Executive Director
ITR Second Quarter Economic Report
We expect the upcoming recession to be relatively mild. Multiple factors will contribute to this mildness. First, consumer balance sheets remain solid, with relatively low debt-to-income ratios, muted credit delinquency rates, and rising inflation-adjusted income. Second, the trend of onshoring and nearshoring manufacturing facilities to strengthen supply chains is likely to persist, providing new opportunities for domestic manufacturers. Third, many manufacturers built up robust backlogs during the period of supply chain disruption that characterized the pandemic. Provided we do not see large-scale cancelations, these backlogs will act to smooth out activity, contributing to a milder declining trend. Download the full report.
Join AHTD's Women in Automation Book Club
Are you an AHTD Woman in Automation? Do you love reading and enjoy the opportunity to meet with a group of like-minded professional women who want to learn from and empower each other? Join us for our new Book Club - registration is now open! May 17 is the first AHTD-WIA Book Club Zoom meeting where we will be discussing sections one and two of our first book, "You Should Smile More". Learn more and register here.
Register Today for the Summer Marketing Roundtable
Join AHTD’s Marketing Director Mara Dickson as she facilitates this exclusive, small group of industry peers discussing the marketing issues facing today’s industrial automation executive. Learn more and register here.

Dates:
Wednesdays June 21, August 23, and September 20
1 pm to 2:30 pm Central
Logo Pride
Thanks to the members who proudly display AHTD's logo on their websites. How cool is that?

Looking to add your favorite association's logo on your website? Click here for the art.
ASP UPDATE: Financial Benchmarking Survey | OPEN
The 2023 Financial Benchmarking Survey is now open to all ASP/distributor members.
 
AHTD's Financial Benchmarking brings the value of knowing how your firm compares to our association's similar high-profit firms. Hone your competitive edge and participate today!
 
Survey results are available at no charge for participating members.
What's Up Members?
As a member of AHTD, you’re tapped into a dynamic community of automation professionals. Check out some of these insights from our membership base. 
  • EPLAN YouTube Channel allows customers to increase knowledge of software's capabilities
  • Leuze electronic presents the smallest contrast sensor it has ever made for the packaging industry
  • Piab Group acquires IB Verfahrens- und Anlagentechnik GmbH & Co. KG

What's Up Strategic Business Partners?
We're grateful for our Strategic Business Partners. These companies offer strategic products or services in the industrial automation distribution industry.
Interlynx has launched a new iteration of our Rebate Management system. Read more here
Navigating the Upcoming Recession: How to Stand Out and Stay Profitable. Read more here.
Enjoy Year-Round Members-Only Benefits
AHTD login access 
Anyone employed at a member company may have their own login access to the AHTD website! Send Leigha an email and make sure your entire team takes advantage of the members-only website content.
Members-only
Directory
Our Member Directory has been reworked to make it more effective and informative. Check it out, and while you're at it, update what you have written for YOUR company!
Want your team to be more effective in marketing on social media? Check out our past Marketing Minute Blog articles in AHTD's "Newsletter" section under the website's "Resources" tab!
AHTD is making two different national compensation surveys available to members at a rate discounted by 70%!
Click here to learn more.
Want to Share What's Up At Your Company?
Are you taking advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate your company's commitment to #DoingHighTechBetter by submitting a feature to our monthly newsletter? It could be product or business news, a team activity, or answers to FAQs, all creating links from the AHTD website to yours! Any press releases received by the second Friday of the month will be included in the current newsletter. Check out our guidelines and submit your news
to Heidi.
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Fall 2023
October 25-27, 2023
JW Marriott Beach Resort
Marco Island, FL
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April 17-19, 2024
JW Marriott Hill Country
San Antonio, TX
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October 16-18, 2024
Hyatt Regency Bellevue
Seattle, WA