PDI/Eaton
We make what matters work.
Developing more efficient, sustainable power management solutions that meet the ever-changing needs of our world.
Electrical power distribution & control
systems for managing power quality, distribution, and automation across commercial, industrial, and residential buildings.
Backup power & UPS solutions
uninterruptible power supplies, surge protection, and power distribution units aimed at preventing downtime for IT and critical infrastructure.
Hydraulics
components and systems for industrial and mobile equipment.
Aerospace & vehicle systems
fuel, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems for aircraft, plus drivetrain/powertrain systems for trucks and automotive applications.
What Is eaton?
Powering the World's Progress Since 1911
Modern life runs on infrastructure most people never think twice about: the planes overhead, the hospitals keeping patients alive, the factories and data centers running around the clock, the grid quietly powering all of it. Every one of those systems depends on power being managed correctly, and the companies behind them turn to Eaton to solve some of the most demanding power management challenges in the world. That responsibility drives everything the company builds, with a focus on technologies that are more reliable, efficient, safe, and sustainable.
Eaton operates in more than 160 countries, giving customers the products and services they need to manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power more effectively. The goal isn't just performance for its own sake. It's giving people the tools to use power more efficiently, helping businesses operate more sustainably, and pushing every employee across the company to think about the broader impact their work has on communities and the world. With annual sales of $27.4 billion and more than 92,000 employees worldwide, that mission plays out at a genuinely global scale.
At its core, Eaton is a power management company, but the products, technologies, and services it builds are meant to do more than keep systems running. They're built to improve quality of life and protect the environment. That philosophy shows up in how the company operates internally too. The Eaton Business System reflects a shared, values-based way of running the company as one integrated operation, rather than a patchwork of separate businesses pulling in different directions.
The company's story goes back to 1911, when a young entrepreneur named Joseph Eaton invested in a new idea for transportation: the first gear-driven truck axle. More than a century of growth, both organic and through combining some of the industry's most respected names, has followed. What hasn't changed is the spirit of innovation that started it all, still shaping how the company builds solutions for today's power management challenges.