PTDA is hosting its first Virtual Trade Show on March 16, giving power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) manufacturers and distributors the opportunity to focus on PT/MC product knowledge and channel partner relationships. During the virtual trade show, PTDA manufacturer and associate members will showcase their products through virtual exhibit booths, technical sessions, and product demos. Exhibitors […]
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PTDA’s Industry Reports positively adjusts 2021 outlook
The third quarter 2020 Sales History & Outlook Report (SHOR) released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) indicates the severity of the year-over-year decline in U.S. industrial production and in the PTDA Distributor and Manufacturer Total Sales Indices are easing relative to tentative second-quarter lows. The PTDA Distributors Total Sales Index in the third […]
PTDA welcomes three new members
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), the leading association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel, welcomed three new member companies. New Distributor Member TBC, Inc. Texas Bearing Company (Amarillo, Texas) is an independent distributor of bearings, power transmission equipment, fluid power components, and a full line of screening, crushing, washing, and material […]
Brian Davis and Chester Collier to lead PTDA in 2021
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) elected its 2021 Board of Directors and Manufacturer Council to lead the Association next year. Brian Davis, executive vice president/COO, B & D Industrial (Norcross, Ga.), was re-elected as PTDA’s president in 2021. Davis has been active in PTDA since 2010 when he joined the Research & Innovation Committee […]
PT/MC Industry rallies to support employers
Whether in the plant, in the warehouse, or working remotely, managing the employees who support your customers only became more difficult for power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) employers in 2020. With almost 40% of PT/MC companies having no dedicated human resources staff, the employee recruitment and retention duties fall to someone for whom HR is not […]
PTDA: Women in the industry community
The Women in the Industry Community is for professional women who work for a PTDA member company and are interested in learning and sharing knowledge with other women in the industry. Benefits of joining this community include: Development and growth opportunities Resource for education on topics of interest Increased visibility/impact of women in the PT/MC […]
PTDA 2020 Industry Summit Goes Virtual
Registration is now open for the PTDA Virtual Industry Summit to be held October 21-23, 2020. The Virtual Industry Summit will provide the high-quality networking and education experience PTDA members have come to expect at the live event. In addition, this year, the Virtual Industry Summit is open to distributors and manufacturers in the power […]
PTDA webinar registration now open
Webinar: Become the Supplier of Choice Through the Solutions You Provide August 24, 2020 1:00-2:15 p.m. Central PTDA members-only webinars are open to all employees of PTDA member companies as a PTDA Member Advantage About this Webinar Zig Zigler once said, “You can get everything in life you want, if you will just help enough […]
PTDA welcomes six new members
New Distributor Members Allied Electronics & Automation (Fort Worth, Texas) is a high-service distributor of automation and control, electronic, electrical, mechanical, and maintenance products from more than 450 world-class suppliers. With sales offices across the Americas, a focus on digital customer experience, ship-to-order accuracy and more than 3.5 million parts available for purchase online, engineers, […]
PTDA’s Industry Reports Show power transmission industry to decline
The first quarter 2020 Sales History & Outlook Report (SHOR) released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) indicates the COVID-19 outbreak and oil supply-demand imbalance have resulted in an unprecedentedly steep drop-off in sales across many sectors of the economy. The PTDA Distributors SHOR Index and Manufacturers SHOR Index will likely reach cyclical lows […]