These reports provide industry-specific market trend information to validate or modify your business forecasts and sales efforts. Each report offers targeted management objectives to help you reduce risk and drive practical and profitable business decisions in any economic environment. Participation in PTDA surveys is easy and rewarding. Your participation means you will gain the aggregated […]

Dozens of future leaders in the power transmission/motion control industry engaged in a mix of education, group discussion and problem-solving activities and took home powerful tips and strategies from facilitator Jason Young, president of LeadSmart, Inc., during the PTDA 2019 Leadership Development Conference. Held March 20-22 in Savannah, Georgia, participants walked through the seven values […]

Registration is now open for the PTDA 2019 Canadian Conference, to be held June 5-7, 2019, at the Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For the eighteenth year, key decision makers of the Canadian power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry will gather for business networking and education including: a CEO/Senior Executive Roundtable, […]

The PTDA Foundation’s Wendy B. McDonald Award recognizes a woman who has established herself as an integral contributor to her company’s success and brought positive change to the power transmission/motion control industry. The PTDA Foundation established the award in 2014 to honor the memory of Wendy B. McDonald, one of the power transmission/motion control industry’s […]

The fourth quarter 2018 Sales History & Outlook Report (SHOR) released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) indicates the average PTDA distributors’ index for total sales during 4Q18 was 5.4% higher compared to 2017. PTDA manufacturers’ index annual average was also strong, up 7.3% year over year in December. Leading indicators suggest the Index […]

In 2018, the PTDA Foundation launched PT WORK Force—an initiative to specifically support the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry with Work force Outreach, Research and Knowledge. The initiative’s work is resonating strongly with contributors who are increasing their financial support in 2019 to develop tools needed by PT/MC employers to compete in today’s workforce recruitment […]

The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) is now taking registrations for the PTDA 2019 Leadership Development Conference to be held on March 21-22, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Savannah, Savannah, Georgia. PTDA members send their future management associates to the PTDA 2019 Leadership Development Conference so these individuals can step into a supervisory role ready […]

Released quarterly at the end of February, May, August and November, the PTDA Market Forecast Report delivers market trend information to help you: Be more confident in defining your strategic priorities Reallocate your marketing budget to target customers in industries showing the most promise Shift emphasis from an industry on a downward trajectory to a […]

The second quarter 2018 Sales History & Outlook Report (SHOR) released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) indicates the average PTDA distributors’ index for total sales during 2Q18 was up 6.5% from the year-ago level. PTDA manufacturers’ average index for total sales was also strong, up 8.9% from a year ago. While both indices […]

The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) has named Ken Miko, Director, Category Management and Strategic Accounts, BDI (Cleveland, Ohio), the 28th recipient of its Warren Pike Award for lifetime achievement in the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry. Miko received the award, named for PTDA’s co-founder and first president, at the PTDA Annual Business Meeting during […]