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 […]

Over 700 participants from the power transmission/ motion control (PT/MC) industry came together October 17-20 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. They ascended the summit using tools and information from relevant presentations and the latest economic update to learn about the future and elevated connections to help build the networks that are so critical to […]

Enhance your product and industry knowledge by subscribing to PTDA’s Tech Tips. This monthly eblast of online tips, hints and techniques helps educate you on power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) products, technologies and concepts. Tech Tips are based on the expertise of PTDA members, content from Motion Control Made Simple or PTDA’s Power Transmission Handbook, the […]

The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) elected its 2019 Board of Directors and Manufacturer Council at the annual business meeting during the recent PTDA Industry Summit in Colorado Springs, Colo. Jim Halverson, manager power products, Van Meter, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) will become PTDA’s president in 2019. Halverson has been active in PTDA since 2009 […]