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 […]
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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 […]
PTDA releases 6th edition of the Power Transmission Handbook
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) recently released the 6th Edition of the Power Transmission Handbook and Workbook. With nearly 400 pages and 17-chapters, the Handbook is the definitive reference for power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) fundamentals. Written by industry experts, the Power Transmission Handbook is a comprehensive reference you can use to develop product knowledge […]
PTDA 2020 Canadian Conference packed with networking and education
Registration is now open for the PTDA 2020 Canadian Conference, to be held June 3-4, 2020, at Marriott on the Falls, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. This conference brings key decision-makers of the Canadian power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry together for business networking and education. The two-day conference is packed with great informal and formal networking […]
$161,000+ raised in first three months of PTDA Foundation’s fundraising campaign
The PTDA Foundation reached nearly 60 percent of our 2020 fundraising goal in the first three months to support PT WORK Force, the Foundation’s initiative to empower PT/MC (power transmission/motion control) industry employers to be more successful in their recruitment and retention efforts. Funding raised in 2020 will continue the work from 2019. Contributions from […]
PTDA 2020 Leadership Development Conference updates
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) is now taking registrations for the PTDA 2020 Leadership Development Conference to be held on March 25-27 at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa. The PTDA 2020 Leadership Development Conference is designed for emerging power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry leaders who want to build their leadership skills […]