The fourth quarter 2017 Sales History & Outlook Report (SHOR) released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) indicates the average PTDA distributors’ index for total sales during 2017 was 5.4 percent above 2016. PTDA manufacturers’ average index for total sales for 2017 had an even better result, up 8.6 percent from a year ago. […]
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PTDA’s Power Transmission Handbook earns registration mark protection
Earlier in 2018, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded PTDA a Class 16 registration mark for its Power Transmission Handbook, a text book first published in 1969 and now in its fifth iteration, packed with content for unbiased product training on 17 categories related to power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) products. Chapters include: fundamentals, bearings, […]
PTDA 2018 Leadership Development Conference
Dozens of future leaders in the power transmission/motion control industry engaged in a mix of education and interactive exercises and took home powerful tips and strategies from facilitator Matt Mayberry during the PTDA 2018 Leadership Development Conference. Held March 21-23 in San Antonio, Texas, participants in “Transformational Leadership: Becoming a World Class Leader” walked through […]
Registration now open for PTDA 2018 Canadian Conference
Registration is now open for the PTDA 2018 Canadian Conference, to be held June 6-8, 2018, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Toronto Downtown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For the seventeenth 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, a […]
PTDA welcomes five new members
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), the leading association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel, recently welcomed five new member companies. Distributor Members ERIKS North America (Pittsburgh, Pa.) distributes bearings, belt & chain drives, motor/motion control, conveyors & material handling components and hydraulics & pneumatics. Vice president Bill Moore said, “We are […]
PTDA’s Industry Research reports 3Q17 results
The third quarter 2017 Sales History & Outlook Report (SHOR) released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) showed the decline of 2016 is fading into memory as PTDA distributors total sales reached a record high (annual average basis) in the third quarter with sales up 4.2 percent from one year ago. The 4Q2017 PTDA […]
PTDA Foundation now accepting nominations for 2018 Wendy B. McDonald Award
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 […]
PTDA 2018 Leadership Development Conference
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) is now taking registrations for the PTDA 2018 Leadership Development Conference to be held on March 22-23, 2018, at the Hotel Contessa, San Antonio, Texas. PTDA members continuously seek ways to educate their future management teams so they can step into a supervisory role ready to excel. The PTDA […]
PTDA Foundation introduces PT WORK Force
Recruiting, hiring, retaining and training employees continues to be an overwhelming challenge for industrial distributors. With a focus on developing resources to assist power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) employers in these critical areas, the PTDA Foundation Board of Trustees will launch the PT WORK Force initiative in 2018. PT WORK Force (where WORK stands for Workforce […]
PTDA’s industry research reports accelerating growth
The second quarter 2017 Sales History & Outlook Report (SHOR) released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) showed power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distributor sales accelerated, up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. Second quarter sales were up 10.8% from the second quarter 2016, which is the highest quarterly growth rate in nearly two years. This […]