Kaman Distribution announces new area VP’s
Kaman Distribution Group, a value-added distributor of bearings, power transmission, automation, and fluid power products, has announced the appointment of Tom Holtry as the Area Vice President (AVP) of the West and Edwin Mitchell as the Area Vice President of the Southwest for the Kaman Industrial Technologies business unit. Tom Holtry is moving into the AVP role after most recently serving as the Vice President of Corporate...
PTDA welcomes six new members
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), the leading association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel, welcomed six new member companies. 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....
PTDA’s Industry reports show Power Transmission Industry to decline into early next year
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 in early 2021 with a subsequent rise that will last...
Regal’s Perceptive Technologies® Services now include Wireless Monitoring System
This package of products and services enables companies to perform automated analyses that deliver waveform and spectral data for the best predictive capabilities Regal Beloit Corporation, a manufacturer of electric motors, electrical motion controls, power generation, and power transmission components, announced the introduction of new solutions for wireless vibration and temperature monitoring. The Perceptive Technologies® wireless...
Motion Industries promotes Executive VP and CFO
Motion Industries, Inc., a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC), has promoted Greg Cook to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Motion Industries, effective April 1, 2020. Mr. Cook joined Motion Industries as Senior Vice President and CFO in November 2016 and quickly worked to improve the strategic effectiveness of the...
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 and application skills....
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 opportunities such as golf, meals, and DM-IDEX. DM-IDEX...