PTDA Announces NAHAD Endorses PPIF
Chicago, Ill. – October 10, 2007 -- The Power Transmission
Distributors Association (PTDA) today announced a new association
endorser of its Product Price & Information Format (PPIF)
standard.
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NAHAD—The Association for Hose & Accessories Distribution
joins the growing contingent of association endorsers of the PPIF.
Association endorsers include:
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American Bearing Manufacturers Association
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Association for High Technology Distribution (AHTD)
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Bearing Specialists Association (BSA)
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Fluid Power Distributors Association (FPDA)
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National Fluid Power Association (NFPA)
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Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA)
PPIF also is currently endorsed by almost 80 PTDA-member
manufacturers and over 60 distributors, with even more firms using it
for updates.
PPIF is a standardized, ASCII format for electronic transmission of
manufacturer price and product updates. The PPIF benefits distributors
and manufacturers directly:
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Greater Savings: Manufacturers
provide/distributors receive product and price updates in a single
format, dramatically reducing the cost to create, transmit, process and
upload these files.
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Improved Accuracy: Eliminates the need for
manual re-keying of vendor data.
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Faster Updates: Reduces time to upload and
implement updates, minimizing debit and credit processing errors.
To maximize the benefits of the PPIF for member companies and the
industrial distribution channel, PTDA is focused on:
Increasing adoption and use by industrial distributors and
manufacturers to maximize channel efficiencies.
Encouraging distribution software providers to incorporate the PPIF into
their next updates to further simplify uploading data for
distributors.
Protecting standard integrity by strongly encouraging users to
provide/request only compliant files.
More information on PPIF v. 2.0, including a complete list of
endorsers, is available at www.ptda.org/PPIF. The format
and detailed implementation documentation are available for free
download at www.ptda.org/PPIFdownloads.
Founded in 1960, the Power Transmission Distributors Association
(PTDA) is the leading association for the industrial power
transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel. A
U.S.-based trade association, PTDA represents 216 power
transmission/motion control distributor firms with over 3,500 locations
throughout North America and 13 other countries, as well as 200
manufacturers that supply the PT/MC industry.
PTDA is dedicated to providing exceptional networking, targeted
education, relevant information and leading-edge business tools to help
distributors and manufacturers meet marketplace demands competitively
and profitably. For more information, visit www.ptda.org.
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