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PTDA Welcomes New Members

Chicago, Ill. – December 13, 2007-- The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) formally welcomed six new members to its membership roster during the third quarter of 2007.

Three companies joined the association as distributor members:

  • Global Bear Inc. (Dorval, PQ, Canada): a stocking distribution specialist of precision bearings and power transmission products. 
  • State Electric Supply Company (Huntington, W. Va.): a full-line electrical distributor with 33 branches spanning five states. 
  • Transmotion LLC (Green Bay, Wis.): a wholly owned subsidiary of the Value Added family of companies that carries mechanical power transmission products, bearings, motors and material handling products. 

The association also welcomed three new manufacturer members:

  • Emerson - Control Technologies (Eden Prairie, Minn.): a global leader in the design, manufacturing and support of electronic drive and drive support products with 14 locations across the Americas.
  • Sedis Industrial Chains (Troyes Cedex, France): a leading chain manufacturer in France with factories in France, Great Britain and Germany.
  • Whittet - Higgins Company (Providence, R.I.): a leading manufacturer of commercial and precision retaining devices for bearing, power transmission and other machinery and equipment assemblies.

PTDA offers members the tools to meet marketplace demands competitively and profitably by providing exceptional networking opportunities, the latest industry news and trends, targeted education programs and leading-edge business tools.

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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