the leading association for the power transmission/motion control industrial distribution channel, bringing together distributors and manufacturers.
PTDA’s members are the companies that distribute and manufacture industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) components that keep the world running smoothly.
PTDA’s membership comprises the industry’s leading PT/MC companies, whose top executives participate in PTDA’s Industry Summit and meetings and serve in volunteer roles. PTDA represents PT/MC distribution firms that generate more than $20 billion in sales and span more than 2,700 locations. PTDA members also include manufacturers that supply the PT/MC industry.
PTDA members include:
The information and charts below provide a breakdown of the PTDA membership demographics.
PTDA’s membership includes 125 distributors, 164 manufacturers and 12 associate firms. The United States is home to 77% of our distributor members with 19% from Canada and the balance located in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and New Zealand.
Distributor members employed a total of 39,109 individuals at over 2,720 locations. Inside sales/customer service staff accounted for 18% of distributors’ total workforce on average, with outside/field salespeople accounting for an additional 12%. Forty-five percent of distributor members report having one or two branch locations, 30% have three to 10 branches and 25% report having 11 or more branch locations.
PTDA distributor members are predominately privately-held companies with only 6% publicly traded. Of those privately held, 66% are family-owned businesses. Thirteen percent of distributor members are minority/women owned businesses.
PTDA manufacturer membership includes niche and broadline manufacturers representing fourteen power transmission/motion control product categories. After PT accessories, the largest major category represented is conveyors & material handling components followed by bearings.
Half of PTDA’s distributor members have annual PT/MC sales of less than $6 million, with 40% under $4 million and 14% under $2 million. Thirteen percent of distributor members report sales of $50 million and up. On average, distributors report 66% of their sales are from MRO compared to 32% from OEM. More than 80% of manufacturer members have annual PT/MC sales of less than $50 million, 46% of which are under $10 million in sales.