The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), the leading association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel, recently welcomed seven new member companies.

Distributor Members

Bearings Limited (Hauppauge, N.Y.) is a distributor of bearings, belt & chain drives, conveyors & material handling components, shaft couplings & u-joints, linear motion components, and PT accessories. “For us, PTDA represents legitimacy in the industry. Our company has been in business for 70 years and has evolved considerably; the opportunity to change the perception and build our network through the PTDA channels is invaluable. Combining these game changing tools with the industry training options which we have been utilizing to better educate our associates, joining PTDA is an exciting step for us,” said Brian Harpur, VP sales & marketing. 

Beaudry Electric Motors (Sheboygan, Wis.) distributes adjustable/variable speed drives, bearings, belt & chain drives, clutches & brakes, motor/motion control, gearing, motors, industrial specialty chemicals, and PT accessories. 

Northeast Industrial Technologies, Inc. (Lima, N.Y.) is a distributor of adjustable/variable speed drives, bearings, belt & chain drives, clutches & brakes, motor/motion control, conveyors & material handling components, shaft couplings & u-joints, gearing, motors, industrial specialty chemicals, linear motion components, and PT accessories. CEO Mike Shaffer said, “As a previous PTDA member, we are excited to yet again reap the benefits that come with a PTDA membership, such as the networking events and market trend resources.” 

Power-Link Inc. (St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada) distributes bearings, belt & chain drives, conveyors & material handling components, shaft couplings & u-joints, gearing, and PT accessories. 

Snake River Supply, Inc. (Idaho Falls, Idaho) is a distributor of adjustable/variable speed drives, bearings, belt & chain drives, clutches & brakes, conveyors & material handling components, shaft couplings & u-joints, hydraulics & pneumatics, gearing, motors, industrial specialty chemicals, linear motion components, and PT accessories. 

Wyoming Bearing and Supply Corp. (Cheyenne, Wyo.) distributes adjustable/variable speed drives, bearings, belt & chain drives, clutches & brakes, motor/motion control, conveyors & material handling components, shaft couplings & u-joints, hydraulics & pneumatics, gearing, motors, industrial specialty chemicals, linear motion components, and PT accessories. 

Manufacturer Members

Candy Manufacturing Company, Inc. (dba Candy Controls) (Niles, Ill.) manufactures couplings, gears, screw jacks, and positioning drives/controls. 

Inpro/Seal, LLC (Rock Island, Ill.) is a seal manufacturer. Jeff Clarkin, market development manager, said, “PTDA provides us the great opportunity to expand our customer and industry reach while allowing us to build stronger relationships with distributor partners.”