Global Industrial Outlook

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2025-06-30

PTDA 2025 Industry Summit Brings Together Industry Leaders for Innovation, Networking and Insight

Registration is now open for the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) Industry Summit, taking place October 23–25, 2025, at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country in San Antonio, Texas. Recognized as the largest annual gathering of power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) professionals, the Industry Summit is the premier platform for forging connections, sharing strategies and leading the future of the industry.

VOICES | 2025-06-04

AGMA and ABMA Unite to Form Motion + Power Manufacturers Alliance

On April 24, at the AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting in Austin, the membership of each association voted unanimously to approve a merger between AGMA and ABMA, creating the Motion + Power Manufacturers Alliance (MPMA).

AGMA and ABMA will continue to keep their names in the marketplace as the 108-year-old AGMA brand and the 107-year-old ABMA brand have significant history and value to their respective memberships.

EVENT | 2025-04-29

AISTech 2025

AISTech (Music City Center, Nashville) is North America’s largest annual iron and steel technology conference and exposition. It provides a global perspective on today’s marketplace by featuring technologies from all over the world that help steelmakers to compete more effectively. AISTech welcomes 7,000+ industry professionals from more than 40 countries: an audience representative of steel producers, suppliers, academia and students. With 100+ technical sessions and more than 400+ individual presentations, attendees can plan their day around a robust conference schedule and learn about the latest products and processes happening in every aspect of the steelmaking process.

MARKET UPDATE | 2016-03-01

Global Industrial Outlook: Reality Sinks In

Our “Batten Down The Hatches” call proved timely as the market sold off by about (10 percent) before staging a partial recovery

MARKET UPDATE | 2016-02-01

Global Industrial Outlook: Batten Down the Hatches

Third-quarter earnings confirmed the worst-case scenario — plunging oil prices are whacking almost the entire industrial sector. The theme is hardly new, as the pattern of our headlines has revealed over the past fifteen or so months:

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2015-12-01

Global Industrial Outlook: Oil Slick Cascading Through Sector

Third-quarter earnings are confirming the worst-case scenario, i.e. — not only are energy related end markets in a downturn, but conditions continue to worsen.

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2015-08-01

Global Industrial Outlook: Kind of Sluggish

We anticipate no substantive improvement in manufacturing activity. Not in the U.S. or internationally. If anything, headwinds may have become slightly more pronounced because a U.S. — Iran “deal” that everybody hates except a) the Iranian government and b) the Obama administration will result in the release of Iranian oil supply back onto the global market. Oil had rallied from about $50 to $60 over the past month (I like round numbers), but has since roundtripped. Expect further, deeper capital spending cuts in the U.S. oil sector to continue affecting demand for large capital equipment.