2007

U.S. distributors’sales of PT/MC products have fluctuated all year, with six out of ten months of positive growth in sales, according to the Power Transmission Distributors Association’s October 2007 trend data.&nbsp ; October sales came in at 5.3 percent over September sales.

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Year-to-year comparisons have been in the positive all year; sales in October 2007 came in
9.4 percent higher than in October 2006. Accounts receivable collection days decreased 6.8 percent over September 2007. The October 2007 confidence index for U.S. distributors dropped to 6.2 (on a 10-point scale) after holding steady at 6.6. for the past seven months.
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Canadian distributors’sales in PT/MC products on a month-to-month comparison matched the performance of their U.S. …

IDC-USA, Indianapolis, IN, has entered the fluid power market. IDC-USA is partnering with Fittings Unlimited and RYCO Hydraulics; that partnership is complemented by a hose and rubber offering from Jason Industrial.
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These new supply partner programs provide IDC Distributors with a complete line of fluid power and industrial hose products.
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With the partnership, IDC-USA is offering its member-owners access to more than 8 million different types and sizes of adapters through the Fittings Unlimited program, which provides hydraulic adapters, quick disconnect fittings, live swivels, and brass fittings & accessories.&nbsp ;
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RYCO Hydraulics is an independently owned, Australian-based company that entered the U.S. market five years ago. The company …