The purchase of the ceramic bearing company expands offering to aerospace customers.
Latest In Power Transmission/Motion Control/Fluid Power
Alaska Pump will expand DXP’s rotating equipment division within a new market.
Acquisition gives MFCP its first location in the Bakken Oil Field of North Dakota and Montana.
The purchase expands Precisions fluid fittings capabilities.
This article is part of MDM’s 2013 Distribution Trends Report. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the fluid power distribution sector.
The annual report was researched and written by MDM editors based on interviews with dozens of wholesaler-distributors, as well as industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this report.
The full report is available to download in PDF format to MDM Premium subscribers. Subscribe below for full access. Or log-in if you are already a subscriber.
Trends outlined in the 2013 report include:
- Generational Shift Drives Changes in Technology, Customer Expectations
- Hiring in Distribution Complicated by Lack of Visibility, Shifting Needs
- The Rise of Little Data in Distribution
- Distributors Get Smarter About Vending
- Distributors Get Aggressive with Inventory Management
- Vendor, Distributor Consolidation Continues
- Wallet Share, Customer Demands Drive Channel Convergence
- Other Trends
- Trend Snapshots for 14 Sectors
The report also includes the following case studies and interviews:
- 2013 MDM Market Movers
- Replenex Builds Culture of Cost Savings
- A&M Industrial Finds Niche in Essential Services
- Strategic Planning Pays Off for Machinery Tooling & Supply
- MDM Market Leader Profiles
- Interline Brands’ Focus on Jan-San
- Arrow Electronics Plots a Global Course
This article is part of MDM’s 2013 Distribution Trends Report. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the power transmission and bearing distribution sector.
The annual report was researched and written by MDM editors based on interviews with dozens of wholesaler-distributors, as well as industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this report.
The full report is available to download in PDF format to MDM Premium subscribers. Subscribe below for full access. Or log-in if you are already a subscriber.
Trends outlined in the 2013 report include:
- Generational Shift Drives Changes in Technology, Customer Expectations
- Hiring in Distribution Complicated by Lack of Visibility, Shifting Needs
- The Rise of Little Data in Distribution
- Distributors Get Smarter About Vending
- Distributors Get Aggressive with Inventory Management
- Vendor, Distributor Consolidation Continues
- Wallet Share, Customer Demands Drive Channel Convergence
- Other Trends
- Trend Snapshots for 14 Sectors
The report also includes the following case studies and interviews:
- 2013 MDM Market Movers
- Replenex Builds Culture of Cost Savings
- A&M Industrial Finds Niche in Essential Services
- Strategic Planning Pays Off for Machinery Tooling & Supply
- MDM Market Leader Profiles
- Interline Brands’ Focus on Jan-San
- Arrow Electronics Plots a Global Course
Stewart-Hunt is a fluid power distributor based in Massachusetts.
Products are used in oil and gas processing, power, food & beverage and pharmaceutical markets.
Northwest serves the metals, agricultural, industrial machinery and equipment industries.
The bearings manufacturer will restructure its manufacturing facilities and reduce workforce in Texas.
In the May 2013 episode, Tim Underhill talks about effectively documenting value-add, and Angela Poulson interviews Hydradyne EVP David Parks.
Operations for the Springfield, MO-based Sheppard will be consolidated into IBT’s existing Springfield location.
The distributor alliances new site helps customers take advantage of minority contract programs.
Hydradyne’s EVP talks about how actually seeing the metrics can drive improvement.
The 1Q13 PTDA Business Index produced a reading of 61.1, a substantial increase over last quarter’s reading of 50.7. This indicates that the power transmission/motion control industry expanded for the 12th consecutive quarter at a slightly faster pace compared with 4Q12. Despite the sequential increase, the first quarter index is significantly lower when compared to […]
Acquisition expands Timken’s industrial services capabilities and presence in Canada.
State renewable energy standards, driven by environmental and economic factors, have created a larger market for wind energy in the U.S. Federal and local incentives, combined with improved efficiencies and reduced costs, have supported the industry development needed to meet this demand. MDM spoke with wind association leaders, distributors and manufacturers to learn more about what’s driving wind energy development in the U.S. – and what’s holding it back.
This article is the third in a series examining the current state of the alternative energy market in the U.S.
In 2012, the U.S. regained the No. 1 rank for installed wind energy capacity among global wind markets for the first time since 2009, according to the Global Wind Energy Council’s Annual Market Update.
