Library & Useful Links

EPTDA supports its members by acting as a pool of information and resource for tracking data that will help members and PT/MC professionals to make educated business decisions.

This sections provides connections to:

Should you wish to add other sources to the list, please feel free to contact EPTDA.

General Market Information
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  • Trade information: click here
  • Industry news: click here
  • EPTDA Reports & Business Tools: click here
    • Trend Data Survey
    • Benchmark Analysis
    • Distribution Flight Deck
    • Product Portfolio Analysis
    • Manufacturer Assessment
Economic trends
Global Business Outlook Reports

This section, available to members only, provides global economic trends and reports.

To access this section, click here.

Useful Links

Important Noe: EPTDA provides links to websites that could be of interest to EPTDA members. However the association is not responsible and liable for the information and content supplied in these sites.

 

ISO 14.001 standard 

The ISO 14000 family addresses various aspects of environmental management. 

For further information, please visit www.iso.org 

CEN - European Committee for Standardisation

CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, was founded in 1961 by the national standards bodies in the European Economic Community and EFTA countries.

Now CEN is contributing to the objectives of the European Union and European Economic Area with voluntary technical standards which promote free trade, the safety of workers and consumers, interoperability of networks, environmental protection, exploitation of research and development programmes, and public procurement.

For further information please visit  European Committee for Standardisation

AENOR - Associón de Normalización y Certificación  (European Institution for Standardisation in Spain)

"AENOR es una entidad dedicada al desarrollo de la normalización y la certificación (N+C) en todos los sectores industriales y de servicios. Tiene como propósito contribuir a mejorar la calidad y la competitividad de las empresas, así como proteger el medio ambiente".

For further information please visit AENOR (Associón de Normalización y Certificación)

 

Direct Industry - The Virtual Industrial Exhibition

This B2B site, accessible in five languages, presents all the industrial equipment and components available on the international market.

DirectIndustry is aimed at professionals in industry - purchasing, R&D, production, maintenance - offering them an accurate and up-to-date source of information, wherever they are located.

The diversity of information, and the availability of numerous associated services make DirectIndustry an essential user friendly tool for industry's decision-makers.

For further information please visit www.directindustry.com

 

Engineeringtalk

The Engineeringtalk website publishes every news release of companies relevant to the sector completely free of charge. The more interesting new releases of the week are considered for the free weekly newsletter. This website is funded by manufacturers and distributors who place banner advertisements on the website, or who support their email newsletter which is publised in addition to regular news.

For further information please visit Engineeringtalk web site

IEN Europe - Industrial Engineering News Europe

This link targets industrial engineers and decision makers within the manufacturing and processing industries in more than 40 countries. An industrial publication providing an audience of more than 151 500 readers the latest industrial product and technology developments from the world.

For further information please visit www.ien-online.com

 

IMS Research (EPTDA Associate Member)

IMS Research offers a deep portfolio of products and services. These range from pure data collection to full market consultancy. Its activities can be broadly classified into various areas.

For further information, please visit www.imsresearch.com

Endorsia (EPTDA Associate Member)

The endorsia.com link  offers a single electronic network for buyers and suppliers -whether they are manufacturers, distributors, end-users or OEMs - to automate the order processing activities between supply and demand, and toreduce the cost of processing transactions and information for both buyer and seller. Operational in 70 countries, 950 companies connected, 3000 active users.

For further information please visit www.Endorsia.com

BearingNet (EPTDA Associate Member)

BearingNet is the world's largest Bearing inquiry system and information Service designed exclusively for Bearing Distributors.

BearingNet has a collection of over 300 distributor's complete inventory lists in one huge database of 2,000,000 inventory lines. With a single search, distributors can look through the inventories of 300 companies, and see every company that has the required bearing in stock.

For further information please visit www.bearingnet.net