Official Updates from MPMA
Stay informed on the latest official announcements from the Motion + Power Manufacturers Alliance (MPMA). Learn about strategic initiatives, partnerships, awards, and organizational milestones. Our press releases share news on strategic partnerships, industry initiatives, leadership updates, awards, and major events shaping the motion and power manufacturing community.
These statements provide timely insight into the programs, collaborations, and milestones that advance MPMA’s mission and strengthen the global power transmission industry.
Latest MPMA Press Releases
MPMA Hires Lance Brown as First Senior Technical Instructor
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025 – The Motion + Power Manufacturers Alliance (MPMA) is pleased to announce that power transmission engineer, Lance Brown, will join the organization as its first Senior Technical Instructor. Brown spent his entire 28-year career with CGI, Inc, recently purchased by The Timken Company. Brown will both instruct industry professionals on a variety of gearing and bearing classes, and also develop intellectual property for the Alliance.
PAI Industries Inc. (PAI) is Excited to Return to the Motion + Power Technology Expo
July 22, 2025
ATLANTA, GA. July 1, 2025 – PAI Industries Inc. (PAI), www.paimanufacturing.com, is excited to return to the Motion + Power Technology Expo, scheduled for October 21–23, 2025, in Detroit Michigan. PAI will be exhibiting at booth 713. As one of the premier gatherings of the world’s leading gear companies, machine tool suppliers and electrical drive solution providers, this show provides the perfect venue for PAI to showcase it’s expanded manufacturing capabilities and our customer-focused approach. After 50 years of manufacturing in the USA, PAI continues to deliver precision machined products to client specs, promptly and competitively.
AGMA Partners with Italian Industrial Association, Translates On-Demand Courses
June 27, 2025
June 27, 2025 – Alexandria, VA – The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with FEDERTEC—the Italian association representing the fluid power, automation and power transmission industries and technologies in March of 2024. The partnership was finalized to translate AGMA’s newly redeveloped, on-demand Workforce Training Series courses in Italian.
AGMA Announces Award Winners at 2025 Annual Meeting
May 7, 2025
May 6, 2025 - Alexandria, VA - The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) honored seven members at the 2025 AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas last week. One member received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Also awarded were the Chair and Distinguished Service awards. Three outgoing AGMA Board members received Directors Awards.
Sara Zimmerman Announced as the Inaugural Chair of the MPMA
May 6, 2025
May 5, 2025 - Alexandria, VA - At the recently held AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting, Sara Zimmerman, Vice President of Customer Experience and Product, Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America, was announced as the inaugural Chair of the Motion and Power Manufacturers Alliance (MPMA). The MPMA is a newly formed organization, bringing together the strengths and legacies of the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) and the American Bearing Manufacturers Association (ABMA).
AGMA And ABMA Merge to Form Motion and Power Manufacturers Alliance
May 1, 2025
May 1, 2025 - Alexandria, VA - On April 24, at the AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting in Austin, TX, the membership of the two associations voted to approve a merger between the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) and the American Bearing Manufacturers Association (ABMA), creating the Motion and Power Manufacturers Alliance (MPMA). The new organizational structure will commence today, May 1, 2025.
AGMA Celebrates Industry Leaders at FTM
October 15, 2024
October 15, 2024 - The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) held the annual Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) last week in Rosemont, IL. An awards luncheon was held the second day of the conference to recognize many individuals that have contributed to the technical community through standards development, education and leadership in AGMA.
AGMA Promotes Three Staff Members
August 20, 2024
August 19, 2024 - Alexandria, VA - The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) is proud to announce the promotion of three AGMA employees— Rebecca Brinkley, Mary Ellen Doran, and Leah Lewis, effective August 19, 2024.
AGMA Launches Redeveloped On-Demand Workforce Training Series Courses
July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024 – Alexandria, VA – The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) has redeveloped its on-demand Workforce Training Series. The redeveloped courses have been modernized to make them more accessible with updated materials to incorporate new and emerging technological advances.
AGMA Foundation Scholarship Applications Increase 300% Over Previous Year
July 8, 2024
July 8, 2024 - Alexandria, VA - The American Gear Manufacturers Association Foundation (AGMA Foundation) Scholarship Program received 25 applications for 2024, a 300% increase from 2023. Twenty-four applications came from undergraduates pursuing degrees in computer science, economics, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, and mechatronics engineering, and one application from a student pursuing a PhD in mechanical engineering.