NIBA-The Belting Association

NIBA-The Belting Association The mission of NIBA-The Belting Association is to promote the common business interests of all distr

05/29/2026

Cash flow is not just a finance issue - it affects operations, customer service, staffing, planning, and growth.

That is why NIBA’s upcoming member-only webinar, Practical Ways Distributor Fabricators Can Improve Cash Flow Without Adding Staff, is focused on practical strategies distributor fabricators can use to improve cash flow and gain better financial visibility without adding headcount.

Join us Tuesday, June 9 at 12:00 PM CT for this timely conversation with NIBA partner Service First Processing.

https://members.niba.org/news/Details/practical-ways-distributor-fabricators-can-improve-cash-flow-without-adding-staff-332175

Business training for belting branch managers:The NIBA Leadership & Management (L&M) Academy is a 10-week, fully digital...
05/28/2026

Business training for belting branch managers:
The NIBA Leadership & Management (L&M) Academy is a 10-week, fully digital program built for current and future leaders in the belting industry, offered through our partner GoalMakers.

Build the business skills to lead a belting branch: manage people, improve accountability, understand the numbers, support customer expectations, and make better decisions in a fast-moving distributor/fabricator environment.

Registration for the Fall 2026 cohort, which kicks off September 16, is open - Register your team members today! https://www.niba.org/niba-l-m-academy/

05/21/2026

NIBA partners with Sandler by Coffman Group to deliver proven sales and management development programs - The focus is on helping Belting Industry members:
✔️ Strengthen sales effectiveness
✔️ Improve leadership skills
✔️ Drive measurable growth in the industrial belting industry

More information - https://www.niba.org/niba-member-training/

05/20/2026

NIBA is bringing "Key Principles and Best Practices for Lightweight Conveyor Belts" back to Latin America - NIBA will offer its next Spanish-language technical seminar in Toluca, Mexico, June 16-17, 2026. The two-day course will cover core topics including definitions and basic types of lightweight conveyor belts, traditional belts, compounds and coatings, specialty belts, monolithic/homogeneous belts and splicing methods for traditional belts.

The seminar will be hosted by Flexco de México S.A. de C.V. and is open to both NIBA members and non-members.

For teams with members, customers, partners, or operations in Latin America, this seminar offers a valuable opportunity to extend NIBA’s trusted technical training to Spanish-speaking professionals in the region. More information: https://www.niba.org/technical-seminars-in-latin-america/

Register: https://members.niba.org/events/Details/latam-key-principles-and-best-practices-for-lightweight-conveyor-belts-1716534?sourceTypeId=Website

Other upcoming NIBA training dates (https://www.niba.org/technical-seminars/):

Key Principles and Best Practices of Lightweight Belting
October 13-14, 2026 | Grand Rapids, MI

Lightweight Splice School
October 15-16, 2026 | Grand Rapids, MI

05/19/2026

Four days. One industry. Countless conversations. Because sometimes the most valuable part of the convention is the conversation you did not know you needed. ✨️

At the Annual Convention of NIBA, networking is built into the experience - The schedule is designed to help attendees make meaningful connections across the belting industry, including:
✔️ Independent Distributor Meet-Up
✔️Women of NIBA Reception
✔️New Member/First Timer Reception
✔️Hospitality Hub Happy Hour
✔️Manufacturer Hospitality Suite Night
✔️Young Leaders Activities
✔️Convention Expo
✔️Optional Tours and Outings

Register today for NIBA 2026: https://www.niba.org/2026-annual-convention-overview-page/

05/18/2026

📣 Member-only Webinar - Practical Ways Distributor Fabricators Can Improve Cash Flow Without Adding Staff

Join us to learn strategies to streamline payments and improve cash flow across your supply chain. Webinar topics include:
✔️ How automation tools reduce manual AR and AP workload
✔️ Ways to accelerate receivables and shorten payment cycles
✔️ Strategies to reduce friction between finance and operations
✔️ Improve working capital visibility

🗓️ Tuesday, June 9, 2026
⏰️ 1:00 PM ET
💻️ More info - https://members.niba.org/news/Details/practical-ways-distributor-fabricators-can-improve-cash-flow-without-adding-staff-332175

05/12/2026

Four days. One industry.

The 2026 Annual Convention of NIBA - The Belting Association is bringing the belting industry together in San Diego, September 1-4, for the connections, conversations, and business opportunities that move our industry forward.

Join us for a full lineup of networking, education, keynotes, training, special events, and, of course, the always highly anticipated NIBA Expo!

The belting industry comes together here.

Register today: https://www.niba.org/2026-annual-convention-overview-page/

05/07/2026

The Annual Convention of NIBA is where the belting industry comes together to connect, learn and do business, and where you will:
✨️ Strengthen Relationships
✨️ Develop Leaders
✨️ Discover Solutions
✨️ Create Momentum for the Year Ahead

More info: https://www.niba.org/2026-annual-convention-overview-page/

➡️ Note that this year's Annual Convention is taking place a little earlier this year!

05/06/2026

¡Inscripciones abiertas!
NIBA's two-day technical seminar Key Principles and Best Practices for Lightweight Conveyor Belts (Principios clave y mejores prácticas de bandas transportadoras livianas) will be presented in Toluca, MX June 16-17 in Spanish.

Más información sobre Seminarios Técnicos en América Latina-
https://www.niba.org/technical-seminars-in-latin-america/

05/05/2026

Meet the NIBA Technical Trainer, Steve Tate, Sales, Application & Training Specialist, Viacore!

Steve began in the belting industry in 1989 working for distribution in the Appalachian coal fields. Starting in the belt shop and moving up through the ranks in field service, he found a love for problem solving that allowed him to go beyond the service truck and into sales. Steve now spends his time with Viacore as a corporate service training specialist and as a technical solutions specialist for mining in the Appalachian coal region.

Steve will be teaching in NIBA's upcoming Heavyweight Belting sessions.
More info - https://www.niba.org/technical-seminars/

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