What data actually exists about this industry, who typically holds it, at what granularity, and how obtainable it is. Public means openly published; purchasable is sold by a vendor; partnership needs a bilateral deal; exclusive is effectively locked up by one party.
| Data category | Who holds it | Granularity | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| registry/licensing/permits | Certification/mark databases (UL Product iQ, CB Scheme certificates), EU energy-label and EPREL registrations for motors, EPA/EU Ecodesign… | Per product model / per certificate; per facility permit | public |
| employment & workforce | National statistical offices (SBS, QCEW), manufacturers' HR systems, unions and works councils | Annual headcount and hours by NACE class and region; per-plant internally | public |
| financial filings | Listed manufacturers' annual and quarterly reports, national company registers, credit bureaus (D&B, Bureau van Dijk Orbis) | Per legal entity, quarterly/annual; segment revenue and order intake | public |
| incident/safety/claims | OSHA/national labour inspectorates for plant injuries, product safety recall databases (CPSC, EU Safety Gate), insurers and reinsurers for… | Per incident/recall notice; aggregated failure-rate statistics by asset… | public |
| waste & emissions | Environmental regulators (EU E-PRTR, US EPA TRI for solvents, metals, SF6 handling), corporate sustainability/ESG reports, EPD databases | Per facility annual pollutant release; per product lifecycle EPD | public |
| production output | Manufacturers (ABB, Siemens Energy, WEG, Hitachi Energy, Nidec), national statistical offices (Eurostat PRODCOM, US Census M3), industry… | Plant-level monthly/annual units and value internally; national product-class… | public |
| pricing | Manufacturers' price books, distributors, utility tender/award records, metals exchanges (LME copper), PPI programmes (BLS, Eurostat) | Per SKU list price and per-tender award price; monthly PPI indices for… | purchasable |
| logistics & freight movement | Customs authorities (UN Comtrade, Eurostat Comext, US HTS 8501/8504), freight forwarders and heavy-haul carriers for large transformers | Per HS-code trade flow monthly by country; per shipment bill of lading… | purchasable |
| transactional/sales | OEM ERP systems, electrical distributors (Rexel, Sonepar, WESCO), EPC contractors and utility procurement departments | Per order line / per unit with serial number; distributor point-of-sale monthly… | partnership |
| inventory & supply chain | OEM ERP/MRP systems, tier-1 suppliers of electrical steel, copper wire, insulation and bearings, distributor warehouses | Per part number per plant, daily/weekly stock and open PO backlog; lead-time… | partnership |
| sensor/IoT | OEM condition-monitoring platforms (ABB Ability Smart Sensor, Siemens Sidrive IQ, Hitachi TXpert), transformer monitoring vendors… | Per motor/transformer, continuous to minute-level vibration, temperature… | partnership |
| energy consumption | Manufacturer plant energy management systems, utilities serving the plants, mandatory energy audit/ETS reporting where applicable | Per site monthly/half-hourly meter data; annual reported intensity per unit… | partnership |
| booking/utilization/occupancy | Manufacturers' order-backlog and capacity-loading systems; partially disclosed in investor reports as book-to-bill and lead times | Per plant/production line monthly capacity utilisation; quarterly aggregate… | partnership |
| maintenance & asset condition | Utilities' and industrial plants' asset management systems, OEM service organisations, independent repair/rewind shops (EASA members), oil… | Per asset serial number: service events, DGA oil test history, rewind records… | partnership |
| quality & compliance testing | Certification bodies and test labs (UL, TÜV, KEMA/DEKRA, CESI, Intertek), OEM factory acceptance test departments, IEC/IEEE-based routine… | Per unit serial number test report (routine/type tests: losses, temperature… | partnership |
| communications/marketing performance | OEM marketing departments, trade media and trade-fair organisers (Hannover Messe, CWIEME), B2B lead platforms (Thomasnet, IndustryStock) | Per campaign / per RFQ lead; per catalogue page view | exclusive |
Compiled by the TriData research system from public registers, industry structure and regulatory reporting obligations; refreshed as the underlying catalogue grows. Look up the code itself in the NACE code finder.