With fiscal 2010 sales of $1.89 billion, Applied Industrial Technologies is one of North America's largest independent distributors of bearings, power transmission components, hydraulic components and systems, pneumatic components and systems, industrial rubber products, linear components, tools, safety products, material handling products, janitorial supplies and general maintenance products. Applied also provides customized mechanical, fabricated rubber and fluid power shop services, as well as storeroom management and maintenance training services.

Customers

Applied Industrial Technologies supports Maintenance Repair Operations (MRO) and select Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) markets throughout North America.

Customers represent a wide range of industries including industrial machinery, forest products, food and beverage, primary metals, aggregate, mining, high tech, and government. Applied supports government customers at the federal, state and local levels.

Products

Applied Industrial Technologies offers more than 4 million specific line items. Major product categories include:

• Adhesives & Sealants

• Bearings

• General Industrial Products

• Hand, Power & Analytical Tools

• Hydraulic Products

• Industrial Chemicals & Coatings

• Industrial Hose & Fittings

• Janitorial Products

• Linear Motion Components

• Lubrication Products & Equipment

• Material Handling

• Motors & Controls

• Pneumatic Products

• Power Transmission Components

• Safety Products

• Seals & O-rings

• Welding Supplies

Applied Industrial Technologies is an authorized distributor for more than 2,000 manufacturers. Notable manufacturer-partners include 3M

3M

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, Craftsman (tools)

Craftsman (tools)

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, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

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, Baldor, SKF

SKF

SKF, Svenska Kullagerfabriken AB , later AB SKF, is a Swedish bearing company founded in 1907, supplying bearings, seals, lubrication and lubrication systems, maintenance products, mechatronics products, power transmission products and related services globally.-History:The company was founded on...

, Martin Sprocket & Gear, Timken Company

Timken Company

The Timken Company is a global manufacturer of bearings, alloy steels, and related components and assemblies.- History :The company was founded by Henry Timken in St. Louis, Missouri in 1899 and incorporated as The Timken Roller Bearing Axle Company. A year earlier, in 1898, Timken got a patent...

, Ingersoll-Rand, Loctite

Loctite

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, Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin

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, Eaton Corporation

Eaton Corporation

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, Sherwin Williams, Renold Jeffrey, GOJO

Gojo

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, Rust-Oleum

Rust-Oleum

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, DeWALT

DeWALT

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, Falk Corporation

Falk Corporation

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, LPS, Enerpac

Enerpac

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, Armstong, NSK Ltd.

NSK Ltd.

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, THK, Dow Corning

Dow Corning

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, CRC, Emerson Industrial Automation, Rexnord, U.S. Motors, PowerFlare, Thomson and Sumitomo.

Services

Hose Shops

Applied Industrial Technologies has been named a Star distributor by Goodyear Engineered Products. Goodyear’s Star program establishes standardized hose, coupling and crimping protocols for industrial hose. Under the Star program, Applied operations at nine hose shops have been validated for using consistent products, techniques and processes.

Hose shop services include industrial and hydraulic hose cutting, crimping, coupling, assembly, banding, clamping, tagging, kitting and testing. All hose shop locations have a wide selection of hose and fittings in stock.

Rubber Services

Applied supplies conveyor belting and offers these complementary services: bucket installation, cleat work (hot and cold bond), hole punching, lacing, rubber and ceramic pulley lagging, sheet rubber cutting, skirtboard fabrication, slitting, v-guiding (hot and cold bond) and vulcanizing.

Repair Services

Applied Industrial Technologies offers multiple levels of repair services, from minor repair to full rebuild. Areas of repair work include:

• Ball Screw Repair

• Bearing Repair

• Circuit Board Repair

• Conveyor Belt Installation and Repair

• Cylinder Repair

• Electric Motor Repair

• Electrical Component Repair

• Gear Reducer Repair

• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Part Repair

• Live Center Repair

• Mechanical Part Repair

• Reducer Repair

• Servo Motor Repair

• Slide Repair

• Spindle Repair

• U-Joint and Coupling Shaft Repair

Fluid Power Shop Services

Through a network of fluid power subsidiary locations (see below), Applied Industrial Technologies offers these services:

• Repair hydraulic pumps, motors, valves and cylinders

• HVOF system – An environmentally safe, thermal spray chroming process for hydraulic cylinder rods

• Custom design and manufacture of hydraulic power units, electro-hydraulic and electro-pneumatic control packages, and test stands

• Custom hydraulic manifolds

• Custom filtration systems

• Integration of fluid power systems with electronic controls and automation applications

• Fluid sampling and analysis

• Hydraulic systems retrofits

• Clean room capabilities

• Lube oil systems

• Many locations are Eaton Certified Warranty Centers and/or Vickers QA Centers and Warranty Stations

Inventory Management

AppliedSTORE is a tracking system that allows customers to scan and track inventory, and enable automatic product replenishment.

Technical Training

Applied Industrial Technologies conducts maintenance training courses, called MaintenancePRO, around the country.

Locations

The Applied network encompasses approximately 470 facilities, seven distribution centers, and more than 40 specialty repair and rebuild shops. The corporate headquarters is located in Cleveland, OH.

Canada

Headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Applied Industrial Technologies, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Industrial Technologies, operates facilities throughout six Canadian provinces. The company operates under the names Applied Industrial Technologies, HyPOWER Systems, PRO-Hydraulique and PV Hydraulique.

Mexico

Applied operates 15 power transmission products service centers, five fluid power service centers, and two hose centers under the names Applied Mexico, S.A. de D.V. and VYCMEX, S.A. de D.V.

Puerto Rico

Rafael Benitez Carrillo, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Industrial Technologies, operates several locations throughout Puerto Rico.

Fluid Power Subsidiaries

The following subsidiary locations of Applied provide fluid power components, systems and services such as repair, rebuild and custom design:

• A & H Fluid Technologies - Alabama, California (northern), Colorado, Florida (western), Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota (western), Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota (western), Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

• AirDraulics - Tennessee

• Air-Hydraulic Systems - Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wisconsin

• Bay Advanced Technologies - California, Texas

• Carolina Fluid Components - Georgia, North Carolina

• Dees Fluid Power - Florida, Maryland, Virginia

• DTS Fluid Power - Illinois, Michigan

• Engineered Sales, Inc. - Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri

• Elect///Air - California

• FluidTech - Kansas

• Hydro Air Hughes - Connecticut, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

• HyPower - Western Canada

• Kent Fluid Power - California, Washington

• Pacific Air Technology - California

• Power Systems - Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin

• PRO-Hydraulique/PV Hydraulique - Eastern Canada

• Spencer Fluid Power - California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

• VYCMEX - Mexico

Recognition

Applied claims to have won numerous awards from suppliers, leading publications and governmental agencies. Recent awards include:

• Forbes Magazine- Platinum 400 List of Best Big Companies in America - 2004–2009

• Selling Power - Named to List of 50 Best Companies to Sell For in the U.S. - 2008

• NorthCoast 99 - Named One of the Best Workplaces in Northeast Ohio - 2008

• InformationWeek 500 - Named to list of Most Innovative Users of Technology - 2000–2007

• HR Chally Group - Customer-Rated World Class Sales Winner - 2006

• Coalition for Government Procurement:

Excellence in Partnership Award - Most Valuable Schedule Contractor, Industry – 2008

Excellence in Partnership Award - Most Successful Newcomer - 2006

• General Services Administration (GSA) - Large Business Contractor of the Year - 2007

• AK Steel - Supplier of the Year - 2008

• AbitibiBowater - Supplier Recognition Silver Award - 2007

• Vulcan Materials Company - Platinum Alliance Supplier Award - 2008

Company Officers

David L. Pugh, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Benjamin J. Mondics, President & Chief Operating Officer

Tom E. Armold, Vice President – Marketing and Strategic Accounts

Todd A. Barlett, Vice President – Acquisitions and Global Business Development

Fred D. Bauer, Vice President – General Counsel & Secretary

Michael L. Coticchia, Vice President – Chief Administrative Officer

Mark O. Eisele, Vice President – Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

Jeffrey A. Ramras, Vice President – Supply Chain Management

Richard C. Shaw, Vice President – Communications and Learning

Daniel T. Brezovec, Corporate Controller

Jody A. Chabowski, Assistant Controller

Alan M. Krupa, Assistant Treasurer

Company history

Joseph M. Bruening founded Applied Industrial Technologies, then called the Ohio Ball Bearing Company, in 1923. First year sales totaled $82,000. Over the next few decades, new branches opened and sales rose steadily.

In 1953, the company was renamed Bearings, Inc. As numerous acquisitions were made (Dixie Bearings, Inc., King Bearing, Inc., Mainline Industrial Distributors, Inc.), the company’s product and service offering grew. Bearings, Inc. became an authorized distributor for a wide selection of bearings, but also power transmission supplies, fluid power components and industrial rubber products.

In 1995, Bearings, Inc. recorded more than a billion dollars in sales for the first time.

Major acquisitions were also made in 1996 (Engineered Sales, Inc.) and 1997 (Invetech Company (parent company of Detroit Ball Bearing, American Bearing and Power Transmission, Moore Bearing, Kentucky Bearing Service and Hewitt Transmission)).

The company’s name was changed to Applied Industrial Technologies in 1997. The new name was intended to better reflect the company’s product assortment and capabilities.

Since 1998, Applied has continued to make acquisitions, expanding further in the U.S. (Minnesota Bearing Company, Cincinnati Transmission) but also increasing its presence in Puerto Rico (Rafael Benitez Carrillo), Mexico (Baleros Industriales, S.A. de C.V., Rodamientos y Bandas de la Laguna, S.A. de C.V., VYCMEX S.A. de C.V., Suministros Industriales Enol, S.A. de C.V.) and Canada (Bearing & Transmission, B & T Rubber, HyPOWER Systems, Industrial Equipment Co. Ltd., Groupe GLM,). Through acquisitions (Spencer Industries, Inc., Bay Advanced Technologies, Carolina Fluid Components, DTS Fluid Power, FluidTech, Hughes HiTech, Hydro Air and Power Systems), Applied has also grown its offering of fluid power products and services.