May 31, 2013 - BDI (Bearing Distributors Inc.), announces a distributor/manufacturer relationship with Siemens Industry. Siemens has selected BDI to distribute a portion of its electrical control and automation products in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky. BDI’s Industrial Automation and Electrical Control team is selling the following Siemens Industry product categories:
- Siemens Motor Control
- Siemens Variable Frequency Drives
- Siemens Circuit Protection
- Siemens Motors, NEMA Motors, IEC Motors and Above Nema Motors
- Siemens Engineering Services
“The Industrial Automation and Electrical Control team, anchored by our new relationship with Siemens, represents a strategic addition to BDI’s Specialty Products Group” says John Newman, BDI Vice President Sales—Americas. “BDI will continue to invest in solution-based initiatives like this that support our ongoing mission in the industrial marketplace—Success Made Easier for our customer partners.” BDI has also been named a distributor by Littelfuse and Sola/Hevi Duty. Headquartered in Chicago, Littelfuse manufactures power distribution and circuit protection products. Sola/Hevi Duty, both divisions of Emerson, make DC power supplies and industrial transformers/power protection products, respectively.
With 179 global branch operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia, BDI services manufacturing companies throughout the world. BDI is a leader in the distribution and application of bearings, mechanical power transmission, electrical power transmission, linear motion, fluid power, material handling, industrial and safety products. Value-added services offered by BDI include inventory and supply chain optimization, advanced technical support, documented cost savings and end-user training.