Products & Industry

As a vital link in the supply chain, industrial distributors supply thousands of products and provide solutions to a wide range of companies.

Industrial parts are used in every aspect of industry:

• For natural resource extraction and processing in agriculture, forestry, petroleum and mining.
• To process and package food and beverages.
• As components in equipment manufactured for businesses and consumers.
• To maintain and repair machinery used in production processes.
• In commercial and residential construction and facilities maintenance.
• At public utilities and in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

At one point or another, all the products we use and need are manufactured.  Parts, products and solutions supplied by industrial distributors are used to build our cars and airplanes, bottle our soda, transform natural resources into building materials and supply our hospitals.

See the video below and follow the links to check out the everyday products that industrial distributors help to create by playing a critical part in the supply chain.  See how it's made, watch the processes manufacturers use and understand the machines that industrial distributors help to keep running smoothly.

For more processes, visit the following pages:

• How It's Made--Potato Chips 
• How It's Made--Police Badges
• How It's Made--Ice Cream Treats
• Stanford Manufacturing Video 

And, this is just the tip of the iceberg! All of the following products and industries are served by industrial distribution.