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Ever-increasing performance goals are driving machinery development in many industries. Whether it's gaining precision along with speed or flexibility with faster changeover, manufacturers are achieving the impossible in dozens of equipment and process applications. The companies of Altra Industrial Motion are expanding their range of power transmission solutions to help you easily meet these new challenges with confidence. Linear actuators from Warner Linear, precision planetary gearheads for servo applications from Boston Gear, precision couplings and air motors from Huco Dynatork and sheaves and couplings from TB Wood's, are just a few of the latest additions to the Altra product arsenal. Together with clutch/brake components and special purpose clutches and brakes from Warner Electric and our broad selection of overrunning clutches from Formsprag Clutch, these new products form the industry's largest array of power transmission solutions available from a single source. Now, more than ever, Altra Industrial Motion can be the only power transmission partner you'll need. It's all about position. How far can Altra Industrial Motion technologies take your business? 6305 Danville Road Mississauga, ON L5T 2H7, Canada www.AltraMotion.com courtesy Genuine Parts Company the point of sale.'" Braas will continue to operate as a separ- ate division under the MI umbrella and retain its name (as "Braas Company, a Div- ision of Motion Industries") for marketing purposes. EA N WH IL E, Mo tio n's business strategies continue to be formally recognized by its peers, the latest example being the 2016 CribMaster U.S. Partner of the Year Award. CribMaster, a global leader in inventory and asset management solu- tions, based the decision on Motion's "excep- tional performance in areas such as strategic execution, marketing and revenue growth that have significantly impacted the organ- ization's business," according to Kelly Mus- selwhite, CribMaster vice-president of mar- keting and strategy. Doug Osborne, Motion's vice-president, inventory management solutions, credits Marietta, Georgia-based CribMaster and its products team for being "instrumental in growing our program, and they continue to be a highly valued solution provider." Crib- Master solutions have earned a reputation for providing real-time intelligence to ensure that the right assets go to the right workers at the right time, thus reducing operational costs, increasing productivity and improving safety compliance. The award was recently given at Crib- Master's annual User Conference at the Loews Hotel in Atlanta, which drew 291 attendees from 78 companies across 11 countries. MI Paul Donahue, president and CEO, Genuine Parts Company. M

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