Richard Beyer

Transportation is essential to way of life in this country. Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) drives to work, take children to school, and run errands. They take buses across city streets and time zones. The firm buys groceries that were delivered to its neighborhood store by commercial trucks. They maintain vehicles with a broad range of services, parts and accessories. Safe, efficient transportation is essential to keeping their economy moving. It is the parts in a vehicle that make it safe and economical to use. Parts suppliers are the backbone of the vehicle manufacturing industry and the country's manufacturing base. The industry constitutes the largest manufacturing sector in the United States, directly employing nearly 686,000 individuals across the country and contributing to more than 3.29 million jobs. Without the contributions of the nation's parts suppliers, domestic vehicle manufacturing and maintenance would almost certainly grind to a halt, adversely affecting the way company drive and go about their daily lives. The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) has represented parts suppliers since 1904. Today, it serves members through its three affiliate associations: Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association Original Equipment Suppliers Association

National Molding LLC manufacturers molded plastic products and assemblies. It manufactures small, intricate injection molded plastic components and fasteners. The firm offers Hetero Cavity System is a groundbreaking custom-injection molding process that utilizes interchangeable, multi-cavity molds that allows different plastic parts to be produced simultaneously. It also provides contract engineering and consulting services to original equipment manufacturers and other manufacturers worldwide and supports manufacturers through the design, engineering, material specification and production processes of molded plastic products and assemblies including clips, retainers, rivets, hole plugs, trim components, rod and cable retainers, bearing liners, printed circuit board standoffs, wire bundling mounts, wire tie mounts, bushings, washers, and fasteners. The company was founded by Bernie Anscher and Marcia Anscher in 1965 and is headquartered in Miami Lakes, FL.

Bosch Rexroth Corp. manufactures automation equipment, control & drive systems, and hydraulics. Its products include lockout valves, ball rail tables, handheld DC electrical tools, sensors, air & hydraulic cylinders, and gear pumps. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL.

Industrial Hydraulics, Inc. manufactures Hydraulic equipment. Its products include hose and fittings, pumps, motors, valves and spray equipment. The company was founded by Roger Gregory in 1977 and is headquartered in Aberdeen, WA.

National Fluid Power Association operates as a non-profit organization which focuses on fluid power technology with members representing the entire fluid power supply chain. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC designs, manufactures and supplies brake components and actuation systems. Its products include actuators, air disc brakes, slack adjusters, and foundation drum brakes. The company was founded in July 2004 and is headquartered in Elyria, OH.