1. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. North American Enclosed Gear Drives and Gearmotors Market OEMs Shift to Emerging Nations Constricts the Development of New Production Facilities in North America Power Transmission Group “An increasing number of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) – the major customer base of gear drive and gear motor manufacturers – are shifting base to newly industrialized countries to lower labor and material costs.”

2. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Industry Trends Continuous strong customer demand for productivity has prompted manufacturers to make improvements in gear drives and gearmotors. The dawning of the Internet and the integration of this technology into inventory systems allows companies to locate products that are stocked at other warehouse facilities or distributors. The wide customer and application base has strong demands with regard to specialized technology, and has directed business to suppliers that have a reputation for understanding their specific needs.

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6. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Market Participants Aircraft Gear Corp. Akron Gear & Engineering Amarillo Gear Co. Bison Gear & Engineering Bonfiglioli Riduttori SpA Boston Gear Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc. Brevini USA, Inc. Chicago Gear Works Cleveland Gear Co. Cotta Transmissions Co. David Brown Radicon Delta Dynamics, Inc. Dodge/Rockwell Automation Darali Group Dorris Co., Inc. Ederer, Inc. Emerson Gearing / Division of Emerson Electric Co. Fairfield Manufacturing Co., Inc. Falk Corp. Fessler Machine Co. Flender Corp. Haley Marine Gears, Inc. Hitachi Ltd. Horsburgh & Scott Co. Lufkin Industries, Inc. Maag Gear AG Mitsubishi Electric Nippon Gear Co., Ltd. Nord Gear Corp. Nordex, Inc. Northwest Gears, Inc. Nuttall Gears LLC Peerless-Winsmith, Inc. Regal-Beloit Corp. Renk Corp. Rexnord Corp. Ryobi Motor Products Corp. Standard Machine Ltd. Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America Tsubakimoto Chain Co. Westerman Co. Wilson Machine Co., Ltd. Windsor Gear & Drive, Inc.

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