New IBC preferred suppliers
IBC announced the addition of two new preferred suppliers, Electrix LLC and Kurt Manufacturing.
Electrix LLC provides task, industrial, and architectural lighting fixtures. Based in New Haven, Conn., Electrix has a 53-year history of building lighting fixtures for architectural, task, and industrial applications.
A designer and manufacturer of advanced linear LED systems for indoor and outdoor applications, Electrix produces a wide selection of light industrial, machine & tool, office task, and specialty task lighting.
For IBC’s distributor members, Electrix provides access to a competitively priced line of high-quality products that have been manufactured in the U.S. for more than five decades. The manufacturer – which has no minimum order requirements, thus leveling the playing field for independent distributors – handles all design and engineering in-house and has successfully completed a high volume of custom work for industrial machine lighting applications.
With sales agents located across the U.S., Electrix wants to ramp up its current distribution network by adding smaller, more agile distributors to the lineup – particularly those interested in carrying the company’s newer LED products.
Kurt Manufacturing of Minneapolis, Minn., is a developer of CNC precision machining, gearing and assembly solutions. Kurt will work with IBC’s independent distribution base to market and sell its KURTSmart Probes and KURTSmart Displays.
A standalone device that provides measurement results without having to be connected to any kind of computer station, the KURTSmart Probe is an LVDT pencil probe that outputs a linear value over the entire stroke of the probe. For operation, the KURTSmart Probe requires only 5 VDC power source (for measurement) and can be powered through a USB powered hub or directly from a PC.
Steve Kane, Global Sales and Marketing Manager for Kurt’s Industrial Products Division, said the manufacturer is particularly interested in working with independent distributors. “We see IBC as a great match for these products, and for an exclusive selling relationship for these items,” said Kane. “We felt that by giving the relationship full exclusivity, it would give members a chance – and more confidence – to get out and help us pioneer these innovative products.”
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