Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. AIT

Company Overview

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (“AIT”) is a U.S.-based industrial distribution and engineered solutions company that provides maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products, fluid power solutions, automation technologies, and engineered industrial services to customers across a broad range of industrial sectors. The company operates primarily within the industrial distribution and engineered industrial solutions industries, serving manufacturing, energy, transportation, food processing, mining, life sciences, utilities, and other heavy and light industrial markets. Its principal revenue drivers include the distribution of bearings, power transmission products, fluid power components, automation systems, industrial rubber products, specialty flow control products, and related technical services.

AIT differentiates itself through a combination of technical engineering expertise, value-added service capabilities, and a large distribution network integrated with automation and fluid power solutions. The company traces its origins to 1923 and evolved from a regional bearings distributor into a diversified industrial solutions provider through organic expansion and acquisitions. Over time, AIT expanded beyond traditional industrial parts distribution into engineered systems integration, automation, and specialized fluid power services, positioning itself as a technical partner rather than solely a product distributor.