Flender/Flender Gear Units/Helical gear reducer H4
Imported 0 1 6 9 1 Subtotal 7,9 1,5 1,4 1,2 1,6 Total gear and flexible coupling sales 5,7 5,2

5,5 6,6 6,3 Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to questionnaires of the .. International Trade Commission. Sales by

Market In order to better highlight the differences in firms marketing gears and gear products, distributors were asked to indicate

the types of power transmission and motion control products they sold and whether they were domestic or foreign made. As

shown in table -2, distributors marketed wide variety of complementary power transmission products and electronic motion controls. 3 Table -2 .. distributors: Frequency of types of motion control products sold and marketed by .. distributors, by brand, as of October 1 Product line Brand .. Foreign Actuators and complex motion control components 2 4 Adjustable-speed drives 3 2 Bearings 3 2 Belt drives 3 1 Chain drives 3 3 Clutches and brakes 3 4 Controls and sensors 2 1 Couplings, flexible shafts, and -joints 4 3 Cycloidal speed reducers 4 1 Fluid power drives 1 2 Gear drives (except worm gear) 3 2 Gearmotors and motoreducers 3 2 Metallic flexible couplings (including gear-type) 3 2 Motors 3 2 Open gearing 3 1 Power transmission accessories 3 1 Programmable controllers/peripherals/software 1 1 Traction drives 8 1 Worm gear drives (including worm gearmotors) 3 1 Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to questionnaires of the .. International Trade Commission. 3 Edward . Reid, Jr., The Increasing Importance of PT Distributors, Power Transmission Distributors Associa- tion, January 1. -4 Based on questionnaire responses, most distributors rely primarily on domestic brands. Domestic brands dominated distributors' responses in all product categories except cycloidal speed reducers and traction drives, which are important because they can be used as substi- tutes for gear boxes. Market Segments and Demand