Altra Industrial Motion Corp. is an American manufacturer of mechanical power transmission products – brakes, clutches, couplings, and the like.[1] The company is headquartered in Braintree, Massachusetts.
While the products sound automotive to the layman, in fact most Altra products are used on industrial machinery, such as fail-safe brakes for elevators and forklifts, gearboxes on conveyors, heavy duty brakes on mining equipment, clutches for beverage capping equipment, etc.
Altra is the parent company of several power transmission industry brands, including: Ameridrives, Boston Gear, Warner Electric, TB Wood's, Stieber Clutch, Twiflex, Matrix International and Wichita Clutch.[2]
On March 27, 2023, the company was acquired by Regal Rexnord Corp.[3]
History
The company was founded in 2004 through the acquisition of the Colfax Power Transmission Group (CPTG) and Kilian Manufacturing by private equity firm Genstar Capital.