Founded in 1970, Linear Industries supplies electronic and mechanical motion control products. Based in Monrovia, Calif., the company offers products, such as aluminum framing, conveyor systems, linear and rotary encoders, linear bearings, sensors, slides, precision shafting, servo motors, AC (alternating current) and DC (direct current) motors and drives, PC (personal computer)-based position controllers and PLC (programmable logic controller)-based positioning controls. The firm serves a range of industries, such as automotive, aerospace, fiber optics, medical, oil, paper and pulp, textile, semiconductor and food processing. Its manufacturing partners are Anaheim Automation, Apex Dynamics USA, Baumer Electric, Danaher, Empire Magnetics Inc., Lintech and Thomson industries Inc.