FORCE America Inc., formed in October 1997, is a merger of Mid-America Power Drives Manufacturing & Distributing Inc. and Pederson-Sells Equipment Co. Inc. It is one of the leading suppliers of motion and control systems in North America. The firm offers a range of products, such as mobile hydraulic systems, cables, pneumatic remote controls, cylinders, driveline parts, electronic controls, filter carts, suction filters, couplers and heat exchangers, among others. It caters to customers in the agricultural, municipal, truck equipment dealing, lawn/landscaping, off-highway construction, mining and utility industries. Located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, FORCE America Inc. stocks more than 50,000 products in its regional service centers.