BRAINTREE, Mass., Nov. 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altra Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:AIMC), a leading global supplier of clutches, brakes, couplings, gearing, belted drives and power transmission components, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Carl Christenson, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Christian Storch, will be presenting at the Robert W. Baird & Co. 2011 Industrial Conference in Chicago on November 9, 2011 at 11:05 a.m. ET.

The presentation will be webcast live and can be accessed at:   

http://wsw.com/webcast/baird25/aimc/ and also on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.altramotion.com

An archive of the webcast will be available for 90 days following the presentation at the link referenced above or on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.altramotion.com

About Altra Holdings

Altra Holdings, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., is a leading multinational designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of mechanical power transmission products. The company brings together strong brands covering over 40 product lines with production facilities in eight countries and sales coverage in over 70 countries. Our leading brands include Boston Gear, Warner Electric, TB Wood's, Formsprag Clutch, Ameridrives Couplings, Industrial Clutch, Kilian Manufacturing, Marland Clutch, Nuttall Gear, Stieber Clutch, Wichita Clutch, Twiflex Limited, Bibby Transmissions, Matrix International, Inertia Dynamics, Huco Dynatork , Bauer Gear Motor and Warner Linear. AIMC-E

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CONTACT: Altra Holdings, Inc.
         Christian Storch, Chief Financial Officer
         781-917-0541
         Christian.storch@altramotion.com