About TAP
Redefining what a rep agency does
Founded in 2016 by Tony Pruszenski, TAP Industrial Sales was built on a simple inversion: solve the problem first, and the sale takes care of itself.
Our Story
Less selling. More solving.
The traditional manufacturers’ rep model is built around the sale: drop off a catalog, quote a price, move on. Tony Pruszenski spent 30+ years on the other side of that transaction — as a Journeyman Tool & Die Maker, then in engineering and purchasing management at major OEMs — and knew how little that model actually helped.
So in 2016 he founded TAP Industrial Sales around the opposite premise: less focus on making a sale, more focus on problem solving and technical support. The team he built brings backgrounds in purchasing, engineering, and quality methodologies — over 50 years of combined experience in industrial components — serving OEMs, manufacturers, and distributors across North America.
Our slogan, “Designed to Solve the Problem, Engineered to Last.”, works two ways. The products we represent are designed to solve real application problems and engineered to outlast them. And the agency itself was designed the same way — built around your problem, engineered for a long relationship.
Our Values
Hired for integrity, kept for results
Every person on this team was brought on for character first. These are the standards we hold ourselves to on every order.
Honesty
If a product isn’t right for your application, we say so — even when it costs us the order.
Integrity
We hire for it first. Skills can be taught; character is a prerequisite.
Customer First
Our job isn’t done at the PO. It’s done when the part performs in your machine, on your schedule.
Craftsmanship
Founded by a Journeyman Tool & Die Maker — we respect the people who build things, because we’ve been them.
Milestones
A decade of solving problems
- 2016
Tony Pruszenski founds TAP Industrial Sales with a contrarian idea: a rep agency that leads with problem solving instead of the sale.
- 2017
TAP introduces SungJi Hydraulics (SJH) rotary actuators to the Americas at Con-Expo 2017 — still our flagship line today.
- 2017
The independent rep network grows: David Roush joins covering Ontario & Quebec, and Mesa Urbom covers the central plains states.
- 2021
Laura Pruszenski joins to run operations and logistics, closing the loop from order entry through customs to delivery.
- Today
Seven product categories, coverage across North America, and 50+ years of combined experience in industrial components.
Con-Expo 2017: TAP introduces the SJH brand to the Americas.
Memberships & associations
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Manufacturers’ Agents National Association — Member in good standing -
Power-Motion Technology Representatives Association — Member
Work with people who’ve done your job
Purchasing, engineering, quality, the tool room — our team has been on your side of the desk. Put that experience to work on your next project.