Industrial distributors are a kind of merchant wholesaler who specialize in selling primarily to manufacturers. Industrial distributors focus on products that are still in a form that is not ready for consumers. This could mean that the products are still in a raw and unformed state, but it could also mean that they are in an intermediate state. For example, the microprocesing manufacturer AMD produces a finished product, but rather than selling directly to retailers, AMD sells to computer manufacturers who use AMD's chips in their consumer products.