As the US Motors and Generators Business Unit of ABB, ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc. markets, designs, manufactures, and provides service for industrial electric motors, generators and mechanical power transmission products. This business was formerly known as Baldor Electric Company until its company name was merged into ABB on March 1, 2018.
The US business unit, headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas, oversees 15 manufacturing locations in 8 states.
The company sells Baldor-Reliance and ABB branded industrial electric motors. Products are available in both IEC and NEMA configurations and range from fractional to 100,000 horsepower.
The company also sells the Dodge brand of mechanical power transmission products, including mounted bearings, enclosed gearing, couplings, sheaves, and bushings.
History
Baldor Electric was founded in 1920 by Edwin Ballman and Emil Doerr. The name of the company was derived using part of each of their names. In 1967 the Company's headquarters were moved from
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
to
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the third-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 89,142. It is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Are ...
.
In 2007, Baldor Electric acquired the Dodge and Reliance Electric brands from
Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. is an American provider of industrial automation whose brands include Allen-Bradley, FactoryTalk software and LifecycleIQ Services.
Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 26,000 ...
for $1.8 billion. This more than doubled the size of the company, taking it from $800 million in annual revenue to $1.8 billion.
In 2011, Baldor was acquired by
ABB Ltd of Switzerland in an all-cash deal of US$4.2 billion ($1.1 billion debt included). The company continued to operate as Baldor Electric Company A Member of the ABB Group.
On March 1, 2018, Baldor Electric Company's name was dissolved into the ABB brand, becoming ABB across all of its locations.
Products
Industrial electric motors
* ABB and Baldor-Reliance brands
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DC
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AC Induction
* Grinders / Buffers
* DC Servo
* AC Servo
* Variable speed
* Industry specific solutions
Dodge bearings
* Mounted bearings
* Tapered roller bearings
* Spherical roller bearings
* Sleeve bearings
* Sleeveoil hydrodynamic bearings
* Take up frames
Dodge gear reducers
* Shaft mount helical
* Helical screw conveyor
* Right angle worm
* Helical inline
* Planetary
* Energy efficient gear motor / reducer
Dodge power transmission components
* Couplings
* Clutches
* Brakes
* Bushings
* Hubs
* Sheaves
* Pulleys
References
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External links
Baldor Electric WebsiteUS ABB Website
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Manufacturing companies of the United States
Manufacturing companies established in 1920
Manufacturing companies based in Arkansas
1920 establishments in Missouri
American companies established in 1920
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