ABB Motors and Mechanical
| Industry | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | St. Louis, Missouri (1920) |
| Headquarters | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States |
Key people | Ron Tucker, CEO, President |
| Products | Electric motors Mechanical Power Transmission Industrial automation Generators |
| Revenue |  US$1.52B (FY 2009) |
| US$178M (FY 2009) | |
| US$59.8M (FY 2009) | |
| Total assets |  US$2.65B (FY 2009) |
| Total equity | US$924M (FY 2009) |
Number of employees | 5500 |
| Website | www.baldor.com |
ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc. operates as the Motors and Generators division within ABB in the United States, specializing in the design, production, sales, and servicing of industrial electric motors, generators, and mechanical power transmission equipment. Formerly identified as Baldor Electric Company until its incorporation into ABB on March 1, 2018, the division is based in Fort Smith, Arkansas, overseeing operations across fifteen manufacturing facilities situated in eight different states.
The company’s portfolio includes industrial electric motors under the Baldor-Reliance and ABB brands, available in both IEC and NEMA configurations with power capacities ranging from fractional horsepower up to 100,000 horsepower. Additionally, it markets mechanical power transmission products under the Dodge brand, which encompasses mounted bearings, enclosed gearing systems, couplings, sheaves, and bushings.
History
Established in 1920 by Edwin Ballman and Emil Doerr—whose surnames combined to create the name "Baldor"—the business moved its corporate headquarters from St. Louis, Missouri to Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1967.
In a major expansion during 2007, Baldor Electric acquired the Dodge and Reliance Electric brands from Rockwell Automation for $1.8 billion. This acquisition effectively increased its annual revenues from $800 million to $1.8 billion.
In 2011, Swiss-based ABB Ltd purchased Baldor in an all-cash deal valued at $4.2 billion (including $1.1 billion in debt). Following this transaction, Baldor functioned as part of the ABB Group until it was fully rebranded as ABB on March 1, 2018.
Industrial electric motors
- Brands: ABB and Baldor-Reliance
- DC motors
- AC induction motors
- Grinders and buffers
- DC servo motors
- AC servo motors
- Variable frequency drives
- Customized industry solutions
Dodge bearings
- Mounted bearings
- Tapered roller bearings
- Spherical roller bearings
- Sleeve bearings
- Sleeveoil hydrodynamic bearings
- Take-up frames
Dodge gear reducers
- Shaft-mounted helical reducers
- Helical screw conveyor reducers
- Right-angle worm gearboxes
- Helical inline gearboxes
- Planetary gear systems
- Energy-efficient gear motor/reducer combinations
Dodge power transmission components
- Couplings
- Clutches
- Brakes
- Bushings
- Hubs
- Sheaves
- Pulleys