# Baldor Electric rebrands as ABB

ABB is integrating Baldor Electric Co. into its global ABB brand, effective March 1, 2018. The rebranding covers all manufacturing, sales, and support facilities in the U.S.

- Type: Leadership
- Announced: 2018-02-27
- Where: Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: motors, mechanical power transmission products
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)
- [Baldor Electric Company](https://endata.com/companies/30340.md) (target)

## Sources

- [electricalmarketing.com](https://www.electricalmarketing.com/news/industry/article/20915332/baldor-electric-co-is-now-abb), 2018-02-27: "Beginning March 1, Baldor Electric Co., a member of the ABB group for more than seven years, will be known as ABB."
- [drivesncontrols.com](https://drivesncontrols.com/seven-years-on-baldor-electric-becomes-abb/), 2018-03-19: "Seven years after ABB bought the motor and power transmission manufacturer Baldor Electric for $4.2bn, it has announced that it is integrating the Baldor name into the ABB brand."

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