Company Profile: Regal Rexnord

Hundreds, if not thousands, of parts in a manufacturing facility are designed to work seamlessly. Within the powertrain, they’re practically invisible. Whether it’s a consumable or assembled machine, products move down the line. Motors power the equipment keeping the solution up and running. Systems are interconnected.

Standing firm behind a “sense of urgency,” the 60+ brands within the Regal Rexnord family are linked – much like the products and parts they make empowering the food, manufacturing, construction, beverage, industries. They even have a product in space, installed within the millions on the International Space Station. The Regal Rexnord organization is comprised of three major families: Regal Beloit, Rexnord and Altra Industrial Motion.

Headquartered out of Milwaukee, all brands within the Regal Rexnord family are organized through various segments. Across all 334 sites, the company employes 30,000 associates.

• Industrial powertrain solutions – This includes gearing, couplings, bearings, clutches and brakes, powertrains, IoT, etc. Customers will find products in industries such as cement and aggregate equipment, mining, metals, outdoor and mobile power, food and beverage, commercial HVAC, renewable energy (wind) and oil and gas.
• Automation and motion control – This includes conveying solutions, aerospace seals and bearings, linear motion, precision motors, servo drives and controls, power management, etc. Customers will find products in industries such as factory automation, aerospace solutions, food, beverage, health and beauty, medical, power management, and material handling/warehouse automation.
• Power efficiency solutions – This includes motors, air moving systems, blowers, axial fans, etc. Customers will find products in industries such as air moving, pumping, industrial solutions, ventilation and air quality, appliances, refrigeration, process automation and more.

The latest news for the Power Efficiency Solutions segment comes from the brand expansion by welcoming all Marathon NEMA ac induction motors below 182T frame size into the product family. This integration reinforces LEESON’s commitment to delivering optimized solutions through reliability, efficiency, and performance.

Committing to sustainability

As the world addresses climate change, Regal Rexnord has committed to sustainability led by three principles:

• Achieve carbon neutrality across scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2032
• Further develop the diversity, engagement and inclusion of teams to drive innovation
• Maximize risk-adjusted returns through good governance practices guided by leading independent raters.

The company received recognition from Newsweek as one of America’s Greenest Companies. Their ultimate target is net zero by 2050. To date, they’ve achieved a 15.5% year-over-year (YoY) reduction in scope 1 and 2 absolute GHG emissions along with a 10.2% YoY reduction in scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity.

Part of this involved the installation of 656 solar photovoltaic solar panels for at their facility in Bedford, U.K., a solar power plant at their Svendborg Brakes site in Vejstrup, Demark (708 solar panels), as well as 1,100 solar panels installed at the Regal Rexnord Automation and Motion Control Aerospace division facility in Chihuahua, Mexico.