| Type | Public NYSE:RBC |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electric Motors & Controls HVACR |
| Founded | 1955: Regal Beloit founded 2004: Regal Beloit acquired GE's electric motors and capacitors business 2009: Motors and capacitors business renamed Genteq |
| Headquarters | Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA |
| Key people | Paul Goldman, V.P., HVACR division Paul Selking, HVAC industry leader |
| Products | ECM motors capacitors |
| Employees | 13,000 |
| Website | www.genteqmotors.com www.regal-beloit.com www.genteqcomfort.com |
Genteq is a division of Regal-Beloit Corporation, one of the largest manufacturers of electric motors in the world. Genteq is the rebranding of Regal Beloit’s GE ECM, GE Capacitors and GE Commercial Motors divisions, which occurred in 2009.[1]
Genteq develops and manufactures electronically commutated motors (ECM) and capacitors for residential and light commercial heating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The company is based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with manufacturing facilities in Mexico.
Genteq markets its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), as well as to HVAC contractors, distributors and technicians.
Regal Beloit acquired General Electric’s Commercial and HVACR Motors and Capacitors businesses in 2004. These acquisitions from General Electric effectively doubled Regal Beloit’s size. [2]
As part of that acquisition, Regal Beloit acquired the rights to use the GE brand through 2009. Nearing the end of that licensing period, Regal Beloit rebranded these divisions as Genteq in February 2009.
General Electric developed the first Electronically Commutated Motor (also called Electronically Controlled Motor), or ECM, technology for use in residential and light commercial heating and air conditioning systems in the mid-1980s.[3] The GE ECM motor was the first ultra-high efficiency motor for home heating and air conditioning systems, providing greater home comfort and energy efficiency.