Warfield Electric

What Warfield Electric does

Warfield Electric Company is a privately held industrial electric motor company founded in 1974 and headquartered in Frankfort, Illinois. The company remanufactures and manufactures DC and AC electric motors, drive units, and wind turbine components — including pitch motors, yaw motors, oil pump motors, slip rings, brakes, and backup batteries — serving three primary verticals: wind energy (notably GE 1.5MW systems and other turbine platforms), material handling (forklift drive units for Hyster, Yale, Crown, Raymond, Toyota, and Nissan), and general industrial manufacturing. It operates through two wholly owned units: WEMOCO (Warfield Electric Motor Company), which builds custom DC motors for OEMs across more than 15 global manufacturers, and DC Connection, which handles industrial motor and gearbox rejuvenation, armature repair, and obsolete-motor replacement.

The business model combines hardware sales (new and remanufactured motors, drive units, and parts) with repair and remanufacturing services, distributed via phone- and email-based direct sales, a website quote-request flow, and a core-exchange program. Inventory of over 10,000 motors across six US locations (Frankfort IL, Upland CA, Conyers GA, Waukesha WI, Westland MI, Dallas TX) enables rapid fulfillment and nationwide drive-unit rebuilding for major material handling brands. Pricing is quote-based rather than listed, with warranties ranging from six months to one year depending on product. Customer relationships are long-tenured — Anderson Material Handling has been a customer for over 30 years — and the company self-reports more than 500,000 lifetime clients served.

The company presents itself as the nation's largest DC motor remanufacturer, with competitive differentiation centered on scale, in-house rewinding and machine shop capabilities (inverter duty wire, Class H insulation), and the ability to source or rebuild motors for which OEM parts are no longer available — a recurring pain point in aging wind turbine fleets and material handling equipment.

Name

Warfield Electric

Legal name

Warfield Electric Company

Website

https://warfieldelectric.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Warfield Electric is a privately held, 50-year-old industrial motor manufacturer and remanufacturer serving wind energy, material handling, and general industrial customers across six US locations with new, rebuilt, and custom OEM DC and AC motors and drive units.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Electric Motors

NAICS

Motor and Generator Manufacturing (335312), Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (33632)

SIC

Motors & Generators (3621), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Starter, Alternator & Motor/Generator Rebuild/Remanufacturing (TLAKALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

AC Motors (Induction, Synchronous) (IMAGACAA), Wind Turbine OEM Manufacturing (Nacelles, Drivetrains, Generators) (EUAMAHAD)

Keywords

• Industrial electric motors
• DC motor remanufacturing
• Wind turbine motors
• Forklift drive units
• Motor repair services

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfort

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. New Electric Motor Sales: Sales of new AC and DC electric motors, including custom OEM motors manufactured under WEMOCO brand for various global manufacturers
2. Remanufactured Motor Sales: Sales of rebuilt and remanufactured electric motors and drive units with warranty protection. Core exchange program where old cores are returned
3. Motor Repair and Remanufacturing Services: Industrial motor repair and remanufacturing services including armature repair, rewinding, bearing replacement, and comprehensive rebuilding
4. Motor Exchange: Exchange program for rebuilt motors and drive units where customers receive rebuilt units and return their old cores

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Warfield Electric remanufactures, repairs, and sells new AC and DC electric motors and drive units for industrial customers. It operates as both a remanufacturer (nation's largest D.C. motor remanufacturer with 10,000+ motors in stock across six U.S. locations) and an OEM manufacturer under the WEMOCO brand, supplying wind turbine pitch and yaw motors, material handling forklift motors and drive units, and custom DC motors to OEMs and industrial end-users.

Product overview

Warfield Electric is an industrial electric motor company specializing in both new manufacturing and remanufacturing of AC and DC electric motors. The product portfolio centers on wind turbine motors (pitch and yaw motors for GE, AMD, SSB, MOOG, Bonfiglioli, and other turbines), material handling motors and drive units (for Hyster, Toyota, Crown, Raymond, and Yale forklifts), and custom DC motors under the WEMOCO brand. Supporting services include DC Connection for industrial motor repair and armature repair. The company operates as the nation's largest DC motor remanufacturer with over 10,000 motors in stock across six U.S. locations, offering exchange programs and manufacturing new OEM motors for over 15 global manufacturers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pitch Motors Electric motors that adjust wind turbine blade angles to optimize energy capture and protect turbines from excessive stress. Available new or remanufactured with improved features for major wind turbine brands.
• Yaw Motors Electric motors that rotate the wind turbine nacelle to orient the turbine toward optimal wind direction for maximum energy capture. Compatible with multiple major turbine brands.
• Electric Forklift Motors New and remanufactured electric drive motors for forklifts and material handling equipment, including motors for Hyster, Toyota, Crown, Raymond, Yale, and Nissan equipment in various voltage configurations.
• Forklift Drive Units Complete rebuilt drive units for material handling equipment including Hyster, Toyota, Crown, Raymond, Yale, and Nissan forklift brands, offered with warranties and core exchange program.
• Wind Turbine Slip Rings Specialized slip rings for wind turbine applications including GE 1.5MW turbines, featuring self-cleaning brushes, copper graphite brushes on brass rings for power circuits, and silver graphite brushes on silver rings for data circuits.
• WEMOCO Custom OEM DC Motors Custom DC motors manufactured under the Warfield Electric Motor Company (WEMOCO) brand for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), including drive motors such as the WEMOCO 00-45146N and WEMOCO 00-54015N.
• DC Connection Industrial Motor Rejuvenation Services Industrial arm specializing in rejuvenating obsolete industrial motors and gearboxes, providing motor exchange, armature repair, brush and bearing replacement, and comprehensive shipping options for industrial applications.
• Armature Repair Service Specialized repair services for motor armatures including rewinding and shaft machining to ensure proper tolerance, extending motor lifespan and improving energy efficiency.
• Wind Turbine Parts Replacement components for wind turbines including armatures, encoders, fan housing assemblies, brakes, top hats (Nanjing, Rossi, Leibherr), yaw sun gears for GE Nanjing YAW gearboxes, spline conversion kits, and backup batteries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500,000 happy clients served
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WEG: WEG is a major global manufacturer of electric motors, generators, and drives with a substantial installed base in industrial and renewable energy applications. WEG competes with Warfield in the broader motor space and increasingly in wind and material handling, representing a global incumbent that could expand into US remanufacturing services.
• Siemens: Siemens (including the Innomotics motors business) is a global leader in industrial motors, drives, and wind turbine components, directly competing with Warfield's wind pitch/yaw motor rebuild services and material handling motor offerings. Its global service network sets a high bar for scale and customer reach that Warfield cannot match in its current US-only configuration.
• Regal Rexnord: Regal Rexnord owns Marathon Motors and other motor brands, with a significant US footprint in industrial motor manufacturing and motion control. It serves overlapping wind, material handling, and general industrial customers and represents a potential consolidator of niche motor remanufacturers like Warfield.
• Nidec Corporation: Nidec is one of the world's largest manufacturers of electric motors, with strong positions in industrial motors, appliance motors, and automotive motors. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Warfield's new OEM motor business (WEMOCO) and represents the scale of integrated global motor manufacturers Warfield does not match.
• ABB: ABB is one of the world's largest manufacturers of industrial electric motors and drives, serving the same wind energy, material handling, and general industrial customers that Warfield serves. As a broad incumbent, ABB competes through a global portfolio that includes new motor manufacturing, motor services, and drives, providing a clear scale benchmark for Warfield's niche remanufacturing business.
• TECO-Westinghouse: TECO-Westinghouse manufactures industrial AC and DC motors for mining, material handling, and general industrial applications, with US manufacturing and service operations. It competes with Warfield's WEMOCO OEM motor business and represents a US-based incumbent in the same low-voltage industrial motor category.

Emerging players

• Shermco Industries: Shermco is a US provider of electrical testing, maintenance, and motor repair services for industrial and utility customers, with overlapping wind and industrial segments. As an emerging consolidator in industrial electrical services, it represents both a competitor to Warfield's service business and a potential acquirer of its operations.

Direct peers

• Houghton International (Electric Motor Repair): Houghton International and similarly named electric motor repair firms (such as EMR Inc.) operate multi-location US service centers that remanufacture and rewind industrial AC and DC motors, directly competing with Warfield's DC Connection division. These peers share the same exchange-program-driven business model and industrial customer base.
• Menzel Elektromotoren: Menzel is a German industrial motor manufacturer and service provider that custom-builds and remanufactures electric motors for industrial applications, including wind and heavy industry. It is the closest international analog to Warfield's WEMOCO plus remanufacturing dual model, with comparable custom engineering and short-cycle delivery capabilities.
• Carter Electric: Carter Electric Company is a US industrial motor repair and remanufacturing firm serving forklifts, cranes, and material handling equipment. It directly competes with Warfield's drive unit exchange and forklift motor rebuild business for Hyster, Yale, and Crown dealers in overlapping US geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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