Overly Hautz Motor Base Company

What Overly Hautz Motor Base Company does

Overly Hautz Motor Base Company (doing business as Overly Hautz Company) is a US-based, family-owned manufacturer of motor mounting systems, motor bases, adjustable motor rails, and gearbox mounting hardware, founded in 1934 and operating from a 43,000 sq ft climate-controlled facility in Lebanon, Ohio. The company specializes in fabricated steel motor mounting solutions for industrial power transmission applications, with a product line anchored by the patented Automatic® Motor Base family (DX-900, 600, 700, and DD-1100 series) that uses spring-loaded self-tensioning to automatically maintain optimal belt tension, extending belt, pulley, and bearing life by 3-5x. Complementary product lines include Adjustable Motor Bases, Heavy Duty Bases and Rails, Conversion Bases, Pivoting Motor Bases, Stainless Steel variants for corrosive environments, and Gearbox Mounting solutions, plus custom fabrication and contract manufacturing services for government and industrial customers.

The company serves a diversified set of industrial verticals including data centers (notably via OEM integration into Vertiv's Liebert DS precision cooling systems), food, pharmaceutical and chemical processing, government and military, facilities operations management, premium HVAC, agriculture, paper and pulp, and mining and aggregate. Go-to-market combines direct field sales for enterprise and custom accounts, inside sales for standard catalog items with next-business-day shipping, OEM design-in partnerships, and a four-country European distributor network (Denmark, Germany, Portugal, Spain) acquired through EPTDA membership. Revenue derives from standard catalog hardware sales, custom-engineered fabrication, and full-service contract manufacturing using precision laser cutting, robotic welding, CNC machining, and powder coating. Pricing is quote-based across all segments and is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Overly Hautz Motor Base Company

Legal name

Overly Hautz Company

Website

https://overlyhautz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Overly Hautz Motor Base Company is a US-based, family-owned manufacturer of patented motor mounting systems, adjustable motor rails, and gearbox mounting hardware, serving industrial OEMs, government, and distributors across data center, HVAC, processing, and heavy industry verticals from its Lebanon, Ohio facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Motor Mounting Equipment

NAICS

Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (333613)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Control Cabinets & Power Distribution (Panels, Switchgear for Automation) (IMAHAHAK)

Keywords

• Motor mounting systems
• Motor bases
• Adjustable motor rails
• Power transmission equipment
• Industrial metal fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Lebanon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Standard Motor Base Sales: Sale of standard catalog motor bases, rails, and mounting products off-the-shelf. Products include Automatic, Adjustable, Heavy Duty, Stainless Steel, Pivoting, and Conversion bases. Revenue recognized at point of sale.
2. Custom Fabrication: Custom-built motor mounting solutions engineered to customer specifications from fractional horsepower to thousands of horsepower. Includes custom fabrications, custom retrofit bases, and specialized configurations.
3. Contract Manufacturing: Full-service contract manufacturing for government and industrial customers including precision laser cutting, robot welding, CNC machining, powder coating and assembly services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Overly Hautz designs and manufactures motor mounting systems, motor bases, and adjustable motor rails for industrial power transmission applications. The company produces standard catalog products including Automatic self-tensioning motor bases, Adjustable motor bases, Heavy Duty bases and rails, Stainless Steel variants, Conversion Bases, Pivoting Motor Bases, and Gearbox Mounting solutions, as well as custom-engineered mounting solutions and contract manufacturing services.

Product overview

Overly Hautz Motor Base Company is a manufacturer of electric motor and gearbox mounting solutions, offering the world's most complete line of fabricated metal motor mounting products. The product portfolio centers on Automatic® Motor Bases (spring-loaded, self-tensioning bases in DX-900, 600, 700, and DD-1100 series) and Adjustable Motor Bases (in Single Adjusting, Double Adjusting, Type 2B, Type 4B, and Heavy Duty configurations). Supporting product lines include Heavy Duty Bases and Rails, Structural Steel Rails, Adjustable Motor Rails (Styles 1 and 2), and stainless steel variants across most product categories for corrosive environments. Specialty offerings include Conversion Bases, Pivoting Motor Bases, and Gearbox Mounting solutions. The company also provides Custom Built Mounts and Custom Retrofit Bases for unique applications ranging from fractional to thousands of horsepower. All products are designed for NEMA and metric (IEC) motor frame sizes and are manufactured in the USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automatic® Motor Base DX-900 Series Spring-loaded automatic tensioning motor base for motors with fixed diameter pulleys of seven inches or more, covering NEMA frame sizes 324-447 with horsepower ratings up to 200 HP. Designed for industrial power transmission applications requiring automatic belt tension maintenance.
• Automatic® Motor Base 600 Series Automatically compensates for variations in load, belt expansion due to centrifugal force, and normal belt stretch. For motors with NEMA frame sizes 48-286 and fixed diameter pulleys.
• Automatic® Motor Base 700 Series Designed for motors with springs loaded variable-pitch pulleys (NEMA frame sizes 56-326), allowing quick motor movement during operation to increase or decrease pulley center distance.
• Heavy Duty Automatic® DD-1100 Series Heavy-duty automatic motor base for fixed diameter pulleys of four inches or more, designed for heavy shock loads and vibration in applications like rock crushers, foundry shake-outs, compressors, and vibrating screens. NEMA frame sizes 213-447, up to 500 HP.
• Adjustable Motor Base – Single Adjusting Style Motor base with one-piece formed base plate and single or double bolt adjustment for smaller motors from fractional to approximately 20 HP. NEMA frame sizes 56-215.
• Adjustable Motor Base – Double Adjusting Style Fabricated metal base featuring Z-bar construction with dual positioning screws for greater flexibility in shaft alignment. For motors up to 150 HP at 1800 RPM. NEMA frame sizes 254-449.
• Adjustable Motor Base – Type 2B Special base with movable plate for variable speed power transmission drives. Features tapped holes for hold-down bolts eliminating lifting motor over studs. For NEMA frame sizes 180-360, 5-75 HP.
• Adjustable Motor Base – Type 4B Heavy-duty base designed for applications requiring ease of motor adjustment without loosening motor mounting bolts. Applied in 5-75 HP class, NEMA frame size 180-360.
• Heavy Duty Adjustable Motor Base Reinforced construction motor base with heavier materials, cross braces and gussets for superior strength. Handles motors up to 250 HP at 1800 RPM. NEMA frame sizes 254-449.
• Heavy Duty Bases Heavy-duty motor bases with reinforced construction for applications up to and over 200 HP. Incorporate special gussets and cross braces with heavier materials for motors in the 3000-7000 pound weight class.
• Heavy Duty Rails Heavy-duty rails for motors 250 HP up to 500 HP at 1800 RPM or severe applications.
• Structural Steel Rails Structural steel rails for motors greater than 500 HP. NEMA Frame Sizes 500, 580, and 680 Series.
• Adjustable Motor Rails – Style 1 Fabricated structural steel rails with push-pull adjustment. Individual foot pads provide under-rail clearance and accommodate span mounting on uneven surfaces. NEMA frame sizes 56-680.
• Adjustable Motor Rails – Style 2 Features Z-bar construction for inherent rigidity at moderate cost with push-pull adjustment. Recommended for motors 150-250 HP at 1800 RPM on non-severe applications.
• Stainless Steel Heavy Duty Bases Stainless steel motor bases with reinforced construction for superior strength. Handles motors up to 250 HP at 1800 RPM. NEMA frame sizes 143-449. Designed for corrosive environments such as food, pharmaceutical, and chemical processing.
• Stainless Steel Heavy Duty Rails Stainless steel heavy duty rails for larger motor frames and applications requiring durability. For motors 250-500 HP at 1800 RPM.
• Stainless Structural Steel Rails Stainless steel structural steel rails recommended for motors greater than 500 HP at 1800 RPM or severe applications. NEMA frame sizes 500, 580, and 680 series.
• Stainless Steel Double Adjusting Motor Bases Stainless steel adjustable motor bases for motors rated up to 150 HP at 1800 RPM. NEMA frame sizes 254-449.
• Stainless Steel Single Adjusting Motor Bases Stainless steel motor bases from NEMA sizes 56 up to 449T, available in styles A2 and B2.
• Conversion Bases Motor bases designed to adapt or convert mounting configurations for various motor and equipment setups.
• Pivoting Motor Bases Motor bases with pivoting capability for applications requiring motor adjustment flexibility.
• Gearbox Mounting Mounting solutions for gearboxes in power transmission applications.
• Custom Built Mounts Custom fabrication services for unique motor mounting challenges, from fractional horsepower to thousands of horsepower applications.
• Custom Retrofit Bases Custom retrofit motor base solutions for updating or replacing existing motor mounting configurations.
• Contract Manufacturing Services Full-service contract manufacturing for government and industrial customers including precision laser cutting, robot welding, CNC machining, powder coating, and assembly services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy reduction of 1.1% to 4.0% depending on application (certified by Advanced Energy)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Advanced EnergycoreTechnology or Integration · 11 December 2016Advanced Energy, a certified motors and drives testing laboratory accredited by ANSI National Accreditation Board and Standards Council of Canada, certified Overly Hautz Automatic Motor Base as energy saving device after comparative testing.
• Browning (Power Transmission Brand)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2014Overly Hautz jointly developed the Tenso-Set Quick Release patent for Browning, enabling quick belt changes in power transmission applications.
• European Power Transmission Distributors Association (EPTDA)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 November 2012Overly Hautz participates in EPTDA Annual Conventions to reach European distributors. Participation led to addition of distributors in Denmark, Germany, Portugal, and Spain. Association facilitates Manufacturer-Distributor Idea Exchange.
• VertivcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerVertiv, a global leader in digital infrastructure, integrated Overly Hautz Automatic Motor Base into its Liebert DS precision cooling system. The automatic base ensures consistent belt tension in belt-driven HVAC equipment for mission-critical data centers worldwide.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SKF: Global bearings and power transmission company that competes with Overly Hautz in motor mounting solutions while serving customers across a vastly broader industrial portfolio.
• Baldor Electric (ABB): Electric motor manufacturer that sells complementary motor mounting products to its installed base, addressing the same OEM and end-user buyers as Overly Hautz.
• Gates Industrial: Power transmission belts and drive system provider that competes for the same industrial customer's spec on belt-driven systems, including adjacent mounting and tensioning products.
• ContiTech (Continental): Industrial belts and power transmission solutions serving the same belt-driven equipment market; competes indirectly for specification on motor drives and adjacent mounting.

Others

• Motion Industries: Largest industrial distributor of power transmission products in North America; resells motor bases and competes channel-wise for the same maintenance and MRO wallet, making it both a potential customer and channel competitor.
• Applied Industrial Technologies: Industrial distributor with broad power transmission and fluid power offerings; resells competing motor bases alongside other PT products and influences end-user specification.

Direct peers

• Browning (Regal Rexnord): Browning sells power transmission components including motor bases and belt tensioning products; Overly Hautz jointly developed the Tenso-Set Quick Release patent with Browning, evidencing direct product overlap.
• Martin Sprocket & Gear: Martin offers motor bases and motor mounting products alongside a broad mechanical power transmission catalog, serving the same industrial customer base and competing in similar MRO/specification channels.
• T.B. Wood's (Regal Rexnord): T.B. Wood's manufactures motor bases, adjustable motor rails, and couplings for industrial drives, overlapping directly with Overly Hautz's catalog across NEMA frame size offerings.
• Dodge (RBC Bearings): Dodge manufactures adjustable motor bases and motor mounting hardware as part of its power transmission portfolio, making it the closest direct competitor to Overly Hautz in industrial motor mounting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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