Providing Quality Products With Pride Since 1911
Fueled by the vision of an Illinois truck driver and the spirit and determination of a Russian immigrant a company was born... a company today with a long and successful history.

From its beginning as a specialty shop in Chicago, producing transmissions for Model-A Fords and miniature speed reducers for the display industry to the vision to combine small motors with speed reducers...thus creating the first sub-fractional gearmotor... Merkle-Korff Industries has grown to be a global company with several operating facilities.

A part of Jordan Industries, Inc. it serves a broad spectrum of industries worldwide with the financial, technological and human resources necessary to seek out new applications and new industries.

Merkle-Korff Industries is proud of its tradition and excited about its vision for the future. A recognized leader in the manufacture of AC and DC sub-fractional horsepower motors, gearmotors, and linear motion actuators, the company has made a commitment to growth and customer satisfaction through continued product quality, performance and value-added services.

Bernard Merkle and Abram Korff had a vision when they started their small specialty machine shop in 1911. They envisioned a company that would provide quality products on time and service its customers with dignity and integrity. Merkle-Korff Industries still embraces those values as its foundation but with a vision of product and service growth which will allow it to remain a global force in a highly competitive, cost sensitive environment.

Today the company's strategy is to aggressively pursue new applications and market development with a broader and more diverse range of products... a strategy formulated to meet the increasing needs and demands of its customers.