Arkansas General Industries, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Bald Knob, Arkansas.

Arkansas General Industries is the leading supplier of evaporator fan motors for both domestic and export refrigeration markets.

In addition to the refrigeration industry, the company supplies AC motors to business equipment applications, pumps, compressors and gear motors. Its DC motors are used in various automotive applications, business equipment, agriculture, industrial actuators, pumps, compressors, blowers, RV industry and gear motors.

Arkansas General Industries is ISO 9001:2000 certified.

Company Profile

• Founded in 1903 in Elyria, Ohio
• Located in Bald Knob, Arkansas since 1958
• Designs, Manufactures and Distributes AC and DC Sub-Fractional HP Electric Motors and Value Added assemblies.
• Major Customers include Whirlpool, John Deere, Briggs and Stratton, GM, Sanyo, Sub-Zero etc.
• Customer base is located in North America, South America, Mexico, Middle East, and Canada
• Applications include Appliance, Automotive, Agricultural, and Light Industrial Uses
• 100+ Employees
• Annual Volume 4,000,000+ Motors
• ISO 9001:2000 Certified
• 104,000 Square Foot Facility in Bald Knob, Arkansas

Management Team

• Jim Elsner - President
• Roger Hollis - VP-Business Development
• Jon Toomer - Quality Manager
• Doug Cook - Plant Manager
• Paul Feller - Engineering Manager
• Cindy Gowen - Chief Accountant / Human Resources
• Michael Smith - Materials Manager

Markets

• Refrigerators
• Headlamp Actuators
• Pumps / Compressors
• Agricultural Equipment
• Fans
• Blowers
• Chargers
• Gear motors
• Linear Actuators - medical,industrial

Capabilities

• Engineering, Environmental, and Quality Labs
• Global Sourced / Locally Supplied Products
• In-House Design, Prototyping and Sampling
• Computer Aided Design
• Value Added Assembly
• World Class Quality Products