Marathon<sup>®</sup> Motors
The Marathon® brand was founded on a single washing machine motor with a simple brand promise: “produce the most efficient and long-lasting motors.” Today, the Marathon motor line of products provide high quality, ultra – efficient solutions for 100s of industries.
Globetrotter® Totally Enclosed Motors
Our complete line of Globetrotter® general purpose motors are built for tough applications. These motors are designed for industrial applications most commonly found in processing plants such as conveyors, pumps, gear reducers and air moving.
Blue Max® Inverter Duty Motor
Blue MAX® Inverter Duty motors are designed for inverter and vector applications where severe duty features are married to a 2000:1 speed range offering outstanding performance.
XRI® - Severe Duty® Motor
Our Precision Balanced 3 Phase Electric Motors XRI® Severe Duty Line is designed to be used on severe duty environments where long life and ultra-high efficiency are desired. Ranges from 1 HP - 500 HP, 2, 4 & 6 poles, 230/460 V (up to 30 HP only), 9 leads, 460 V, 575 V, 3 leads – for entire range. and Bearing Current protection ( BCP) and Max guard Insulation, as noted.
Featured Products

microMAX™ Inverter Duty Motor
Our microMAX™ Inverter Duty motor is ideal for conveyors, pumps, air moving and industrial machinery where high performance and a wide speed range is required.
Our SyMAX® PMAC radial flux motors are designed for pump, fan, compressor and industrial machinery applications where IE4 efficiencies are required.
Industries
The Marathon brand is applied in a multitude of applications and in an array of industries. You can find interesting solutions and innovations by clicking on the links below.
- Aggregate & Quarry
- Air Moving
- Automotive
- Beverage
- Cranes, Hoist & Winch
- Food
- HVAC - Commercial
- Marine
- Primary Metals
- Minerals & Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Packaging Machinery
- Power Generation - Fossil
- Material Handling
- Water & Wastewater
- Aerospace & Defense
- Agriculture
- Cement & Asphalt
- Commercial Laundry
- Compressors & Turbomachinery
- Grain Handling
- Power Generation - Solar & Wind
- Pulp, Paper & Forestry
- Pumping - Commercial & Industrial
- Refrigeration
- Test Rigs and Industrial Machinery
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Solutions
The Blue Chip XRI® process duty motors have led the motor industry for over 30 years in “Mission Critical” applications where NEMA Premium® IE3 efficiencies are required. The patented MAX GUARD® insulation system has stood the test of time as the choice of the design engineer when specifying variable speed motors. With unlimited lead length and protection against the potential destructive forces associated with the high switching frequencies of today’s PWM drives, you can be assured of reliable and dependable performance year after year.