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The hallmark of the DODGE ® and Reliance T brands has always been their products and the pride and precision with which they are made. One hundred twenty-five years after the first Wood Split Pulley was built, the technology produced under these brand names would be unfathomable to the brands' founders, but the quality still apparent in each product is something the gentlemen would immediately recognize. Early Inventions
The first Reliance product, the world's first adjustable-speed direct current motor, was shipped in 1905 and was the company's mainstay for almost 10 years until Reliance developed the next generation of DC motors. It was this later product that would become a cornerstone of Cleveland 's booming steel mills in the early part of the 20 th century. Products that Move Industry Forward Through the years and through each technological progression, the DODGE and Reliance brands have remained in the forefront of industrial automation - not only meeting the demands of a changing industry, but often blazing the trail ahead. Many of their products, such as DODGE Type E ® mounted bearings, Torque-Arm T speed reducers, Para Flex ® couplings, and Taper Lock ® bushings and Reliance Duty Master ® motors and V*S drives, represent industry standards by which other products are measured.
In countless industries from food and pharmaceuticals to cement and coal, DODGE and Reliance products have changed because the needs and applications of our customers have changed. With a deep understanding of customer needs as well as the capabilities inherent in our products and our own manufacturing processes, the engineers representing these brands continue to raise the bar in industrial automation, increasing the productivity and profitability of our customers and setting new challenges for the engineers of tomorrow. |
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When Dodge invented the Wood Split Pulley in 1882, his interchangeable bushing system allowed for production of a stock of standard pulley sizes and a stock of bushing sizes that together would adapt to different shaft sizes as needed. The made-to-order pulley business would never be the same. 