Multiple hobart companies?

[Flux Core joe]

Hey guys question I've noticed that their is a Hobart brothers then Hobart that i get at my local tractor supply and then i was searching through my local craigslist and found a Hobart commercial meat cheese slicer are all these companies the same company just different areas of marketing or are they all different company same name?

[hockeyguynick]

There was just a thread on this not too long ago. IIRC they are all somehow related, different divisions of the company. Originated in Troy, OH that much i do know as I have played hockey at Hobart arena, they have a nice little display area in the lobby of the history of their welders and kitchen equipment

[Wyoming]

Convoluted coprorate history would have to be Googled, but suffice to say there is/was, I believe, common ancestry. Miller purchased Hobart and was then absorbed by ITW, Illinois Tool Works, afterwards. I don't know without Googling the subject whether the food service branch went along in that acquisition.

[usmcpop]

Here are some of the ITW Hobart divisions:

Hobart Brothers Company
Hobart Brothers manufactures premium welding filler metals, including stick electrodes and solid and tubular (flux cored and metal cored) wires. All filler metals are sold through welding distributors and meet or exceed the specifications of the American Welding Society (AWS) and other regulatory classifications.

Hobart Brothers Company - Tubular Division
Hobart Brothers manufactures arc welding filler metals such stick electrodes, flux cored wires, metal cored wires and solid wires.

Hobart Food Equipment Group
Provide sales and marketing support to the commercial foodservice and food retail market for the Hobart and Traulsen brands

Hobart Ground Power
For over 60 years, Hobart Ground Power has remained a leading supplier of ground power equipment to the Commercial and Military (COTS) Aircraft Markets. Hobart Ground Power is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer and offers a complete line of 400 Hz AC and 28.5 VDC converters, available in both diesel engine driven and solid state models.

Hobart Service
Hobart is the world's leading manufacture of commercial food equipment including warewashing, food preparation, cooking, and weigh/wrap equipment. Hobart is the largest and only nationwide food equipment service provider. With nearly 200 service locations and 1,700 Factory Trained Technicians, Hobart offer installations, service repairs, service contracts, preventive maintenance, parts, accessories and water treatment solutions to support our customers.

Hobart Welding Products
Hobart Welding Products manufactures Hobart welding equipment for the light and non-industrial market segments with 250 amp and less welding equipment. The products are sold through the retail and industrial channels. Hobart provides a complete line of filler metal, auto-darkening welding helmets, oxy-fuel equipment and a broad offering of associated welding accessory products.

[Flux Core joe]

Here are some of the ITW Hobart divisions:

Hobart Brothers Company
Hobart Brothers manufactures premium welding filler metals, including stick electrodes and solid and tubular (flux cored and metal cored) wires. All filler metals are sold through welding distributors and meet or exceed the specifications of the American Welding Society (AWS) and other regulatory classifications.

Hobart Brothers Company - Tubular Division
Hobart Brothers manufactures arc welding filler metals such stick electrodes, flux cored wires, metal cored wires and solid wires.

Hobart Food Equipment Group
Provide sales and marketing support to the commercial foodservice and food retail market for the Hobart and Traulsen brands

Hobart Ground Power
For over 60 years, Hobart Ground Power has remained a leading supplier of ground power equipment to the Commercial and Military (COTS) Aircraft Markets. Hobart Ground Power is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer and offers a complete line of 400 Hz AC and 28.5 VDC converters, available in both diesel engine driven and solid state models.

Hobart Service
Hobart is the world's leading manufacture of commercial food equipment including warewashing, food preparation, cooking, and weigh/wrap equipment. Hobart is the largest and only nationwide food equipment service provider. With nearly 200 service locations and 1,700 Factory Trained Technicians, Hobart offer installations, service repairs, service contracts, preventive maintenance, parts, accessories and water treatment solutions to support our customers.

Hobart Welding Products
Hobart Welding Products manufactures Hobart welding equipment for the light and non-industrial market segments with 250 amp and less welding equipment. The products are sold through the retail and industrial channels. Hobart provides a complete line of filler metal, auto-darkening welding helmets, oxy-fuel equipment and a broad offering of associated welding accessory products.

Thank you for that i was kinda curious as to hobart and their divisions