Regal Beloit Buys Khosla-backed Ramu

Publicly traded Regal Beloit Corp. has acquired motor and control technology company Ramu Inc. Blacksburg, Va.-based Ramu was funded by venture capital investor Khosla Ventures. Terms of the acquisition were not released. Ramu is focused on switched reluctance motor technology – motor design suitable for applications requiring high operating speeds or high ambient temperature conditions, the company said in a written statement. Wisconsin-based Regal Beloit is a manufacturer of mechanical and electrical motion control and power generation products.

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