- Sanitation-ready design that supports food safety compliance
- Operational efficiency through easier installation and faster changeovers
- Lower long-term costs with durable, low-maintenance construction
Unplanned stops in poultry processing are costly - sanitation cycles are intense, changeovers are frequent, and labor is tight. Equipment must clean up quickly and run reliably, shift after shift. The new ABB Baldor-Reliance® Food Safe Feather Picker motor was designed and built to meet these demands.
The new Feather Picker motor brings an industry-proven hygienic design to one of the harshest stations on the poultry production line, delivering the reliability and performance plants depend on - and helping minimize downtime so production stays on schedule.
The ABB Baldor-Reliance Food Safe Feather Picker motor provides the same level of hygiene and proven performance as all ABB Food Safe motors but is focused on feather picker applications with a more compact frame size - Design D - to deliver the extra torque required to handle heavy, uneven loads. It ensures dependable performance under the most demanding conditions— now with new mounting and conduit variants for faster installs and safer wiring for the most challenging applications in poultry processing plants.
ABB Baldor-Reliance Food Safe Feather Picker motors 
Footed, pre-wired standard configuration 
Footed, 360-degree conduit box standard configuration 
Footed, pre-wired C-face configuration 
Footed, 360-degree conduit box C-face configuration
Since the original Feather Picker motor launch, ABB has expanded a proven design to make it easier to standardize across sites and wiring practices. The latest release adds mounting and voltage/connection flexibility without changing what made Food Safe successful in the first place; now available in c-face foot mount and standard foot mount designs along with optional conduit box (230v/460v) or integral power cord (460v only).
“Poultry processors asked for safer, more flexible, hygienic options and ABB heard them loud and clear. ABB’s new Feather Picker expansion delivers improved flexibility with multiple mounting and connecting options for faster installation, easier maintenance and dependable performance, all critical for plant success,” said Brandon Canclini, Global Product Manager, ABB NEMA Motors Division. “Our new hygienic 360-degree rotatable conduit-box offering was developed for plants with safety concerns about making cord connections above the conveyor line and moves terminations to a protected location, all while offering dual voltage compatibility.”
The new product line extension comprises purpose-built 3Hp motors in a NEMA 145 frame, designed to fit tight spaces. This new motor solution is engineered to simplify installation, enhance reliability and improve workplace safety – all while seamlessly integrating with existing 230 or 460V systems. The Feather Picker motor is available with a 360-degree rotatable conduit box for easier connections or an optional wired version with an integral factory-installed, water-tight power cable for washdown environments. Mounting options include standard footed and C-face footed designs.
Proven food-safe construction drives uptime
Built with corrosion-resistant 304 stainless-steel housing, encapsulated windings, and high-performance static O-rings, the sealing joints provides IP69-level protection to stand up to daily high-pressure, high-temperature cleaning and caustic sanitizers. Sealed-for-life bearings, potted color-coded leads, laser-marked nameplates and smooth surfaces support quick sanitation and inspection—contributing to reliability and long service life in a demanding, washdown-intensive station.
Performance in a compact footprint
Current model: 3Hp, 1800 RPM, NEMA 145 (145T/145TC) with NEMA Design D characteristics for high locked-rotor torque and slip-tolerant starts, typical of feather-picker loads. Inverter-ready (per NEMA MG1 Part 31.4.4.2).
Warranty
Two-year warranty
Learn more about ABB’s washdown and Food Safe motor solutions here.
Download the ABB Baldor-Reliance Food Safe Feather Picker motors product note here.
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