JBT Corporation

Current leadership (2)

• Brian A. Deck President & CEOreported, not verified
• Árni Sigurdsson Presidentreported, not verified

Safety record

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Incidents affecting JBT Corporation (1)

• JBT AeroTech employee killed by exploding jet bridge tire at John Wayne Airport2019-02-12 · Fatality

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Peer companies

• Boston Dynamics5 models
• Locus Robotics5 models
• Robotphoenix5 models
• Savoye5 models
• Amazon4 models
• Geek+3 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

aggregator_estimate

Lifecycle stage

mature

Counterparty risk class

low

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Partnerships (2)

• JBT Corporation x Marel hf with Marel hfinvestment
• JBT Corporation x Oshkosh Corporation (AeroTech sale) with Oshkosh Corporationotherconcluded

Acquisitions (1)

• acquired Marelfull acquisition2024-04-05

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

• Record createdJun 25, 2026

  Added to the verified registry

• Incident recordedFeb 12, 2019

  JBT AeroTech employee killed by exploding jet bridge tire at John Wayne Airport

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Sources (1)

1. https://www.jbtc.com/ ↗

Common questions

What is JBT Corporation?

JBT Corporation (now JBT Marel Corporation) is a global technology solutions provider to the food and beverage industry, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company designs, produces, and services food processing systems and automated guided vehicle (AGV) systems, tracing its roots to 1884 when inventor John Bean founded the Bean Spray Pump Company. JBT was spun off from FMC Technologies in 2008 and completed its acquisition of Marel hf in January 2025, rebranding as JBT Marel Corporation (NYSE: JBTM). The company employs approximately 5,100 people across 25+ countries.

What does JBT Corporation make?

JBT Corporation has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: JBT Automated Guided Vehicles (JBT Corporation builds physical robots).

Is JBT Corporation publicly traded?

JBT Corporation is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with JBT Corporation?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to JBT Corporation building in the same form factors include Boston Dynamics, Locus Robotics, Robotphoenix, Savoye.

Who is the CEO of JBT Corporation?

Brian A. Deck is the ceo of JBT Corporation, per the DEPLOY registry.