By 1894 the company began to develop international markets, exporting chains to Europe and opening a sales office in England.

Messinger of Chain Belt Company served as President of the American Foundry Society for a one-year term.

In 1941 it won the combined Army and Navy Award for Excellence in War Production.

[6][7] By 1959 its business was involved in four distinct categories: Construction Machinery, Heavy Bulk Material Handling Systems, Mechanical Power Transmission, Sanitation and Industrial Waste Treatment Equipment.

[11][12] President-elect Donald Trump criticized Rexnord for firing 300-plus American employees, via Twitter on December 2, 2016.