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| 1922 | Introduction of the revolutionary Vertical Holloshaft Motor for the pumping industry |
| 1925 | First to standardize on ball bearings in a standard motor line |
| 1931 | Introduction of the first enclosed unit combining a constant speed motor with a variable speed transmission |
| 1938 | Developed Lubriflush Lubrication Method. Injecting new grease completely purges the old grease form the bearing and housing |
| 1952 | Introduction of the Holloshaft Right Angle Gear Drive for deep well pumping |
| 1953 | Ballomatic- The worlds best non-reverse ratchet for deep well pumping |
| 1969 | Development of a custom wheel drive for center pivot irrigation systems |
| 1970 | Introduction of the first extruded aluminum frame motor |
| 1976 | First Spherically seated, self-aligning split sleeve bearing for large motors |
| 1986 | Introduced the first truly "off-the-shelf" modular motor/gear component system, with the patented locking taper shaft connection |
| 1992 | Plant Engineering Magazines "Product of the Year" for the Premium Efficient Automotive Duty Motor |
| 1994 | Plant Engineering Magazines "Product of the Year" for the Premium Efficient 841 Plus Motor. The first standard production line of motors built to the IEEE 841 standard |
| 1996 | Developed with Phelps Dodge the "Quantum Shield" spike resistant magnet wire to protect motors from the voltage spikes caused by variable speed drives and other fast switching technologies |
| 1997 | MotorSTATUS Product of the year Gold Winner (Plant Engineering) |
| 1998 | Status Onboard. Offered the CSI STATUS motor diagnostic unit as a standard option on all large motors. |
| 1998 | Introduced Motor Boss, an on-line inventory status order entry and order tracking system for our valued customers. |
| 1999 | Plant Engineering Magazines product of the year finalist awarded to the USEM COBRATM Worm Gear Speed Reduceer |
| 1999 | Plant Services MRO Marketplaces Silver Award in the "Best Website Program" |
| 2000 | Mod-Max Vertical Holloshaft Production units in 5 days. |
| 2000 | Introduced line of motors with STATUS Technology diagnostic and preventive maintenance sensors and algorithms imbedded into the motor. |
| 2000 | Introduced ALLGUARD® Motor Quality System on all low voltage NEMA frame motors, a system combining the industry's best motor winding protection with the latest advancements in motor bearing lubrication. |
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