Historical Events

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 Magazine’s "Product of the Year" for the Premium Efficient Automotive Duty Motor
1994 Plant Engineering Magazine’s "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 Magazine’s product of the year finalist awarded to the USEM COBRATM Worm Gear Speed Reduceer
1999 Plant Services MRO Marketplace’s 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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