Baldor Electric was founded in 1920 by Edwin Ballman and Emil Doerr. The name of the company was derived using part of each of their names. In 1967 the Company's headquarters were moved from St. Louis, Missouri to Fort Smith, Arkansas.  In 2011, Baldor was acquired by ABB Ltd of Switzerland, company continues to operate as Baldor Electric Company A Member of the ABB Group.

Baldor motors are designed to meet or exceed the energy efficiency requirements of the United States, Canada and Mexico for general purpose industrial motors, while delivering high starting torque, overload capability and superior reliability. Their extensive line of motors are available in a wide variety of enclosure construction from industrial steel band open designs where water and dust exposure is moderate, to totally enclosed cast iron designs where exposure to water, dust and corrosives exists. The Super-E® Motors provide NEMA Premium efficiency and are Inverter ready with wide variable torque speed ranges as standard. 

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