US Electric Motors

A history of impressive firsts has marked USEM's growth as an industry leader in motor, gear, and drive products. 1914 saw the company introduce an improved method of constructing sleeve bearing motors, by riveting the motor frame.  In 1922, U.S. Motors introduced the revolutionary Vertical Holloshaft? motor for the pumping industry. It was so successful in deep well pumping that the industry quickly standardized on its use.   In 1924, U.S. Electrical Motors introduced the principle of across the line push button starting for induction motors. In 1925, because of the great improvement in the manufacture of ball bearings, they were the first to make ball bearings standard on all motors.

In March of 1908, the United States Electrical Manufacturing Company began building electric motors in a 4,000 square foot facility in Los Angeles, California, with 17 employees. Today U.S. Electrical Motors is a part of Emerson Electric Company, an $ 11 billion global technology company  that operates over 270 facilities and employs more than 70,000  world wide.  For close to a century, U.S. Electrical Motors has been introducing innovative new products to serve the ever increasing demands of the global market.