Baldor announces aquisition of Maska Power Transmission

Baldor has acquired Poulies Maska, of Sainte-Claire, Quebec, Canada. Maska is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of sheaves, bushings, couplings and related mechanical power transmission components. Maska has 180 employees primarily located in Canada and a new facility in China. Maska’s 2007 sales were approximately $33 million.