EXHIBIT 21

BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY AND AFFILIATES

SUBSIDIARIES
OF THE REGISTRANT



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|NAME OF SUBSIDIARIES                              |  | LOCATION           
|Baldor Electric Company Aircraft                  |  | Arkansas           
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|Baldor of Nevada, Inc.                            |  | Nevada             
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|BEC Business Trust                                |  | Massachusetts      
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|Baldor of Texas, L.P.                             |  | Texas              
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|Baldor International, Inc.                        |  | U.S. Virgin Islands
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|Southwestern Die Casting Company, Inc.            |  | Arkansas           
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|Baldor UK Holdings, Inc.                          |  | Delaware           
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|Baldor UK Limited                                 |  | United Kingdom     
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|Baldor Holdings, Inc.                             |  | Delaware           
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|Baldor Electric Switzerland AG                    |  | Switzerland        
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|Baldor Electric Germany GmbH                      |  | Germany            
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|Baldor ASR U.K. Limited                           |  | United Kingdom     
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|Baldor Italia S.r.l.                              |  | Italy              
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|Australia Baldor Pty Ltd                          |  | Australia          
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|Baldor Electric (Asia) PTE, Ltd.                  |  | Singapore          
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|Northern Magnetics, Inc.                          |  | California         
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|Baldor Japan Corporation                          |  | Japan              
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|Baldor Investments, LLC                           |  | Delaware           
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|PowR Gard Generator Corp.                        |  | Wisconsin          
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|Energy Dynamics, Inc.                             |  | Wisconsin          
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|Baldor Power Finance, Inc.                        |  | Wisconsin          
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|Baldor Electric India Pvt Ltd                     |  | India              
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|Baldor Panama, S.A.                               |  | Panama             
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|Baldor Electric Canada, Inc.                      |  | Canada             
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|Baldor Electric Company de Mexico S.A. de C.V.    |  | Mexico             
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|Baldor Electric (Shanghai) Company LTD            |  | China              
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|REC Holding Inc.                                  |  | Delaware           
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|Reliance Electric Technologies LLC                |  | Delaware           
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|Baldor Electric Company de Chile Ltda             |  | Chile              
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|Baldor Canada Holdings, Inc.                      |  | Delaware           
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|Maska Power Transmission (Changzhou) Company Ltd. |  | China