History

Founded in 1873 in Evansville WI with the idea to build a steam engine. It did not take long to realize this would not be profitable for the company and they decided to build a machine shop and foundry to do some repair work. In 1874 they began manufacturing windmills under the Monitor name. This was the start of what would become a long list of innovative products for the water industry. By 1926 they were selling their windmills worldwide. The company managed to develop new products and sustain the great depression. World War 2 brought new challenges and opportunities to the company as they were called upon to develop some new items that could be used by the department of defense. In 1953 Baker developed the pitless unit that was designed to product “Better Farming and Better Living.” Over the years the company continued to develop more products for the residential water industry and produce castings. In 1977 the Company purchased Haight Pump out of Milwaukee which moved to the Evansville Location in 1981. In 2008 Baker purchased Campbell Manufacturing which was a compliment to its Monitor Water Well Division and that is how the company stands today.

Associations

Water Systems Council
National Groundwater Association
American Foundry Society

Awards

Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year in 1996 & 1998

Markets served

Water Systems Division
Municipal/Industrial
Residential
Environmental
Haight Pumps
Hot Oil
Industrial OEM
Power Generation and Chemical Processing
Custom Castings
Agricultural
Heavy Equipment
Engines & Electric Motors
Industrial Equipment

Capabilities

R&D

Baker Manufacturing as an onsite engineering department which has a staff of 6
Test lab
Rapid prototype machine

Research

In-house – new product development team
Industry partnerships – NGWA, Water Systems Council, Milwaukee Water Council, National Rural Water Association, and various State Rural and Water Well Associations.
University partnerships – IUCRC/UW Milwaukee & University of Marquette