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title: What is Shaft Grounding? | AEGIS® Blog | AEGIS Shaft Grounding Rings (2)
description: AEGIS Shaft Grounding Rings | News and articles about AEGIS® Shaft Grounding Rings and other elements of electric motor reliability. (2)
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## [Baldor is now ABB - and their Shaft Grounding Motors with AEGIS Rings Installed are still what you need for VFDs](https://blog.est-aegis.com/baldor-now-abb-shaft-grounding-motors-aegis-rings-installed-still-need-vfds?hsLang=en-us)

[Baldor Electric Company](https://www.baldor.com/), a member of the ABB group for more than seven years, will be known as ABB,...

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