A. O. Smith Corporation is a global leader applying innovative technology and energy-efficient solutions to products marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment, offering a comprehensive product line featuring the best-known brands in North America and China. A. O. Smith is also one of the largest manufacturers of electric motors in North America with an extensive line of fractional horsepower and hermetic motors for residential, commercial and industrial applications. In November 2009, the company entered the global water treatment industry with the creation of a new venture, A. O. Smith (Shanghai) Water Treatment Products Co. Ltd. With manufacturing operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and China, A. O. Smith has the global reach to serve customers worldwide. We have sales and distribution in more than 60 countries around the world.