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Founded in 1923, Barr-Thorp Electric Company is a third generation, family-owned business that has grown through the consistent delivery of outstanding service, quality products and expert support. Our industry edge is supplying products that require engineering assistance for proper selection and installation. However, as a full-line distributor, we offer a full breadth of products including items that are commonly considered commodities.
Our diverse customer base consists of OEMs, system integrators and industrial users. Barr-Thorp works hard to ensure your operation is running with optimum performance and sustainability. We offer expertise in applying the best technology to improve production flow. Whether you are an OEM in need of new ideas or a plant engineer trying to fix an ongoing problem, we have nearly a century of excellence behind us, Barr-Thorp will figure it out.
Barr-Thorp boasts six locations located in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Colorado. We believe that outsourcing can be avoided through the implementation of the right technology. Give us a call and we’ll help you improve quality, lower costs and become more profitable.
What do small-batch brewing operations, package flow in an Amazon warehouse, and roller coasters all have in common? As different as all of these things are, when looking behind the curtain at what controls the mechanics, it’s all the same; the sturdy and reliable Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). A Programmable...
Did you know that instead of purchasing your own ModCenter, you can use Barr-Thorp to modify your electrical enclosures in advance of your job? Barr-Thorp has had the Hoffman Steinhauer ModCenter in our Kansas City location for over five years. We perform all of the necessary drilling, milling, tapping, circular...
Specific power transmission projects can require maximum torque in minimal space. If this sounds like a problem you’re trying to solve, using a custom gear motor may be the best solution. Custom gear motors are ideal solutions for equipment and applications that require unique torque or replicating obsolete components. Designed...
