James L. Moore, a former employee of Kerr Turbine Co., organized the Moore Steam Turbine Corp. in 1916. After Moore died in 1924, Maynard Church, an ex-employee of Kerr Turbine and Terry Steam Turbine Co., ran the business. In 1937 it was bought by Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp., which created Turbodyne Corp. in 1970 for its turbine manufacturing. Today, the business is part of Dresser-Rand Group, owned by Siemens AG.