Articles

Are you taking the right steps to keep your motors humming?
Proper lubrication, testing, cooling, and contamination mitigation extend uptime.
Post Date: 03/18/2013
Author: Mike Bacidore, Editor in Chief

Is your storeroom stocked with the right spare parts?
Motor spares in inventory can experience a generation gap.
Post Date: 03/08/2013
Author: Mike Bacidore, Editor in Chief

Proposed NEMA standards updates could save your bearings
Bearing protection is needed if inverter-duty motors are to live up to their name.
Post Date: 01/25/2013
Author: Adam Willwerth, Electro Static Technology

Energy efficiency by the numbers
Legislative and rare-earth-metal pressures add up to long-term savings for motor users.
Post Date: 11/26/2012
Author: J. Stanton McGroarty, CMfgE, CMRP, senior technical editor

Common sense management of EISA motor changes
Stanton McGroarty says use Plant Services' market intelligence report to help create a solid motor strategy.
Post Date: 11/21/2012
Author: J. Stanton McGroarty, CMfgE, CMRP, senior technical editor

Predictive motor maintenance
Motor testing is critical to PdM, system uptime and revenue generation.
Post Date: 05/02/2012
Author: Timothy M. Thomas, SKF Condition Monitoring Center

Proactive maintenance reduces the risk of safety incidents
Condition monitoring can be used to enable predictive maintenance strategies.
Post Date: 11/30/2011
Author: Brian Anulies, GE Energy Industrial Solutions

Tools for motors and drives
Sheila Kennedy says high-tech selection, control, rewinds and energy monitoring are now available.
Post Date: 11/29/2011
Author: Sheila Kennedy, contributing editor

Drive away harmonics
VFDs can limit excessive heat release.
Post Date: 09/26/2011
Author: Wolfgang Hilmer, Siemens Industry

Electric motors: Repair or replace?
Assess impact on production, reliability, suitability and cost.
Post Date: 08/11/2011
Author: Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP, Dreisilker Electric Motors

Product Roundup: Motors and drives
Don't take motors and drives for granted.
Post Date: 06/22/2011
Author:

Maintain your motors to improve efficiency and uptime
Learn how to use motor maintenance to cut costs, prevent failures and get the most from your motors.
Post Date: 05/20/2011
Author:

Utilize motor and drive training, education and support
Sheila Kennedy, contributing editor, says motor training enhances maintenance efforts.
Post Date: 04/06/2011
Author: Sheila Kennedy, contributing editor

Direct drive simplifies installation and operation
The height of efficiency: Municipal trash incinerator saves on installation and ownership costs.
Post Date: 02/03/2011
Author:

Maintenance managers should plan for effects of new EISA motor standards
Are you braced for EISA impact? New legislation will affect how maintenance teams manage motor repair and replacement.
Post Date: 01/24/2011
Author:

The role of electrical signature analysis in predictive maintenance
From preventive to precision: ESA can detect electrical and mechanical motor faults.
Post Date: 01/11/2011
Author: William Kruger, All-Test Pro

Grounding rings on plant motors mitigate potentially damaging shaft voltages
In this installment of What Works, grounding rings enhance reliability in a dusty environment.
Post Date: 12/08/2010
Author:

Don't allow motor repair practices to degrade motor efficiency
Motor repair, energy and the environment: Be sure your repair shop can meet the minimum requirements of IEEE 1068-2009.
Post Date: 12/01/2010
Author: Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP, Dreisilker Electric Motors

Control harmonic distortion to reduce energy consumption and extend asset life
Mitigate electrical harmonics: It improves system reliability, uptime and energy efficiency.
Post Date: 10/15/2010
Author: Timothy Skell, Eaton Corp.

Mission: Reliability
Design for effective execution.
Post Date: 08/18/2010
Author: Derek Norfield, electrical engineer, ABB