What Is EASA?

If you are responsible for keeping a plant running, electro-mechanical equipment is never just background noise. Motors, generators, drives, pumps and rotating assets are what keep production moving and utilities flowing. When everything runs, nobody gives it much thought, but when something goes down, the pressure shows up fast. But behind a lot of that reliability is work most people never see. 

The Electrical Apparatus Service Association, Inc. (EASA) is an international trade organization that is dedicated to the work of strengthening the people and companies responsible for electro-mechanical repair. EASA members sell and service industrial electric motors and related rotating apparatus such as generators, pumps, fans, compressors, gearboxes and blowers. 

EASA makes the repair side of this industry more consistent and more dependable. The goal is not to create extra paperwork or theory, but to raise the baseline so repairs are done right more often. That matters because repair quality shows up later as uptime, efficiency and how long equipment actually lasts.

Also, through its many engineering and educational programs as well as input on key standards committees, EASA provides industry with a means of keeping up to date on materials, equipment, best practices and state-of-the-art technology.

Where are EASA member companies located?

With more than 1,700 member electromechanical sales and service firms in nearly 70 countries and 21 regional chapters across North and South America, Europe, Asia and beyond, EASA represents a large part of the electro-mechanical service and supply industry. Its members touch critical equipment every single day, often without end users realizing there is a common set of standards, training and technical support guiding the work.

Here is the interesting part. EASA membership is centered on organizations that repair and service electro-mechanical equipment, including many suppliers who support end users directly. Other industry players are involved through defined membership categories, but the heart of EASA is still the people who take equipment apart, fix it and put it back into service. Maintenance teams and end users may never think about EASA, but they feel the results of that work all the time.

EASA members may be found at https://my.easa.com/find/active. 

What is electric motor repair specification ANSI/EASA AR100?

One of EASA’s most well-known contributions is the ANSI/EASA AR100 specification, which is available as a free download on EASA’s website. Many maintenance leaders recognize what AR100 calls for, even if they do not always recognize the name. Its principles already show up in purchasing specs, internal standards and OEM-aligned requirements in a lot of plants.

AR100 lays out clear guidance for how rotating electrical equipment should be repaired and rebuilt. It covers things like disassembly, cleaning, winding practices, testing, documentation and final checks. The goal is simple. When equipment leaves the shop, it should be ready to go back to work, not come back with crossed fingers.

What is easy to miss is how often AR100 sits quietly behind other requirements and practices. Many industry standards and guidelines either reference AR100 directly or line up closely with it. In other words, a lot of teams already expect AR100-level work, even if it is not always spelled out.

When a shop follows AR100, shortcuts tend to disappear. When AR100 is written into the requirement, everyone knows what good looks like before the job even starts. Measurements get taken, work gets documented and problems get fixed instead of hidden, which cuts down on repeat failures and late-night explanations.

EASA staff and technical volunteers also are involved with groups like IEEE, NEMA, IEC and others that define widely used industry standards. This involvement brings real repair and maintenance experience into the process. For maintenance teams, this alignment means fewer conflicts and fewer gray areas. The same technical foundation shows up in multiple places, even if it is not always obvious.

How does EASA support maintenance and reliability professionals?

Electro-mechanical repairs are not always clean or simple. There are countless motor designs, one-off machines, old legacy equipment and custom applications still running in plants today. Even good shops run into jobs where the right answer is not obvious.

Engineering support for your supplier. That is where EASA’s engineering support earns its keep. EASA engineers bring decades of real-world experience across a wide range of equipment and applications. When a member shop hits a wall, they have someone they can call to talk through the problem. That guidance helps shops avoid guessing. Instead of hoping a repair works, they can make informed decisions about materials, methods, testing and setup. When the equipment goes back into service, it is far more likely to run the way it should.

Everyone gets stuck from time to time. Having experienced engineers on the other end of the phone is a valuable safety net that quietly improves repair quality and helps maintenance teams avoid problems they should not have to deal with twice.

Independent Verification Through Accreditation. Anyone can say they do quality work. EASA goes a step further by checking. EASA Accreditation means a shop has opened its doors to independent audits that look at training, procedures, equipment and quality systems. Accredited shops must prove they are doing what they say they do, and they have to keep proving it.

For maintenance teams, this adds confidence whether accreditation is talked about or not. Shops that go through the process usually run tighter operations, follow their procedures and deliver more consistent results. That shows up as fewer surprises and fewer callbacks.

Training and ERT Certificate Program. EASA invests heavily in training for technicians, engineers and managers, with a focus on fundamentals, safety, diagnostics, and best practices that actually work in the real world. A key part of that effort is the Electromechanical Repair Technician (ERT) Certificate Program, which helps build well-rounded technicians who understand not just how to do the work, but why specific practices matter.

For maintenance teams, the payoff is straightforward. Better-trained technicians make better decisions in the shop and in the field, problems get caught earlier, and repairs are done right the first time. Equipment comes back online with more confidence, fewer questions and less risk of repeat failures.

Knowledge on Demand: EASA’s Eddy AI Assistant. One of the newer tools EASA offers is its AI assistant, Eddy. Eddy is built on decades of EASA technical content, standards, training materials and engineering knowledge. It gives users a way to get solid answers without digging through stacks of manuals.

EASA made Eddy available beyond full members. Maintenance professionals and end users can use it with a limited number of prompts each day, which helps them ask better questions and understand options before making decisions.

For EASA members, full access goes even further. Shops can double-check repair approaches, research unfamiliar equipment, train newer employees and respond to customer questions with more confidence. For maintenance teams, that usually shows up as clearer answers and fewer guesses.

Stronger service providers mean stronger operations

EASA does not exist to serve end users directly. It exists to make service providers better at what they do, knowing that strength flows downstream to the maintenance teams who rely on repaired and serviced equipment every day. When the service side gets better, plant reliability usually follows.

When shops follow clear standards, invest in training, lean on engineering support and submit to independent audits, equipment lasts longer and performs more reliably. Planning gets easier, surprises get fewer and reliability improves over time. As electro-mechanical systems become more critical and margins get tighter, there is far less room for error than there used to be, and mistakes show up faster and cost more.

You may never attend an EASA meeting or read one of its manuals. You may never see the audits, training sessions or engineering discussions happening behind the scenes. Still, when equipment runs longer, fails less often, and comes back from repair ready to work, EASA has likely had a hand in it.