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1937 DC Stainless Steel Manufacturer Motor

A good customer who manufacturers stainless steel had a power outage recently. When power was restored, the motor failed due to condensation from the unheated building. This motor was built by the Army Corp of Engineers in 1937 and came out of a boat from WWII. Field Service came onsite to inspect the motor and found that the fields were grounded and the armature was not far behind. Luckily, this customer had a spare in their warehouse. They decided it was the quickest to take that spare motor out and send it to Horner to repair and get it running. Due [...]

1937 DC Stainless Steel Manufacturer Motor2023-03-03T11:26:56-05:00

Steel Rolling Tandem Mill Motor

A steel manufacturer sent in a steel rolling tandem mill motor after the armature equalizer insulation had failed to ground due to age and time of service. The bearings, bearing journals, and bearing housings were severely damaged. A team of different Horner Divisions came together to complete this project. Machining Services did an extensive amount of machine work on the shaft and bearing housing. They also turned and undercut the armature when the rewind was completed. Fan and Fabrication manufactured new bearing seal inserts. Horner Coatings sprayed and machined the shaft and bearing housings. They also did the welding of the [...]

Steel Rolling Tandem Mill Motor2022-05-16T11:59:45-04:00
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