stator rewind

Projects Happening In Our Shops: Indianapolis

Horner Helps Biofuel Plant Reopen: An ethanol plant that was recently closed decided to reopen. Their plant equipment sat idle for years since 2018. They are in the process of reconditioning all their equipment and Horner has been tasked with a cooling tower that has a total of six motor/pump combos where they need four of them working at all times. These motors are 600HP vertical pump motors. Other projects that Horner is helping the plant with is rebuilding some of the bases that the pumps sit on, 3 stage Gould pumps, and two large dryer fans.     Cement Finish [...]

Projects Happening In Our Shops: Indianapolis2024-02-28T11:16:36-05:00

Wind Tunnel TGF 5000 HP Motor

A customer contacted us to work on a TGF 5000 hp motor.  Trisonic Gasdynamics Facility.  What in the heck is a TGF.  A wind tunnel.  The AFB tests airplane models in a wind tunnel.  The wind tunnel air speed maximum is mach 3.5.  The 10 stage Allis Chalmers compressor requires 8500 hp.  A 3500 hp wound rotor motor couples to a Falk gearbox with the 5000 hp synchronous motor. This job started with the Springfield field service department. Jim Delawder inspected and tested the motor, determining that rewinding was needed. John Franzer and Mike Harper presented a quotation for repair to [...]

Wind Tunnel TGF 5000 HP Motor2020-03-05T19:51:14-05:00
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