winding repair

Complex Motor Rewind – DC Mill Motor

Horner Louisville had the opportunity over the Holidays to service a customer who is a plastics extrusion company. The motor came in on an overtime basis, so it was given top priority. The customer sent in a 75Hp FUJI DC Motor that, after disassembly, inspection and testing required a full rewind and machine work that included coatings work on the armature. However, this wasn’t your every day run of the mill DC motor. The motor was a random wound compound design which is known to be a little tricky to wind. Louisville’s winder, Charlie Mings, looked at the winding and was [...]

Complex Motor Rewind – DC Mill Motor2022-01-28T15:33:09-05:00

Cement Plant Raw Mill Motors

A Cement Plant in Louisville decided to purchase a spare 4500 Hp motor for their Raw Mill to back up a motor that had been in operation for years. A Raw Mill is a piece of equipment used to grind up materials into a raw mix during the manufacture of cement. The raw mix is then fed to a kiln, which transforms it into clinker, which is then ground to make cement in the cement mill. The company did their due diligence and sought out quotes for a replacement motor. When all of the quotes came back, they were surprised at [...]

Cement Plant Raw Mill Motors2021-02-17T19:59:21-05:00
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