Yes, AC/DC is a band, but AC/DC also refers to motors. AC motors are found in power plants, chemical plants, municipalities, rubber, mining and cracker plants. DC motors are found in steel mill, rail, mining, plastic and shipboard applications. CMT can repair and refurbish AC and DC motors – anything from periodic bearing maintenance to […]
CMT repairs medium voltage motors
Medium voltage motors are manufactured for numerous industrial applications and can be found in power plants, steel mills, extrusion plants, press and forge plants, municipalities, chemical plants, rubber plants, oil and gas companies and in the military. CMT completely remanufactures all brands of medium voltage motors. CMT’s services include: in-depth evaluations with documentation, identifying core […]
Why is the AC motor burned out?
— Voltage imbalance.: A 3.5% imbalance will drive a 25% temperature increase — Low and high voltage — Single phase of a three-phase machine — Lightning, surges and switching spikes — Ungrounded power systems — Loose electrical connections — Inverter settings — Restricted ventilation — Using the wrong lubricant and the wrong amount — Overload […]
Top tips to prolong motor life
What are the top tips to ensure motor life? Confirm you have the correct motor for the application and location. Read, understand and save a picture of the nameplate. Install and properly align the motor. Establish a preventative maintenance program. Relubricate with the correct type and amount of grease. And, if your motor fails, contact […]
CMT can get your (AC and DC) motors running
Electric motor running hot? Temperature can create both mechanical and electrical drive failures. What causes temperature changes in a motor? Location, restricted ventilation, overload, imbalanced voltage, low voltage, duty cycle and inverter induced heat are some examples. CMT repairs AC and DC electric motors.
Municipalities: CMT can repair motors, pumps and blowers
City and county municipalities have many critical application motors, pumps and blowers. Examples of pumps in a city or county municipality include fresh water, sewer drainage, dam water level regulation, fire systems and wastewater. Examples of blowers in a city or county municipality include lobe design, screw design and turbo design for aeration. CMT can […]
CMT’s main division is our motor repair shop
CMT’s motor repair shop is located at 825 MLK Boulevard in Youngstown, Ohio. The buildings have 50,000-square-feet with cranes through 35 tons, in addition to 16,000-square-feet of engineering and technical labs. Providing customers with the latest advances in apparatus rebuilding and testing has been the highest priority of our motor repair shop. Since 1985, CMT […]
Rewinds give motors new life
Many times an electric motor can be given new life by rewinding. Simply put, this is the process of removing the failed copper coils, making new and re-installing them in the motor core. Part of this renewal process involves a varnish treatment of some type, normally referred to a dip and bake. The varnish helps […]