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What’s New in NEMA MG 00001-2024 Besides the Title

  • June 2025
  • Number of views: 458
Article

The 2024 NEMA MG 00001 standard introduces key updates, including new Design BE and CE motors with defined locked-rotor current limits, Class N insulation for high-temperature use, and revised stall time requirements. It adds Super Premium efficiency levels aligned with IEC IE4, adopts IEC voltage/frequency variation guidelines, and expands duty ratings for variable load/speed motors.

Novedades en la NEMA MG 00001-2024 Además del Título

  • June 2025
  • Number of views: 180
Article

La norma NEMA MG 00001 2024 introduce actualizaciones clave, incluyendo nuevos motores de Diseño BE y CE con límites de corriente de rotor bloqueado definidos, aislamiento Clase N para uso a alta temperatura y requisitos revisados ​​de tiempo de pérdida. Añade niveles de eficiencia Super Premium alineados con IEC IE4, adopta las directrices IEC sobre variación de voltaje/frecuencia y amplía las capacidades de servicio para motores de carga/velocidad variable.

Managing in a Changing and Dynamic Environment

  • June 2025
  • Number of views: 172
Article

Managing through this polarizing political climate doesn’t mean that you must choose sides, but we do have to motor on. I have found three tips that help me in my business life.

Documenting Motor Upcycling: A Value Proposition for Sustainability-Conscious Customers

  • June 2025
  • Number of views: 273
Article

This article highlights how motor repair service centers can support sustainability goals by documenting carbon offsets from motor upcycling. Rewinding motors typically reuses or recycles over 90% of materials, significantly reducing Scope 3 emissions. By leveraging EPA and transportation emission data, centers can provide science-based reports to clients aiming to meet environmental targets. This approach positions service centers as valuable partners in the circular economy and appeals to sustainability-conscious customers.

Skilled Workers Remain Irreplaceable in a Robotics Era

  • June 2025
  • Number of views: 165
Article

While robotic systems are advancing rapidly, their ability to replicate the complex, highly dexterous tasks performed by skilled craftworkers like motor winders, manual machinists and mechanics, especially in bespoke electric motor repair, is still significantly limited. Expert human judgment, adaptability and fine motor skills are not easily replicated by robots today, particularly in nuanced troubleshooting, diagnostics and precise manual repairs.

Documentando el reciclaje de motores: Una propuesta de valor para clientes preocupados por la sostenibilidad

  • June 2025
  • Number of views: 57
Article

Este artículo destaca cómo los centros de servicio de reparación de motores pueden apoyar los objetivos de sostenibilidad mediante la documentación de las compensaciones de carbono del reciclaje de motores. El rebobinado de motores suele reutilizar o reciclar más del 90 % de los materiales, lo que reduce significativamente las emisiones de Alcance 3. Al aprovechar los datos de emisiones de la EPA y del transporte, los centros pueden proporcionar informes con base científica a los clientes que buscan cumplir los objetivos ambientales. Este enfoque posiciona a los centros de servicio como socios valiosos en la economía circular y atrae a clientes conscientes de la sostenibilidad.

Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs) and Prompt Engineering

  • April 2025
  • Number of views: 1128
Article

Large Language Models (LLMs), powered by artificial intelligence (AI), can process and generate human-like text, making them invaluable for a variety of applications, including technical support, documentation, and troubleshooting. Just remember, these tools can be prone to error and when unrealistic or poor prompts are used.

How K&N an Impel Company Uses EASA’s Online Learning Center to Encourage Continuing Education

  • April 2025
  • Number of views: 848
Article

Employee recruitment, retention and succession are all areas that are challenging and infinitely important to business and personal success. Increased employee engagement translates into enhanced quality outcomes and generally positive working conditions. So, how do we get there?

Management Tip: A Tailored Approach to Employee Rewards: Why to Consider Shifting Away from One-Size-Fits-All

  • April 2025
  • Number of views: 684
Article

Revamping your employee reward system to shift away from a standardized approach to a more personalized model that offers a variety of options can make a big difference in engagement.

Introducción a los Modelos de Lenguaje Grandes (LLM) e Ingeniería de Solicitudes

  • April 2025
  • Number of views: 537
Article

En el campo de la tecnología electromecánica, en evolución rápida, es crucial estar al día con las últimas herramientas y metodologías. Una de estas herramientas que ha cobrado gran relevancia es el Modelo de Lenguaje Grande (LLM). Estos modelos, impulsados por inteligencia artificial (IA), pueden procesar y generar texto con una calidad similar a la humana, lo que los hace invaluables para diversas aplicaciones, como soporte técnico, documentación y resolución de problemas.

AC Motor Verification & Redesign with Motor Stats

  • March 2025
  • Number of views: 1874
FREE for Members of EASA
Webinar recording

This webinar goes through some data verification and redesign examples using the Motor Stats view within EASA’s AC Motor Verification & Redesign software to learn what it tells us and what it doesn’t tell us about our data.

Endplay and End Float

  • February 2025
  • Number of views: 2940
FREE for Members of EASA
Webinar recording

Horizontal and vertical motors have uniquely different requirements for endplay, while sleeve bearing machines bring their own challenges. This presentation examines those differences.

IEC to NEMA Motor Ratings

  • February 2025
  • Number of views: 1782
Article

The information in this article provides comparisons of key characteristics of IEC and NEMA motors to aid in evaluating the potential simplicity or complexity of the IEC to NEMA design conversion.

Clasificaciones IEC a NEMA

  • February 2025
  • Number of views: 1186
Article

La información de este artículo proporciona comparaciones de las características clave de los motores IEC y NEMA para ayudar a evaluar la posible simplicidad o complejidad de la conversión de diseño IEC a NEMA.

Units, Values and Basic Math Conversions

  • January 2025
  • Number of views: 2222
FREE for Members of EASA
Webinar recording

This presentation explores the distinction between a controlled environment and a cleanroom, the requirements for both, and provides details to help you determine if you want to add a controlled environment or a cleanroom to your facility.

The History and Evolution of AR100

  • January 2025
  • Number of views: 1451
Article

Being proactive on behalf of the repair industry, EASA created the best practice repair standard for the industry. This article looks back on this history of this important document.

La Historia y Evolución de la AR100

  • January 2025
  • Number of views: 1053
Article

Durante los 90, las normas gubernamentales para la eficiencia de los motores eléctricos fabricados generaron preocupaciones de que pudieran surgir regulaciones o normas para la reparación de motores eléctricos. Como representante de la industria de reparación de motores eléctricos, EASA respondió buscando el reconocimiento de su Práctica Recomendada para la Reparación como Norma Nacional Americana. Ser proactivo en la obtención de dicho reconocimiento significaría que, en nombre de la industria de la reparación, EASA crearía la norma de las mejores prácticas de reparación para la industria.

Mejorarando la eficiencia en un centro de servicio de motores eléctricos: Un enfoque poco convencional

El Poder de los Datos: Usando un Contador de Pasos para Optimizar la Disposición

  • November 2024
  • Number of views: 1132
Article

¿Alguna vez ha pensado en utilizar un podómetro para sus empleados en un entorno de prueba? Esta idea puede proporcionar datos valiosos que le ayudarán a comprender cuánto movimiento deben realizar sus empleados diariamente debido a la disposición actual del centro de servicio. Al analizar estos datos, usted puede identificar ineficiencias en la disposición actual que pueden no ser inmediatamente obvias.

Enhancing Efficiency in an Electric Motor Workshop: An Unconventional Approach

The Power of Data: Using Step Counters to Optimize Layout

  • November 2024
  • Number of views: 1582
Article

Have you ever thought about using a step counter on your employees in a test setting? This idea can provide valuable data to help you understand how much movement your workers must perform daily due to the current workshop layout. By analyzing this data, you can identify inefficiencies in the layout that may not be immediately obvious.

Installing and Removing Pulleys

  • October 2024
  • Number of views: 2900
Article

This article looks at the installation and removal of quick detachable (QD) and taper lock pulleys.

Instalando y desmontando poleas

  • October 2024
  • Number of views: 1996
Article

En este artículo discutiremos dos tipos de poleas: poleas de desmontaje rápido (QD) y poleas con bloqueo cónico y se proporcionarán instrucciones para instalar y desmontar ambos tipos.

Miembros de EASA: Recicladores silenciosos

  • September 2024
  • Number of views: 1490
Article

Hay una industria que ha estado reciclando silenciosamente desde antes del comienzo del siglo pasado. Así es: Más de 100 años de reciclaje. ¿De qué industria se trata? Es nuestra industria: La reparación de máquinas eléctricas.

EASA Members: The Quiet Recyclers

  • September 2024
  • Number of views: 1325
Article

There is one industry that has been quietly recycling since before the start of the previous century. That’s right – over 100 years of recycling. What industry is that? It’s our industry – electrical equipment repair.

Miembros de EASA: Recicladores silenciosos

  • September 2024
  • Number of views: 886
Article

The Superpower of the EASA International Community

  • September 2024
  • Number of views: 1115
Article

The Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) stands as the ultimate team, empowering its members with extraordinary abilities. Through shared best practices, high standards and mutual support, EASA’s international community transforms its members into industry superheroes, ready to tackle any challenge.

Motor Stats Feature to be Released for AC Motor Verification & Redesign (and Motor Rewind Data)

  • August 2024
  • Number of views: 2536
Article

EASA will soon be releasing a new Motor Stats feature for both the AC Motor Verification & Redesign and Motor Rewind Data software to assist with determining if the data is reasonable for the machine’s nameplate ratings and core size.

Se lanzará la función de estadísticas Motor Stats para el programa AC Motor Verification & Redesign (y el Motor Rewind Data)

  • August 2024
  • Number of views: 1462
Article
EASA pronto lanzará una nueva función de Estadísticas de motor para el software AC Motor Verification & Redesign y Motor Rewind Data para ayudar a determinar si los datos son razonables para las clasificaciones de placa de identificación y el tamaño del núcleo de la máquina.

Rewind 2024

  • July 2024
  • Number of views: 4521
Convention presentation

Revisit EASA's 2024 Convention & Solutions Expo by buying access to recordings of the general sessions and education events streamed from EASA's website! These recordings provide just over 32 hours of training. Downloadable PDFs of slides and technical papers are included!

Considerations When Introducing and Utilizing Artificial Intelligence

Management Tip

  • July 2024
  • Number of views: 1188
Article

Artifital Intelligence (AI) can have legal and customer impacts that may be unexpected if not taken into consideration early in its usage with your business.

Powering Business Success: The EASA Accreditation Program’s Transformative Benefit

  • July 2024
  • Number of views: 1690
Article

As companies strive to optimize their operations and minimize costs, the significance of energy-efficient practices becomes increasingly apparent. Enter the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) Accreditation Program.