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Rewind Tips for Two-speed, Two-Winding Hoist Motors

  • August 2025
  • Number of views: 388
Article

Concentric to lap winding conversions are common practice in many EASA service centers. For most stators, this change is feasible and can be made with little difficulty. In some cases, however, it can be quite challenging and result in undesired outcomes due to reduction in copper or insulation.

Consejos para Rebobinar Motores de Grúas de Dos Velocidades con Dos Devanados

  • August 2025
  • Number of views: 178
Article

Las conversiones de devanados concéntricos a imbricados son una práctica común en muchos centros de servicio de EASA y en la mayoría de los estatores, este cambio es factible y se puede realizar sin dificultad. Sin embargo, en algunos casos, puede resultar muy complicado y generar resultados no deseados debido a la reducción del cobre o la pared de aislamiento.

Explain What You Do and Why That Matters to Your Customer

  • August 2025
  • Number of views: 158
Article

Effective industrial marketing isn’t about listing services—it’s about solving problems. This brief article explores how shifting your message from offerings to outcomes can better connect with customers and position your company as a true partner in reliability.

Beyond Reactive: Wireless Vibration Monitoring for EASA Members

The Evolving Landscape of Electrical Apparatus Maintenance

  • August 2025
  • Number of views: 249
Article

Wireless vibration monitoring enables proactive maintenance by providing real-time diagnostics, reducing downtime, and improving asset reliability. With evolving technology and lower costs, service providers can enhance offerings, strengthen customer relationships, and gain a competitive edge through predictive insights and smarter asset management strategies.

Más alla de lo Reactivo: Vibración Inalámbrica para Miembros de EASA

Panorama Evolutivo del Mantenimiento de Equipos Eléctricos

  • August 2025
  • Number of views: 142
Article

La monitorización inalámbrica de vibraciones permite un mantenimiento proactivo al proporcionar diagnósticos en tiempo real, reducir el tiempo de inactividad y mejorar la fiabilidad de los activos. Gracias a la evolución de la tecnología y la reducción de costes, los proveedores de servicios pueden optimizar su oferta, fortalecer las relaciones con los clientes y obtener una ventaja competitiva mediante información predictiva y estrategias de gestión de activos más inteligentes.

Rewind 2025

  • July 2025
  • Number of views: 113
Convention presentation

Revisit EASA's 2025 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!

Industry Insights: The Future of the EASA Service Industry

  • July 2025
  • Number of views: 186
Convention presentation

The 2025 industry research project takes a look at the health of the EASA service center and what the future may hold in store.

Seeing the Invisible: Partial Discharge Imaging for Large Motors and Generators

  • July 2025
  • Number of views: 1082
Article

For service professionals working with large electric motors and generators, machines with voltage ratings 5 kV and higher can be vulnerable to invisible threats of partial discharge (PD). Corona and PD activity have long been a challenge to detect before failure occurs. Traditionally, detecting these issues required indirect methods like radio interference voltage (RIV) testing, ultrasonic detection or offline insulation tests. But recent advances in partial discharge imaging—sometimes called corona cameras—are giving engineers and technicians a powerful new tool: the ability to see electrical discharge activity directly and in real time. 

Selling the Idea of Business Sustainability to Your Team

  • July 2025
  • Number of views: 555
Article

As a small business owner employing skilled trade workers who are aging out of the workforce, sustainability is not just about the natural or political environment outside of our walls; it is increasingly becoming challenging in terms of sustaining the capabilities that our customers have come to expect from us.

Take the Time to Establish Core Values and Specific Company Goals

  • July 2025
  • Number of views: 535
Article

As our company has grown, we have had to learn to trust others to get things done in a way that is consistent with how you would want them done. Here is how we chose to attack the trust issue and some of the lessons learned along the way.

Viendo lo Invisible: Imágenes de Descargas Parciales en Motores y Generadores Grandes

  • July 2025
  • Number of views: 275
Article

Para los profesionales que trabajan con grandes motores y generadores eléctricos, las máquinas con tensiones nominales de 5 kV o superiores pueden ser vulnerables a amenazas invisibles de descargas parciales (DP). Detectar la actividad corona y las DP antes de que se produzca un fallo ha sido un desafío durante mucho tiempo. Tradicionalmente, detectar estos problemas requería métodos indirectos como pruebas de voltaje de radio interferencia (RIV), detección ultrasónica o pruebas de aislamiento a máquina parada. Sin embargo, los recientes avances en imágenes de descargas parciales, a veces llamadas cámaras corona, brindan a ingenieros y técnicos una nueva y poderosa herramienta: la capacidad de ver la actividad de descargas eléctricas directamente y en tiempo real.

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

  • June 2025
  • Number of views: 1463
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: 837
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: 687
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: 957
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: 795
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: 369
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: 1868
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: 1323
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: 1051
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: 988
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: 2519
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: 3676
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: 2611
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: 1754
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: 2787
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: 2123
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: 1469
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: 1367
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: 1915
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.