29 April 2022
Quartzelec To Supply American Chemical Plant
Following and extended tendering process, Quartzelec’s Rugby Rotating Machine Services business has been awarded a contract to manufacture and supply a spare main loop compressor motor for a chemical plant in the USA.
The new machine is from the
company’s UNIPAK ‘heritage’ range of
cage induction motors, rated at 7,000HP,
on frame size CC710U2000 and will
run on the local industrial 13.2kV, 60Hz
supply.
The motor is required to be air-cooled via
a NEMA WP-II enclosure with side-mounted
filtration units fitted to reduce the ingress of
any small particles into the motor’s internal
air circuit.
The design engineers based in Rugby,
UK, have extensive experience in enhancing,
updating and modifying original machine
specifications and, for this particular
machine, were able to update and adapt
the air-filter design allowing the filters to
be easily removed and replaced whilst the
motor is in operation – which will result in
significantly reduced downtime and lower
ongoing maintenance costs for the client.
The compressor motor build is in
progress, with the delivery of the new motor
scheduled later this year
Quartzelec Ltd , Castle Mound Way, Central Park, Rugby, CV23 0WB
+44 (0)17885 12512
More News from the AEMT
Renew Mag
02 February 2023
Around the world, businesses, innovators, policymakers,
and cities are recognising that our take, make, waste linear
economy – in which finite resources are extracted to make
products that are used, generally not to their full potential,
and then thrown away – is no longer
working for people or the planet.
Renew Mag
02 February 2023
Given the speed at which our government changes policies these
days, I'm hesitating to make any comments in this quarter's
update for fear of it being outdated by the time it is is published.
We are at the beginning of a new year, and there will be many
new opportunities to watch out for. It's also a good opportunity to
take stock of the last 12 months and reflect on what was another
remarkable year for our industry.
AEMT News
19 January 2023
Against a backdrop of increasing energy costs, significant savings can be made by upgrading old motors to more efficient modern alternatives. However, simply swapping a motor for a modern equivalent is not always practical or even possible. With this in mind, Thomas Marks, General Manager and Secretary at the Association for Electrical and Mechanical Trades, looks at how a motor's efficiency can be improved as part of a repair or refurbishment and highlights some things you should consider.