Renew Mag - The AEMT Journal

Prashanth SN, Global Product Manager for IEC Low Voltage Motors at ABB, explains that the days of treating a motor specification as a routine procurement exercise are over. The right choice today carries long-term consequences for operating costs, sustainability credentials, and site safety.

Belzona has demonstrated the strength restoration capabilities of its SuperWrap II composite repair system by driving a five-ton monster truck over a repaired carbon steel pipe.

Thomas Marks, Director General at the Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades, explains why it is essential that the option to repair electromechanical equipment is considered when there is a failure, and why it is vital that manufacturers are no longer able to remove repair as an option before the choice can be made.

The AEMT is refining its Codes of Practice programme using feedback from the first companies to complete compliance and verification, with Score Europe among the latest to achieve Verified status.

WEG has launched the W20 Marine, a motor line developed for non-essential naval applications in enclosed spaces such as fans and air conditioning, pumping systems and hydraulic power units.

WEG provided emergency support to a company in the sugar and ethanol sector, performing specialised maintenance on the stator of a 43,750kVA generator critical to the plant’s power generation system.

Gibbons Engineering Group attended the Ardleigh River Intake site on behalf of Anglian Water to disconnect and remove a faulty motor and variable speed drive assembly from a large pump installation.

Five new companies have recognised the benefit of AEMT membership in recent weeks, four as full members and one as an associate member.

Acorn Industrial Services shares five key signs that your maintenance strategy is reactive and causing knock-on issues within the business, and offers suggestions to help you operate in a more predictive, condition-led way.

Fletcher Moorland has marked 80 years in business with a gala dinner in Stoke-on-Trent, celebrating the people, partnerships and engineering expertise that have underpinned the company's success since 1946.

Hayley 247 Dexis received a David Brown H2-315 parallel shaft reduction gearbox with significant internal damage and carried out a full rebuild to restore its operational reliability.

Mathis Menzel, Managing Director of Menzel Elektromotoren, has been elected Chairman of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association, becoming the first German ever to hold the position.

The updated IEC 60034-30-1:2025 standard has introduced IE5 as a defined motor efficiency classification, giving manufacturers, engineers and end-users a clearer benchmark for specifying high-efficiency motors, as WEG explains.

Megger has introduced the ICMneo, a portable partial discharge measurement system designed to simplify the testing and condition assessment of medium- and high-voltage electrical assets.

Rubix has completed its acquisition of ERIKS UK & Ireland, bringing together two multi-specialist industrial distributors and extending the Rubix offer in flow technology.

Menzel Elektromotoren has replaced a slip ring motor that failed through overload on a shredder designed for mixed scrap metal, adding measures to withstand the exceptionally strong vibrations involved.

Bob Clark, Sales Director at Rubix UK Ireland and Iceland, explains why he believes strategic supply chain partnerships play a significant role in strengthening today’s manufacturing businesses.

Dynamic balancing specialist CEMB Hofmann UK explains how imbalance on rotating machinery has far-reaching business implications, and why addressing it should be viewed as a business improvement opportunity rather than simply a maintenance expense.

Engineers, maintenance managers and operators responsible for keeping critical rotating equipment running are being urged to take a day away from the day job this September, as the AEMT Conference returns with its broadest programme yet of practical engineering insight, technical expertise, and networking opportunities.

Wayne Rose, Chief Executive of the British Pump Manufacturers Association, outlines the importance of taking a systems-wide approach to improving efficiency in pumping systems and supporting a transition to a low-carbon economy.

With the growth in availability of online condition monitoring solutions, the question of whether online or offline is best, and when each is more appropriate, is increasingly asked. The answer is not that black and white, as Jim Fowlie from Sensor Works explains.

GIL Automation explains why Motor Control Centres are at higher risk of arc flash in harsh, high-power environments in oil and gas operations and outlines the design and operational measures that can dramatically reduce exposure while protecting uptime.

As electromechanical repair specialist Fletcher Moorland celebrates its 80th year in business, Chris Callander spoke with Managing Director, Matt Fletcher, to find out more about the company’s journey, how the work of electromechanical repair businesses has evolved over that time, and the amazing way the team is celebrating the milestone.

Drawing on expert interviews conducted as part of the UK Government’s Post-Implementation Review of the Ecodesign Regulations for Electric Motors and Variable Speed Drives, Thomas Marks, Director General at the Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades, outlines why an automatic motor upgrade might be missing the point, and explains what your alternative options are.

Associate member of the Association of Electrical & Mechanical Trades, and expert in R&D tax credits and reliefs, randd uk, outlines recent changes to the Government’s R&D Tax Credits scheme and explains how companies from a wide range of engineering disciplines can benefit from the incentive.

Schneider Electric’s latest launch aims to give manufacturers better motor visibility, faster fault response and stronger control over efficiency on busy production lines.

See how a switch in shaft grounding technology helped solve persistent bearing failures on a hard-working mining cutter motor.

Find out how a tightly controlled balancing process helped solve a highly magnetised rotor problem for a student rocketry propulsion system.

A time-critical gearbox overhaul restored reliability, avoided costly shaft replacement and got this essential drive component back into service fast.

See how a targeted VSD upgrade helped modernise pump control, improve reliability and return this water site to efficient automatic operation.

Discover how a modern motion drive solution is helping keep a 19th-century steam engine running for visitors, without steam, emissions or permanent changes.

Set beneath Concorde at Manchester Airport, this year’s AEMT Conference will bring together industry leaders, fresh ideas and practical insight for a day focused on collaboration, innovation and growth.

NORD’s latest surface treatment is aimed at hygiene-critical sectors where aluminium drive solutions need to combine wash-down durability with food-safe performance and corrosion resistance.

By combining their respective technologies, WEG and SpinDrive are aiming to support the next wave of industrial motor development with a focus on efficiency, footprint and operational resilience.

Technidrive’s new scrappage scheme is designed to help industrial users replace inefficient motors with higher-efficiency alternatives while reducing upgrade costs and supporting energy savings.