Custom AC Induction Motors
WEG has announced a program for ordering custom designed AC induction motors for a wide range of horsepower, voltage and speed ratings. Customization can include special shafts, special sealing or ventilation, special insulation requirements, and other factors, allowing an industrial user to exactly replace a motor used in an existing machine or facility.
"Until now, customers with an old nonstandard size motor were faced with a challenge–either modify a piece of machinery to accept a new standard size motor or continue to rewind the existing motor even as its performance continued to decline," explained Gerardo Elias, Marketing Manager. "Our new Custom motor program will enable these users to exactly replace or even upgrade an existing motor within the physical limits of their machinery or process."
Elias noted that WEG had a long tradition for building custom motors. "For example, our motor experts designed and installed the world’s largest induction motor at the Collahuasi mine in northern Chile to drive long conveyor belts removing copper ore and overburden. This motor weighed 15,000 kg and delivered 2,788 HP with an efficiency of 97.5%. And while not every custom motor will be this large, we are committed to meeting our customers needs going forward." www.wegelectric.com