Archives for July 2021

Shantel Rogers Awarded Claud Thompson Scholarship

Shantel Rogers, a former student at Eisenhower High School and Richland Community College, has received a $1,000 scholarship to help cover educational related expenses for the upcoming school year. She will be studying business at Millikin University.

“Winning this scholarship means confirmation, for me.” Rogers went on to add, “Life has a way of switching our paths in unexpected ways. In these transitional periods we can doubt the work we’re putting in and feel it’s in vain. Winning this scholarship has shown me that no matter what may be in front of me, if I stay true to myself and keep pushing forward, things will work for my good.”

Her long term career goals have changed since the onset of COVID 19. Initially her goal was to climb the corporate ladder in a good company. However, COVID and the changes it brought to the workspace sparked her entrepreneurial spirit. Her goal after college is to build her own company that great people want to climb the corporate ladder at.

The Claud Thompson Decatur Industrial Electric Scholarship
This scholarship assists students seeking a career in business through the Tabor School of Business (PACE included) at Millikin University or students pursuing engineering technology degrees at Richland Community College. Additional criteria online includes financial need and students who are self-driven and leadership-oriented with a record of community service. High school seniors and college students may apply for the scholarship on the Community Foundation of Macon County website at www.endowdecatur.org.

To find out more about our founder, click here.

Redesign a Motor to Increase HP VS Purchasing New

$80,000 saving PLUS no emergency production downtime!

A food packaging plant was experiencing ongoing motor failures due to starting amperage kicking out the main compressor motor. Each time the kickout happened, production on the line would be damaged and lost. Not only was the motor kicking out, but significant motor damage was occurring causing frequent rebuilds and rewinds.

It was determined that the amperage being produced by the starter was going beyond the service factor of the 450HP motor and the compressor OEM believed a 500HP motor was needed.

Instead of selling the packaging plant three new motors, the experts at D.I.E determined that the original motors could easily be rewound by our technicians to convert the 450 HP motor to 500 HP and provide the increased horsepower needed to safely operate the applications. It would also mean the customer would not have to perform expensive equipment modifications.

The redesigned motors, with the D.I.EndurLast Global Vacuum Pressure Impregnation system, are operating very well and D.I.E. saved the customer $80,000+ downtime!

Click on images to enlarge.

No Current Imbalance Doesn’t Mean No Problem

Just because the three phase current data being returned by the installed relay is balanced, doesn’t clear the power circuit of possible anomalies. Remember from previous tips that the opposition to AC current is influenced by impedance, which is the combination of reactance and resistance. Not just resistance. A high resistance connection may be a small part of the overall impedance, but can still create a significant amount of localized heating. This localized heating can lead to big problems if not corrected. Waiting until the problem is severe enough that the resistance element dominates the total impedance and changes the AC current may be too late and risk a single-phase fault. Using the MCE® technology for precision resistance measurements will give an early indication of power circuit anomalies so they can be repaired before causing a high current imbalance.

Source PdMA