Decatur Industrial wishes to thank all our veterans. We especially want to recognize our own team members – who represent the Army, Marines, Navy, and National Guard. THANK YOU!
This year, leadership cooked steaks for the team to show our appreciation.
Decatur Industrial Electric is pleased to announce Jason Wilkins has joined the company as a Reliability Specialist. Wilkins is an accomplished account manager who has proven experience in industrial B2B sales in the electro-mechanical service sector.
In his new role, Wilkins will be working with current and prospective customers in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio.
“Jason is an outstanding addition to our team and brings a wealth of knowledge from his previous positions in sales and account management,” said Rich Brunner, Director of Strategic Accounts. “Having him on board allows us to grow our customer base and expand our footprint in new markets.”
When a motor is pulled from storage and installed, it is frustrating to the customer when there is an immediate problem. In this case, the customer had a leaking vertical motor starting from the install date. It had been rebuilt by another motor repair shop prior and the customer did not understand what was causing the problem.
D.I.E was engaged and performed a disassembly and evaluation to try and find the root cause. We found the oil sight glass used on the upper bearing was not marked correctly. In addition, the motor had a lubrication specification ID tag that was not correct to the motor or reservoir sizes, lending itself to operator error.
After researching the OEM motor specifications, we added the correct oil capacity information next to a new, correctly sized, sight glass. We also removed the lubrication ID tag that was no longer correct. The savings from avoiding this occurrence again is close to $15,000 per incident.
Interested in more information on this subject?
Read our previously published TECH TIP: Oil Level of Vertical Machines.
When: Tuesday, September 27
Time: 9 AM to 2 PM CST
Where: Decatur Industrial Electric, 1650 E. Garfield Ave. Decatur, IL
Cost: No Charge!
Lunch will be provided. Plant tours during lunch break!
Jeff Meyer, Director of Industrial Solutions, takes the participants through various items, such as:
Limited spots available.
Let us Help You get the Right Motor for the Right Application
A Decatur Industrial customer needed a suitable 800 HP motor replacement to go inside a large coal fired power plant. The current motor had quite a bit of age and special features, which made it an involved process when looking to buy a new replacement.
This motor is used in a coal conveyor system, transporting coal from the barge on the river to the plant for electrical energy production. In addition to being out in the weather, this motor requires coal dust protection for fire and explosion safety reasons.
We engaged with our partnered motor manufacturer to address the dust and safety concerns, ensuring the customer is abiding with all operational safety codes. Furthermore, we were able to consider size differences and crane/hoist considerations with the customer.
By ensuring that our product offering is correct for the customer environment and application we were able to help them avoid purchasing an incorrectly specified custom above NEMA motor. The savings based on the motor cost alone is over $100,000.