News from Westin Drives

Our engineers were called in to inspect when a large flash was seen from the commutator/brush gear of a 1000 HP DC motor.

When they arrived at the Huddersfield site of the industrial manufacturer, they noticed signs of arcing and damage to the commutator and advised that the eight-tonne motor needed to be serviced.

The largest by power and weight that we have handled, it was delivered to our service centre where it was carefully dismantled. Our engineers ensured everything was correctly marked up as several smaller motors were mounted to the main motor, such as forced vents and grease circulating motors, which we also serviced.

We thoroughly cleaned years of carbon and grime from within the motor which we suspected was probably a large part of the problem. The commutator was skimmed and undercut and new carbon brushes were fitted. All the windings within the motor were meticulously tested and all bearing surfaces measured to check they were within tolerance. 
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Finally our engineers reassembled the motor with its new bearings and ancillaries and delivered it back to the manufacturer. The picture shows the field after cleaning and testing.

​Westin Drives has added a new speciality to its range of services: precision engineering.

As part of a substantial investment, our team is now equipped to support the subcontract CNC machining requirements of your company. And our experienced engineers are on call 24 hours a day to deal with any problems you may have.

A combination of precision engineering skill, state-of-the-art machinery and a flexible workforce means we can fulfil your requirements from concept to delivery.
We aim to become a leading sub-contractor of precision engineering for basic, bespoke and batch items for the UK engineering industry through:
    •    Competitive pricing
    •    Continuous improvement
    •    Focussing on customer satisfaction.    

We are developing our machining capability to become a one-stop shop for the manufacturing and repair of a wide range of components. Our goal is to offer a total engineered solution from design to product development.
By utilising machines from conventional to dimensional CNC devices we can produce parts large and small as one-offs or in batches with a quick turnaround.