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Quick turnaround on WEG 55kW compressor motor
A customer requested a 55kW WEG motor for a variable speed compressor application. It was wanted urgently but required modifying, with an...

Steve Ormondroyd
Oct 20, 20241 min read
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Refurbishing a 132kW fan motor for increased performance
This large fan motor was refurbished by Westin Drives engineers to improve its performance and reliability. The 132kW unit drives a fan...

Steve Ormondroyd
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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Westin Drives is named finalist in three categories of AEMT Awards
We are delighted that Westin Drives has been named a finalist in three categories of this year’s AEMT Awards: Supplier of the Year,...

Michael Limb
Oct 9, 20241 min read
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Customised Menzel motor provides a unique solution
Our engineers have extensive experience in fixing motors that arrive with complex problems. But occasionally, as with this old Brook...

Steve Ormondroyd
Sep 19, 20241 min read
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Urgent repair completed on compressor fan motor
We were pleased to complete an urgent repair on this 7.5kW, 6-pole compressor fan motor. The work involved rewinding the stator and...

Steve Ormondroyd
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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Happy outcome: A WEG motor coupled to Radicon gearbox
A WEG motor coupled to a Radicon gearbox solved a problem for a customer in the glass recycling industry. When failed industrial...

Steve Ormondroyd
Aug 21, 20241 min read
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Praise for KSB centrifugal pump repair
We have been praised for repairing this KSB centrifugal pump which arrived from a food processing factory in a poor state. The motor had...

Steve Ormondroyd
Jul 11, 20241 min read
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Efficient processes ensure fast lead time for client
Efficient processes at Westin Drives ensured the delivery today of a variety of WEG motors to one of our clients, a major player in the...

Richard Bruffell
Jul 10, 20241 min read
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Temperature sensor retrofit for compressor motor
Westin Drives was tasked with retrofitting a PT-100 temperature sensor to the windings of a 90kW variable speed motor from an Atlas Copco...

Steve Ormondroyd
Jul 5, 20241 min read
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Apprentice Callum's biggest rewinding project
Our motor rewinding apprentice Callum puts the finishing touches to his biggest project to date: a 75kW 4 pole WEG stator which he has...

Steve Ormondroyd
Jul 5, 20241 min read
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Discover our wide range of industrial electrical repairs
At Westin Drives, we pride ourselves on being your experts for industrial electrical equipment repairs. Our engineers bring a wealth of...

Steve Ormondroyd
Jun 21, 20242 min read
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Important gearbox announcement from Lenze
Manufacturer Lenze has released important information about the last order / discontinuation of GnG Gearboxes – AC Motor type -...

Fraser Lynch
May 14, 20241 min read
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Tony Ormondroyd retires after 50 years with our company
Tony Ormondroyd retired last week after 50 years with the Westin Group, a remarkable example of reliability and loyalty. He joined WS...

Robert Cockroft
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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WEG launches range of industrial alternators
Westin Drives has introduced two ranges of WEG industrial alternators to complement the industrial motors and controls we already stock...

Steve Ormondroyd
Mar 16, 20241 min read
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Siemens retrofit saves day for boiler cylinder manufacturer
By Adam Daffern A manufacturer of boiler cylinders needed a quick fix when an old Siemens S7-200 PLC broke down on a critical machine....

Adam Daffern
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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Pushing the boat out with an alternator stator repair
Although we are renowned for rewinding electric motors, our work often extends beyond that. For example, we recently rewound an...

Steve Ormondroyd
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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Let us spray - apprentices complete motor gearboxes
Two of our experienced apprentices, Oliver and Charlie, put the finishing touches to five Radicon motor gearboxes.

Robert Cockroft
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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Radicon gearbox saves the day for customer
A regular customer needed urgent help. A failed gearbox had caused a line to go down in the works. Our engineers specified a new unit...

Steve Ormondroyd
Feb 14, 20241 min read
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Problem of vibrating compressor motor solved
We recently repaired a 200kW WEG compressor motor which was removed due to increasing vibration

Steve Ormondroyd
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Quick turnaround for SAMOA AODD pump repair
A Serfilco air-operated double diaphragm pump (AODD) came in for urgent repair. However, the parts required were on a two to three week...

Steve Ormondroyd
Jan 25, 20241 min read
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