We delivered a successful retrofit for a customer in the textile industry, replacing an obsolete Bockwoldt parallel shaft-mounted geared brake-motor with a #Lenze g500-S220. Using our retrofit expertise, we ensured a seamless upgrade with minimal disruption and improved efficiency. If you’re facing challenges with outdated or discontinued equipment, we’re here to help. Get in touch to discuss your retrofit requirements at sales@westindrives.com #WestinDrives #Lenze #LenzeIns

We said a fond farewell on Friday to our administration manager, Michael Limb, who heads into a well-earned retirement. Tall Order: Mika brings the party pizzas An honest, practical guy, with an engineering degree from Leeds University, he began his career as a trainee with a company making drive systems for industrial electric motors.

 He arrived at Westin Drives with 35 years’ experience of field service and aftercare across a variety of sectors, and his working life en

It’s great to receive positive feedback from customers, in this case the Operations Director of a company that manufactures lighting systems.

 We were contacted by the firm with a report of a failed motor. It powered a powder coating machine vital to the company’s production.

 An engineer went out the same day to assess and a replacement WEG Premium Efficiency 18.5kW motor was deemed the best solution for speed and increased energy efficiency benefits. We returned to sit

Our technical engineers have been working on an innovative project to integrate a JCB engine into a machine for grinding concrete floors to a level finish. A West Yorkshire firm with a global reach commissioned us to design and install a system to control the grinding heads in all aspects of their movement. The system also enables the user to control aspects of the JCB diesel engine. Westin Drives offers on and-off site technical services for machinery in any industry, from r

These three identical water industry motors, rated at 250kW and 400 amps, are in our workshop for a comprehensive overhaul. As part of that process, they will be dismantled by our experienced engineers and the components measured against critical tolerances. There will be a thorough electrical test, and wearing parts, such as bearings and seals, will be replaced. We welcome all enquiries about the servicing and maintenance of industrial electric motors, large or small. So ple

These sections of a power station pump were rusted and pitted when they arrived for repair at our Huddersfield Service Centre. After shot-blasting, the insides were given a white primer followed by two applications of blue ceramic coating to protect against future corrosion. The exterior was then carefully finished in green paint, ready for collection today by the customer. Our engineers are experienced in applying protective coatings to a variety of components, so please ge

As specialists in industrial fan repairs, we deal with fans, air handling units and blowers of all types and sizes. During the overhaul of this model, a new shaft and bearing were fitted and the impeller was sandblasted and protected with an anti-corrosion coating. Before dispatch, the fan was balanced on one of our two machines which allow us to accurately balance fan impellers, couplings and pulleys. Westin Drives offers maintenance and servicing for all types of industrial

The milling machine before the retrofit Our technical service engineers were asked to retrofit a spindle inverter on an #Okuma horizontal CNC milling machine at a large engineering company. The machine dates from the 1980s and we received the enquiry as a spindle motor repair – but with no fault found, the machine's inverter was diagnosed to be the issue. The inverter had undergone several repair attempts prior to our involvement, so a retrofit was decided. After reverse eng

Callum, an apprentice engineer at Westin Drives. What are the needs of apprentices in your business? The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades would like to know It is formulating a programme that will train people how to fix machines, instead of writing reports about a job, with few to no practical elements. The AEMT needs our help to gather data and take it to the next step. We all have our thoughts on the quality of training, and there's a chance to help here wi

This failed gear from a manufacturer in the sugar industry was sent to us to be prepared for investigation by an independent laboratory. Our engineers carefully cut out a section that included chipped teeth to allow the material properties and quality of the case-hardening to be analysed. Westin Drives provides a comprehensive gearbox service in conjunction with our sister company, Westin Engineering . We are able to diagnose, repair and refurbish all types of gearboxes found

A large pharmaceutical manufacturer asked us to repair the geared motor on this mobile pump. Besides finding the best fix, our engineers also view the repair process as a chance to improve the performance of a unit. In this case, the efficiency of the pump was increased to premium level IE3 by fitting a replacement motor from WEG and a Radicon gearbox. The original inverter was found a new position on top of the motor by water jet cutting and fitting a spacer, designed by our

Two of our technical services engineers travel to the Netherlands this week to carry out work on Europe's largest tyre recycling project. A UK recycler secured €150 million in funding to build the pyrolysis plant in Delfzijl where 20 million spent tyres a year will be treated. Our engineers will be on site to install control panels, pumps and process instrumentation for the water treatment plant. Our technical director will join them next month to commission the installation.

Alongside repairing and rewinding electric motors, maintenance and servicing form key parts of our work at Westin Drives. Take these Lenze geared motors and motorised rollers, which have come from the logistics industry. Oil leaks can become a problem with the gearboxes, so our engineers have devised a new sealing arrangement with SKF to enhance their working life. As these units feedback speed to the drive system, a combination of electrical, mechanical and electronic skil

T Level student Lewis starts to take a motor apart under the experienced eye of Tom Jackson Lewis Cunningham takes apart an industrial electrical motor under supervision in the Westin Drives service centre. He has joined us for ten weeks as part of his T Level course at Kirklees College, Huddersfield. The two-year technical qualification blends classroom learning with industry placement and Lewis,18, is the first such student we have taken on. His course in engineering, manuf

We said goodbye last week to our workshop manager, Steve Ormondroyd, who has moved on to develop his career. Remarkably, he and his father Tony, now retired, served Westin Drives for a total of 68 years. Steve began his 19-year-stint as an apprentice under the exacting eye of Tony, who was then the workshop manager. It was a pleasure to see Steve follow in his dad's footsteps and, in due course, receive promotion to that senior position. Steve, the young apprentice. As well a

A sophisticated new conditioning monitoring service has been launched by Westin Drives. It's an exciting development in preventative maintenance in which permanent vibration sensors are installed to allow constant monitoring of customers' essential assets. Once installed, data from the sensors can be analysed by our technicians, and the client, to help forestall issues that could cause expensive downtime. The first systems were fitted last week for a local textile manufactur

An engineer who began as a workshop apprentice at Westin Drives has been made a director. Adam Daffern, 28, will become Technical Director of that company and of Quality Servomotor Repairs. The promotion follows his achievements in developing technical services in Westin Drives and the integration and relocation of QSR. While working in the technical department at Westin Drives, Adam studied for a degree in engineering management and was awarded first-class honours from Hudde

Westin Drives is one of the first companies in the country to have achieved compliance with the AEMT's new codes of practice. The new codes aim to set a benchmark standard for the industry, with an obligation to maintain the highest quality of business integrity, technical ability and service. Westin Drives has been in existence for more than 100 years, working to the highest standards in electrical and mechanical engineering. The speed in reaching compliance is further evide

Rising star nomination: Oliver Wilson Westin Drives is delighted to have been nominated in four categories in the finals of the 2025 Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades annual awards. The categories are: Project of the Year: Diesel to Hydro-Electric Motor Conversion Service Centre of the Year : Quality Servomotor Repairs Contribution to Skills and Training Rising Star Award : Oliver Wilson The AEMT says: 'The judging panel, which included independent experts, pres

The induction motor after an urgent repair in our Huddersfield Service Centre A faulty motor arrived from a customer in the food industry. A quick turnaround was essential as it came from a mixer on a food line. The 30kW geared AC induction motor was given the customary full inspection, which indicated that a rewind and gearbox service were required. Our workshop team is used to tight timetables and the motor was repaired and returned to the customer on time to ensure there w