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Core Tester
Reed Computerized Core Tester

REED Computerized Core Tester

New Lexseco 2060 Core Testers bumps our automated core testing capacity to 2500 horsepower.

Core Testing saves you tens of thousands of dollars in undetected wasted electricity costs. It catches damage to internal motor parts that you would never see as well as proves that repairs were successful.

A motor in need of rewinding should be core tested both before and after rewinding preventing you from throwing away money on electricity wasted in a bad core. Computerized Core Testers with ample capacity make these tests both accurate and very fast. Without a large core tester, these tests are rarely done due to the labor hours and material costs to manually calculate & perform them. And smaller cheaper core testers can't do the job on large motors. Just having a small tester isn't enough - large core testers are expensive. It's important to know the size capacity of the core tester.

A motor with a bad core could easily cost you many times the purchase price of the motor in wasted electricity each year!

For more info on WHY core testing is important, CLICK HERE.
Laser Alignment System
Reed Laser Alignment System
Reed Laser Alignment

New Laser Alignment Systems have been added to our many other CSI based systems. These new tools allow us to align motors and driven equipment with only about 1/8 of a turn of the shafts (only need a 40 degree partial revolution). This saves tremendous time when trying to align large equipment, gearboxes, or equipment impossible to make a full revolution on. Faster alignment times allows Reed to be a low cost solution.

The software provides quality assurance reports showing such details as starting and ending alignments as well as system vibration levels.

Accurate alignment makes bearings, seals, couplings, motors, pumps, gears last much longer. It also reduces electricity costs. Call or email Reed Field Service to align critical equipment.
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QA Reports
15 kv Baker Surge/HiPot
Baker 15KV Surge/Hi-Potential Tester

Reed has added a D165 tester to it's arsenal of QA equipment. This unit can apply 15,000 volts & 800 amps for testing of larger motors. It's also useful for more accurate bar-to-bar testing Traction Motor type armatures.

Additionally, the software can be used to test and run electrical trending programs on customer's sites to prevent unplanned losses of large motors.

A Surge Test supplies high voltages to the phases of a 3 phase motor and then overlays the resulting sine-wave pictures of each phase on top of each other. Defects such as winding shorts can be spotted if the sine-wave overlays show separation between any of the phases.

A DC Hi-Potential test inputs high-voltages into the winding and then measures leakage to ground. Contaminated windings, wet windings, defects in ground-wall insulation can all be detected and corrected before these conditions cause an emergency situation.

These same tests are used to document Quality Control of incoming and outgoing motor repairs at the Reed Plants.

Routine periodic use of these tests in a customer's plant to prevent emergencies is a no-brainer. Dirty or wet windings can often be saved before they blow.
Click to request sample printout of a Surge Test & DC Hi-Pot reports.
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Details on new Reed Surge/Hi-Pot
"the Truth is Out There"

"Sneaky Quote Tricks" ...... a Comedic Movie

If your company decides who repairs their equipment by sending out a lot of bids and merely picks the cheapest price .... you may want to watch this video... it could be a real eye-opener.... the truth is out there! (click photo to right to watch movie)


Vibration Training
Click Pic for Vibration School
Basic Vibration Analysis Tips #1
Balance Problems
The first tutorial in our Vibration Analysis series is instruction on Basic Balancing of Machinery.
To read the tutorial Click on the Tutorial Chalk Board picture to the right.
We'd appreciate an email on how useful you found the article as well as any suggestions on future tutorials you would like.
Click here to email your thoughts.
motor efficiency

 It's Only Money...

Understanding motor efficiency is tricky. Clicking on the pic at left will take you to energy saving info nirvana. EASA developed a clear and concise primer on what you need to know on the topic.

click here to get to tech primer
click pic to save $ on alignment

When "it's good enough"... Isn't!

Alignment

Service Bulletin by US MOTORS Experts

We bet your plant has numerous instances of this problem costing you big $ waste as you read this - MISALIGNMENT !

Correct alignment is not easy... it takes some pretty sharp technicians with experience using dial indicators or expensive laser alignment equipment and the right tolerances to get the right alignment. Here are a couple quickie questions that your alignment people need to be able to answer:

  1. If they align with dial indicators; what is the importance of "sag" and how do you calculate it?
  2. If the motor and driven equipment change temperature under operating load, is this an important factor? should anything be done after initial alignment?
  3. Should the coupling manufacturer's tolerance specification be used to determine the proper alignment tolerance for the motor and driven equipment?

Take a little time to read this Service Bulletin from the Experts at US Motors on Alignment by clicking on the photo on the left.

Or call Reed's Field Service group to provide you with Laser Alignment service.

Or just follow the old "Ah... it's aligned good enough".... we'd surely appreciate the machine work and bearing job ;>} 
 

Services & New Equipment Sales

15 Ton Cranes - 8 Ft. VPI - Epoxy or Polyester - 72" Vertical Boring Mill -    20 Ft High Oven - 106" Swing Lathe - 26 Ft High Entrance - 15,000 Balancer - Schenck Hard Brg Precision Balancer - Large Fleet of Trucks for Immediate Pick-Up & Delivery Day or Night


AC/DC Motor Repair to 10,000Hp

Transformer Rebuilding

Generator Rebuilding to 13.8KV

Pumps-Submersible, Centrifugal

Pumps-Deep Well Canned -4160V

Gear Boxes

Lifting Magnets

Clutches

Vibration Analysis

Double-LASER Alignment

Dynamic Balancing to 15,000Lbs


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