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Annual March Reliability Summit – March 19

Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)  Drive System Specifications & Commissioning 

This program is not to only address the Variable Frequency Drive, but the entire system that is involved.

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Cost: FREE – But must register in advance. Limited seats available.
Time: 9 AM – 3 PM CST (lunch provided). Come early or stay after for a plant tour!
Where: Decatur Industrial Electric / 1650 E. Garfield Ave. / Decatur, IL 62526

This VFD training seminar and workshop will cover:

  • Motor specification and commissioning.
  • Wiring and Installation review.
  • System grounding for the motor and drive train (Gearbox, fan, pump, etc.)
  • Harmonic consideration from an electrical stand point.
  • Resonance consideration for the motor-train structural design. Questions to ask to design around any of these resonances opportunities and production expectations.
  • Actual speed range and response time expectations; and will the drive, motor and train accept. Sleeve bearing, roller bearing and ball bearing applications and coupling opportunities.

RSVP Options:
– Tell your D.I.E. Account Manager to “Sign me up!”
– Call 217-428-6621 and ask for Kelli

Presented by Danfoss and Decatur Industrial Electric. 

How an Expert Eye Can Catch Small Problems before they Become Big Ones

Decatur Industrial Saves Customer $40,000

The ability to recognize small problems before they become large ones is crucial.
Decatur Industrial Reliability Specialists are prepared to do just that for our customers.

Whether you have new employees not yet trained (the case in this situation) or employees unfamiliar with the more technical aspects of the equipment, we are here to help.  Recently, on a preventative maintenance inspection route at a large paper mill, our Reliability Specialist found one of the motors to be running extremely hot.

Upon closer inspection, he found the external blower was not operating.  He engaged the appropriate staff member and together they fixed the problem to cool off the motor before the imminent failure occurred.

If this issue had not been identified the motor shortly would have overheated and ran to failure, causing expensive production downtime. This customer saved a rewind and other work costing upwards of $40,000 in repair.