Replacing or repairing motors to save energy
The cost savings your business could benefit from when replacing existing motors with high-efficiency alternatives.
When a motor fails, compare repair, rewind and replacement using whole-life cost (energy, downtime and reliability).
Rewinding does not automatically reduce efficiency. Good rewind and repair practices can maintain motor efficiency.
Replacement can still be the best option where the motor is old, unreliable, poorly sized, or where a higher-efficiency motor plus a drive would improve control and cut energy use.
Buying new and more efficient equipment is an excellent way to improve energy performance.
Higher-efficiency single-speed motors don't cost much more to buy than standard-efficiency models but they can use signifcantly less energy.
Multiple-speed motors are a little more expensive to buy than single-speed motors but they can improve energy efficiency. They have up to four fixed-speed settings, which means that you can save energy by not having to use a transmission system.