Should I rewind a failed electric motor?

We’ve been rewinding electric motors for almost half a century, and if there’s one question we hear more often than any other, it’s “Shoul...

What's wrong with my swimming pool pump?

A swimming pool pump does the vital job of keeping the water clean and safe, but what if yours begins to malfunction? Here are some of the...

The 7 reasons for electric motor failure

Unscheduled downtime is a frustrating and expensive experience, with every minute your application is down costing more and more in l...

What’s the most common reason for electric motor failure?

When an electric motor fails, it can save time if you know the most likely source of the problem. With this in mind, ABB has produced a gu...

The dangers of moisture to electric motors

Along with heat, dust and inadequate lubrication, moisture is one of the most common causes of electric motor failure. Here are a few reas...

Why do electric motors fail?

Here at Gibbons we’ve been providing electric motor rewinds for 46 years, so we’ve seen it all when it comes to motor failure. Here we’ll ...

5 reasons for PLC failure

Like all electronic equipment, a PLC (programmable logic controller) may occasionally fail. Here we look at five of the most commons reason...

Why is my electric motor vibrating?

When you’re running any kind of electro-mechanical machinery, unusual behaviour from the equipment tends to set alarm bells ringing. Electr...

Reduce downtime with ABB’s electric motor failure prevention guide

If you’re an electric motor user, then you can’t afford to miss Motors don’t just fail… do they?, ABB’s free failure prevention guide. This ...

5 reasons for variable-speed drive failure

Like all electronic equipment, from time to time a variable-speed drive (VSD) will fail. Here we look at five of the most commons reasons ...

The 5 most common reasons for electric motor failure

Here at Gibbons we’ve been offering electric motor rewinds for 45 years, so there isn’t much we haven’t seen when it comes to motor failur...

How to reduce electric motor losses

In the process of converting electrical energy into mechanical energy, electric motors experience losses. This means that when a motor is ...

5 causes of bearing failure in industrial equipment and how to avoid them

When a motor, pump or other piece of industrial equipment comes into our rewinds and repairs workshop, it’s not uncommon for our engineers...

Electric motor insulation classes explained

We list the four common insulation classes of electric motors with an explanation of how they're calculated. The electrical insul...

Heat: A major cause of electric motor failure

Electric motor rewinds have been at the heart of our business for 45 years, so there isn't much we don't know about the reasons for...