News and Articles

Set beneath Concorde at Manchester Airport, this year’s AEMT Conference will bring together industry leaders, fresh ideas and practical insight for a day focused on collaboration, innovation and growth.

NORD’s latest surface treatment is aimed at hygiene-critical sectors where aluminium drive solutions need to combine wash-down durability with food-safe performance and corrosion resistance.

By combining their respective technologies, WEG and SpinDrive are aiming to support the next wave of industrial motor development with a focus on efficiency, footprint and operational resilience.

Technidrive’s new scrappage scheme is designed to help industrial users replace inefficient motors with higher-efficiency alternatives while reducing upgrade costs and supporting energy savings.

ABB’s latest integration is designed to help energy, operations and sustainability teams interrogate performance data more easily, supporting faster and more informed decision-making.

Sulzer joint venture brings OEM-grade rotating equipment services to Libya.

Acorn Industrial Services acquires LER Ltd to strengthen UK electro-mechanical service capability.

Rotary Engineering secures four international orders for custom coil presses.

Recognising the very best in electro-mechanical engineering and business achievement

The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) has appointed Carey Guerin-Oliver to support members in implementing and progressing through its Codes of Practice, reinforcing the Association’s commitment to raising standards across the repair of rotating electrical equipment.

Thomas Marks, Director General at The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades, outlines the changing drivers behind repair versus replace decisions and explains how the Association is evolving to meet them.

As a year marked by severe supply chain pressures draws to a close, and with few signs of relief as 2026 approaches, Thomas Marks, General Manager of the Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades, argues that the electromechanical repair sector is more vital than ever.

Mark Brady, Director at HAYLEY 247 DEXIS, looks at the role that the repair and refurbishment of electromechanical equipment can play in optimising its total cost of ownership.

Today, leveraging third-party knowledge and experience is invaluable to businesses looking to keep pumping and rotating equipment in optimal condition. Dom Swanick, Winding Technician at Arfon Engineering, discusses why more young professionals should consider a career in the winding industry, and what is being done to bridge the growing skills gap.

October 2025 marked the 50th anniversary of the Low Voltage Variable Speed Drive, which was used in a commercial application for the first time at a sawmill in Finland in 1975. It was developed in the 1970s by Strömberg, a predecessor to today’s global motor and drives industry specialist, ABB.

Cassiano Antunes Cezario, R&D Manager at WEG’s Industrial Motor Division, introduces the W80 AXgen axial flux motor.

WHEN A LONG-STANDING UK CABLE tie manufacturer began facing repeated drive failures earlier this year, the impact on production was immediate. Each failure meant downtime, disruption and costly OEM service exchanges.

WEG HAS SUPPLIED A BRAZILIAN egg producer with 30 motors from the W30 Smart EC line, as part of a project focused on energy efficiency and improving thermal comfort in its poultry houses. The replacement of old, low-efficiency equipment was carried out with motors featuring integrated drives. After a few months of operation, on-site measurements confirmed the effectiveness of the adopted solution: 48.6% energy savings.

WHEN A CRITICAL PUMP BASE plate at one of Hayley 247 DEXIS’s clients’ facilities began showing significant wear, the risk of continued operation became clear.

Innomotics has been awarded its first order for a water-cooled retrofit project from offshore accommodation specialist Floatel International. The upgrade will extend the operational lifetime of one of Floatel International’s semi-submersible accommodation rigs by modernising its existing thruster drive control systems.