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Team Leader Update

Team Leader Update

Here’s our MD Julian Webb congratulating Barrie Harper who has recently been promoted to Workshop Team Leader. Barrie has been with Webb-Elec for 17 years and in that time has

IOSH Managing Safely Course Webb-Elec

IOSH Managing Safely Course

Big congratulations to our Assistant Operations Co-ordinator Jobey Godfrey for completing his IOSH Managing Safely Course. Having taken on his current role in 2022, Jobey has become increasingly proficient in

Servo Motor Engineer

Servo Motor Engineer

Here’s our MD Julian Webb giving a warm welcome to our newest Webb-Elec team member, Jozef our new Servo Motor Engineer. Jozef has a large amount of experience in the

Motor & Fan Repairs

We’ve been pretty busy lately with a lot of large motor & fan repairs in our engineering workshop. In the picture you can see a large 132kw industrial centrifugal fan

ABB DC Motor Overhaul

One of our standard repair processes is the overhaul of industrial DC motors. These are the main workhorse for steel and metal producing companies where they often drive a drawbench

200kw Refinery Fan Repair

We recently carried out a 200kw Siemens refinery fan repair for one of our metal processing customers. This unit came into us with a reported vibration problem and the requirement

Brick Factory Solution

We recently selected a brick factory solution for a problem they had been experiencing with one of their gearmotors. In the photograph you will see a new SEW Eurodrive brake

Hospital Air Handling Unit Repair

Our site team was recently called out to inspect an air handling unit that had failed at one of our hospital clients. This unit was tucked away from the main

New Engineering Team Member

More good news from us at Webb-Elec as MD Julian Webb welcomes our new engineering team member, Gareth. Gareth has many years of engineering experience having completed a traditional apprenticeship in

New Engineering Apprentice

Here’s our MD Julian Webb welcoming our new engineering apprentice Luke into the Webb-Elec team. Luke’s first week has seen him dismantle & rebuild a pump & several motors, learn about

World Scouts from the West Midlands!

World Scouts from the West Midlands – Harry’s World Scout Jamboree 2023 Fundraiser. Webb-Elec are delighted to be sponsoring West-Midlander Harry in his fundraiser to attend the 2023 World Scout

DC Motor Repair & Overhaul

We carried out this DC motor repair as part of our standard regular maintenance service. This 100kw Leroy Somer DC motor was collected from a steel processing company which needed

Motor Testing Training

Motor testing training with new team member Adam on the Megger Baker AWA-IV motor tester. This piece of extremely useful equipment enables us to test a wide range of motors

Workshop Upgrade

It’s April already and our workshop upgrade is getting underway. The new Beta toolbox workbenches have arrived and they look great! Arriving shortly will be our new laser alignment kit

Lowara Pump Replacement

You know you are doing something right when your staff are happy with a Lowara pump replacement. Here’s Barrie checking over a new Lowara pump that we are supplying as

Brake Motor Upgrade

We were recently asked to engineer a brake motor upgrade solution for a customer who had issues with his brake motors that were continually failing in production. The motors were

Hospital Pump Replacement

Hospital pump replacement or repair? It depends on the situation and availability of components. In the example below, a Grundfos TPD range pump unit fitted the bill and was the

Biomass Screw Feeder Upgrade

We recently supplied a new Motovario gearmotor and Invertek inverter drive. These items were selected as part of a biomass screw feeder upgrade project to replace an existing mechanical speed

Hospital Heating Pumps

We recently supplied 3 new twinset Armstrong heating pumps for one of our hospital clients. These were to replace some very old pumps that had come to the end of

Dynamic Balancing Machine Calibration

It’s that time of year again. Time for our CEMB Hofmann dynamic balancing machine to have its annual service and calibration. A reliable workhorse, it has enabled us to support

Fan Unit Rebuild

We received a motorised impeller driven fan unit rebuild recently from a local hospital. The unit was somewhat bespoke and the customer insisted it was repaired due to where it

Forklift DC Motor Replacement

A forklift DC motor next to it’s replacement. After a very tough life, the motor on the left came in to us for some TLC. Our repair team was ready

Replacement DC Motor

We recently received a Siemens DC motor from a customer that had failed in service. Upon dismantling and fully inspecting the motor we found that it had failed in a

Our Site Team Saves the Big Day!

Recently on a Monday morning we were tasked with carrying out a very urgent pump repair. We received a phone call from a hotel and the concerned manager informed us

Grundfos Pump Installation

This week our site team attended our customer’s premises to carry out a Grundfos pump installation where they removed a faulty twin headed Grundfos pump and replaced it with a

Introducing our new Operations Manager

We’re really pleased to announce the appointment of our new Operations Manager Dave Cooper. Dave started with the company way back when he was 16 years old and trained as

Flail Dynamic Balancing

We had a new customer contact us recently with a flail dynamic balancing requirement. They were a company that processed straw into animal bedding and periodically had to repair the

COVID-19 – Business As Usual

We understand that this is a difficult time for everyone worldwide. We would like to take this opportunity to let you know that Webb-Elec are taking this situation seriously and

We’re Recruiting for a Skilled Engineering Operative

Electro-Mechanical Engineering Operative Webb-Elec Limited has an immediate requirement for a skilled electro-mechanical engineering operative to complement our existing team. Due to a successful programme of organic growth and moving

Why Do Electric Motors Fail?

Electric Motor Failure Case Study Why do electric motors fail? This week we are looking at a major electric motor failure that occurred recently with a customer’s machine in a

Agricultural Conveyor System

Recently we helped with the design of a belt conveyor system for an agricultural company. The units were being manufactured to process leeks. From being harvested, the leeks would come

Shutdown DC Motor Rebuilds

This Easter we carried out 3 DC motor rebuilds for a customer who needed to have major pieces of plant overhauled for their shutdown. Due to production schedules, they could

Chiller Door Lifter Project

Last month we were called to site by one of our OEM customers to look at a chiller application. The site was a leaf vegetable processing plant where the products

Energy Saving Project at Galvanizing Plant

Recently a galvanizing company contacted us who were looking at reducing their energy costs on one of their main production processes. They had a large galvanizing bath with closed doors

Machine Refurbishment

This month a steel processing customer of ours was installing a large planer machine that they had recently bought. This unit was previously used and we were tasked with overhauling

Clay Cylinder Repair

A customer in the brick industry contacted us this month regarding a problem they had with their clay cylinder. This was essentially a large 3 metre diameter cylinder that the

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