New Adventure for Webb-Elec
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Something a little different this week! Continue reading to find out the latest new adventure for Webb-Elec! 🚂⚙ We recently received this screwjack unit in our workshop for repairs. The unit is used to lift rolling stock on a preserved railway to enable engineers to safely carry out maintenance. The repair included a full overhaul […]
Demag KBA Brake Motor
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Here we have a Demag KBA range brake motor that has recently arrived for repair. Can you spot the obvious fault? This particular motor is used to drive a rubber top chain conveyor; the application is to drive the belt forward with stops / starts every few seconds. The picture shows the remains of a keyway […]
Technical Sales Assistant Update!
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Introducing our new Technical Sales Assistant Luke. Luke has been with Webb-Elec for almost 2 years, starting as an apprentice on the shop floor he has excelled in his achievements. He is particularly adept at dynamic balancing and is our current balancing king👑. Luke has now taken a step up the ladder and has joined […]
IOSH Managing Safely Course
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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 co-ordinating all areas of the workshop and site engineering teams. Our areas of work are very varied; we will often be supporting a steel processing […]
200kw Refinery Fan Repair
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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 for a fast turnaround. We collected the unit on a dedicated vehicle and once offloaded into our workshop the hard work began. The motor was […]
New Engineering Team Member
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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 the steel industry. He then progressed from manufacturing and engineering into the compressor industry, vacuum pumps and then onto hospitals and facilities management. He has […]
Brake Motor Upgrade
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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 used in a brick packaging application. In this instance, the customer was suffering from premature brake failure with the existing brake motors. The fault was […]
Introducing our new Operations Manager
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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 a winder. He then progressed through the company, training in other departments as a fitter and site engineer and finally joined the office team as […]
COVID-19 – Business As Usual
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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 have taken all of the necessary precautions to prioritise the health and safety of our staff, customers & suppliers. To help minimise the spread of […]
Dynamic Balancing with our new CEMB Hofmann Balancing Machine
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We are pleased to announce that we are now offering dynamic balancing, in house, with our new CEMB Hofmann industrial balancing machine.