Manufacturing
Manufacturing and testing
Design, machining, winding, assembly and testing under one roof. For an engineer evaluating a supplier, the test bay is the part that matters — a machine that has not been tested against the standard it claims is a machine with a nameplate and a hope.
Capability
What the works does
Written to what a technical auditor would ask about, not to a list of adjectives.
Winding and insulation
- Automatic and manual stator winding to frame 710
- Vacuum-pressure impregnation for Class F and H systems
- Form-wound coils for medium- and high-voltage machines
- Insulation resistance and polarisation index testing on every unit
Machining and fabrication
- CNC machining of frames, end shields and shafts
- Flame-path machining to certified tolerances for Ex enclosures
- Rotor bar fabrication and cage brazing
- Dynamic balancing to ISO 21940 grade G2.5
Assembly
- Dedicated assembly bays for standard and engineered machines
- Single-unit production runs alongside series work
- Bearing fitting under controlled conditions
- Certified nameplate marking and documentation pack assembly
Test bay
- Routine tests to IEC 60034-1 on every machine
- Type tests including temperature rise and efficiency to IEC 60034-2-1
- High-voltage and impulse testing
- Customer and third-party witness attendance
Imagery
This is where factory photography goes
Authentic photography of the works — the winding shop, the test bay, a machine on the balancing rig — is the single strongest visual differentiator available to a manufacturer's website, and the one thing a competitor cannot copy.
Schematic
Schematic
Schematic
Schematic
A dependency, not a nice-to-have
Whether a production team can get into the works — permits, photography restrictions in the halls, visas, scheduling — has to be established early. If access is not possible, the alternative is existing photography plus 3D rendering, which is a different budget and a different result. Either way the decision cannot wait until the design phase.