Sam W. Fletcher

Celebrating 70 Years of Service

It was during 1946 that Electrical Rewinds and Supplies started life as a business, set-up by Sam Fletcher and his then business partner to support the local pottery, mining and manufacturing industries. Now in 2016 we celebrate 70 years in business, still owned and managed by the founding Fletcher family with Matt Fletcher, the third generation, heading the business. Just …

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Why Converting CRT Monitors to LCD is a Good Idea

Converting CRT Monitors to LCD is a good idea! In Matts’ 30 year career in industrial automation repair, he’s seen countless HMIs or monitors pass through the workshop for repair. Most of those were the CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) type. CRTs were the first technology to allow users to interact with machines carrying out manufacturing functions. Whilst repairs to CRT …

Elau Servo Test Rig

Elau PacDrives and Servo Motors used in Food Processing and Packaging

Fast and reliable repairs to Elau PacDrives and Elau/Schneider servo motors from a leading UK repair company. Fletcher Moorland offers a true 24 hours, 7 days a week repair service for the Elau controllers C*00 series, the MC-4 Pacdrives and the SH & SM series servo motors. We can fully test all units in the drive system to guarantee repair. …

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Here’s an Update on the Fanuc Spindle Motor Repair

Fanuc Spindle Motor Update We had a number of comments on LinkedIn  asking questions about the Fanuc Spindle motor we had in for urgent repair over the weekend and I wanted to answer all the questions received.The motor part number is A06B-1455-B200 It is a 4500 rpm main spindle motor for a CNC machine. Year of manufacture was 2007 and …

Comparing a repair versus new for an electric motor. Which is better?

Comparing a Repair Versus New for an Electric Motor. Which is Better?

The picture at the top of this post is a repaired ABB electric motor just about to leave our UK workshop. It’s not a big motor and there’ll be many people saying things like ‘it’s not worth repairing’,  ‘you’ll be better off buying new’, ‘A repair isn’t as good as a new motor’ and “you’ll lose efficiency if you repair it’. Well …

Sam W. Fletcher

It’s Our 70th Birthday This Year

This year we celebrate 70 years in business. It was in 1946 that Sam W. Fletcher set-up Electrical Rewinds and Supplies to service the local industry around Stoke on Trent. The business grew and developed into Fletcher Bickerton Ltd. and quickly gained a reputation for quality in repairing rotating machines. In the early 1980s Fletcher Bickerton Ltd. bought a small …

Plot of IR against time

Plot of IR Against Time

Using the plot of IR against time can show some interesting information in regard to the condition of the insulation system. This plot is from a 73Hp DC armature with brittle insulation.

Rotating machine repair and refurbishment

Rotating Machine Repair

From the smallest precision servo motors used in positioning and robotic applications, to motors such as this 700Kw Siemens machine just offloaded today, Fletcher Moorland has a reputation for service and ability in all areas of rotating machine repair and refurbishment. Call 01782 411021 any time, any day, we’re always open.

Refurbishing Zalkin capper motors

Refurbishing Zalkin Capper Motors

Refurbishing Zalkin capper motors can save you tens of thousands of pounds £££££££ We repair and refurbish Zalkin capper motors for a dairy customer of ours. They are used to fasten the caps on milk containers and in a recent study on costs we’ve realised that each repair or refurbishment costs around one fifth of the cost of new. We …

Repairing automation equipment has a valid place in obsolescence management

Repairing automation equipment has a valid place in obsolescence management

I was fortunate enough to introduce my company to some of Norway’s major oil producers recently. I was there to present ‘The benefits of repairing equipment over replacements’. Now what I found was not really surprising, generally when they had a failure on electronic control equipment the usual response was to buy new from the manufacturer. All good really but the …