Smith Services not only provides industry-leading electric motor repair and generator repair services, but our team of engineers, sales experts, machinists, and Onsite Technical Service (OTS) experts can work with you to maintain your equipment and diagnose the root cause of your equipment failure. Predictive maintenance can help you avoid catastrophic failures and reduce unexpected downtime by identifying machines near failure or by monitoring your equipment changes over time. Couple that with a comprehensive preventative maintenance program established by our team of experts, and we can give you peace of mind by extending the lifecycle of your critical equipment.
Infrared Thermography
Infrared thermography can provide significant warning of potential problems with critical equipment before catastrophic failure. With infrared thermography you can identify overheated electrical connections and other machine components, and schedule repairs during planned downtime to avoid an emergency.
Benefits of Infrared Thermography
Applications for Infrared Thermography
Vibration Trending and Analysis
Vibration analysis and trending is a method of evaluating your current equipment’s condition and monitoring a machine’s changes over a period of time. It can also be used to pinpoint a source of several problems such as misalignment, imbalance and bearing issues in electric motors, generators, and gearboxes installations. Vibration trending and analysis can be performed on all rotating equipment.
Benefits of Vibration Trending and Analysis
Applications for Vibration Trending and Analysis
Online Electric Motor Testing
Our in-service electric motor analyzer takes the next step in providing complete predictive and preventive maintenance programs. It provides root cause analysis through the separation of mechanical and electrical issues.
Benefits of Online Motor Testing
Applications and Tests Available
Dynamic Balancing and Laser Alignment
Nearly anything that rotates, or is supported in bearings that allow it to rotate, needs balancing to insure quality performance. Smith Services utilizes CSI & various Schenck models of balancing equipment and have the capability to balance up to 40,000 lbs. in house. All precision equipment must be aligned in order to function accurately. Smith’s technicians can provide print outs and live visual displays detailing specifications and tolerances for alignment. Laser alignment can be done on any size equipment from 5 HP and up on both horizontal and vertical motors. We also have the capability for aligning pulleys and belts.
Benefits of Dynamic Balancing and Laser Alignment