It makes up one of the five companies in the UK that hassuccessfully gone through the rigorous certification process, which helps end-users identify those repair shops of-fering an approved quality service with the right experienceand expertise to quickly, efficiently and effectively diagnoseand repair electric motors.
To earn the SKF Certified Rebuilder status, the team at Fletcher Moorland completed extensive training in electricmotor failure analysis, bearing installation, lubrication systems and condition monitoring technologies. This certification programme is awarded to specialist companies provid-ing electric motor repair services that meet SKF’s exacting standards and specifications, and are periodically auditedto ensure compliance.
Figure 1. UK-based Fletcher Moorland Ltd has joined SKF’s group ofCertified Rebuilders, for the repair of industrial electric motors.
Matt Fletcher, Managing Director, Fletcher Moorland, explained: “It involved a change in workshop procedures andmindset. Training on best practices and modern repairmethods have been given, adapted and created by this cer-tification. We have invested heavily in equipment, and ouremployees are now always looking at all our proceduresand methodology to see how we can improve still further.”“The difference to our business has been great - it has made us move from a traditional reactive service to amore proactive service for our customers, and we have to tally eliminated warranty claims caused by improper bear-ing fitting. In addition, it has developed our understanding of modern maintenance methods and practices. We wantto stop failures happening on our customers’ sites and workwith them to improve productivity. Ultimately, the benefitsto our business mean we are more able to meet our cus-tomers’ future needs,” he added.
First launched on the US market in 2006, the SKF Certi-fied Rebuilder programme was developed in response toincreased end-user needs for improved electric motor reli-ability. The scheme also enables certified rebuilders to of-fer root-cause analysis to help businesses iden-tify exactly what is causing equipment to fail inthe first instance, so that it can be preventedin the future. For customers, the programmemeans fewer breakdowns, a greater return on investment, improved operational equipment effectivenessand, ultimately, increased profits from their productionplant.The programme is now being rolled out worldwide, settingthe standard for high-quality and best-in-class repair prac-tices.In addition to Fletcher Moorland in the Midlands, there arefour other Certified Rebuilders throughout the UK - WGM Engineering in Scotland, Team Rewinds in theNorth-East, Anstee Ware in the South-West and Mid-KentElectrical Engineering Co in the South-East.
For further information, contact:SKF (UK) Ltd, Sundon Park Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU3 3BL, UK.Tel: +44-1582-490049, Fax: +44-1582-848091, Email: marketing.uk@skf.com,
Web: www.skf.com/uk
SKF, SE-415 50 Göteborg, Sweden. Tel: +46-31-337-1994, Fax: +46-31-337-2832, Web: http://www.skf.com/
Fletcher Moorland Ltd, Elenora Street, Stoke-on-TrentST4 1QG, UK. Tel: +44-1782-411021, Web: http://www.fletchermoorland.com/
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