Storage & Preservation of Motors

Building a facility for long-term motor storage. Hmmmmmmmm. Is there another way, possibly with an improved business driver:

• Is there a way of shipping the motors in and out of the original equipment manufacturer's facilities reliably and on time, so that a minimum site stockholding, and therefore the minimum of investment in a Controlled Facility there, is required (process intensification)?
• Is there a way of improving the availability of motors, maybe by oversizing or by selecting an alternative make, so that investment in a long-term storage facility is not needed (substitution)?

The four big issues I see are moisture, dust, temperature, and security. One way to help control all four is to have airtight, moistureproof, sealable entrances and exits. The air conditioning system needs dehumidification and good filtration. Security can be monitored 24 hours by camera, and whenever there is movement of parts, products, and people in or out, add guards for direct observation to catch what the cameras miss. The floor plan can be laid out to limit the influx of people and outside air.

The motors need to be bagged in the right size of metal foil lined plastic wrap. The military does this and they pack a dessicant inside and seal them. The metal blocks any moisture and they are good for many years

Thank you for the reply. Do you know any company who is having this type of facility?

you buy the wrap from these people and do it youself = cheapest way. If you ask motor suppliers to do it, they will, but they wil be opened by Customs and you will have to seal them again.

This is just one company, there are many of them

The MIL SPEC stuff is a lot more expensive. They have many types of civilian wrap a lot cheaper. Explore the site and look for source in your area

http://www.protectivepackaging.net/case-study-jdam.cfm

Taking advantage of this post . . .

Do you know where to buy metalized mylar from the manufacturer? I've looked, but all I've found is suppliers in the USA.

I had suspected that South Carolina was not in the USA.

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=%22aluminized+mylar%22+%2Bsupplier&spell=1

I apologize for the confusion . . . South Carolina is in the USA, but lots of people think we're a little "backward."

I'm looking for manufacturers in the US -- I have found suppliers out the wazoo.

The link you sent is great for someone wanting to buy material that's commercially available.

I want to talk to a manufacturing engineer in a metalized mylar plant, and I may want to buy materials if they can make it to my specifications.

Then look for PET converters

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=%22polyethylene+terephthalate%22+%2Bconverters&meta=

I truly appreciate your efforts, but the search terms you use are similar to ones I have used and yield the same results. I'm not inept at using search engines.

Many of the companies who list themselves as PET film manufacturers in fact do not produce films but sheets. None of the US manufacturers I have found produce metallized PET films. Many of the manufacturers of metallized PET are either in China or some other country to which I don't wish to travel.

Question remains (worded a little differently): Do you know of a US manufacturer of metallized PET film?

This guide tells how the military wraps up various items for long term storage in all climates.

This is a trade association of film metallizers.

They may be a source for you?

http://www.aimcal.org/index.asp

Some asppects may be applicable to your facility. There may be some reference to metallized films for sealed weatherproof storage of stuff in wet climates.

Any dry rented space will suit your facility as long as it is secure

https://atiam.train.army.mil/soldierPortal/atia/adlsc/view/public/8532-1/tc/38-3/toc.htm

Dear Friend,

This is a nice opportunity to give some inputs of how we could maintain the quality of the motor for long term. It is a fact that with time the insulation in motor degrades due to ageing and with the coils could wear out because of the impurities in the material in the motor or the water ontent or the chemical that crep in the motors. So it is a very necessary step to keep a check of whether there is any degradation and if yes then till what level. It is a proven practical fact that the insulation test of the motor plays a wonderful role in diagnosing the motor condition and any corrective action required (if any). But it is always better to prevent a mishap before it happens. so is true with the motors, if we use the motor in a degraded condition without our knowledge then we can imagine the damage to the plant and life that would cause in such a case.

I have seen such instruments while going through this website.

http://rishabh.co.in/

The above link created an interest for me as I would love to use the same in my transformer maintenance industry.

The following link is also very good of these people, they have these products that would be useful for maintaining the electrical machines like transformers, motors, cable and generators of any kind.

I wish you could get some useful products for your application.

Regards

Mr.Anant