The sales staff at EMC has been aware for several years of our customer’s needs for a controlled storage facility for their electric motors. Due to the constraints of our property EMC was not able to properly address this need with an adequate solution, until now…

EMC has purchased an adjacent property and constructed a 10,500 square foot structure specifically designed and equipped for controlled motor storage. When designing this facility EMC carefully considered the recommendations of EPRI, ANSI, and the needs of our customers and incorporated those recommendations into the facility design. Two of the most important issues we addressed were FME and corrosion.

FME: Foreign material inside a motor is a situation that should never occur if proper attention to detail is performed. EMC is using a three pronged approach for our storage facility.

1) The building has been sealed to prevent air and particulate intrusion. Seams and eaves were sealed along with floor and wall joints. Floor surfaces have been sealed to prevent dust generation. Any area where particulate to enter the facility was identified and sealed.

2) The building is equipped with an HVAC system that continuously cleans the inside air by running all the air through HEPA type filters.

3) Housekeeping is meticulous. Even the best engineering efforts can be thwarted if housekeeping is not to the highest standards.

CORROSION: Changes in humidity and temperature can cause flash rust and slow growing corrosion on critical surfaces. EMC is using a three pronged approach for our storage facility.

1) The HVAC system has been sized and designed to run continuously and keep the building interior within a tight temperature and humidity range.

2) Continuously monitoring systems have been installed that monitor the temperature, humidity and dew point. These three data points are recorded at fixed intervals (1-10 minutes) and recorded. The system alarms if conditions deviate outside the fixed ranges.

3) Localized heating is used on motors that are particularly sensitive to flash rust.

Our customer’s needs included ease of access, the ability to perform in storage maintenance activities, rapid response, and the ability to handle radioactive contaminated components.  The building is equipped with a high capacity overhead crane which will allow EMC to safely place and retrieve all but the largest motors. Motors that are beyond the range of the installed crane are handled with a mixture of large portable cranes and an air pallet system designed especially for electric motors with high centers of gravity. EMC has designated an experienced member of our staff as the storage maintenance manager. The individual has the experience and knowledge to perform the required periodic maintenance and checks and is dedicated to the operation of the controlled storage facility. EMC has a staff member on call 24 hours a day in the case of a rapid motor need. This coupled with our in house transportation department gives EMC the ability to retrieve and deliver a stored motor in the shortest possible time. The Virginia Department of Health has licensed EMC to handle radioactive material and this license has been extended to our storage activities.

Other firms view storage as a side business and have not invested in the human and physical infrastructure to provide a top quality service. EMC has structured motor storage to be a primary service to all of its customers. EMC has carefully studied the industries needs, built a high quality facility and staffed it with competent people.

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