Princeton, WV Facility. With 180,000 square feet, Smith Services is the largest independent electric motor repair facility under one roof in the United States.

Enhanced Work Flow! The Result of a Study Conducted by the Experts at West Virginia University.

Small Motors Disassembly

Large Motors Disassembly

Smith Services' workforce removes a vertical pump motor from incoming trailer.

3,000 Horsepower DC Armature to Be Rewound

1/10 Horsepower Specialty Motor

345,000 Horsepower Motor Re-Wedging

12-Foot Char Oven. This oven is equipped with Dual-Channel Chart Recorders. All of our ovens are calibrated annually.

Large Motor Wash Pit

Six-Foot Drying Oven. This oven is used in our small motor disassembly. After stators are washed, they are dried here. Having doors on both the front and back maximizes production work flow.

Large Motors Drying Oven

Incoming Test Center. Incoming diagnostic-testing is performed prior to creating repair estimate.

Bay I – Small Motor Division

Bay II – Support Services

Bay III – Medium Motor Division

Bay IV – Large Motor Division

600-Ton Press

10-Foot Horizontal Boring Mill

Bay III Machine Shop

Fully Automated Commutator Undercutters

Babbitt Bearing Repair. Spin Casting or Static Pouring with UT Testing for Bond Strength.

40,000-Pound Balance Stand

6,000-Pound Balance Stand

1,000-Pound Balance Stand

Engineer compares winding data to EASA specs before rewind is performed.

In-House Manufacturing of AC Form Coils up to 7,200 Volts.

Technician applies finishing touches after winding a new DC coil.

DC Coil Automated Coil Winder

Technician rewinds a GE, 4,000 HP, star punch synchronous rotor.

Winding technician installs coils in a 1,500 HP synchronous motor.

Technician installs equalizer winding on 1,250 HP armature after coils are installed.

This Two-Foot VPI System is utilized in Bay II, our Support Services Department. DC field coils that require the VPI process before installation into the field frame are processed through this system.

This Five-Foot VPI system is located in Bay I, our Small Motor Department.

These two, Eight-Foot VPI Systems are located in Bay III, our Medium Motor Department.

This 12-Foot VPI System is located in Bay IV, our Large Motor Department. The pressure vessel on this system can handle shaft lengths of up to 23 feet.

VPI Control Room

This Six-Foot Bake Oven is located in Bay I, our Small Motor Department.

This 12-Foot Bake Oven is one of two bake ovens located in Bay IV, our Large Motor Department. This unit has two doors and services our 12’ VPI and two 8’ VPI systems.

Large Motors Assembly. Westinghouse 5,000 HP, 30 RPM DC Field Frame. This unit is a roll mill motor from an aluminum plant. Total weight: 70 Tons.

Smith Services workforce assembles a 3,000 HP motor from a power generation plant.

Large Motor Assembly Area

27 Bridge Cranes with up to 100 Tons Lifting Capacity, 42’ under Hook.

Technician checks vibration prior to load test procedure of Westinghouse 900-HP, 4,000-Volt.

500-Horsepower Dynamometer

1,000-Horsepower Dynamometer

2,500-Horsepower Dynamometer

Bay IV Test Center Control Room

WH 1,750-Horsepower Vertical Motor. Westinghouse 1,750 HP vertical motor receiving final touches before returning to customer.