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When an automation part on a running machine is discontinued, the machine does not stop needing that part. It stops being able to order it from the manufacturer. The practical question for a maintenance team is no longer “can we buy it” — it is “what exactly do we have, and which of the available…
Every obsolete part starts the same way: it fails, and the maintenance team discovers that the OEM stopped making it years ago. What looked like a straightforward spare-part order becomes a decision with three very different paths — repair what you have, replace it with something current, or source the original from somewhere in the…
A servo motor rarely fails without warning. The trouble is that its warnings compete with everything else on a running line — the alarm that has always been there, the motor that has always run warm, the noises that blend into the plant. So most maintenance teams find out a servo motor was in trouble…
What is the Servo Health Check? The Servo Health Check is a free Beta tool from Star Automations that compares your servo motor or drive’s operating usage against verified OEM lifecycle reference data, and returns a simple Green, Amber or Red maintenance status. It is a maintenance advisory, not a failure predictor. Why we built…
Precision Repair for Allen-Bradley Servo Motors – Get Your Production Back on Track When your automation system stops due to a servo motor fault, it doesn’t just delay production—it hits revenue, labor, and delivery schedules. That’s why manufacturers around the world trust Star Automations for fast, reliable, and professional Allen-Bradley servo motor repair. From diagnosing…
Restore Performance: Allen-Bradley Servo Motor Service for Production-Critical Systems Every second of downtime costs money. If your Allen-Bradley servo motor fails, it can bring an entire machine or production line to a halt. But before you rush to purchase a new motor, there’s a better solution: professional repair by Star Automations. We specialize in…
Allen-Bradley MPL Servo Motor Repair – Complete Support (Series-1 ) Why MPL Servo Motors Fail: MPL servo motors are reliable but frequently face issues due to: Encoder misalignment or signal loss Shaft wobble or broken bearings Brake not holding or slipping Motor overheating or phase imbalance Internal contamination (oil/dust ingress) Coil burn…
The nameplate on an MPL-B series servo motor carries more information than most people read from it. The motor carries the rest. An MPL-B is a brushless permanent-magnet rotary servo: a stator, a rotor with permanent magnets, a feedback device on the non-drive end, and a shaft carried on bearings. That is the whole machine,…
