5 Signs Your Factory Motor Is About to Fail (and How to Catch It Early)

Unplanned motor failure is one of the most expensive events on any factory floor. Here are the five warning signs our service engineers check first:

1. Rising bearing temperature — anything above 80 °C on the bearing housing deserves investigation.
2. New vibration or noise — a change matters more than the absolute level.
3. Tripping overloads — often a load problem, sometimes winding insulation breaking down.
4. Insulation resistance below 1 MΩ — test annually with a megger.
5. Discoloured paint or burnt smell — the motor has already been overheating.

A simple quarterly inspection routine covering these five points prevents the majority of failures we see. Need help setting one up? Our maintenance-contract team can build a schedule for your plant.