Electric Motor Retail
Electric Motor Retail and Distribution
EBI is the authorized electric motor distributor of many brands of motors. Our inside sales team and representatives will help you choose the electric motor that matches your need and application. Our specialist will help you maximise the performance of your application with the right electrical motor. Among different brands, EBI is a distributor of WEG and Techtop electric motors.
Electric Motor Types
At EBI, our first corporate branch of 1947 specialized in Electric Motor Repair and electric motor distribution and retail. Today our electric motor repair shop has grown with Dynamic Balancing services. In the field of electric motors, there are many different types of motors for many sorts of applications. Choosing the right electric motor for the right purpose is not always easy and EBI Electric's representatives will assist you in finding what you need in terms of electric motor. To start with, frame size, motor rpm and horsepower are three characteristics that will help size the right motor. The type of application where the electric motor will be used, wether a commercial or industrial application, must be considered. Other characteristics and terminology need to be discussed and our representatives will help you demistify them :
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Single-phase motor
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Three-phase motor
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NEMA motor versus IEC metric motor
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NEMA Premium motors verus IE3 regulation motors
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Electric motor enclosure : TEAO (Totally Enclosed Air Over), TEFC (Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled), ODP (Open Drip Proof)
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AC or DC electric motor
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Servo motor
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Explosion proof motor
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Motor enclosure material : rolled steel, cast iron or aluminum
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Pump electric motors
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Permanent magnet electric motors
Purchase the Electric Motor that You Need
Contact our inside sales team to rapidly identify with them the electric motor that suits your needs and your industrial or commercial application. One of the first features to consider is the electric motor load that will be required : will it be constant torque load, variable torque load or constant power loads?
The type of electric motor isolation must also be considered. Do you need a class A, B, F or a class H motor such as a High Temperature Motor for high temperature environments such as ovens or kilns. For example, since 1995, EBI manufactures and distributes the EBI Dry Kiln Duty Motor which is a high temperature electric motor for lumber dry kilns. These high temperature motors are certified class H.
Servomotor, Gearbox and Other Electric Motor Auxiliary Equipment
Asside from distributing electric motors, EBI also specializes in the retail of equipment that controls and manages the speed of electric motors such as variable frequency drives and electric motor gearboxes. In fact, EBI Electric was the first authorized Canadian Yaskawa distributor that offers a great line of VFDs and servomotors.
Just like a typical electric motor, servomotors, gearboxes, soft starters and variable frequency drives must be considered according to the application they serve in order to ensure lifespan and optimal efficiency. EBI Electric specializes in advising our customer about choosing the right electric motor or auxiliary equipment.
Our brands of electric motors distributed at EBI
BI distbributes electric motors of many different brands among which are the most popular with industrial customers. EBI also manufactures its own brand of high temperature electric motors desgined for the lumber drying industry since 1995. The EBI Dry Kiln Duty Motors are also useful to other customers outside of the lumber industry who are looking for high temperature motor applications.