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Still Independent: What Consolidation Means for Elevator Motor Repair, and Why Ownership Matters

August 22, 2026 | by Ken H

Something significant has happened to the elevator motor repair industry over the past several years, and almost nobody outside of it has noticed. Many of the trusted...

MG Set Repair or Modernization? How Contractors Should Weigh the Call

August 17, 2026 | by Ken H

The motor generator set is the elevator industry’s most argued about survivor. Depending on who you ask, MG sets are obsolete relics that belong in a museum,...

Why Elevator Motors Fail and How to Extend Their Life

August 11, 2026 | by Ken H

Here is something we can tell you after generations of tearing down failed elevator motors in our Trenton shop: almost none of them died of old age....

Repair, Rewind, or Replace? How to Tell What Your Elevator Motor Actually Needs

August 5, 2026 | by Ken H

Every week, someone calls our shop in Trenton with the same question asked three different ways. The elevator motor is acting up, or it has stopped entirely,...