Marathon Electric Blog

Marathon Blog is your go-to resource for product insights and industry expertise, designed to address even the most complex application challenges. Here, you'll find everything from product fundamentals and application solutions to the latest industry trends and innovations.

As a global leader in electric motors, marathon generator products, and related components, Marathon is committed to deliver "performance for the long run". Our products improve indoor air quality in hospitals, homes, and senior living facilities; power industrial machinery that supports food, beverage, and pharmaceutical production; and enable the seamless operation of warehouses with advanced conveying systems and components.

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How to Decide Between Rewinding and Replacing Motors

When motors fail, decide between rewinding or replacing by weighing efficiency, reliability, and costs. Modern motors like XRI® and BlackMAX® offer energy savings and durability for smarter upgrades.
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Drives + Motors: Avoiding the Hidden Pitfalls of Mismatched Systems

Efficient motor-drive systems are key to energy savings and reliability. Pair inverter-duty motors with the right drives (CM3/CM5) to avoid mismatches, downtime, and costly failures
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Energy Efficiency in Action: Where Motor Upgrades Actually Pay Off

Upgrading to premium-efficiency motors like XRI® or inverter-duty models like BlackMAX® cuts energy costs, boosts reliability, and ensures uptime, delivering double ROI for key assets.
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From Factory Floor to Field: Keeping Agriculture Motors Running Through Harvest Season

Harvest season demands reliable motors to avoid costly downtime. Marathon’s agriculture-duty motors ensure uptime, energy savings, and durability for pumps, conveyors, and dryers.
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What is an EASA Motor Shop

EASA Motor Shops: What They Are, How They Operate, and Why They’re Crucial When Motors Fail

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Choosing the Right MAX®

 A comprehensive guide to choose between our BlackMAX®, BlueMAX®, and BlackMAX® PM for Industrial Applications

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Behind the Scenes- 4th of July Hot Dogs

We can also Smell it!!!, those hot dogs in  the grill. How this are related to our electric motors?
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Powering the Spectacle

Imagine being on the stadium where your team dispute the final, and lights goes off. not a problem we have you covered
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Revolutionizing Data center

The essential impact of Electric Motors
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Driving the Automotive Industry

How Automotive Motors Are Powering the Future of the Industry.

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The Vital Role of Generators in Supermarkets

Whya a supermarket needs to consider implementing a Backup Power System 
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What Keep Airports moving

What Keeps Airports Moving? How Industrial Electric Motors Power People Movers like Elevators, Escalators, Moving Walkways & EVs
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Passenger Boarding Bridge (PBB) in Modern Airports

Enhancing Efficiency, HVAC Systems, and Electric Motor Usage

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Why the Right Motor System is Crucial for Airport Conveyor Efficiency

Did you know that baggage handling systems in busy airports around the world collectively move millions of pieces of luggage each day?
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Powering the Growth of Airports with Industrial Electric Pump Motors

The global air travel market is experiencing unprecedented growth, read more how our products make that infraestructure efficin
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Understanding Motor Applications: A Key Step to Safety and Efficiency

A Key Step to Safety and Efficiency

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How to Read a Model Number

A brief guide of our model nomenclature
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How to Read a Nameplate

How to read our Marathon Nameplates