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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.
Sweet Truth: The Motors Powering Halloween Candy Production
Halloween might look like costumes and candy aisles to most of us, but behind every wrapped chocolate bar or gummy worm is a massive surge in industrial production.
Winter Is Coming: 5 Motor Maintenance Steps to Winter-Proof Your Operations
Cold weather exposes weaknesses in motor systems. Motors that survived hot summers may struggle under freezing temperatures, condensation, or drafty ambient conditions.
Proactive Replacement: Why Waiting for Failure Costs More
“run to failure” approach locks in downtime, scrambles repair crews, and keeps energy costs higher than they need to be.
Don’t Get Haunted by Downtime: How to Spot Early Signs of Motor Trouble
Halloween is a season full of friendly frights, but in the plant or the field, the scariest surprises are unplanned motor failures.
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.
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
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.
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.
What is an EASA Motor Shop
EASA Motor Shops: What They Are, How They Operate, and Why They’re Crucial When Motors Fail
Choosing the Right MAX®
A comprehensive guide to choose between our BlackMAX®, BlueMAX®, and BlackMAX® PM for Industrial Applications
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?
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
Revolutionizing Data center
The essential impact of Electric Motors
Driving the Automotive Industry
How Automotive Motors Are Powering the Future of the Industry.
The Vital Role of Generators in Supermarkets
Whya a supermarket needs to consider implementing a Backup Power System
What Keep Airports moving
What Keeps Airports Moving? How Industrial Electric Motors Power People Movers like Elevators, Escalators, Moving Walkways & EVs
Passenger Boarding Bridge (PBB) in Modern Airports
Enhancing Efficiency, HVAC Systems, and Electric Motor Usage
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?
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
Understanding Motor Applications: A Key Step to Safety and Efficiency
A Key Step to Safety and Efficiency
How to Read a Model Number
A brief guide of our model nomenclature
How to Read a Nameplate
How to read our Marathon Nameplates