Shermco Industries has announced that Lailone Vidal has been promoted to account manager for key wind industry customers.

James R. White, director of training for Shermco Industries has been tapped by the American Wind Energy Association to represent the interests of the wind industry during the consensus approval process of a proposed new standard from the International Safety Equipment Association regarding secondary flame-resistant protective clothing.

By Kerry Heid, President & CEO Shermco Industries This article is part of Windpower Engineering & Development’s February 2017 issue. A complete digital version of the issue is here. A few years ago, the InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA — an organization that offers standards and accreditation of third-party electrical testing) conducted a study that showed 23%…

Several Shermco Industries executives will be providing their expertise in wind project electrical systems, components, and safety at the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Operations, Maintenance & Safety 2017 conference held from February 28 to March 1, 2017 in San Diego, California. The event is the premier conference for operators of wind farms in the U.S.…

Shermco Industries, based in Irving, Texas, is expanding its electrical safety and technical training capabilities to its location in St. Paul, Minn.

Shermco Industries, a promoter of electrical safety, maintenance, and repair, announces its catalog of 2016 training classes will be available to mail out this month. The schedule is also now currently available to view and download on the Shermco website. Classes for the first two quarters, dates and cities are as follows: For Maintenance Industrial Plant…

Shermco Industries has hired Doug Pittman as sales manager for the Machine Services Division.

Electrical professionals seeking training and continuing education credits can now search Shermco’s course catalog online, register and pay for classes scheduled throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Shermco Industries has opened a new regional engineering services office in Houston, Texas. Located at 4240 South Dr. on the edge of Pearland, the office is staffed with technicians and support staff to service large commercial, industrial, and utility clients in the gulf coast region. Nick Orlea is the location manager for the Gulf Coast and South…

Shermco Industries announced today that the Irving, Texas corporate headquarters facility has achieved the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star status for work site safety and health. “We are proud to announce this major milestone for Shermco Industries. Thanks to exemplary employee efforts and a strong management commitment, we have been able to achieve this high…

Shermco Industries is an independent provider of safe and reliable acceptance testing, commissioning, maintenance, and repair and re-manufacturing of electrical equipment and power distribution systems. The company recently announced its new offering of a free insulating oil sampling kit. The analysis kit includes all the components needed for easily drawing and shipping an oil sample.…

Kevin Alewine and Tom Sandri, executives with Shermco Industries, will present at the 82nd Annual International Conference of Doble Clients held in Boston March 22 -27, 2015. Alewine will present Wind Turbine Generator Failure Modes and Occurrences – 2014 Update. Sandri will speak on Medium Voltage Cable Testing – Exploring Developments over the Past 20…

Two Shermco executives will provide session expertise at the upcoming AWEA Wind Project O&M and Safety Seminar to be held in San Diego at the Hotel Del Coronado, Feb. 2 to 3. James White, Shermco Industries training director and a recognized expert in electrical safety, will speak on the ‘Regulatory Future’ from 8:15 to 9:30…

Shermco Industries today announced that Rob Stewart was hired as utility business development manager. Stewart will be responsible for helping Shermco grow its client base in the North American electrical utilities market in both the US and Canada.  With more than 25 years of experience in the electrical industry, Stewart brings a great depth of…

Shermco Industries recently announced that it has achieved a quality milestone by becoming one of the first motor repair and remanufacturing centers to be fully accredited by the Electrical Apparatus Service Association under its new EASA Accreditation Program.  The initiative is designed to assure compliance with prescribed best business and technical practices, including both electrical…

Shermco Industries, an independent electrical testing and maintenance company in North America, has opened registration for the Shermco Industries Motors and Switchgear Conference to be held near Houston in League City, Texas. The conference centers on the proper, safe and efficient maintenance of electrical power systems and rotating machinery critical to all industrial and utility…

On Monday, June 30, Irving City Council members and local civic and business leaders gathered for the quarterly Newsmaker Reception where Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne honored Shermco Industries and other local newsmakers. The reception, held at the Byron’s Banquet Room at the Sports Club in Irving, was sponsored by the Irving Economic Development Partnership…

Wind-power generation facilities must maintain reliable and dependable high-voltage systems and substations to maintain profitability. Grid reliability agencies, both national and regional, require maintenance testing. With the testing, it is good practice to ensure collector systems, transformers, and substations are all operating properly to avoid downtime and maintain consistent output. Some wind plants have chosen…

Wind-turbine-gearbox and generator failures have been a challenge to the wind industry for years, but engineers at companies that design, refurbish, and study them say they have a handle on the real causes of the failures and how to repair them. Some research has focusing on oil contamination, shock loads, and heat as a few…

Paul Idziak, general manager of the Shermco Industries Machine Services Division, recently announced the appointment of Jim Taylor as sales manager. Taylor will manage Shermco’s outside sales team responsible for supplying rotating machine maintenance, repair and remanufacturing services to municipal, industrial, utility and wind energy accounts as well as sales of new motors, generators and related…