Electromech Technologies

Electromech Technologies designs, manufactures and supports AC motors, brushed and brushless DC motors, actuators and position feedback devices. It was founded in 1968 in Wichita, Kansas, and has been at its current site in southwest Wichita since 1973. Its components serve aerospace, defense, industrial and medical applications.

Products

• Motors: brushed DC, brushless DC, AC induction, PM synchronous, partial motors and generators
• Linear and rotary actuators
• Position feedback devices, including LVDTs, RVDTs and resolvers
• Blowers and valves
• Electronics and windings

Typical motor uses include hydraulic pump drives, environmental control, cabin and cargo doors, flap drives, hoists and radars. The company names the Beechcraft King Air, Boeing C-17, Cessna Citations and Bombardier Learjets among aircraft that use its components.

Services

• Engineering: motor, mechanical and electronics design, including RTCA DO-178 and DO-254 design capability
• Manufacturing: machining, ID/OD grinding, winding, vacuum varnish impregnation, rotor balancing and assembly
• Qualification testing: most DO-160 tests on site, including shock, vibration, temperature, humidity, altitude to 80,000 ft and EMI
• Aftermarket: overhaul and repair, spare parts, exchange units, PMA, STC and TSO work

Other tests are done with the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University.

Certifications and approvals

The quality system has been governed by AS9100 since 2003, and by ISO 9001. The repair station is FAA Part 145 certified and EASA 145 approved. The certifications page also lists CAA certification.

Locations

Manufacturing is in Wichita, Kansas. The company also owns and operates Rotronics Inc., a winding manufacturer in Matamoros, Mexico. Finished goods ship from a warehouse in Brownsville, Texas.

History

Electromech moved to a larger site in 1970 and began its DC motor, rotary and linear actuator lines. Vickers acquired it in 1986. It was sold to Western Sky Industries in 1996 and became part of McKechnie Aerospace in 1999. TransDigm Group acquired McKechnie Aerospace in 2010. In July 2015 Electromech moved the Motion Control Product Line from Transicoil Aerospace Solutions in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, to Wichita.