Manufacturing Today Issue - 243 December 2025 | Page 94

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The industries Preformed serves are inherently involved in the sustainable energy transition, but the company perceives its role in supporting the development and maintenance of energy infrastructure more broadly.
“ In our business, we don’ t just provide a like-for-like replacement when motors and generators are modernized,” James continues.“ We look at how we can use cutting-edge insulation systems and technology to not only replace what’ s there but improve it, by extending the life, increasing efficiency, and even boosting generator output. It’ s not unusual for our windings to raise output by ten-to-45 percent. With the average hydro generator in North America around 55 years old,
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