Alex Mills

Alex Mills

Product Manager, Gears, Motors & Drives, ERIKS UK & Ireland

I joined ERIKS in 2011 after moving back to the UK following 10 years in the United States. I have an extensive background in modifying and restoring classic cars, with many of the skills and experience transferable to mechanical power transmission, although before joining ERIKS, I had no previous experience of industrial power transmission.

Throughout my career I have held various roles, starting as a Trainee Technical Support Engineer. After proving my abilities, I dropped the training title and gained several years of experience quoting and specifying drives, and when the decision was made to merge our couplings and drives division with the Power Transmission team, I agreed to take on the role of Office Manager, and have held the responsibility for the Technical Support Team ever since.

At the end of 2018, I became Product Manager for Gears, Motors and Drives.

An Open-and-Shut Case of Compliance

Talking the Torque 30 years later

by Alex Mills

Can you remember the reasoning behind decisions you made 30 years ago? A leading supplier of building cement couldn’t. Which is why they needed to talk to...

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Upgrade to High efficiency motors and unlock energy savings

by Alex Mills

As demand continues to grow across industry for companies to adopt a more energy efficient approach to manufacturing, the UK Government is pushing businesses...

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A true Gearbox story (to be taken with a pinch of salt)

by Alex Mills

Too much salt is as bad for mechanical assets as it is for people, you need to look further than the salt to see what’s going to do the real damage. although...

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A major step towards higher energy efficiency

by Alex Mills

lectric motors are one of the most widely used applications in factories worldwide. In fact, according to According to ‘Energy Efficiency Opportunities for...

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Decision making based on numbers

by Alex Mills

The problem with basing your electric motor decisions solely on price is that they don't tell you the whole story. The purchase price is only one percent of...

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Fenner Hygienic rules out fowl play for farmers

by Alex Mills

One farmer was experiencing issues with its de-plucking machine for 30 years. The simple switch to Fenner Hygienic motors and the customer has seen....

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