Drilling Motors

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Kato Engineering™ Drilling Motors 

Cooler operating motors last longer! Kato Engineering™ proprietary intra-slot cooling technologies extends the drilling motor lifespan, offering lower total cost of ownership.  

Nidec Power is a global provider of highly engineered motors, controls, and integrated solutions that power Oil & Gas exploration. 

We provide benchmark performance, productivity, durability, and customer support primarily for motors used primarily in Top Drive, Mud Pump, Drawworks, Rotary Table, Engine Control, and Control House applications. 

Contact us today for more information on our products and services at our dedicated locations in Houma, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas, as well as our 24/7 field services for your project’s convenience. 

Drilling Motors Series


Drilling Motor Key Features 

By utilizing applied physics and state-of-the-art numerical analysis software, each motor features: 

  • Identical frame sizes and weights of standard, lower horsepower motors 
  • Proprietary intra-slot cooling technologies 
  • Fully optimized copper-to-steel ratios 
  • Improved coil slot & bar geometries 
  • Systematic electrical stress testing pre-delivery 


Drilling Motor Key Benefits 

With reliable, durable motors on over 600 rigs worldwide, Nidec Power customers are able to: 

  • Drill deeper, faster and more efficiently 
  • Make longer horizontal runs 
  • Increase pump pressure 
  • Punch the drill string harder 
  • Improve portability of assets from site to site 
  • Easily retrofit existing applications without changing equipment designs 
  • Reduce overall transportation and road weight fees 
  • Lower total motor lifecycle costs