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Industrial Drives/Controls
News Release from: Slater Drive Systems | Subject: Drive for hire
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 04 October 2002
Drives for hire
A novel "Drive for hire" service provides drives up to 500kW, which can be delivered on site within a day.
Slater Drive Systems (SDS) has launched a novel "Drive for hire" service, providing drives up to 500kW, which can be delivered on site within a day Available nationwide, the service is ideal for providing a replacement drive in the event of a breakdown
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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SDS runs a 24-hour phone line for the hire service, ensuring that drives are always available at whatever time of day or night a customer needs it.
Each drive is preprogrammed to suit the customer's application, so when it arrives on site it need only be connected to the supply to start working.
Same-day delivery compares with a typical four-week lead time for a purchased drive, keeping lost production to the absolute minimum.
Another major use of the service is to test the viability of a drive in a new process or potential energy savings before making the decision to purchase, reducing the risk of investing in a new, unproven application.
Kevin Brown, Managing Director of SDS, says: "SDS is the only company to offer this service, and the only one to offer a 500kW drive ready to go".
The hire stock comprises some 60 ABB drives, ranging from 3 up 500kW.
SDS can also offer soft starts and motors for hire, with large motors up to 3.5MW being available.
Minimum hire period for all drives is one week.
All hire stock is thoroughly inspected and tested on return before being offered for hire again.
(This was Engineeringtalk's Top Story on 3 October 2002).
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