Danfoss VLT® High Power Drives growing 30%
04 May 2011
Danfoss has invested large resources in the high power drives business over recent years:
• A modular technology platform allowing highly customised qual-ity drives to be mass produced and tested at the factory.
• Power range up to 1.4 MW – and new power range extensions in the pipeline.
• Innovative power component design with 98 % efficiency
• World class manufacturing facili-ties. The high power plant and competence centre in Rockford, Illinois, USA was rebuilt and doubled in size.
Danfoss
Danfoss has invested large resources in the high power drives business over recent years:
• A modular technology platform allowing highly customised qual-ity drives to be mass produced and tested at the factory.
• Power range up to 1.4 MW – and new power range extensions in the pipeline.
• Innovative power component design with 98 % efficiency
• World class manufacturing facili-ties. The high power plant and competence centre in Rockford, Illinois, USA was rebuilt and doubled in size to 11,400 m2 in 2009/2010.
However, high power customers expect more than just the physical product. Our sales people must un-derstand the customer needs in order to offer the best solution:
What is the purpose of the machin-ery? What type of motor? What are the installation conditions? What is the power supply network? Are there any issues with harmonic distortion? All this requires in-depth application knowledge and solid engineering skills.
The people behind the product are just as important as the product. This applies to the Danfoss sales compa-nies as well as our network of sales and service partners. We conduct regular training programmes for our own staff and partners to maintain a solid expertise – backed by the experts in the factories in Denmark and USA.
2010 was by far the most successful year for high power drives in the his-tory of Danfoss.
In Northern Europe the sales of high power drives and harmonic mitiga-tion solutions increased by 30% in 2010. Typical applications include: Water and waste water, district heating and power plants, refrigera-tion systems, industrial processing machinery and marine systems.
Most of the growth was seen in areas where the high power drives have contributed to large reductions in en-ergy consumption and CO2 emissions – highlighting Danfoss’ position as the Climate & Energy Company.
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