Press release
Control Techniques
For immediate release
Contact: Katie OWEN
katie.owen@emerson.com
OPEN AND SHUT CASE FOR DOOR CONTROL
The selection of a variable speed-drive from Control Techniques has given a South
African automated door company a superior, more reliable product with the added
benefit of an electrical warranty.
Coroma, part of the Trellicor Group, of Cape Town, makes a wide range of customdesigned garage and industrial doors for the commercial, industrial, local authority
and domestic markets. Recently, the company approached automation specialists
Control Techniques Southern Africa Pty with a view to upgrading its design of Fire
Station doors, which have to be fast-opening and completely reliable.
Previously the company had supplied a purpose-made PCB panel which offered no
soft start or stop, no auto-reverse and which carried no third party warranty for
peace of mind. Control functions were limited, with no automatic pull-back on
closing, for example, to release chain tension. The system was difficult to
programme and there was no load monitoring, so wear and tear was often
excessive.
Control Techniques, Unit 79 Mochdre Industrial Estate, Newtown, SY16 4LE, UK
T: +44 (0) 1686 612000, F: +44 (0) 1686 612999
e-mail: controltechniques@emerson.com www.controltechniques.com
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Control Techniques’ solution was both simple and yet provided all of the functions,
and more, that Coroma required for its quality products. The new panels have at
their heart a 0.37kW Commander SK general purpose AC drive, with
comprehensive software pre-loaded onto a LogicStick. This software was
developed, in close consultation with Coroma, by Control Techniques’ reseller, SK
Technologies.
The result? A much simpler, easy to programme panel that gives a smooth
operating profile with soft start and stop, auto-reverse, load monitoring and both
manual and automatic closing, fully programmable on delay. It even offers a time
programmable courtesy light.
The customer was absolutely delighted with the result and, to date, over 50 fire
station doors have been upgraded. The system is so easy to apply that Coroma
has upped its production from a couple a week to, currently, one a day, with
ambitious plans to boost this to 50 a month.
A two year warranty is offered as standard on Commander SK drives, giving
customers absolute confidence in the system and cutting Coroma’s maintenance
costs.
Control Techniques, Unit 79 Mochdre Industrial Estate, Newtown, SY16 4LE, UK
T: +44 (0) 1686 612000, F: +44 (0) 1686 612999
e-mail: controltechniques@emerson.com www.controltechniques.com
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“The Commander SK solution has a higher initial capital cost than our previous
solution, but just look at all of the features it brings,” enthuses Mr Craig Meekers at
Coroma. “Most important of all is the inherent reliability of the drive. We haven’t
had a single failure.”
The Commander SK is small, yet powerful, taking up very little panel space and is
renowned for its reliability. It is easy to fit, set up and use, with all the 10
parameters most users need being accessible from the display keypad, which is
included as standard. Very important in today’s carbon-aware economy is its
energy-saving efficiency and its state-of-the-art manufacturing standards which are
responsible for its outstanding reliability.
Coroma sectional overhead garage doors are ideal for adverse weather conditions
and can be custom-made to suit existing openings. The tracks are made from hotdipped galvanised steel for maximum corrosion protection with robust bearing
rollers to ensure a lifetime’s smooth, trouble-free operation. Their wedging action
excludes dust, wind and rain. With over 40 years’ of manufacturing, Coroma backs
its quality products with a nationwide after-sales service. Doors are available in
galvanised steel, sectional aluminium, aluminium and glass or in sliding or up-andover formats.
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Control Techniques, Unit 79 Mochdre Industrial Estate, Newtown, SY16 4LE, UK
T: +44 (0) 1686 612000, F: +44 (0) 1686 612999
e-mail: controltechniques@emerson.com www.controltechniques.com
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Notes to the Editor:
About Control Techniques
Control Techniques, an Emerson Industrial Automation company, is a world leader in the
design, production and marketing of electronic variable speed drives for the control of
electric motors. Our strategy is to concentrate on delivering drives and servo products
that enhance the productivity of our customer’s machines and processes.
We operate through a global network of Drive Centres and Application Centres that both
distribute product and add value by building our drive products into custom designed
systems and by offering the highest levels of customer service.
Our Control Techniques Drive Centres also provide us with invaluable feedback and
market intelligence so that we can further improve our products and service. This
customer focused strategy will enable us to continue to grow profitably.
Our competitive edge is based on our unique focus on drives, our strength in research
and development, our investment low-cost manufacturing and an effective worldwide
marketing strategy.
For the best in drives information visit our website: www.controltechniques.com
About Emerson Industrial Automation
Emerson Industrial Automation, a business of Emerson, is a global technology provider
that enables productivity, efficiency and quality gains for customers across a spectrum of
industries. Our products include alternators, electric motors and drives, electrical
distribution devices and mechanical power transmission, fluid automation and ultrasonic
joining solutions. Emerson brands include Appleton, ASCO, Branson Ultrasonics,
Browning, Control Techniques, Kop-Flex, Leroy-Somer, McGill, Morse, Numatics, OZ/Gedney, Rollway, SealMaster, and System Plast. For more information, visit
www.EmersonIndustrialAutomation.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE:EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology
and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and
consumer markets through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate
technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2009 were $20.9 billion. For more
information, visit www.Emerson.com.
For editorial information contact:
Katie Owen, Press Officer, Control Techniques Ltd, Drive Centre Marketing,
Ty Rheoli, Unit 79 Mochdre Industrial Estate, Newtown, Powys SY16 4LE
Tel: 01686 612900. Fax: 01686 612999. katie.owen@emerson.com
Control Techniques, Unit 79 Mochdre Industrial Estate, Newtown, SY16 4LE, UK
T: +44 (0) 1686 612000, F: +44 (0) 1686 612999
e-mail: controltechniques@emerson.com www.controltechniques.com