Danfoss donates new drives to SAB for training

May 2004 News Transport (Industry)

Danfoss has donated an FCD 300 and a VLT 5 000 to continually assist in the proactive training of future engineers at South African Breweries.

The VLT 5 000 and new decentralised option FCD 300 were donated on behalf of Danfoss by Rodney Nieuwstad and gladly received at the South African Breweries Training Centre by the training officer, Tommy Wyer, on 14 October 2003. Danfoss have long been involved in training and upliftment programmes and this is just one more example of their willingness to supply the latest technology in equipment to better prepare engineers who will be responsible for the day to day operation of the plants.

For more information contact Mick Baugh, business unit manager, Danfoss, 011 803 8390, [email protected], www.danfoss.com/drives

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