01.12.2025

Wherever processes are automated and interconnected, the failure of a single component can halt an entire production line. The consequences go beyond repair costs: delays, missed deadlines, supply-chain disruptions, and lower overall efficiency.

This is why maintenance should not be limited to reacting after breakdowns occur. Being prepared with a plan B substantially reduces operational risk. One approach that effectively minimizes downtime is access to a fleet of replacement drives—without needing to store them in your own warehouse.

Drives – the heart of many technological processes

Frequency converters (inverters) control the speed and torque of electric motors that power pumps, fans, conveyors, and mixers—critical elements of industrial production.
A converter failure can shut down the system or significantly reduce its performance. Modern converters are also complex, and availability of specific models or power ratings is often limited. This makes fast replacement essential for keeping operations running.

Why the classic service model falls short

The usual sequence—failure, report, diagnosis, repair, parts order—takes time, even with an efficient service team. For many plants, this time simply isn’t available.

In emergencies, both expertise and immediate access to a ready-to-use device matter. This gap is exactly what a drive-rental service fills: it enables production to continue even when a failure occurs.

Fleet of replacement drives – fast response, lower risk

At Control-Service, we have developed a rental fleet of tested, preconfigured frequency converters that can be deployed immediately. When a failure is reported, the service team selects the right drive, delivers it to the site, and commissions it.
For the customer, this reduces downtime from days to hours—often the difference between an idle line and uninterrupted production.

Real-world cases

A customer reported a failure of a 7.5 kW drive at around 9 p.m. Thanks to our rental fleet, technicians delivered and started up the replacement within 90 minutes. The drive powered a reverse osmosis system—an essential part of the plant’s process—so nighttime downtime and production losses were avoided.

Another failure occurred late on a Friday: a 200 kW drive. The replacement was delivered, installed, and commissioned the same day. The damaged drive was sent for diagnostics while the customer continued production using the rental unit free of charge under their service agreement.

In both cases, success depended on equipment availability and a team able to act under time pressure.

Benefits that go beyond emergency support

A drive-rental service shifts maintenance from reactive to proactive. For industrial plants, this means:

lower operational risk with a ready contingency plan
cost savings—no need to hold expensive spares
flexibility to test configurations or parameters
expert support with delivery, commissioning, setup, and supervision

This ensures that in the event of a failure, support is available—even outside standard working hours.

Why partner with us?

Our strengths include long-standing experience in drive servicing, a broad range of available power ratings, and efficient logistics. These allow us to respond faster than standard service providers. The rental service is not merely a spare-parts warehouse—it is a structured support system where each drive is tested, configured, and ready to operate on arrival.

For many customers, it has become a key element of long-term maintenance planning, reducing downtime risk and giving greater predictability.

From reaction to strategy

Modern maintenance is increasingly about managing risk rather than extinguishing fires. Access to a fleet of replacement drives allows plants to move from reactive interventions to a model in which every failure has a predefined response path.

At Control-Service, this approach is already implemented in practice: drive rental is not just a service—it is a core component of a comprehensive industrial support system.