ALTERNATORS


Innovative Alternator Technology Centre is a game-changer


Throughout its long history Cummins Generator Technologies has always been recognised as an industry leader through the manufacture of the renowned STAMFORD® and AvK® brands of alternators. For over 100 years the company has continuously innovated in terms of product features, global manufacturing, manufacturing techniques, and customer support. This revolutionary trait continues apace throughout the business, reports UKPN.


packing a bigger punch from a power output perspective. This not only offers better cost-per-kVA for


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the customer, but also offers easy integration into the generating set through the use of adaptable and flexible feet that minimise the amount of work needed to re-engineer the product into a generating set using a competitor’s product. All backed up by an industry leading three-


year warranty as standard. Not stopping there, the company has also


been progressively reshaping its manufacturing footprint over the past few years to best serve its wide global customer base, including the brand-new innovative Alternator Technology Centre located in the


rom a product perspective, the successful launch of the popular STAMFORD® S-Range product line has brought to the market a product


UK which is about to open in late 2018. This facility will not only carry on the long-


standing UK manufacturing heritage it will also be a centre for developing and validating the next generation of product technologies, and provides the capability to work alongside its customers to integrate the STAMFORD® and AvK® products into their generating sets up to 3MWe. With the S-Range introduction programme


not even halfway through, such is the extent of the plan to introduce a whole new range of products, the business has continuously listened to the voice of the customer and has developed new ways to partner its customers as a result. “Our plans to continuously introduce the


new S-Range are being well received in the market,” stated Desmond McMenamin, General Manager. “The industry always welcomes new STAMFORD® products.


“Our plans to continuously introduce the new S-Range


are being well received in the market.


The industry always


welcomes new STAMFORD® products.” - Desmond


McMenamin, General Manager


“This has also created new opportunities


for us to further support customers as they try and balance a desire to adopt the new product against financial and operational cash flow constraints,” he says.. “Our exciting new Alternator Technology


Centre will provide the means for us to partner with customers directly and actually integrate our new products on their behalf,” McMenamin explained. This exciting new chapter in their long


history will provide a facility for customers to witness the testing of their products, and offer a new industry-leading engineering resource where the company, and its customers, can work together at the generating set level. It will also offer a brand new suite of training facilities to ensure customers and staff alike can be trained on the whole range of STAMFORD® and AvK®products. Scott Strudwick, Director of Global Sales


and Marketing commented: “In today’s power generation market it is not products alone that our customers and partners need from us.” He went on to say: “Customers need


partners, not just suppliers, working collaboratively throughout the customer experience journey. In all our markets, product and lifecycle costs are critical performance parameters for our customers. “Our new products, modern dynamic


manufacturing footprint, in combination with world-renowned aftermarket support, and now this exciting new facility will mean we are now better positioned to support our partners across all these key areas.” With several well-known global genset


manufacturers already expressing interest in using the facilities on offer within the new Alternator Technologies Centre, it is clear that this latest phase of the Cummins Generator Technologies innovation journey seems to be aligning well to the future needs of the power generation industry. www.stamford-avk.com


28 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2018 UK POwER NEwS


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