The client is a packaging manufacturer producing folding cartons, corrugated boxes and flexible packaging for FMCG, food and pharma customers. Their lines run to committed dispatch dates, which makes an unplanned stoppage expensive in a way that goes well beyond the cost of the failed component.
The Challenge
The client's existing VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) had gone out of production and was no longer available from their original supplier. With the unit failing and no direct replacement in sight, they faced the risk of extended machine downtime — a costly problem on an active production line. An obsolete drive is a particularly awkward failure: there is no like-for-like part to order, and every day spent searching is a day the line is not running.
The Solution
Shree Vijayvargiya Technologies sourced a suitable Fuji VFD replacement on a same-day/next-day basis, avoiding the delays a discontinued part would normally cause.
Beyond just the swap, SVT supported the client through reconfiguration of the new drive to match their existing machine setup — motor parameters, control mode, ramp settings and I/O behaviour — ensuring the replacement worked seamlessly with their process, not just a like-for-like part substitution. A drive that physically fits but behaves differently is still a stopped line, so the configuration work was treated as part of the job rather than an extra.
The Result
The plant was back up and running with minimal downtime, avoiding the breakdown costs a longer parts search would have caused. The relationship didn't end with the emergency fix — SVT has since received repeat business for other hard-to-find components and solutions the client struggles to source elsewhere.
Why They Chose SVT
- Fast turnaround on an urgent, discontinued-part problem.
- Reconfiguration support, not just parts supply.
- Became the client's go-to source for hard-to-find automation components.
Products Involved
The replacement was built around Fuji Electric's drive range — including the FRENIC-Ace, FRENIC-Mega and FRENIC-Mini families — selected against the original unit's rating and control requirement. Related AC drive and switchgear items were supplied alongside where the panel needed them.
Planning for Obsolescence Before It Stops a Line
Most drives do not fail without warning — but they do go obsolete without one. If a machine on your floor runs on a drive that is no longer in production, the time to identify a replacement path is before the unit fails, not during the stoppage. SVT can cross-reference existing drives against current models and note the parameter mapping in advance, so an emergency becomes a parts order instead of a search.
For urgent drive replacement or obsolescence support, call +91 98799 48271 or email sales2@shreevijayvargiya.com.