System Design
Pulp & Paper Industry Applications

SDS Limited has more than 14 years of experience solving drive applications in the PULP & PAPER INDUSTRY. By providing a complete range of AC, DC and servo drives specifically suited for pulp and paper processing applications, and we have the software know-how and products that will help make your next application a success.
Our experience includes:
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Test Stand & Dynamometer Systems

Dynamometers and test stands are used extensively in the aerospace and automotive industries to load test engines and drive train components. Chassis dynamometers are also used for vehicle emissions testing. SDS Limited offers green solutions that return energy otherwise dissipated as heat to the power grid, offering tremendous cost savings and reducing your carbon footprint.
Flux vector technology ensures accurate and repeatable control of speed and torque at the load. With a range through 2000 HP, virtually any test scenario can be accommodated, from small pumps and motors, to aircraft engines.
Our experience includes:
- Chassis Dynamometers
- Engine Testing
- Axle Test Facilities
- Clutch and Brake Testing
- Hydraulic Pump Testing
- Cross-drive Dynamometers
Textile Industry Applications
SDS Limited has more than 14 years of experience solving drive applications in the TEXTILE INDUSTRY. By providing complete range of AC, DC and servo drives specifically suited for textiles manufacturing applications, and we have the software know-how and products that will help make your next application a success.
We have also developed a set of applications software including standard application blocks and tension control functions that make it simple to implement and support software solutions for textile industry applications. Call our applications engineering group for details.
Our experience includes:
- Dye Ranges
- Finishing Ranges
- Mercerizing Ranges
- Bleaching Ranges
- Screen Printing
- Batchers
- Wrappers
- Beamers
- Slashers
- Non-Wovens
- Pumps & fans
- Washers
- Fibre Spinning
Here are some of the applications advantages that SDS Limited Drive systems have provided in textile industry applications. Call us today to discuss the details of your next project.
- Coordinated section control
- Faster start-ups
- Maximized throughput
- Faster line speeds
- Precision flying splices
- Accurate tension control
Metals Industry Applications

SDS Limited has more than 14 years of experience solving drive applications in the METALS Industry. By providing a complete range of AC drives, DC drives and servos specifically suited for metals processing applications, and we have the software know-how and products that will help make your next application a success.
We have also developed a set of applications software including standard application blocks and winder functions that make it simple to implement and support software solutions for metals industry applications. Call our applications engineering group for details.
Our experience includes:
- Rolling Mills
- Run-out Tables
- Galvanizing Lines
- Coating Systems
- Annealing Lines
- Tube Mills
- Pickling Lines
- Controlled Coil Cars
- Rod & Bar Mills
- Bar Straightener
- Slitting Lines
- Printing
- Slab Cooling Beds
- Hot and Cold Saws
- Bridle Rolls
- Rotary Shearing
- Slab and Billet Casting
- Side Trimming
- Strip Processing Lines
- Coilers and Re-coilers
- Coating Lines
- Metal Finishing
Rubber & Plastics Industry Applications
SDS Limited has more than 14 years of experience solving drive applications in the RUBBER & PLASTICS INDUSTRY. By providing a complete line of AC, DC and servo drives specifically suited for rubber and plastics applications, and we have the software know-how and products that will help make your next application a success. With today's high energy prices and incentives to save, it makes sense to get the most out of every amp with an efficient and up-to-date drive system from Parker Hannifin. Gear reducers can be inefficient and costly to repair, not to mention the down-time associated with a failure. Consider replacing them with a direct drive torque motor for energy savings and reliability.
Our experience includes:
- Printing
- Slitting
- Accumulators
- Winders
- Tape Lines
- Thermoforming
- Grinders & choppers
- Cooling Pumps & Fans
- Extruders
- Banbury Mixers
- Injection Moulding
- Blown Film Lines
- Nip Rolls
- Palletizing
- Chill Rolls
- Coating
- Embossing
- Laminating
Here are some of the applications advantages that SDS Limited systems have provided in rubber and plastics industry applications. Call us today to discuss the details of your next project.
- Faster line speeds
- Energy savings
- Precision flying splices
- Accurate tension control
- Coordinated section control
- Faster start-ups
- Maximized throughput
Crane & Hoist


Features provided by SDS Limited drives meet the demanding requirements of crane control. Up to 150% regenerative braking torque capability is available without mechanical load brakes.
- Recovers energy - true line regeneration
- High performance vector control
- Torque proving functions
- Brake check detection
- Simple motor/control autotuning
- Zero speed detection
- Boom, Hoist and Traverse Control
- Bridge cranes
- Overhead cranes
- Shipboard cranes
- Container cranes
- Replenishment-at-sea system Davits and Gantry cranes
Wire & Cable Industry Applications

SDS Limited has more than 14 years of experience solving drive applications in the WIRE & CABLE INDUSTRY. By providing a complete range of AC, DC and servo drives specifically suited for wire and cable applications, and we have the software know-how and products that will help make your next application a success.
We have also developed a set of applications software including standard application blocks, electronic gearing and tension control functions that make it simple to implement and support software solutions for wire and cable industry applications. Call our applications engineering group for details.
Our experience includes:
- Wire Drawing - ferrous
- Wire Drawing - non ferrous
- Rolling - flattening
- Rolling - forming
- Continuous Extrusion
- Take-up - single reel
- Take-up - dual reel
- Drum-to-drum reeling
- Annealing
- Enamelling
- Coiling
- Spooling
- Straightening
- Taping
- Drum twisting
- Stranding
- Braiding
- Bunching
- Armouring
- Perforating
- Pay-off
- Coating
Here are some of the applications advantages that SDS Limited has provided in wire and cable industry applications. Call us today to discuss the details of your next project.
- Faster line speeds
- Precision flying splices
- Accurate tension control
- Coordinated section control
- Faster start-ups
- Maximized throughput
