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Timestrip® elapsed time indicators are at the centre of a pan-European aftermarket campaign which launches this autumn from Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, aimed at stimulating maintenance and replacement business in the filtration and dryer business units.
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Using a specially designed Timestrip® instruction card attached to all new installations and replacement components, engineers activate the Timestrip® at the time of installation and the elapsed time shows customers when mission-critical servicing and replacement anniversaries have arrived.
This initiative is a world first in the filtration and refrigeration markets, especially in the filter, dryer and chiller sectors, where lapses in maintenance schedules or component brand switching can cause system failure and invalidate warranty contracts.
Timestrip® indicators require no power source to maintain their elapsed time monitoring and are accurate to within 2 weeks over a 12 month period. The service and installation teams simply activate the Timestrip® with finger pressure then peel and stick the Timestrip® indicator onto the high-visibility maintenance card, which is then secured near to the unit. End user Facility Managers can see at a glance when change or maintenance schedules are approaching without ambiguity or the need for expensive alternatives and the Timestrip® cannot be re-set once activated.
The roll out of the campaign will see a Timestrip® indicator attached to all mainstream Parker Hiross Zander products to encourage end users to change filter elements to maintain filtration quality and to promote service maintenance across their standard operating procedures.
This is critical for example for maintaining pre-filters of refrigeration dryers where rust or solid particle accumulation in the heat exchangers, which causes partial airflows and can result in localized freezing and evaporator leakage. Therefore, the filter elements become essential to protecting the dryers and thus to maintain warranty coverage.
Speaking about the Timestrip® initiative, Hiross Zander Divisional Aftermarket & Technical Support Manager Mark Harvey said "We see Timestrip® as a key business partner for us going forward and are delighted with this cost-effective innovation. We expect to see a significant uplift in aftermarket sales and product loyalty as a result of this simple but highly affective solution to maintenance and replacement procedures - with end users benefitting too, which is a great win/win proposition to take to market. "
About Parker Hannifin
With annual sales exceeding $12 billion in fiscal year 2011, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs approximately 58,000 people in 47 countries around the world.
Parker Hannifin offers more filter types, configurations and filter solutions than any other company. Parker filter engineers collaborate with customers at the earliest stages of design to develop optimum filter system solutions.
Parker filter systems are mission-critical to almost every industry, on every continent, including transportation/mobile equipment, industrial/plant equipment, food and beverage, life sciences, process industries, marine and power generation.
About Timestrip®
Timestrip® is a global business bringing low-cost, technologically advanced, patent protected time and temperature monitoring indicators to market.
For products where replacement dates are critical to performance, Timestrip elapsed time indicators deliver consumer confidence and drive repeat sales.
Timestrip® temperature indicators are transforming the cold chain monitoring processes for food and pharmaceutical distribution.
Timestrip® indicators remain completely inert prior to use. The monitoring process starts with finger pressure compression of the activation pad, which triggers the migration of a safe dye along a patented membrane structure.
Timestrip® is proud to be working with some of the world's biggest companies and best brands including 3M, Parker Hannifin, Whirlpool, Siemens and Tesco - as well as the UK's National Health Service.
Contact Information
Chris Ellis
Timestrip UK Limited
Timestrip UK Limited
90 Long Acre
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 9RZ
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