What is a VFD, or VSD?

A variable frequency drive (VFD), also called a variable speed drive (VSD), sets an electric motor's speed by changing the frequency of the power fed to it. A pump, fan or compressor on a drive runs only as fast as the load needs and starts smoothly instead of with a jolt.

Yes. Electro Smith installs variable speed drives (VSDs, or VFDs) with the motors, pumps and compressors they run and the control panels for them, on single- and three-phase supplies, for commercial and industrial sites across Cape Town and the Western Cape.

Do you repair and maintain motors, pumps and drives?

Yes. Electro Smith tests, repairs and maintains the electrical systems it works on, including motors, pumps, control panels and drives, and can keep them on preventative maintenance.

Can one company do the refrigeration and the electrical work?

Yes. Cold rooms, freezer rooms, commercial fridges and air-conditioning are Cold Smith's work, another ColdSmith department, so the cooling equipment and the electrical installation behind it can come from one company.

Which areas do you cover?

Electro Smith takes jobs across Cape Town and the Western Cape, from the office in Kommetjie on the South Peninsula to Noordhoek, Fish Hoek, the Southern Suburbs, the Northern Suburbs, the Helderberg, the Cape Winelands and the West Coast. Tell us where the site is when you ask for a quote.

Electro Smith

Motor, pump and VSD installation in Cape Town

Electro Smith installs motors, machines, pumps and compressors for commercial and industrial sites across Cape Town and the Western Cape, with the control panels that run them and the variable frequency drives (VFDs, also called variable speed drives or VSDs) that set their speed.

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Motors and machines
Pumps and compressors
Control panels
VFDs and VSDs

Motors, pumps and drives

From the panel to the motor

A motor, pump or compressor needs its supply, a control panel and, where its speed has to follow the load, a drive. We install the equipment, the panel, the drive and the cabling between them, then test, repair and maintain them.

Who we work with

Industrial
Commercial
Retail
Hospitality

Where we work

Kommetjie
Noordhoek
Fish Hoek
Southern Suburbs
Northern Suburbs
Helderberg
Cape Winelands
West Coast
Western Cape

What's included

Motors, pumps and drives in Cape Town: what we do

Motors, machines, pumps and compressors
Single- and three-phase equipment, installed and wired.
- Motors
- Machines
- Pumps
- Compressors
Control panels and drives
Control panels to start, stop and protect motors, and drives to run them at the speed the job needs.
- Control panels
- Variable frequency drives (VFDs)
- Cables and infrastructure
Testing, repairs and maintenance
Existing motors, pumps, panels and drives tested, repaired and kept on preventative maintenance.
- Testing
- Repairs
- Components replaced
- Preventative maintenance

Questions

Motors, pumps and drives: common questions

What is a VFD, or VSD?
A variable frequency drive (VFD), also called a variable speed drive (VSD), sets an electric motor's speed by changing the frequency of the power fed to it. A pump, fan or compressor on a drive runs only as fast as the load needs and starts smoothly instead of with a jolt.
Do you install VSDs?
Yes. Electro Smith installs variable speed drives (VSDs, or VFDs) with the motors, pumps and compressors they run and the control panels for them, on single- and three-phase supplies, for commercial and industrial sites across Cape Town and the Western Cape.
Do you repair and maintain motors, pumps and drives?
Yes. Electro Smith tests, repairs and maintains the electrical systems it works on, including motors, pumps, control panels and drives, and can keep them on preventative maintenance.
Can one company do the refrigeration and the electrical work?
Yes. Cold rooms, freezer rooms, commercial fridges and air-conditioning are Cold Smith's work, another ColdSmith department, so the cooling equipment and the electrical installation behind it can come from one company.
Which areas do you cover?
Electro Smith takes jobs across Cape Town and the Western Cape, from the office in Kommetjie on the South Peninsula to Noordhoek, Fish Hoek, the Southern Suburbs, the Northern Suburbs, the Helderberg, the Cape Winelands and the West Coast. Tell us where the site is when you ask for a quote.

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