Vacon's Mobile Showroom Presents "Are Your Drives Happy" Training to All Who Visit


2011 Drive Ahead Road Show Tour Launches in North America

April 19, 2011 - MEQUON, WISC., - Vacon, Inc. a global manufacturer of AC drives, will
once again hit the streets with their custom mobile product showroom and training center. The Drive Ahead Road Show Tour kicks off the 2011 tour on Tuesday, April 19th in Louisville, KY at distributor partner, Kaman Industrial Technologies located at 11920 Carrier Court, Louisville, KY 40299.

Visitors will benefit from the engaging training environment and participate in the scheduled "Are Your Drives Happy?" product training sessions at each stop. These sessions include interactive presentations as well as hands-on demonstrations of four key products: the Vacon 10, Vacon 100 HVAC, Vacon NXS and the Vacon X-Series.

The 53' double expandable trailer showcases all of Vacon's AC drives including the Vacon 100 HVAC, Vacon NXS Standalone, Vacon Liquid Cooled, Vacon 10, Vacon NX Common DC Bus and Vacon X-Series. New in 2011 the trailer also features the Vacon 100 Motor Mountable as well as Vacon Live, which is a free, fully featured PC tool featuring capabilities for programming, monitoring and troubleshooting the Vacon 10 and Vacon 100 HVAC families of drives. Located in 1,000 sq. ft. of space it is the perfect opportunity to learn more about all of Vacon's AC drives products and see why every AC motor deserves a Vacon drive!

Another new feature in 2011 includes online registration of the truck tour events. Guests are encouraged through an electronic invitation to visit the DriveAheadTour.com website and pre-register for the upcoming event in their area. Other features on the website also include Featured Products, Photo Gallery and Press Room.

"The success of the 2010 Drive Ahead Road Show Tour opened the door to a wonderful
journey in which Vacon was able to grow relationships and share the Vacon story with all who visited", says Nicki Bowling, Marketing Communications Manager for Vacon North America. "Our trailer tour has truly been a rewarding instrument that demonstrates our extensive product line in a manner that is timely, convenient, and instructional for our customers and distributors".

For more information, please contact:
Nicki Bowling, Marketing Communications Manager - North America;
(414) 702-9323; nicki.bowling@vacon.com; DriveAheadTour.com

Vacon in brief

Vacon's operations are driven by a passion to develop, manufacture, and sell the best AC
drives in the world - and nothing else. AC drives are used in the control of electric motors and in the production of renewable energy. Vacon has R&D and production units in Finland, the USA, China, and Italy. The company has sales offices in 27 countries. In 2010, Vacon's revenues were EUR 338.0 million and the company employed an average of 1,301 people around the world. Vacon Plc's shares (VAC1V) are listed on the NASD AQ OMX Helsinki. Driven by Drives, www.vacon.com

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