To respond to the needs of its European customers, Eaton has localised the assembly and testing of its Vickers? PVM pump at its Wehrheim facility in Germany. This change has significantly reduced the lead time for the most popular PVM builds to less than eight weeks when ordered in small or medium quantities.

John Taylor, EMEA Product Manager for Open Circuit Piston Pumps, said, ?As a result of our ongoing production and supply chain optimi?sation efforts, we expect to further dec?rease the delivery time during 2012.?

At the same location, a dedicated application engineering support team provides testing capabilities and rapid follow-up in case of technical support requirements. Taylor said, ?Our new supply and service offering enables our customers to react with greater flexi?bility and speed to the demands of their customers and thus be more competitive.?

Eaton?s Vickers PVM pump is a versatile medium pressure open circuit variable piston pump with displace?ment between 18 and 141 cu cm aimed at industrial applications up to 280 bar continuous pressure. It is widely used in industrial power units.