MechChem Africa

January 2017

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MechChem Africa

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Power transmission, bearings, bushes and seals

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Left:

According to Blickle, the bulk of SEW-Eurodrive’s regional turnover is still generated by the mining and minerals-processing industry. Shown

here are the company’s X series helical and bevel helical gear units at the Johannesburg assembly facility.

Right:

A cement plant in Zambia sup-

plied by SEW-Eurodrive with geared motor solutions.

bly facility has invested significantly in install-

ing the latest assembly islands to streamline

productionand reducewaste, anupgrade that

will be carried through to the local branches

in Nelspruit, Durban, Port Elizabeth, and

Cape Town.

Elsewhere on the continent, the OEM

has just established an assembly facility in

Morocco, with representation in a range of

countries including Tanzania andDubai in the

Middle East. It also has various partnerships

on the continent, including Tunisia andEgypt,

whereby the OEMundertakes to service and

support all of its products sold.

Blickle says that the ongoing success of

SEW-Eurodrive is largely due to the fact

that, although it is a multinational company,

“we tend to do business like a family, and we

feel like a family. I think that is unique, with

not many other companies able to lay claim

to a similar ethos underpinning their global

organisation”.

This means that regional hubs, such as

the Johannesburg head office, continue to

play an integral role in the OEM’s growth

and expansion and focus on innovation.

“Each country and its facilities are equally

important to us, especially as these mirror

the spirit of SEW-Eurodrive. This alsomeans

that our regional experience and knowledge

of local conditions and specific customer is-

sues gives us a leading edge internationally,”

Blickle concludes.