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Gearboxes for local farm irrigation
11th April 2024

A comprehensive gear solution for centre pivot irrigation systems encompassing supply, installation and servicing of both the centre drive and wheel drives as well as the drive technology to power... 


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Gearboxes for local farm irrigation
10th April 2024

A comprehensive gear solution for centre pivot irrigation systems encompassing supply, installation and servicing of both the centre drive and wheel drives and as the drive technology to power the... 


Jonathan McKey, the company’s National Sales and Marketing Manager
SEW-EURODRIVE builds support, trust into Africa
20th March 2024

Companies in various sectors across Africa are wanting to harness the power of modern advancements in drive technology – and SEW-EURODRIVE is there with the solutions and the support. “Many... 


SEW-EURODRIVE supports positive disruption in Africa
SEW-EURODRIVE supports positive disruption in Africa
5th February 2024

Drive technology and automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE has a history of providing solutions for the mining industry and plans to contribute to the positive disruption and transformation of... 


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SEW-EURODRIVE
26th January 2024

Drive solutions provider SEW-EURODRIVE has made significant strides in extending its footprint across Africa, and this expansion is set to continue thanks to its unwavering commitment to providing... 


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SEW-EURODRIVE supports conservation efforts
13th December 2023

SANParks honorary rangers are committed to preserving and protecting South African national parks by volunteering their time, skills and resources to help preserve wildlife and ecosystems across... 


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World-first X.e agitator gear units order for SA company
17th November 2023

SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa has secured an order for nine new X.e series agitator industrial gear units, said to be particularly suitable for the harsh African operating environment. In what the... 


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SEW-EURODRIVE joins hands with SANParks Honorary Rangers in Mbombela for conservation
7th November 2023

Dedicated SANParks Honorary Rangers across the country are committed to preserving and protecting the South African National Parks. These passionate volunteers tirelessly devote their time, skills... 


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Online purchasing portal for industrial products
27th October 2023

SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa has launched an online purchasing platform to streamline procurement for its customers. The company’s training manager Zander Claassens says the portal allows customers... 


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Modular gearboxes offer flexible solution
6th October 2023

SEW-EURODRIVE says it has simplified the configuration of its components to offer a modular design for its gearboxes, delivering a high degree of adaptability with parts that are readily available... 


Zander Claassens, Training Manager at SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-EURODRIVE in SA launches online purchasing for customers
26th September 2023

In an important digital initiative to make product selection and procurement easier for customers, SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa has launched an online purchasing feature on its website. According to... 


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High-tech training facilities for industry
20th September 2023

SEW-EURODRIVE has moved to new and expanded headquarters, allowing for the upgrading of resources in its DriveAcademy. The company says its facilities boast the latest training technologies,... 


SEW-EURODRIVE’s FM/FAM and KM/KAM designs are flexible and available as parallel-shaft helical gear units and helical-bevel gear units for ease of application into a wide range of industries
Modular design multiplies flexibility for SEW gearbox users
6th September 2023

By simplifying its configuration of components, SEW-EURODRIVE’s modular design delivers the flexibility required to achieve technically unique innovations with parts that are readily available and... 


Augmented reality allows trainees at the SEW-EURODRIVE DriveAcademy to learn through and interact with holographic overlays
SEW-EURODRIVE builds learning partnerships with its DRIVEACADEMY®
15th August 2023

With its focus on close collaboration with its customers, SEW-EURODRIVE has further raised the technological bar at its DriveAcademy® in recent years. Committed to providing strong technical skills... 


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Automation for industry
10th August 2023

Automation projects for plants, factories and warehouses can be designed and implemented using SEW-EURODRIVE’s Maxolution offering. According to the company’s works manager: mechatronics Werner... 


Kamoa-Kakula is one of many projects in Africa to request the installation of SEW-EURODRIVE’s monitoring equipment on the supplied product
Kamoa-Kakula power pack order is among many for SEW-EURODRIVE
31st July 2023

With well over 100 units already delivered, SEW-EURODRIVE in South Africa is set to continue supplying Ivanhoe Mines’ prestigious Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo... 


Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
Automating for efficiency with Maxolution
5th July 2023

Well known for its drive technology, SEW-EURODRIVE partners with customers to design and implement automation projects for their plants, factories and warehouses – using its powerful Maxolution®... 


SEW-EURODRIVE launches X.e agitator gear unit
19th June 2023

Building on the success of its tried-and-tested X.e series of high-performance industrial gear units and gearmotors, SEW-EURODRIVE has launched a new X.e series agitator gear design. This agitator... 


Partnership focus marks SEW-EURODRIVE progress in Africa
1st June 2023

As its expansion into Africa gathers pace, SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa is getting closer to customers and building stronger direct partnerships – to push modernisation and efficiency. “It just makes... 


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Gear business driven by sustainability
18th May 2023

Drive technology and drive automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE emphasises the use of renewable and efficient energy sources and says it strives to maximise the energy efficiency of its drives.... 


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SEW-EURODRIVE
5th May 2023 By: Yolande Botes

SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa is recognised as the specialist in drive and control technologies across Africa with the brand well-known and respected for its precision German engineering across the... 


Gear business driven by sustainability
14th April 2023

Pinpointing climate change as possibly the most serious challenge humankind has ever had to tackle, SEW-EURODRIVE has for many years pursued a sustainability agenda that is applied across every... 


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Locally assembled condenser units for power stations
30th March 2023

SEW-EURODRIVE’s MACC series two-stage gear units for air cooled condensers have recently been installed in a power station for a highly specialised application. The condensers are being used to... 


Ready availability of stock is ensured by SEW-EURODRIVE's new facility in Aeroton, Johannesburg
SEW-EURODRIVE all set to support Africa’s growth
6th February 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

Despite the travails of the global economy and uncertainty in many countries, Africa will be the place to do business in the coming years. So says SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa MD Raymond Obermeyer,... 


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SEW-EURODRIVE
27th January 2023

SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa is recognised as the specialist in drive and control technologies across Africa with the brand well-known and respected for its precision German engineering across the... 


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Girth gears for upgraded mine
18th November 2022

Drive technology specialist SEW-EURODRIVE has announced that it is installing four of its large segmented girth gear systems at De Beer’s Venetia Diamond Mine in Limpopo province. Venetia mine, in... 


SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa, a specialist in drive and control technologies, moved into its new state-of-the-art 26 000-m2 headquarters complex in Aeroton, Johannesburg.
New high-tech African facility for SEW-EURODRIVE
17th November 2022

SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa, a specialist in drive and control technologies, moved into its new state-of-the-art 26 000-m2 headquarters complex in Aeroton, Johannesburg, earlier this year. The new... 


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Venetia Underground Project, South Africa – update
28th October 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Drive technology specialist SEW-EURODRIVE is installing four of its large segmented girth gear systems at the Venetia mine. 


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Newly developed drive solution launched
7th October 2022

A high-tech drive solution that automates drive applications, is said to be ideal for optimising or expanding existing automation systems or for implementing new automation projects where... 


SEW-EURODRIVE national sales and marketing manager Jonathan McKey
High-tech launches from SEW-EURODRIVE at Electra Mining
8th September 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Visitors to this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition in Johannesburg will be spoilt for choice as drive component manufacturer SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa unleashes more technology to drive... 


SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa will launch its DriveRadar® solution for remote condition monitoring and maintenance forecasting at Electra Mining Africa.
High tech launches from SEW-Eurodrive at Electra Mining
7th September 2022

Visitors to this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition in Johannesburg will be spoilt for choice as SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa unleashes more technology to drive productivity and efficiency.  


AUTOMATED The Maxolution's automated guided vehicles
Company to launch new solution
25th August 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

Visitors to the SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa stand will be spoilt for choice as the company unleashes more technologies to drive productivity and efficiency. Addressing growing demand for reduced... 


A K series drive on offer from SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa
Drive systems delivery in process
29th July 2022 By: Halima Frost

Drive component manufacturer SEW-EURODRIVE’s Gqeberha branch, in the Eastern Cape, is in the process of delivering drive systems that form part of a major project to an automotive machine builder,... 


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Advancing and localising SA’s automotive industry
9th June 2022

Back in 2018, South Africa’s automotive industry directly employed some 110 000 people and contributed 6.8% to our GDP – 4.3% in manufacturing and 2.5% in retail. In 2020, NAAMSA reported that this... 


An image of an air-cooled condenser.
Local assembly of MACC drives to slash lead times
3rd June 2022

Drive technology supplier SEW Eurodrive’s expanded local capability out of its new Aeroton facility will include the assembly of SEW M-Series Air Cooled Condenser (MACC) air-cooled condenser drives... 


New SEW-Eurodrive factory geared towards modular drive development
24th May 2022 By: Donna Slater

Drive systems company SEW-Eurodrive is focusing on localising its modular drive concept for a variety of industrial drive applications for the power generation sector in an effort to meet urgent... 


By Raymond Obermeyer, Managing Director at SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa
Mining sector offers significant opportunity in enabling economic growth with a multiplier effect
12th May 2022

South Africa’s economy was built on its mining industry prowess which not only helped to fund the country’s infrastructure but also precipitated the growth of a number of a number of supporting... 


MD Raymond Obermeyer
SEW-EURODRIVE’s best-fit solutions match miners’ needs, provides every-day assistance
11th May 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Drives and automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE offers customised best-fit solutions that match a mine’s application needs, which it achieves through providing the electric motors, gearmotors,... 


SEW-EURODRIVE delivers for WWTP upgrade
28th April 2022

A Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in the Western Cape is undergoing a R1.7-billion upgrade. Currently treating 72 Ml/day, the new plant will be more reliable and efficient with a further 18... 


Sew-Eurodrive contributes to Western Cape WWTP upgrade
25th April 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in the Western Cape is undergoing a R1.7-billion upgrade, with the plant set to be more reliable and efficient and its 72 Ml/day capacity increased by a further... 


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Drive tech company joins Indaba community
22nd April 2022

On its return to the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), the Investing in African Mining Indaba is "looking forward to a reunion like no other" and, for the first time in its... 


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Can SA address its water crisis?
10th March 2022

In 2021 President Ramaphosa appointed a new minister, Senzo Mchunu, to head up the water and sanitation portfolio. This was followed by the appointed by Dr Sean Phillips, a qualified engineer, as... 


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Industrial gear units to be assembled locally
10th March 2022

Generation X.e industrial gear units, including geared motors, industrial gears (IGs), variable speed drives (VSDs), automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) and servo motors will all be assembled in... 


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