SEW Eurodrive expands its reach within the African conveying industry
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26 June, 2013
SEW Eurodrive expands its reach within the African conveying industry
Leading drive engineering company SEW Eurodrive has gained measurable market share in the Southern African conveying industry, through its range of locally manufactured X Series helical and helical-bevel gear units.
Johannesburg-based SEW Eurodrive has been recognised as a leading conveying and materials handling solutions provider for local industries for over 20 years. The company has more recently, expanded its reach into the larger scale mining sector.
Since entering the platinum sector in 2005, SEW Eurodrive general manager for sales and engineering, Conrad Pilger, notes that the company has developed a reputation as an internationally preferred supplier of gear units for bulk handling applications.
"Having achieved significant success in smaller applications, SEW Eurodrive successfully entered the mining sector, and today the company is specified as the preferred solutions provider for a number of end users and OEMs operating in the platinum and coal sectors across Southern Africa," he says.
Pilger states that the robust range of X Series helical and helical-bevel gear units can be optimally adjusted to the task, due to finely stepped torque ratings. "The universal modular system concept sets new standards with respect to availability and offers a broad range of options."
The main area of application for the X Series is conveyor systems, says Pilger. "In this context, the gear units perform a reliable service in driving conveyor belts and bucket elevators for horizontal and vertical transportation of materials. They also run the travel and hoist drive on cranes.“
The X Series is an invertible gearbox, which means that the range can be used for left and right handed applications. Pilger adds: "The gearbox can be flipped on its axis by 180 degrees, and boasts some of the best thermal ratings and characteristics in the market, due to the fact that the Southern African climate makes ambient temperatures critical in gear unit applications."
According to Pilger, the SEW Eurodrive export business has grown by 33 percent in the past financial year. "While the South African market has remained stable and profitable for us over the years, we are seeing an increasing demand for our range of equipment across the African continent, where increased investment is prompting substantial infrastructural development."
He points out that Mozambique is one of the company's most rapidly developing markets. "Here, coal is a major industry for us, however, so too is the micro brewery industry, in addition to maritime applications such as ports and harbours."
Pilger reveals that SEW Eurodrive recently appointed a Portuguese-speaking export administrator to streamline the sales and support process not only in Mozambique, but Angola too. "The mining industry in Angola is currently booming, and we are gaining a strong foothold in this market too.
"It is important to employ a Portuguese-speaking technical expert for these two markets, in order to ensure that no client specifications are lost in translation in any way whatsoever. This move is further evidence of SEW Eurodrive maintaining a pro-active approach towards the continued growth of its business," he notes.
Pilger points out that the South African branch of SEW Eurodrive boasts a dedicated engineering department that assists customers with the complete drive package and custom designed solutions. "SEW Eurodrive compiles drive packages for the customer that include components such as; industrial gear units, motor, couplings, brakes and base plates."
Pilger reveals that customers benefit from the fact that they can obtain the complete and fully assembled drive package from a single source, while a large local stockholding allows for shorter delivery times and increased flexibility.
Looking to the future, Pilger remains optimistic that SEW Eurodrive will continue to achieve sustainable growth throughout the African conveying industry. "We are projecting the same kind of growth that we recorded in the past financial year. Industrial Gears will continue to contribute the most towards our growth, particularly in coal and iron ore," he concludes.
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