SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa achieves export success with its IE3-compliant motors_approved.doc | 62 KB | Download | |
Preview | SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa Export Head Marcio Sicchiero | 1.8 MB | Download |
Preview | The entire order was dispatched by SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa on 28 pallets in a single long-haul load truck. | 3.54 MB | Download |
Preview | The premium energy efficiency of the IE3-compliant DRN range is resulting in export success for SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa. | 3.74 MB | Download |
In order to comply with the increasingly stringent requirements of energy-efficiency class IE3 in the European Union (EU), SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa decided to introduce the new DRN series as its standard range of electric motors. This is of particular benefit to the OEM’s cross-border customers, who have to comply with international ‘green’ requirements.
The new DRN range effectively sets a benchmark for energy efficiency in the industry, meaning that customers buying gearboxes from SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa automatically receive IE3-compliant motors. This was the main selling point with the Zimbabwean project, which saw the tobacco company move away from competitor products in order to standardise on SEW.
“What opened the door for us here were the main technological advantages of our motors, namely the premium IE3 efficiency, together with the IP 65 rating and Class H insulation, which makes these units ideal for the application,” SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa Export Engineer Philip Steyn comments.
A particular feature of this project is that SEW arranged the transportation as well, with the entire order dispatched on 28 pallets in a single long-haul load truck. “We tend to assist with the transportation, especially on the export side, as this becomes part of the total cost,” Sicchiero points out. “This is a major cost driver that customers often do not take into account.”
Commenting on the lead time of the units, Steyn stresses that the local stockholding has been ramped up significantly in order to be able to cater for such large projects effectively. “This is a distinctive competitive advantage for SEW, together with our back-up and maintenance service offering, which gives our customers the assurance of optimal productivity at all times. We are having to think smarter, and look to customers’ holistic needs in terms of a total solutions approach.”
The DRN series is testament to SEW’s commitment to innovation and technological development in order to help its customers reduce their overall costs. In this regard, spares replacement is also a key service offering. “We do not only supply complete units, but assist with spares provision as well, with the majority of our spares being ex-stock. This is of particular importance in terms of selling into Africa,” Sicchiero notes.
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