Capital Equipment News November 2022

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SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa, a specialist in drive and control technologies, moved into its new state-of-the-art 26 000-m 2 headquarters complex in Aeroton, Johannesburg.

New high-tech African Facility for SEW-EURODRIVE

SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa, a specialist in drive and control technologies, moved into its new state-of-the-art 26 000-m 2 headquarters complex in Aeroton, Johannesburg, earlier this year. The new complex more than triples the floor and factory space available at its previous premises.

B uilt and equipped at a cost of R200 million and modelled on SEW-EURODRIVE’s showcase factory in Graben-Neudorf in Germany, the facility – which accommodates approximately 150 employ ees – makes extensive use of the latest technologies to network people effective ly, processes, services and data. The investment reflects SEW-EURO DRIVE’s confidence in the future of both South Africa and the African continent. The company points out that Africa is

“With the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) protocol, which came into effect in early 2021, and a push to grow manufacturing on the continent, we are expecting African markets to account for around 50% of our turnover within the next few years.”

Raymond Obermeyer, Managing Director of SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa

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