Modern Mining March 2022

SUPPLY CHAIN News

SEW-Eurodrive expands capability to slash lead times

SEW-Eurodrive’s expanded capability out of its new Aeroton facility will include the assembly of SEW MACC air-cooled con- denser drives for delivery at a rate of three units per week, slashing current lead times from overseas OEMs by around 36 weeks, the company said. Built as part of SEW-Eurodrive’s M-Series modular industrial gear (IG) units, the MACC is a purpose designed gearbox solution for driving the modern fan-based air-cooled condenser (ACC) systems used in steam- driven power generation plants. “The first SEW-MACC drives were installed in the Northern Cape,” says Jonathan McKey – SEW- Eurodrive’s national and Africa manager for busi- ness development, sales and marketing. “This was followed by a further 24 units, which have now been installed at a utility station in Limpopo – and these Size 09 MACC drives are the largest ever built by SEW-Eurodrive.” The units were assembled in SEW- trial manufacturing equipment and many others. Leveraging Gates’ deep application knowledge, materials science expertise and process engineering capabilities, the full line of PRO Series products delivers the performance, reliability and design flex- ibility to meet the wide range of demands seen in today’s hydraulic systems, the com- pany said. The new ProV hoses expand Gates’

Jonathan McKey: SEW-Eurodrive’s national and Africa manager for business development, sales and marketing. Eurodrive’s factory in Nelspruit, but a new assembly line is now being built in Johannesburg to take production capacity to the next level.

SEW-Eurodrive has expanded its capability at its new Aeroton facility. The modular approach will enable the new facility to custom-assemble SEW MACCs to suit any local power station at a rate of two to three units per week.  Gates expands PRO Series product line with launch of ProV hydraulic hoses

existing PRO Series hose range, further enabling engineers to evaluate and opti- mise system designs to ensure the right solution for each appl ication. “Gates of fers hydraul ic hose and coupl ing solutions that lend market leading perfor- mance, durability and value to all modern hydraulic applications,” said Tom Pitstick, senior vice president of strategic planning for Gates. 

Global provider of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions, Gates has expanded its PRO Series hydrau- lic hose portfolio with the launch of the new ProV product line. The Gates PRO Series line of professional-grade hydraulic hoses offers performance tailored specifically to hydraulic applications across multiple end- markets such as agriculture, construction, mining, injection moulding, general indus-

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Gates recently launched its new ProV product line.

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