SEW-EURODRIVE continues to invest in developing local skills and sharing technical expertise across its African operations, recognising that successful industrial solutions require a skilled and knowledgeable workforce equipped to support its products and their application across diverse industries. Through targeted training and collaboration, the company is strengthening its ability to deliver fit-for-purpose drive and automation technologies, addressing customers’ needs and regional challenges.
SEW-EURODRIVE’s recent Africa regional training workshop in Johannesburg brought together teams from across the continent.
Operating successfully in Africa requires a deep understanding of local conditions and sustained collaboration across borders. While industry sectors such as mining, food and beverage, water treatment and manufacturing share some common operational requirements, each African country presents its own distinct set of challenges shaped by infrastructure limitations, environmental conditions and regulatory variations.
As a leading provider of drive and automation solutions across the continent, SEW-EURODRIVE recognises that local insight and on-the-ground capability are critical to delivering effective results. The company continues to invest in people development and technical training within its network of African subsidiaries and partners, supporting the long-term growth of its customers and the broader industrial ecosystem.
A recent regional workshop hosted by SEW-EURODRIVE at its Johannesburg facility brought together team members from several African countries for intensive product training and inter-regional knowledge exchange. The training extended across the company’s full suite of advanced technologies, including its modular X.e-series industrial gear units, energy-efficient IE3 electric motors, decentralised MOVIGEAR® mechatronic drives and the sophisticated MOVI-C® automation platform.
Teboho Moloi, Business Development Executive: Africa at SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa.
“Workshops like this are invaluable because they upskill our people and help us connect the dots between what we do in different regions,” says Teboho Moloi, Business Development Executive: Africa at SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa. “Our teams face very different realities depending on where they are operating, from remote mining operations in Zambia and the DRC to agri-processing plants in Kenya and Ghana. Sharing technical experiences across these sectors, we enhance our ability to apply the right solution for each application.”
Moloi highlights the value of knowledge-sharing in building a robust reference base across industries. “In the sugar sector, for instance, we’ve successfully deployed helical and bevel geared motors on conveyors and mill drives, and in water treatment our compact and corrosion-resistant solutions help ensure uptime in aggressive environments. As well as being relevant to similar applications elsewhere in Africa, these lessons assist us to anticipate challenges and fast track problem solving.”
By equipping its people with the latest product expertise and encouraging collaboration across borders, SEW-EURODRIVE is strengthening its ability to serve Africa’s evolving industrial and mining sectors. With its commitment to developing regional capability the company remains responsive, reliable and aligned with its customers’ strategic needs.
“Our investment in people and technology are factors that set us apart,” says Moloi. “It is how we grow with our customers – and grow Africa’s industries at the same time.”
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