Size matters - and so does service
4th Quarter 2012, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

SEW-Eurodrive produces the robust X Series industrial gear units on an independent platform. With their finely graduated size, they cover a torque range of up to 475 kNm. Recently the German drive automation ...

Pneudrive Challenge pushes the boundaries
3rd Quarter 2012, Festo, News & events

The theme of the 2102 Pneudrive Challenge aims to stretch mechanical, electronic and mechatronic engineering students beyond their academic and engineering design boundaries. “We are confident that the ...

Making light work of heavyweights
3rd Quarter 2012, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

Bergrohr in Germany is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of large diameter steel tubes and the production facility is exceptionally quiet for a steel processing company. There is not a sound to ...

Pneudrive Challenge addresses socio-economic problems
2nd Quarter 2012, News & events

The PneuDrive Challenge 2012 engineering design competition has presented South African engineering students with an opportunity to use their academic aptitude to design solutions that could improve the ...

Decentralised field device controller
2nd Quarter 2012, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

The Movifit FDC decentralised field controller from SEW-Eurodrive enables the construction of modular and flexible materials handling systems. Together with the Movigear mechatronic drive system and SEW’s ...

Versatile, energy efficient frequency inverters
2nd Quarter 2012, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

SEW-Eurodrive recently launched the new Movitrac LTP B frequency inverter. This new unit series is extremely versatile and can be used with a variety of different motors: asynchronous motors, permanent-field ...

A better way to pack apples
1st Quarter 2012, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

The winning entry in the 2011 Pneudrive Challenge was a high-speed, accurate and selective apple packer

Sunny side up apples
1st Quarter 2012, News & events

Sponsored by SEW-Eurodrive and Festo, the PneuDrive Challenge aims to give the best mechanical, electronic and mechatronic engineering students a chance to use their talent to bring together engineering ...

SEW goes mobile
4th Quarter 2011, News & events

Whether it is information on a drive component, the nearest SEW contact or error diagnostic support for an inverter, the new iPhone apps from SEW-Eurodrive are designed to assist. The three new apps ...

SEW-Eurodrive Beerfest
4th Quarter 2011, News & events

SEW-Eurodrive’s annual Beerfest is held each year at venues across the country to say thank you to all the company’s customers for their support. The event has grown over the years and this year the Johannesburg ...

Roadshows for Pneudrive Challenge in full swing
3rd Quarter 2011, News & events

The 2011 Pneudrive Challenge competition is jointly sponsored by SEW-Eurodrive and Festo, both well known for their innovative motion control solutions. Roadshows to the universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, ...

SEW launches Drive Academy
3rd Quarter 2011, News & events

SEW-Eurodrive has launched a Drive Academy in South Africa as a result of an increasing need for customer training. “With more and more customers asking for training, there is no doubt in our minds that ...