South Africa’s pursuit of being a
key player in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) received a massive boost
as the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Siemens South
Africa entered into a partnership to empower the country’s economy and citizens
with digital skills.
- Siemens Digital
Industries strengthens its partnership with its automation portfolio in Nigeria
- GIL Automation
appointed as a Value Added Reseller
In support and contribution
to the development of industry in Africa, Siemens has revised its business
approach for sustainable business development and competitiveness. The Siemens Approved Partner Program offers a
comprehensive combination of Siemens products and value-add services. This is
embedded in a distribution business model, which is and remains a
vital pillar in our go-to-market strategy, through the globally mobilised
Siemens Digital Industries (DI) Value Added Reseller Program.
- Siemens and HELIOZ collaborate to provide safe drinking water
in Sudan
- Siemens will sponsor a “WASH” campaign to provide water to
marginalized Sudanese residents
- Easy-to-use solution for water disinfection, WADI will be implemented
Siemens
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with HELIOZ, a Social Enterprise
company that’s active in the field of water disinfection and development of
climate projects, to provide safe drinking water to the marginalized
Sudanese residents of Khartoum, where there is no access to potable water.
- Digitalization and automation
solutions provide companies in discrete and process industries with the
necessary flexibility for new conditions
- The Digital Enterprise Virtual
Summit showcased concrete and future-oriented solutions
- The Digital Enterprise Virtual Summit
had around 12,000 registrations from Customers and Partners with already 6,300
live attendees on the day of the event
The current
situation creates major challenges for industrial companies worldwide – and
shows that digitalized and highly automated production is more important than
ever when it comes to gaining a competitive edge. This is the only way that
companies can react to current and future challenges with the required degree
of flexibility. Successful solutions were presented at the Digital Enterprise
Virtual Summit by Siemens on July 16. As part of the conference,
representatives from numerous companies from the discrete and process
industries discussed strategies and technologies for future success under these
new conditions. The focus was on topics such as the horizontal and vertical
integration of the value chain with simulation and optimization from product
creation through to servicing and from field level to the cloud. Other topics
included online and remote solutions as well as edge and cloud computing,
additive manufacturing, industrial 5G and artificial intelligence.
The Digital
Enterprise Virtual Summit had around 12,000 registrations from Customers and
Partners with already 6,300 live attendees on the day of the event. The Summit
is now also available to be viewed on demand at http://www.siemens.com/digital-enterprise-summit.
- Siemens Digital Industries
Software provides support for the Product Lifecycle Management to
facilitate rapid production scaling
- In collaboration with a number
of local partners, production has begun of a local ventilator to be rolled out
nationwide to patients showing respiratory distress in the early phase of
COVID-19 infection.
Siemens
has been a long-standing partner of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and have cooperated in various field of
research, including manufacturing and mining. CSIR which is an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation
(DSI) – in collaboration with a number of local partners including Siemens has
completed work on a local ventilator to be rolled out nationwide to patients
showing respiratory distress in the early phase of COVID-19 infection
- Siemens
commits R500 000.00 to the Solidarity Response Fund to aid in the fight
against coronavirus in South Africa
- Siemens Plays
a part in helping to ‘flatten the curve’ of Coronavirus
- Siemens
commits to manufacturing 20 000 face masks to help communities in need
Siemens
has made a commitment of R500 000.00 to support the government in
alleviating the impact of the Coronavirus in South Africa. This
donation was made through the Solidarity Response Fund, which is an independently administered fund that
allows individuals, companies and
members of the international community to make tax-deductible donations that
will help in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. Sabine
Dall’Omo, Siemens CEO for Southern and Eastern Africa says, “Siemens has a
long-standing commitment to South Africa. Now, is a crucial time for companies
to evaluate their place in society and make a difference, no matter how small.
Our contribution to the Solidarity Response Fund cements Siemens’ promise to
improving the lives of South Africans. Furthermore, Siemens has partnered with Legae
Larona, a 100% black, female-owned enterprise based in Alexandra township, to
manufacture 20 000
face masks that will be distributed to communities in need. This forms part of the company’s Enterprise
and Supplier Development, for women and social contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Townships, such as Alexandra in
Johannesburg are quite confined,
this makes citizens in those communities more susceptible to the disease as it
has a greater chance of spreading at a much faster pace,” says Sabine
Dall’Omo.
She
adds, “working alongside the South
African government to not only assist in taking care of our most vulnerable
communities, but to ultimately contribute to the fight against this virus and
the betterment of the country is imperative in these trying times.” Sabine Dall’Omo echoes President
Cyril Ramaphosa and says that everyone has a responsibility during this time,
she urges everyone in the country to play their part in helping to ‘flatten the
curve’ by staying at home.
- KACO
new energy is one of the leading manufacturers of energy-related power
electronics.
- Siemens
further strengthens its competence in decentralized energy.
- KACO new energy South Africa has been
integrated into Siemens Smart Infrastructure.
KACO new energy GmbH is a leading
manufacturer of power electronics in the energy sector, since the global
acquisition of the string inverter business Siemens South Africa has fully
integrated the local organisation.
The South African KACO business was previously headquartered
in Hyde Park, Johannesburg and has since been relocated and integrated into Siemens
Smart Infrastructure based in Midrand, where it has become part of the Distribution
Systems Business Unit.
The newly acquired business is active in more than nine countries with local
sales and service companies and has more than 350 employees globally. KACO new energy’s
product line covers the full power range, from inverter units designed for a
family home, commercial buildings and infrastructures to complete systems for
solar parks producing megawatts of electricity. The company puts special
emphasis on the fastest growing segments of string inverters for solar and
storage applications, up to 1500V and using the latest semi-conductors. KACO new
energy has developed the next generation inverter technology based on silicon
carbide (SiC), which leads to best-in-class power density and superior thermal
behaviour for installation in demanding environments.
“We are delighted to be integrating KACO new energy
into our Smart Infrastructure Operating Company. With this acquisition we’re in
a stronger position to succeed in technology that supports the energy and
mobility transition.” Sabine Dall’Omo – Siemens CEO for Southern and Eastern
Africa.
Distributed energy, renewable energy sources and eMobility are playing an
increasingly important role in the South African energy value chain, requiring
increasing intelligence via an open and flexible ecosystem of technology,
solutions and services. Siemens is supporting its customers and the society in
reaching their ambitious goals for climate protection. With the complementary
power electronics portfolio of KACO new energy, Siemens is strengthening its
technological leadership in the high-growth fields of decentralized energy
systems and is providing corresponding benefits to customers.
“The combined capabilities, technology know-how
and solutions between KACO new energy and Siemens will ensure that we bring
better value to our existing and prospective customers. Our proficiency in
electrification and buildings will also enable us to thrive in the market and
continue to expand in the areas of decentralized energy, renewables, storage
and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.” Sabine Dall’Omo - Siemens CEO for
Southern and Eastern Africa.
- Addressing energy and
infrastructure challenges in Ghana
- Ensuring job creation and
skills development of youth in Ghana
- Supporting Ghana’s goal of sustainable
industrialization
Siemens has signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Ghana to address the
country’s energy and infrastructure challenges, while contributing to the
Governments growth and development agenda of creating high quality jobs and
enhancing the vocational skills of Ghana’s youth.
- Contributing to improving Ethiopia’s energy infrastructure
- German corporate
collaborates with smaller company to implement a viable solution in Africa
- Creating jobs,
providing training and developing local value chains
In April 2019 Siemens signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with the Investment Commission of Ethiopia, to address
the country’s energy and infrastructure sector challenges, to assist the
government, stabilize and expand the existing grid infrastructure and explore
island solutions for industrial hubs/parks and micro grid solutions for remote
villages.