{"id":10772,"date":"2025-10-10T21:55:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T19:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/?p=10772"},"modified":"2025-11-12T22:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:02:16","slug":"sew-eurodrive-says-meps-rules-create-opportunity-but-smart-moves-are-critical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/sew-eurodrive-says-meps-rules-create-opportunity-but-smart-moves-are-critical\/","title":{"rendered":"SEW-EURODRIVE SAYS MEPS RULES CREATE OPPORTUNITY BUT SMART MOVES ARE CRITICAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

South African regulations on premium efficiency IE3 motors open a door of opportunity for geared motor users, says SEW-EURODRIVE, but forward planning and the considered advice of established and trusted experts is vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) now mandatory since June 2025, many users of electric motors might be confused about their next step. Worse still, they may be vulnerable to poor decision-making due to uncertainty and opportunistic buying, according to Willem Strydom, SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019S Manager for Business Development Electronics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving supplied IE3 motors as standard in our relevant geared units for some years already, and at no added cost, there is nothing in the regulations surprising to us or our customer base,\u201d explains Strydom. \u201cHowever, there are still many players in the market who might not be up to date with the regulatory developments \u2013 and we are well placed to be of service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He notes that some companies may feel pressurised by fear-mongering messages in the market to unnecessarily replace less efficient motors. On the other hand, the looming moratorium on the sale of IE1 and IE2 motors may lead to these units being \u2018dumped\u2019 on the market at cut-rate prices. This may tempt companies to buy old technology that will cost them dearly in terms of energy consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe regulations remind the market of the financial and sustainability value of using more efficient motors –  but the real benefit lies in system efficiencies,\u201d says Strydom. \u201cThis is where companies can benefit the most when planning their shift to IE3 motors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natasha Meintjies, Business Development Electronics Proposal Engineer at SEW-EURODRIVE, explains that the customer journey often begins with an energy efficiency test \u2013 which SEW-EURODRIVE conducts at no cost at the customer\u2019s site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBy measuring the energy consumption on the customer\u2019s existing motors and comparing this to our IE3 motors, we can provide them with an energy cost saving analysis,\u201d says Meintjies. \u201cThere is typically an immediate cost saving of 4 to 8% of the motor\u2019s power consumption, but more significant benefits can be achieved when moving to system level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s more energy efficient drives, which can take the energy savings to another level \u2013 up to 20 to 30%, she says. These results are achieved from integrating the latest monitoring and optimisation technologies into the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis also gives the customer more overall process stability and reduced maintenance costs,\u201d she says. \u201cOur modular designs ensure that all the components work together seamlessly for the best efficiencies and performance, making the whole system more reliable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strydom highlights that SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s global research and development has ensured that the company already has \u2018super premium efficiency\u2019 IE4 and \u2018ultra premium efficiency\u2019 IE5 motors in its market offerings already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur in-house laboratory in Germany is also third-party approved to test our motors for energy efficiency – as the IE3 benchmark has been mandatory for some years in Europe,\u201d he says. \u201cThe test certificates that we issue are therefore accepted by South Africa\u2019s national regulator; we worked on this well in advance to be ready for these regulations.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He points out that MEPS will be a valuable enabler for companies to mitigate the effect of rising power costs, especially as they reassess their drive systems with an integrated approach in mind and with experts like SEW-EURODRIVE to advise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MEPS specification applies to a broad range of three-phase, low voltage electric motors with rated power output between 0,75 kW to 375 kW and includes motors with non-standard mechanical dimensions and geared motors. Motor users are permitted to run their existing IE1 and IE2 motors until they need to replace them due to failure. From a retailer\u2019s point of view, these IE1 and IE2 motors are allowed to be sold until May 2026. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South African regulations on premium efficiency IE3 motors open a door of opportunity for geared motor users, says SEW-EURODRIVE, but forward planning and the considered advice of established and trusted experts is vital. With the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) now mandatory since June 2025, many users of electric motors might be confused about their … Continue reading SEW-EURODRIVE SAYS MEPS RULES CREATE OPPORTUNITY BUT SMART MOVES ARE CRITICAL<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-10772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-client-focus","tag-sew-eurodrive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10772"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10779,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10772\/revisions\/10779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}