{"id":10856,"date":"2025-09-25T22:27:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/?p=10856"},"modified":"2025-11-12T22:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:30:27","slug":"sew-eurodrive-drives-innovation-at-automotive-plant-with-movigear-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/sew-eurodrive-drives-innovation-at-automotive-plant-with-movigear-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"SEW-EURODRIVE DRIVES INNOVATION AT AUTOMOTIVE PLANT WITH MOVIGEAR\u00ae INSTALLATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A major automotive manufacturer in Gauteng has boosted its operational efficiency, safety and energy savings with the installation of SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s advanced MOVIGEAR\u00ae mechatronic drive system in its newly expanded buffering zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project saw the delivery of 150 MOVIGEAR\u00ae units, supplied to drive conveyors in a high density storage area. According to Willem Strydom, Electronics Business Development Manager at SEW-EURODRIVE, the customer\u2019s goal was to standardise equipment to simplify stockholding and maintenance, while meeting strict safety and performance requirements. These goals were met using just two variants of MOVIGEAR\u00ae, avoiding the need for up to 30 conventional motor variants and significantly reducing inventory complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each MOVIGEAR\u00ae unit integrates a servomotor, gearbox and electronics, offering decentralised functionality with onboard communication and safety features. The system eliminates the need for traditional control panels with all units linked to a compact PLC via hybrid cabling in a daisy-chain configuration – accelerating installation and lowering infrastructure costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEW-EURODRIVE worked closely with the original equipment manufacturer responsible for the conveyor installation, providing design input and onsite support during installation and commissioning. The reliability of the MOVIGEAR\u00ae units has already been proven across multiple industries, including food and beverage, and the units at this site have been running reliably since commissioning in January 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A second phase of the project introduced condition monitoring using MOVIGEAR\u00ae\u2019s digital data interface, enabling real-time tracking of performance variables such as vibration and temperature. This data is used to predict maintenance requirements, creating a digital twin of each unit to help prevent unexpected failures and extend equipment life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With ultra-premium efficiency IE5 SEW electric motors, the MOVIGEAR\u00ae system also delivers substantial energy savings – estimated at over 38% compared to conventional motors – while offering IP69K protection for demanding environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By engaging from the project\u2019s early stages through to final optimisation, SEW-EURODRIVE delivered a fully integrated and future-ready solution that supports the manufacturer\u2019s productivity, safety and sustainability objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A major automotive manufacturer in Gauteng has boosted its operational efficiency, safety and energy savings with the installation of SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s advanced MOVIGEAR\u00ae mechatronic drive system in its newly expanded buffering zone. The project saw the delivery of 150 MOVIGEAR\u00ae units, supplied to drive conveyors in a high density storage area. According to Willem Strydom, Electronics … Continue reading SEW-EURODRIVE DRIVES INNOVATION AT AUTOMOTIVE PLANT WITH MOVIGEAR\u00ae INSTALLATION<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-10856","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\/10856","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=10856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10863,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10856\/revisions\/10863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}