SEW-Eurodrive expands for the future

SEW-Eurodrive has announced the recent acquisition of a new building to house its Industrial Gears (IG) division.

Situated adjacent to the existing 27-29 Beverage Drive headquarters in Tullamarine, the new addition at 31-33 Beverage Drive, measuring 10,000 square metres, will be fitted out to produce and service the largest drives available in Australasia. The $10 million investment will be further complemented with a state-of-the-art fit-out including cranes capable of handling 50-tonne loads, automated two-pack paint line and storage capacity for in excess of 3000 pallets.

SEW-Eurodrive Managing Director Robert Merola stated: “The company is very upbeat about the future and this investment will consolidate our future growth expected within the heavy industrial drive sector.

“Stocks will be increased therefore reducing time to market,” said Merola. He claimed that reducing lead time by weeks or even months allows their customers to become productive much quicker than in previous times. “You can imagine two months production in a mine is a significant amount”, he said.

The philosophy of centralised assembly and decentralised service will be rolled out over the next 12 months. “Our goal is to officially open the new complex in conjunction with the 30th anniversary next year,” Merola said. “We can celebrate two magnificent milestones in Australia.”

The company says that progress press releases will be posted on a regular basis to keep the market informed.