AFRICA NEWS
thyssenkrupp celebrates diamond jubilee
components, spare parts management,
field services, plant upgrades and
redesigns, life-cycle services, operation
and / or maintenance contracts as well as
machine audits.
In 2015 Uhde, Polysius and
Materials Handling amalgamated to
form thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
South Africa which offers a full range
of bulk materials handling, engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC)
management services to sub-Saharan
African mining and industry.
“thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
encompasses 60 years of local
experience and more than 200 years
of global expertise which enables us to
deliver innovative engineering solutions
to our customers and to cultivate lifetime
partnerships as a trusted solutions
provider,” states Philipp Nellessen, CEO
of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
sub-Saharan Africa.
“Our company’s success is based
on a blend of factors; highly skilled
employees, energy efficient superior-
quality equipment, technology and
solutions, our customer-centric focus and
our concentrated efforts to expanding our
African footprint all play a prominent role in
establishing thyssenkrupp as a pioneering
engineering innovator in Africa.”
Through business units such as
Minerals Processing, Materials Handling
and Process Industries, thyssenkrupp
Industrial Solutions keeps in line with
digital transformation offering the latest
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
South Africa is proudly celebrating
60 successful years of engineering
excellence in Africa. This milestone
bears testament to the diversified
industrial group’s enduring commitment
to delivering premium quality holistic
solutions to its customers.
Initially operating through an agent in
South Africa, the German powerhouse
cemented its African foothold in 1959 by
establishing Krupp RSA in Johannesburg.
An illustrious history saw numerous
mergers and name changes as the
company widened its footprint, stepping
across South Africa’s borders into
neighbouring countries.
Following the merger between Thyssen
and Krupp to form thyssenkrupp AG,
in 1997 the company’s South African
trading name changed to ThyssenKrupp
Engineering (a wholly owned subsidiary
of ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG
GmbH), which incorporated Uhde,
Polysius and Krupp’s Materials Handling
divisions. Synergising this consolidation
of engineering expertise, the company
relocated to its present office in
Sunninghill, Johannesburg.
Showcasing its steadfast commitment
to customers along their operational
journey through service and after-sales
excellence, the company opened a Service
Centre in Chloorkop on 26 March 2009.
This technologically advanced facility
specialises in the complex engineering
and refurbishment of OEM parts and
thyssenkrupp offers technology for chlorine production which can save 35mn Mwh
energy a year.
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technologies and innovations to the
industries including mining, power,
petrochemical, cement and agricultural.
Comminution specialist, Minerals
Processing, offers customers a wide
range of crushing and grinding technology
tailored to bespoke plant process
requirements. To meet Africa’s growing
demand for energy, Minerals Processing
created a dedicated Power & Energy
division which delivers efficient innovations
such as turnkey biomass fired plant
solutions, from boiler supply to building
the complete plant around the boiler.
The Materials Handling business unit
delivers exceptional pit-to-port solutions
for efficient bulk handling solutions with
equipment such as drum reclaimers,
stackers, travel cars, ash spreaders,
conveyors and ship loaders. Process
Industries comprises expertise and
technology in the electrolysis, polymers,
base chemicals and fuel storage sectors
as well as modular solutions for chemical
and fertilizer plants.
In line with its drive to expand its
presence in Africa and to get closer to
customers, thyssenkrupp has forged
offices in Mozambique, Morocco,
Tanzania and more recently in Ghana.
“thyssenkrupp is focused on developing
exceptional skills in Africa for Africa
to further grow the continent, the
countries and the local communities,”
says Nellessen. “We are able to tap into
our global network to deliver to Africa
our combined technologies coupled
with our extensive local knowledge and
experience.” He highlights the current
modular chlorine plant project in Tanzania
as a prime example of a successful
global-local collaboration.
thyssenkrupp’s passion for community
development and empowerment
to assist in alleviating the high
unemployment and the skills shortage
faced by the country, spurred the
opening of the ground-breaking Technical
Training Academy at the end of 2018.
The Academy offers excellent technical
training programmes aimed at developing
and upskilling exceptional candidates for
thyssenkrupp’s workshop and site team
environments.
“Since its inauguration, the company
has vastly developed, expanded and
diversified and this is only possible thanks
to the steadfast commitment of our highly-
skilled employees to whom I extend my
sincere gratitude!” concludes Nellessen.
SEPTEMBER 2019
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