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Innovative companies need innovative suppliers

idec Control Techniques has been a supplier for AccuTech Weighing Services for key. Getting it wrong can have serious
over a decade. Their successful working relationship demonstrates the importance implications for your bottom line and
Nof shared goals when fostering industrial innovation. your customer satisfaction. We cannot
Africa is known for its abundance of natural resources. It is also home to a growing, compromise on this. At the same time,
urbanising and modernising population. Meeting the needs of businesses and consumers we are manufacturing equipment for
in this dynamic landscape requires local companies to embrace technology to gain the wide-ranging applications, and are
competitive edge, enabling process efficiencies and improved productivity. dedicated to delivering customised
Exemplifying this, AccuTech Weighing Services is leveraging the products and support machines to cater for our variety of
of Nidec Control Techniques to offer quality equipment to end-users in the agricultural, clients. With all these factors in mind, we
mining and food & beverage industries. This contributes to a thriving supply chain have to carefully select our technology
characterised by reliability and consistency, which has enabled resilience through today’s suppliers.”
trying times. “We have enjoyed our long-standing
working relationship with AccuTech,”
Navigating the industrial butterfly effect comments Bruce Grobler, Vice President
In the business-to-business market, a company’s ability to offer reliable and consistent Middle East & Africa, Nidec Control
products and services is vital. Delays in meeting your customers’ needs can have negative Techniques. “We strive to exceed
and far-reaching implications for the wider supply chain and their end-customers. The case expectations, and doing so requires a
of AccuTech exemplifies this point. Their failure to meet customer needs throughout the careful understanding of our customers’
pandemic could have left many people in dire straits. Luckily, they have an expert team and needs. We know how important it is
dedicated suppliers, such as Nidec Control Techniques. Together, the AccuTech team has for AccuTech to get the right products
ensured they consistently deliver excellence to their clients around Africa. and services from us – consistently and
reliably.”
Delivering custom-made machinery around the continent AccuTech makes use of a range of
Headed by CEO Brett Hillidge, AccuTech Weighing Services is one of, if not the largest, Nidec Control Techniques products
technological semi-automatic weighing equipment supplier to the grain milling industry in depending on the application. Popular
Africa. The company has also grown to include bagging equipment and now caters for the orders include the M400, incorporating
wider agricultural, mining and food & beverage industries. an onboard PLC which can execute
In their 30-year history, AccuTech has worked with many suppliers to find the right Machine Control Studio (IEC61131-3)
drives, PLCs and panels to use in their equipment. For the past fifteen years, they have programs for logic and sequencing with
chosen to work with Nidec Control Techniques products. Hillidge explains: “When you are real-time tasks – removing the need for
working with weighing and packaging of materials, precision and reliability are absolutely additional PLCs. This drive is suitable for
heavy industrial applications and ensures
high performance from AccuTech’s
machinery.
The company also makes use of
Commander C200 / C300 AC drives.
These are simple and compact AC motor
speed controllers that meet advanced
requirements in a wide range of
applications and provide optimum user
experience. “We find these simple to set
up, starting with just four parameters.
It is a straightforward installation and
commissioning process and is part of
why we keep choosing Nidec Control
Techniques products again and again,”
says Hillidge.
In addition, Nidec Control Techniques
offers a five-year warranty on their
products. “We are confident that we
offer high quality products for any
application. However, if something

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