Rockwell Automation hosted successful two-day technology updates in neighbouring Botswana and Namibia focused primarily on the water, wastewater and mining industries.
Following on the success of the road show presented in Botswana in 2010, 45 local delegates joined Rockwell Automation, its channel partners, Systems Automation & Investment (SAI), Kalahari Control & Instrumentation, and JRK Investments, as well as Rockwell Encompass Partners, Endress + Hauser and ProSoft, in Gaborone. Rockwell Automation, in conjunction with its local channel partners EcoServe and Electro Tech, then continued to host its first event of this kind in Namibia to 30 delegates in Windhoek.
Both events placed particular emphasis on process automation and software integration, products such as Allen Bradley’s ControlLogix and MicroLogix 800, as well as variable speed drives (VSDs) and medium voltage (MV) drives were showcased.
“These events provide us with the ideal opportunity to share valuable industry skills and knowledge with our end-user customers,” says Colin Morris, Rockwell Automation export sales manager, sub-Saharan Africa. “This helps them to stay abreast of new developments without having to travel across international borders. We have clearly seen the positive interest expressed by customers in this region to attend these events.”
In addition to presentations by representatives of Rockwell Automation and industry, hands-on demonstration units provided delegates with first-hand experience of the Allen-Bradley equipment.
“We have already seen positive feedback from both these events, with promising leads being received. Based on this success, we are planning technology updates for other sub-Saharan regions,” concludes Morris.
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