As part of the gala dinner celebrations at the Future of Manufacturing in South Africa event held recently, Siemens announced the following awards to its distributors and system integrator partners:
Matrikon Moore receiving their award for Best performing process instrumentation distributor. From left to right: Dan Moodley, Clifford Klaas, Jaco Bam and Raymond Padayachee.
• Best performing system integrator – Matrikon Moore.
• Most improved system integrator – PCS Global.
Afrilek Automation receiving their award for Best PCS 7 project. From left to right: Dan Moodley, Clifford Klaas, Kevin Theron, Pregs Naidoo, Raymond Padayachee.
• Best PCS 7 project – Afrilek Automation.
• Best TIA project – New Africa Control Engineering.
• Best performing distributor – Simotech.
• Most improved distributor – Beam Electrical.
• Best performing distributor low voltage switchgear – A and A Dynamic Distributors.
• Most improved distributor low voltage switchgear – Beam Electrical.
• Best performing switchboard manufacturer – Automation & Control.
• Most improved switchboard manufacturer – JB Switchgear Solutions.
• Best performing process instrumentation distributor – Matrikon Moore.
Pulse Controls receiving their award for Most improved process instrumentation distributor. From left to right: Dan Moodley, Clifford Klaas, Nimelen Pillay and Raymond Padayachee.
• Most improved process instrumentation distributor – Pulse Controls.
• Best performing motion control partner – Abacus Automation.
• Most improved motion control partner – MSI Machine Services.
• Best performing system integrator in southern east Africa – DPS (Namibia).
• Best performing distributor in southern east Africa – Lomas & Lomas (Jose Barbosa accepts on their behalf).
• Best performing partner mechanical drives – Pembroke Engineering.
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