Siemens Mobility - Gauteng's Signalling Project: Achieving Localisation

Gasbia Michael - Factory Manager - Siemens Mobility (Pty) Ltd walks us through the facility and the processes, highlighting how the project is being executed in the factory, localisation and skills development.

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Manufacturing and Assembly
Manufacturing and assembly activities takes place at the Siemens Mobility factory in Northriding, Randburg. All the equipment required for the SICAS electronic interlocking system makes its way through this factory. Key local suppliers support the factory with materials and components, with some equipment being supplied from Germany due to safety-critical certification. They have been able to reach a 60% local content from a manufacturing perspective and taking labour into account then the total project reaches 70%.

From a productivity perspective, the factory plays an important role in ensuring that there are no bottlenecks on site - so production is always 7 stations ahead, which means that if there is a change to site for whatever reason, there is the ability for the project to re-prioritise installation works.

Striving for zero defect, each step is checked and verified before it’s been handed over to the test team. The factory has a staff complement of 28 people, 17 in factory and 11 are part of the installation team.

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