Siemens Partners Redington To Expand In Africa

Siemens Digital Industries Software has partnered with Redington to expand access to its industrial software portfolio across six African markets as manufacturers and other industrial businesses increase their use of digital technologies. The agreement covers Egypt, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Morocco and Tanzania, with the companies planning to extend the partnership to additional markets in the future.

Through the arrangement, businesses in the six countries will have access to software within the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, including Teamcenter for product lifecycle management, Designcenter for product design and engineering, and Simcenter for simulation and testing.

The portfolio also includes digital twin technologies, which allow organisations to create virtual representations of physical products, equipment or processes, as well as industrial AI capabilities that can be applied to areas such as predictive maintenance and production optimisation.

The partnership comes as African manufacturers face pressure to improve productivity and modernise production processes while managing increasingly complex supply chains and operational requirements.

Access to industrial software is becoming part of this shift, allowing companies to simulate designs before production, monitor assets and processes digitally, and use data to support engineering and manufacturing decisions.

Sayantan Dev, Chief Executive Officer, Software Solutions Group, Redington Limited, said, “Industrial AI is opening a new chapter in how businesses design, manufacture and operate. Our partnership with Siemens brings advanced software and Digital Twin capabilities closer to African enterprises and translates them into real-world outcomes. Through technology ecosystem orchestration, we are helping organizations apply these technologies at scale to improve productivity, optimize operations and enable new ways of working. This is how we see industries across the continent unlock next.”

Cobus Oosthuizen, Vice President and Managing Director, Africa & Middle East, Siemens Digital Industries Software, said, “Our work with Redington allows us to better support our customers and respond to the surging demand for digitalization across Africa. Redington’s proven track record, including its experience distributing Altair simulation tools – which Siemens successfully integrated into our portfolio last year – makes them the ideal partner to help us deliver the future of manufacturing and industrial design to the region.”

The reference to Altair relates to Siemens’ acquisition of Altair Engineering, which expanded Siemens’ capabilities in simulation, high-performance computing and related engineering software. The agreement gives Redington responsibility for supporting the distribution of Siemens’ industrial software in the six initial markets, connecting the portfolio with local customers and technology partners.

The expansion comes as governments and businesses across Africa pursue industrialisation and digital transformation, with technologies such as automation, simulation, digital twins and AI increasingly being considered as tools for improving manufacturing efficiency and product development.

For manufacturers, wider access to these technologies could also help reduce the cost and time associated with testing new designs and identifying potential problems before they reach physical production.