L – R : Kayode Adeleke, Group Chief Executive Officer, Arridex; Dr. Tesa D. Ayernor, Managing Director of Sodah Engineering and Logistics Limited; Julio de Medeiros, Partner, Sodah Engineering and Logistics Limited and Madhu Madathil Chief Operating Officer, Arridex Advanced Manufacturing; at the signing ceremony to establish the Ghana Node of the Arridex Africa Distributed Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) Network, recently in Lagos.
Arridex has signed a definitive agreement to establish the Ghana Node of its Africa Distributed Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) Network, officially launching the continent’s first borderless manufacturing network. With the designation of Sodah Engineering and Logistics Limited, a wholly Ghanaian-owned engineering and logistics company, as the exclusive ADAM Network node partner in Ghana, this strategic milestone formally connects Ghanaian and West African industry to Arridex’s flagship Omnifactory hub in Lagos, unlocking access to on-demand advanced manufacturing capabilities that support local critical industries such as mining, energy, manufacturing, maritime and defence sectors.
Addressing attendees at the signing event in Lagos, Kayode Adeleke, Group CEO of Arridex, emphasized that the agreement represents far more than a ceremonial signature, setting a bold agenda for continental self-reliance. He said: "Across Africa, industry does not stop for want of ambition or for want of talent; many times, it stops for want of a critical part in a piece of legacy equipment. Today, we begin a borderless manufacturing network, conceived to rewrite how manufacturing and maintenance happens across our continent. By expanding our footprint into Ghana, we are establishing the core building blocks of a seamlessly connected, tech-driven manufacturing network that empowers local industries to produce high-value components on demand and build operational resilience."
Highlighting Ghana’s role as the pioneer node, Dr. Tesa D. Ayernor, Managing Director of Sodah Engineering and Logistics Limited and operator of the ADAM Network Ghana Node, pointed to the wider opportunity for Ghanaian industry and for the sub-region. "When a critical part fails in Ghana today, industry can wait months for a replacement to arrive from another continent, and that wait is one of the largest undiscussed costs in our economy. The ADAM network presents an opportunity for the region to leapfrog into the future, going far beyond solving supply chain problems for industries to establishing true manufacturing capability. As the first node of the ADAM Network, Ghana has the opportunity to model what is possible for every node that follows on the continent,” he said.
Work on the Ghana Node commences immediately, prioritizing market awareness, technical training, and engagement with Ghanaian industry. Arridex and Sodah will collaborate closely with Ghanaian research institutions to ensure advanced digital manufacturing knowledge takes deep root locally, as part of local capacity development efforts.
The Ghana Node activation serves as the blueprint for an aggressive pan-African rollout. Over the next five years, Arridex aims to scale the ADAM Network to 25 nodes across 15 African countries, anchored by the Lagos Omnifactory and the planned expansion to the Mega Omnifactory in 2027.
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