William Gwata: The Engineer Who Mechanized the Soul of Southern African Food
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Maker
William Gwata
Known For
Inventing the Gwatamatic, the world's first automated industrial Sadza-making machine.
Tools & Equipment
High-Torque Electric Motors, Stainless Steel Fabrication, Gear Reduction Systems, Rheology Sensors
Geography
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Watch the Gwatamatic in action, the machine that took the back-breaking labour out of Southern Africa's most famous meal.
For generations, making Sadza at scale was back-breaking labour. William Gwata engineered the Gwatamatic, the industrial stirrer that revolutionised commercial kitchens across Zimbabwe.
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