Total drive solutions
Fourth Quarter 2021
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Hudaco Power Transmissions, formerly Bauer Geared Motors South Africa, delivers total drive solutions to customers across the southern African region. The company has southern Africa distributor agreements with leading international OEMs Bauer, I-Mak, Elecon and GSM and complements its high quality, comprehensive industrial gearbox portfolio with local content, assembly, testing, commissioning and repair services, underpinned by local experience and know-how.
Bauer Geared Motors South Africa was acquired by Hudaco in 2002. In 2021, the Bauer business name changed to Hudaco Power Transmissions. “Our new company name has opened up markets and opportunities for us,” confirms Hudaco Power Transmissions managing director, Derek Gilmore. “This enables us to supply turnkey projects to an extended customer base. Our recent supply of five large-sized 750 kW industrial gearboxes and two 185 kW units for the Tippler upgrade project at an iron ore export plant in Saldanha demonstrates that customers in the large gearbox market are now approaching us for industrial drive solutions,” he notes.
The company signed a distributor agreement with India-based OEM, Elecon Engineering Company, one of the largest manufacturers of industrial gear units in Asia, in November 2020, to supply its complete product range. Hudaco Power Transmissions also provides the Radicon range of industrial worm gearboxes, which has a solid installed base in the local mining, paper and sugar processing segments. “Customers see us as power transmissions specialists and recognise our abilities in supplying and supporting large industrial gearboxes alongside our smaller geared motors,” concludes Gilmore.
Further reading:
Magma X100 delivers AMB systems for wide range of industrial machinery
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
SpinDrive launches Magma X100 controller, bringing active magnetic bearing technology to a new generation of industrial applications. The Magma X100 expands SpinDrive’s oil-free, frictionless AMB technology to applications below 150 kW, unlocking new addressable markets.
Read more...
Mammoet completes major bridge replacement at Amsterdam Centraal Station
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Mammoet completes the second of five major bridge replacements at Amsterdam Centraal Station, transporting steel deck sections by water to keep the station open throughout the works.
Read more...
Compressorless hydrogen turbine generates electricity using detonation waves
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have demonstrated a hydrogen gas turbine that generates electricity without a mechanical compressor.
Read more...
Why lubrication fails in mining and what to do about it
Editor's Choice Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Lubrication Engineers explains the recurring failure points behind mining lubrication problems and how the right product, storage and application practices can improve equipment reliability.
Read more...
Echain protects cables in cleanrooms
igus
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Advanced polymer manufacturer igus has developed a new cleanroom energy chain with an innovative guide system that allows for abrasion-resistant travel over distances of up to 30 metres.
Read more...
PowerFlex drives cut energy use by up to 30% amid rising costs
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Rockwell Automation’s PowerFlex 755TS variable frequency drives are delivering energy reductions of 10 to 30% in Africa’s industrial operations, with adaptive control and predictive maintenance features that cut downtime by up to 50%.
Read more...
Next-generation oil-free motor systems with active magnetic bearings
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
WEG and SpinDrive are collaborating to integrate SpinDrive’s AMBs and built-in IoT condition monitoring into WEG’s market-leading electric motor offering, creating an oil-free, maintenance-free drive solution.
Read more...
Direct drive with integrated control
Vepac Electronics
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
The PSD 40 direct drive is a mechatronic system with integrated control, bus interface and absolute measuring system, with no battery required.
Read more...
AI-powered on-premises analytics for industrial drives
Siemens South Africa
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Siemens is introducing a new on-premises analytics solution for industrial drive systems. The software enables users to evaluate drive data entirely within their own infrastructure and meet stringent data-sovereignty requirements.
Read more...
Hydrostatic machine base for ultra-precision grinding centre
Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Hyprostatik Schönfeld has developed a high-precision hydrostatic machine base for a new ultra-precision grinding centre for Optotech. The machine platform enables a previously unattainable combination of dimensional accuracy, dynamics and surface quality in the ultra-precision grinding of optical surfaces.
Read more...
printer friendly version