Bosch Rexroth drives super crane to new heights 2nd Quarter 2012, Hytec South Africa Bosch Rexroth’s Belgium subsidiary participated in an ambitious 25 million euro project that saw the construction of one of the world’s biggest ring-lifting cranes.
Decentralised field device controller 2nd Quarter 2012, SEW-EURODRIVE The Movifit FDC decentralised field controller from SEW-Eurodrive enables the construction of modular and flexible materials handling systems. Together with the Movigear mechatronic drive system and SEW’s ...
World's first solar ski lift 2nd Quarter 2012, Siemens South Africa Using Siemens technology, the world’s first solar ski lift is being operated in Tenna, in the Swiss Canton of Grisons. The Skilift Tenna (GST) co-operative opted for technology from Siemens Industry Automation ...
Safer landings with smarter servovalves 2nd Quarter 2012, MOOG Engineers at the Airbus High Lift Test Centre in Bremen, Germany needed a system to test the landing flap systems for the new Airbus A350.
Fastest robot on earth 2nd Quarter 2012 Engineers at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have set a new land speed record for a four legged robot, which is capable of speeds of up to 29 kmph.
Advantages of turbine air starters 2nd Quarter 2012 Powerworks in Midrand specialises in air and hydraulic engine starting and designs and manufactures the Jetstream range of turbine air starters.
Split roller beaings from Revolvo 2nd Quarter 2012 OE Bearings has established itself as the market leader for split roller bearings in South Africa as a result of its successful partnership with major UK manufacturer, Revolvo.
World motion control market 1 May 2012 Driven by the strong demand for production machinery across all sectors, the worldwide market for General Motion Control (GMC) systems increased by a double digit percentage since 2009 according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.
Single-cable servomotor solution 1 May 2012, Beckhoff Automation The new Beckhoff AM8000 servomotor integrates the feedback system and power into one standard motor cable.
BMG distributes Loctite sealants 1 May 2012, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG BMG has been appointed distributor in southern Africa for the comprehensive range of Loctite branded sealants and adhesives.
Danfoss drives save energy 1 May 2012, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG BMG Drives distributes the Danfoss range of variable speed drives, which provide fully automated operation and substantial energy savings in diverse applications.
Electric motors for Shatterprufe 1 May 2012 The Port Elizabeth branch of CMG Electric Motors recently supplied electric motors for various applications to Shatterprufe Neave, a major supplier and fitter of safety glass.
Hansen supplies gearboxes to Namibian mine 1 May 2012 Hansen Transmissions recently secured a repeat order from a leading South African mining technology company for the supply of seven gearboxes for a Namibian mine.
Horne chairs Mongolian mine 1 May 2012 Horne Conveyance Safety, the Canadian subsidiary of the Horne group, has installed Levelok chairing and emergency braking systems on a cage earmarked for Ivanhoe Mines’ Oyu Tolgoi Shaft Number One in Mongolia.
SKF develops advanced bearing steel 1 May 2012, SKF South Africa New developments in the manufacture of bearing steels are enabling SKF to make major advances in the performance and reliability of their industry-leading SKF Explorer class of bearings.
New technology for reconfigurable assembly systems 1 May 2012, Tectra Automation Tectra Automation has joined forces with the Mechatronics, Automation and Design Research Group (MADRG) of Stellenbosch University’s Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering to conduct research into reconfigurable assembly systems (RAS).
