New brand identity for Bearings International 1st Quarter 2016 Bearings International (BI) is launching a new brand identity that focuses on customer service as its key differentiator. CEO, Burtie Roberts, explains that the company has undergone a complete re-engineering ...
Yaskawa celebrates 100 years 1st Quarter 2016, Yaskawa Southern Africa Yaskawa Southern Africa recently celebrated the 100 year anniversary of Yaskawa Electric Corporation at a high profile function in Modderfontein, where clients and other guests were entertained with some ...
Innovative engineer graduate programme 1st Quarter 2016, Schneider Electric South Africa Talent scarcity in terms of a shortage of future engineers and other energy-relevant skills is one of the major macroeconomic risks and vulnerabilities facing global energy leaders. “While we have access ...
Hydromobile training 1st Quarter 2016, Hydromobile S.A. Hydromobile’s popular hydraulics training course will be run from 16 to 18 March 2016. This gives students a good general understanding of hydraulic system design and valve applications. Each participant ...
Siemens helps shape the development of South Africa 1st Quarter 2016, Siemens South Africa Siemens believes a company can only truly succeed if it helps to fulfil the needs of the society in which it operates. Besides helping to drive a country’s economic growth, the technology giant insists ...
Management change for Rittal South Africa 1 February 2016, Rittal Rittal South Africa has announced that Stephen Venter, who has been the managing director of the local operation for the last four years, has stepped down. His responsibilities have been taken over by ...
SMC officially opens its doors in South Africa 1st Quarter 2016, SMC Corporation South Africa SMC Pneumatics is now officially launched in South Africa, with further prospects of expansion into Africa in future. Having opened its doors in 2015, 21 April 2016 marked the prestigious official opening ...
Some gamechangers 1st Quarter 2016, Technews Publishing The low number of women engineers in the workplace is a concern worldwide. In the UK, the proportion is only 6%, and in South Africa this is a key issue for ECSA; so something a little different for the ...
Genflex opens cylinder repair division 4th Quarter 2015 Genflex has opened a hydraulic cylinder repair division at its factory in Alrode. The decision to relocate this division from Pretoria into larger premises was due to an increase in demand for this service. ...
Festo opens innovative applications centre 4th Quarter 2015, Festo Festo has unveiled its brand new applications centre at its Johannesburg headquarters. This boasts state-of-the-art electric drive handling and vision systems. Festo customers will be able to physically ...
BMG acquires Hansen Transmissions 4th Quarter 2015, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG BMG, part of Invicta Holdings, has acquired Hansen Transmissions South Africa (HIT SA) from Hansen Industrial Transmissions, part of the Sumitomo Group. Effective from 30 September 2015, this strategic ...
Festo reinvests millions in South Africa’s technological future 4th Quarter 2015, Festo In response to the overwhelming demand from industry for increased technical application awareness, Festo South Africa has invested over R5 million in customer-facing sales resources this year. This move ...
HAW appointed Master Distributor of OMT 4th Quarter 2015, Hydraulic & Automation Warehouse Hydraulic and Automation Warehouse (HAW) was recently appointed as the Master Distributor of OMT’s complete product range to South and sub-Saharan Africa. OMT is an Italian-based hydraulic equipment and ...
Launch of The Fastener Factory 4th Quarter 2015 The Fastener Factory was recently established in Durban and offers a specialist supply and support service to diverse industries throughout the country, including automotive, engineering, agriculture, ...
Find the oldest Moog valve 4th Quarter 2015, MOOG Moog has launched a contest to find the oldest operating Moog servo valve. The company will also be sponsoring monthly draws to give people with newer valves a chance to participate. “Moog’s servo valves ...
SMC Pneumatics aims for African market share 4th Quarter 2015, SMC Corporation South Africa SMC began life in Tokyo in 1959 as a supplier of basic pneumatic and filtration equipment. Today the company has evolved into a sophisticated provider of complete automation systems, with over 60% share ...
Best practice in new energy development 4th Quarter 2015, Schneider Electric South Africa More than 80 energy enthusiasts recently attended Schneider Electric’s Best Practice Days at its Midrand campus. These are free events hosted by Schneider Electric with the purpose of introducing customers ...
Schneider Electric and Steelcor Power sign partnership agreement 4th Quarter 2015, Schneider Electric South Africa Schneider Electric has entered into a production partnership agreement with Steelcor Power to produce its next generation of smart grid-ready, MV switchgear, Premset. Built using a Shielded Solid Insulation ...
Beckhoff’s IPC portfolio 4th Quarter 2015, Beckhoff Automation Beckhoff Automation recently held an industrial PC (IPC) and applications seminar for its clients, presented by Roland van Mark, product and marketing manager for industrial PC and Rob Rawlyk, senior ...
