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Robot cars excite and inspire
3rd Quarter 2016
The Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently held the fourth autonomous robot vehicle (ARV) race. The race involves small ARVs that are ...

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Lapp strengthens commitment in South Africa
3rd Quarter 2016, LAPP Southern Africa
The Lapp Group, a leading international provider of industrial connectivity solutions, has recently completed the acquisition of all shares in Lapp Southern Africa. Founded in 1957, the family-owned company ...

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Kutting Hydraulics and Kenja Group merge
3rd Quarter 2016
Kutting Hydraulics has merged with Kenja Group. Situated in Jetpark, Boksburg, the merged entity is now trading as Kenja Group. With stronger technical skills and increased capacity, Kenja is able to ...

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Trends in industrial automation
3rd Quarter 2016, Festo
Festo recently held a series of business breakfasts countrywide to introduce its customers to the latest trends in industrial automation and present its value proposition. Festo MD, Brett Wallace explained ...

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Rockwell strengthens its roots in Africa
3rd Quarter 2016, Rockwell Automation
Industrial automation specialist, Rockwell Automation is strengthening its roots in Africa. At the inauguration of the company’s new premises in Johannesburg, managing director Barry Elliott also announced ...

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Festo Didactic training: August to September 2016
3rd Quarter 2016, Festo
The following courses are available from Festo Didactic:       Pneumatics (1) Basic PN111: Johannesburg: August 10-12, September 7-9, October 5-7 Cape Town: August 17-19 Durban: September 21-23 Port ...

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Big interest in training rig
3rd Quarter 2016, Hydraulic Training & Consultants
Hydraulic Training & Consultants and The Fluid Power Group of Companies recently collaborated on the design and manufacture of a dual-sided training rig. The first unit has already been sold and negotiations ...

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Training for the future
3rd Quarter 2016, Festo
Festo Didactic is a world-leading equipment and solution provider for industrial education and is dedicated to technical training and education in the automation industry. Motion Control editor, Kim Roberts, ...

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Legendary compressed air treatment, equipment and support
1 August 2016, Artic Driers International, Pneumatic systems & components
Artic Driers is celebrating its 25th anniversary in South Africa, driven by Cockfield family members Barbara, Shelly, Paul, and of course Allen. The company has grown to be the leader in compressed air ...

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An evolution not a revolution
3rd Quarter 2016, Technews Publishing
Welcome to another bumper issue of Motion Control. Interest in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), or more specifically Industry 4.0, is growing exponentially. The total amount of data worldwide ...

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Siemens on the move
2nd Quarter 2016, Siemens South Africa
Siemens has launched a mobile unit equipped with a broad base of the latest instrumentation (PI) technologies. This will bring a wide spectrum of Siemens technology to its key customers so they can benefit ...

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Tectra Automation enters oil and gas market
2nd Quarter 2016, Tectra Automation
Tectra Automation has entered into a sole distribution agreement with Italian valve and actuator manufacturer, Omal Automation. In terms of the agreement, Tectra will stock Omal’s entire range of valves ...

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WEG Transformers Africa continues growing
2nd Quarter 2016, WEG Africa
WEG Transformers Africa (WTA), a division of Zest WEG Manufacturing, continues to grow its share in both the South African and African transformer markets. Louis Meiring, CEO of Zest WEG Group Africa, ...

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Sugar mill alternator rewind
2nd Quarter 2016
Marthinusen & Coutts recently performed a rush job for sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett, to repair the rotor of the 20 MW salient pole synchronous alternator at its Xinavane mill in Mozambique. The complex ...

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Tectra Automation increases Accuride stockholding
2nd Quarter 2016, Tectra Automation
Tectra Automation has recently been appointed as the sole distributor of Accuride in sub-Saharan Africa. Originally appointed as an official distributor in 2012, the demand for Accuride industrial slides ...

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HFT appointed Fleetguard Super Dealer
2nd Quarter 2016, Hytec Fluid Technology
Hydraulic fluid specialist, Hytec Fluid Technology (HFT) has been appointed Super Dealer for Cummins Filtration’s range of Fleetguard engine protection products for southern Africa. This collaboration ...

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Schneider Electric expands training centres
2nd Quarter 2016, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric has signed partnership agreements for the establishment of four additional training centres. These are in collaboration with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, College of ...

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New training rig for active learning
2nd Quarter 2016, Hydraulic Training & Consultants
Hydraulic Training & Consultants and The Fluid Power Group of Companies have collaborated on the design and manufacture of a dual-sided training rig for apprentices in the mining industry to bring them ...

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Schneider’s international training programme
2nd Quarter 2016, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric emphasises training and development by facilitating cross-border employee exchanges. The company’s international training programmes are designed to increase professional growth and ...

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