Industrial automation inflection points and the end of management
4th Quarter 2010

The history of technology-based business is marked by transformations generated by inflection points. An example is the introduction of personal computers, which transformed the business models of the ...

Manage your energy with ISO 50001
3rd Quarter 2010

Energy supply constraints are expected in the near future

Hydromobile training
3rd Quarter 2010, Hydromobile S.A.

On completion of this course, the student will have a general understanding of hydraulic system design and valve applications

PneuDrive Challenge 2010 winners
3rd Quarter 2010, SEW-Eurodrive

The winner of the PneuDrive Challenge 2010 was recently announced after two days of intensive judging by a panel of industry experts

Little LogBook keeps SARS happy
3rd Quarter 2010

The Little LogBook GPS Trip Logger keeps an automatic record for SARS logbook requirements

SKF and Metso co-operate
3rd Quarter 2010, SKF South Africa

SKF has signed a five-year contract with recycling company Metso Lindemann to operate its global parts warehouse and distribution. SKF will supply Metso Lindemann’s customers worldwide on a daily basis ...

PMSA conference kicks off in September
3rd Quarter 2010

Project Management South Africa (PMSA) will be holding its biennial conference from 6 to 8 September at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Johannesburg. With the theme ‘Review Reflect Renew’, the event ...

A win-win agreement
3rd Quarter 2010, SKF South Africa

SKF has signed a three-year contract worth €20 million with WinWinD, a Finnish manufacturer of wind turbines. SKF will supply the main bearings for WinWinD’s 3 mW wind turbines. The contract includes ...

Schneider to launch PlantStruxure
3rd Quarter 2010, Schneider Electric South Africa

Schneider Electric’s Industry User Conference will take place at the Cathedral Peak Hotel in the Drakensberg from 12-14 September. With a strong focus on automation technology, energy efficiency and ...

SKF checks out the joint
3rd Quarter 2010, SKF South Africa

SKF has launched an awareness campaign to highlight the importance of inspecting the CV joint when replacing the wheel-bearing on a vehicle. Working closely with its OE and aftermarket customers, SKF ...

Hydraulic giants clash
3rd Quarter 2010, Honingcraft

Honingcraft and Special Steels work closely together in the marketplace although they are competitors. On 9 July, they took the competition to the soccer field. Byron Ferguson, MD of Special Steels, ...

New VP for APC
3rd Quarter 2010

APC by Schneider Electric, an international company active in power and cooling services, has announced the appointment of Paolo Miglietta as vice president for southern Africa. Miglietta reports to Christian ...

SEW-Eurodrive appointment
3rd Quarter 2010

Massyn Jansen van Vuuren has been appointed as internal sales engineer at the Johannesburg offices of SEW-Eurodrive.      

Belambie Mining appointment
3rd Quarter 2010

Bellambie Mining & Industrial, part of the Becker Group of Companies, has appointed Seuntjie Soke as lifting inspector.