Pneumax joins with Torre 3rd Quarter 2015 With the recent acquisition of the Set Point Group by Torre Industries, a JSE listed company, an opportunity has presented itself to leverage existing infrastructure and resources within the Torre Industries ...
BMG acquires Hansen Transmissions 3rd 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 ...
Farewell Andrew 3rd Quarter 2015, Technews Publishing I would like to say farewell in this issue of Motion Control to my colleague and predecessor Andrew Ashton who tragically passed away on the 18th of June. When I took over from him as editor of Motion ...
From the President’s desk 3rd Quarter 2015, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA This might be the shortest president’s letter ever published as the topic I am touching on has been well covered in this issue.
SAFPA has made significant strides in the development of a nationally ...
Safety passports for the fluid power industry 3rd Quarter 2015 At the most recent SAFPA technical meeting, Jamie Cliffe, global director of Safety Management Training Services group and Gavin Wilson, MD and licence holder for the South African Safety Passport Alliance ...
SAFPA AGM 2015 3rd Quarter 2015, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA
At the SAFPA AGM held on 21 May, Brett Wallace, managing director of Festo South Africa, gave a fascinating presentation on Festo’s Bionic Learning Network. Inspired by nature, Festo has developed a ...
Major new player in pneumatics industry 2nd Quarter 2015, SMC Corporation South Africa SMC Corporation Japan, a world leader in pneumatics and industrial automation component technology, announced a significant expansion of its global operations with the opening of a new subsidiary in South ...
Bloodhound’s airbrake system 2nd Quarter 2015, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Engineers working on the 1600 km/h Bloodhound supersonic car (SSC) and motion control experts at Parker Hannifin have revealed a closer look at the vehicle’s airbrake system. Product sponsor, Parker is ...
Adding value in Africa 2nd Quarter 2015 Voith has recently established the Voith Africa Power, Oil and Gas (POG) Division. This has filled a gap in the local market by covering the full scope of maintenance, servicing, upgrades and repairs ...
Donaldson is 100 2nd Quarter 2015
Donaldson Filtration Systems is celebrating 100 years in business this year. The company started out in 1915 as a three-man shop when Frank Donaldson senior designed and manufactured simple air cleaners ...
Electrical rewinder certification 2nd Quarter 2015, SKF South Africa SKF recently awarded Delba Electrical with its fifth electrical rewinder certification status. “The objective of the SKF programme, which is audited every two years, is to improve motor repair effectiveness ...
Hytec appoints Zimbabwe distributor 2nd Quarter 2015, Hytec South Africa Hytec Services Africa (HSA) has officially appointed Hilmax as its distributor in Zimbabwe. The family-owned Hilmax, which has hydraulic hoses and fittings as its core business, distributes the entire ...
Life is on 2nd Quarter 2015, SEW-EURODRIVE Energy management specialist, Schneider Electric, is the sole sponsor of the prestigious Paris Marathon. The company believes that just as runners consider their own efficiency and energy consumption, ...
Fighting the skills shortage 2nd Quarter 2015 Sparrow FET College, together with its industry partners, is championing the fight against the skills shortages which plague South Africa. Most recently, Sparrow partnered with global hydraulics company, ...
Come and make a difference 2nd Quarter 2015, SEW-EURODRIVE The well-known Pneudrive Challenge is going from strength to strength – to such an extent that sponsor SEW-Eurodrive is looking for help. “We are not looking for money,” explains marketing and communications ...
Tectra completes casino installation 2nd Quarter 2015, Tectra Automation Tectra Automation recently designed, manufactured and supplied extrusions to house Sun Coast Casino’s renowned seven square metre video wall. The installation took the linear assembly technologists just ...
SMC Pneumatics appoints head of sales 2nd Quarter 2015, SMC Corporation South Africa SMC Pneumatics (South Africa) has announced the appointment of Johan Bester as its new head of sales. Responsible for sales to existing and new customers through direct and indirect channels, Bester will ...
Appointments to the Hytec board 2nd Quarter 2015, Hytec South Africa Two longstanding senior directors of the international Bosch Group have joined the Hytec group of companies board as part of the new joint venture into Africa. Roland Keller and Andrew Castle represent ...
