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Bearing Man bids for Goldquest
Fourth Quarter 2007, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG
Bearing Man, part of Invicta Holdings, has concluded heads of agreement for the acquisition of 85% of Goldquest International Hydraulics, specialists in hydraulic engineering in southern Africa. "This ...

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SKF - bearings and caring
Fourth Quarter 2007, SKF South Africa
Swedish multinational SKF, a world leading knowledge engineering solutions provider, celebrates 100 years of engineering excellence in 2007 and a tradition of caring for the well-being of employees and ...

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Hytec maintains preferred supplier status
Fourth Quarter 2007, Hytec South Africa
Afripower, trading as Hytec, has announced the findings of technical quality audits undertaken by two key customers, Denel Dynamics and Anglo American. The report from Denel Dynamics concluded that the ...

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Genflex reports increased sales
Fourth Quarter 2007
An anticipated 27% growth in turnover during 2007 will become a 35% growth in real terms for this year reports Genflex Hydraulics, a leading supplier of hydraulic hose and fittings. The Genflex board ...

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HAW opens Pinetown branch
Fourth Quarter 2007, Hydraulic & Automation Warehouse
Hydraulic & Automation Warehouse (HAW), a member of the Hytec Group of Companies, has opened a branch in Pinetown to accommodate the increasing demand for the HAW range of specialised hoses and fittings ...

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UK oil filtration company on a mission
Fourth Quarter 2007
Condensate Systems, manufacturers of the innovative Sepura range of oil-water separators, are looking to establish a distribution partnership that will add South Africa to its growing international sales ...

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Students head for WorldSkills, Japan
Fourth Quarter 2007, Festo
The Learning Systems division of Festo Didactic covers training in schools, colleges and universities. Its latest project involves a trip to the biennial WorldSkills Competition in Japan. A 12 person ...

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IDC Technologies workshops November
Fourth Quarter 2007
Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Conveyors and Chutes: Johannesburg: 12-13 November.    Practical Radio Telemetry Systems for Industry: Johannesburg: 15-16 November.    Practical Intrinsic Safety for Engineers ...

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DARPA Urban Challenge update
Fourth Quarter 2007
DARPA has selected and announced 36 semi-finalists for this year's Urban Challenge. The semi-finalists will next compete in the Urban Challenge National Qualification Event (NQE) scheduled for 26-31 October, ...

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Automation Taining Council students honoured
Fourth Quarter 2007
As part of a banquet hosted by the Southern African German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in honour of the visit of Mrs Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, the first six students and four lecturers ...

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SEW Eurodrive sponsors engineering award
Fourth Quarter 2007, SEW-EURODRIVE
To promote the consulting engineering industry to young professionals, the South African Association of Consulting Engineers (SAACE) recognises the contribution young engineers make to the industry and ...

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Festo Didactic expands training offering
Fourth Quarter 2007, Festo
Since restructuring into two divisions - Learning Systems and Training and Consulting - Festo Didactic has expanded its curriculum. Courses cover topics such as pneumatics, hydraulics, PLCs and mechatronics, ...

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CBI invests in the future
Fourth Quarter 2007, CBI-electric: low voltage
CBI-electric: low voltage donated electrical components to the University of Pretoria, the University of the North West and Ekurhuleni East College (better known as Tlamoha campus) in Kwa-Thema. The donation ...

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AEP network develops supply chain skills
Fourth Quarter 2007
SAPICS, The Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa, offers a range of training programmes in the fields of manufacturing, logistics and distribution, as well as materials management. ...

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Appointments
Fourth Quarter 2007
Bearing Man's Power Transmission Division has announced the following appointments:    * Scott Larson to chain divisional manager.       * Lee Quigley to divisional manager of drive belts and ironware.    * ...

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Obituaries
Fourth Quarter 2007
It is with regret that we have to announce the deaths of Raymond Weeks and Len van Heerden. Raymond worked at Ernest Lowe for many years, first at head office and later as branch manager of its Carletonville ...

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The Jim Pinto Column: Growth, leadership and collaboration
Fourth Quarter 2007
ABB growth plans ABB expects sustained revenue growth and increased profitability under its mid-term strategy for 2007 to 2011. Demand for new and upgraded power infrastructure and further industrial ...

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Engineering futures and the status quo
Fourth Quarter 2007, Technews Publishing
Engineering futures I attended a press conference the week before writing this column. The main topic of the conference related to the presence of an Indian delegation, spearheaded by the Indian Engineering ...

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Profiling Alfagomma South Africa
Fourth Quarter 2007, Alfagomma South Africa
Alfagomma South Africa is a subsidiary of Alfagomma Spa, one of the world's major industrial and hydraulic hose and fitting manufacturers. The South African subsidiary was established in Meadowdale, ...

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10 years of renting air successfully
Fourth Quarter 2007
Arthur Rushmer Engineering (ARE) was established in 1997 as a specialist service supplier for rotary vane compressors and the sole distributor for Mattei rotary vane compressors in South Africa. Kevin ...

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