At the recent SAFPA AGM held at Jeppe Quandam Bowls club the keynote speaker was Russel Schwulst from Festo. He gave a presentation comparing pneumatic and electric automation on municipal water and wastewater plants.
From l: Hannes Otto, Festo; Manny Vieira, SMC Corporation; Michael Abbot, CT Hydraulics; Willem Gijzelaar, Bosch Rexroth; Ryno Landman, BMG.
The SAFPA president is Dustin Pereira (Hydac) and the vice president is Wessie van der Westhuizen (Pirtek). The other committee members are Willem Gijzelaar (Bosh Rexroth), Russell Gill (Engineering & Hydraulic Services), Eugene Tondolo (Axiom Hydraulics), Michael Abbot (CT Hydraulics), Ryno Landman (BMG) and Manny Vieira (SMC Corporation) and Hannes Otto (Festo).
From the President’s desk First Quarter 2021, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)
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For this issue, Motion Control interviewed SAFPA’s new president, Michael Abbot, to get to know him a bit more and find out about his plans for SAFPA.
Michael says that he was interested in mechanics ...
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I trust all the readers are safe and healthy.
It is with a heavy heart that I spread the word of two prominent members of the fluid power industry who have passed on over the past couple of months. ...
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SAFPA recently held its first virtual technical meeting, which was a great success. It was presented by Colin Hood who gave an overview of SAFPA’s new hydraulic assembly skills and hose safety course, ...
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The new SAFPA committee is as follows:
Michael Abbot, CT Hydraulics (president); Manny Vieira, SMC Corporation (vice president); Russell Gill, Engineering & Hydraulics Services; Ryno Landman, BMG ...
Read more...From the President’s desk Third Quarter 2020, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)
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Good Day, I trust all the readers are safe and healthy during these troubled times. Hopefully, there is a light appearing at the end of what seems to be the long dark tunnel that is Covid-19 – and the ...
Read more...SAFPA goes virtual Third Quarter 2020, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)
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SAFPA now has a new managing agent, VdW & Co. Motion Control’s editor caught up – virtually − with account executive, Cynthia Badenhorst to find out more about its plans for SAFPA. VdW & Co is an association ...
Read more...From the President’s desk Second Quarter 2020, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)
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Good Day,
I trust all our readers are safe and healthy during these troubled times. COVID-19 has thrown the industry and South Africa into turmoil over the past few months. Some companies may not make ...
Read more...From the President’s desk First Quarter 2020, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)
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Greetings,
I trust all the readers had a pleasant festive season and managed to recharge for 2020, I hope this year will be a prosperous one for you.
The SAFPA subcommittee chaired by Chris Arbour has ...
Read more...SAFPA revamps hydraulic hose safety course First Quarter 2020, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)
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SAFPA has for many years run a hose safety course providing an introduction to hydraulic hose connectors and the safe assembly of these components. It is aimed at OEM artisans, foremen, supervisors, managers ...
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