Pneumatic systems & components


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Blow away your static
2nd Quarter 2011
Materials such as paper, plastic or textiles are normally electrically balanced but friction can disturb this balance, resulting in static charge. This can cause a variety of problems on a plant, including ...

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Air quality risk and reward
1st Quarter 2011, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
To be cost effective, filtration must be proactively planned, managed and financed as part of an ongoing maintenance strategy

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Pneumatics for Volkswagen plant
1st Quarter 2011, Tectra Automation
Tectra Automation supplied Bosch Rexroth pneumatic components to Volkswagen South Africa for use in its new Polo manufacturing line. Working with VWSA’s project department, Tectra designed a solution ...

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Hyflo solves a dust problem
4th Quarter 2010
Hyflo is the sole South African distributor of pneumatic equipment from the Japanese company SMC

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Automation simplified
4th Quarter 2010, Festo
With the correct design and a few basic steps, the complexity of plant automation can be minimised

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Pneumatic filters - FAQs
4th Quarter 2010
1. What are the consequences of non-filtered compressed air? Unfiltered compressed air destroys pneumatic pipes and tools, unnecessarily causing expensive maintenance costs and production downtime. It ...

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Hyfit supplies EWO pneumatics
4th Quarter 2010
Hyfit Expertec has been appointed sole South African distributor for the German-based company EWO and now supplies EWO pneumatic equipment and fittings. EWO has been involved in the manufacture of compressed ...

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An ideal compressor
4th Quarter 2010
Arthur Rushmer Engineering deals with many mining applications and was looking for a low maintenance, long-life compressor which could operate under extreme conditions. The new remote monitored ARE2000SS-GSMRM ...

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Specifying the correct air dryer
4th Quarter 2010, Artic Driers International
The choice of an air dryer is a crucial part of any project or upgrade to any plant. The wrong choice at inception can cost a company millions in spoilt goods and products or in wasted energy costs. Driers ...

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Choosing an air treatment service provider
3rd Quarter 2010, Artic Driers International
Allen Cockfield, CEO of Artic Driers International, offers some purchasing advice

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Energy-saving valves
3rd Quarter 2010
Advanced Flexible Solutions supplies a range of process instrumentation and compressed air products. The company has recently been awarded the southern African distributorship for Therm-Omega-Tech. This ...

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Festo supplies components for award-winning inflation tool
2nd Quarter 2010, Festo
Festo recently supplied components to Stopak for the development of an airbag inflation tool. Stopak, a specialist in the design of cargo securing methods, developed the Jumbo Inflator to inflate dunnage ...

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Solution to blocked aluminium heat exchangers
2nd Quarter 2010, Artic Driers International
Whilst the aluminium heat exchangers commonly used in compressed air dryers do provide an effective heat exchange system, they can also fail if 'frozen out' or overloaded when contaminated with pipeline ...

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Only rain down the drain
1st Quarter 2010, Artic Driers International
When allowed into rivers, stream and especially wetlands, oils create havoc and pollute our precious natural water resources. Allen Cockfield of Artic Driers points out that recent legislation makes ...

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Sixty hours to save the world
1st Quarter 2010, Moore Process Controls
What would you do if you knew you had 60 hours to go before your multistage compressor was going to shut down? The drive to improve the operational efficiency of multistage compressors cannot be successful ...

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The case for leak location
1st Quarter 2010, Artic Driers International
The need for accurate compressed air flow monitoring has never been greater as South African power costs continue to escalate. To illustrate this, Artic Driers claim that a 185 kW air compressor will ...

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Re-usable nylon fittings banish brass
1st Quarter 2010
Genflex Hydraulics has introduced a range of nylon quick connect tube fittings for use on pneumatic systems. In many applications the new generation of nylon fittings has made the use of brass fittings ...

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Compressed air systems
4th Quarter 2009
Monitor, manage and save

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Is high quality filtration a luxury?
3rd Quarter 2009
High quality compressed air filtration is an essential element in a well run, effective, manufacturing operation

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Dispelling myths
3rd Quarter 2009
Compressed air condensate is harmless.    The myth: Compressed air condensate is a harmless by-product of all compressors and can be discharged directly to the earth, sewer and storm water.       Moisture ...

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