Postal strike: Update 4th Quarter 2014, Technews Publishing We would like to take this opportunity to thank our readers and advertisers for their patience and faith in us during this period of unrest, and remain optimistic that things will be back on track come the new year.
PneuDrive Challenge 2014 winners 4th Quarter 2014, SEW-EURODRIVE Submissions to this year’s annual engineering design competition which has been running since 2008 and is currently sponsored by SEW-Eurodrive and Pneumax, revealed that there is indeed young engineering ...
Parker Hannifin signs agreement with Oilserv 4th Quarter 2014, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Parker Hannifin has just signed a strategic agreement with Oilserv Group, which will ensure the distribution of Parker products for the oil and gas, power, food & beverage and industrial markets in the ...
Bosch Rexroth to acquire 50% of Hytec 3rd Quarter 2014 Bosch Rexroth plans to acquire a 50% share in its sales partner Hytec Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Tesuco Group, subject to regulatory approval. Hytec Holdings generated sales of almost ...
Zest WEG celebrates 20 years in Cape Town 3rd Quarter 2014, WEG Africa Zest WEG Group first established a small office in Cape Town 20 years ago to cater for local customers who require fast turnaround times on the supply of electric motors. Today, this thriving business ...
Siemens grows its business through strategic partners 3rd Quarter 2014, Siemens South Africa In the first annual Siemens partner golf day, Siemens’ strategic partners from all over Africa were treated to a day of golf at the Serengeti Golf Estate outside Johannesburg. Part of the proceedings ...
Premier Valves acquired by AVK 3rd Quarter 2014 A majority stake in South Africa’s Premier Valves Group (PVG) has been acquired by Denmark’s AVK, one of the world’s leading valve manufacturers. The R100 million investment will see AVK South Africa ...
General Pneumatics represents Gast Group 3rd Quarter 2014 The Gast Group has strengthened its Europe, Middle East and Africa distribution network with the appointment of General Pneumatics as a distributor and authorised service centre. Gast is a designer and ...
Opportunity knocks in the hydraulic hose industry 3rd Quarter 2014 Over the last 25 years, Genflex Hydraulics has grown into a major supplier of hydraulic hoses and fittings. The company now wishes to expand its outlets by allowing suitable entrepreneurs to participate ...
Pirtek sponsors fluid power skills training 3rd Quarter 2014 Sparrow FET College based in Sophiatown has launched a new MERSETA accredited qualification. The college has made a name for itself by offering skills training in partnership with industry, and has now ...
A new global player in pneumatics 3rd Quarter 2014, Tectra Automation A new standalone company has been created from the former pneumatics unit of Bosch Rexroth. Effective from 2014, the former subsidiary is named Aventics, and, with revised values and a new company structure, ...
Baldwin Filters on the move 3rd Quarter 2014 Baldwin Filters has recently relocated and upgraded its manufacturing and distribution facilities in Cape Town. As part of the relocation, the company has also taken the opportunity to upgrade both the ...
CPD credits for SEW-Eurodrive’s Drive Academy 3rd Quarter 2014, SEW-EURODRIVE SEW-Eurodrive is able to provide greater value-added services to its client base, after the company’s Drive Academy officially achieved ECSA recognised CPD credits for two training courses in April 2014. ...
Hydraulic training for Inergy automotive plants 3rd Quarter 2014, Festo Festo Germany recently created an international training partnership with Inergy Automotive. A number of English-speaking countries were selected as pilot countries to start hydraulics training sessions, ...
Festo Didactic training: September to November 3rd Quarter 2014, Festo The following courses are available from Festo Didactic: Pneumatics (1) Basic PN111: Johannesburg: 17-19 September 2014, 15-17 October 2014, 12-14 November 2014 Cape Town: 19-21 November 2014
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Hydromobile training 3rd Quarter 2014, Hydromobile S.A. Hydromobile’s popular hydraulics training course gives students a good general understanding of hydraulic system design and valve applications. The following topics are covered: Day One: Explanation ...
Lubrication systems for India 3rd Quarter 2014 FLSmidth India has again commissioned OMSA South Africa to supply Jindal Saw steel plant with 5 x 8 m ball mill lubrication systems for four 125 tph low grade iron ore beneficiation plants. These comprise ...
