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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Festo Didactic training: June to August 2015
2nd Quarter 2015, Festo
The following courses are available from Festo Didactic:       Pneumatics (1) Basic PN111:    Johannesburg: 17-19 June, 15-17 July, 12-14 August    Durban: 3-5 June, 29-31 July    Port Elizabeth: 10-12 June    ...

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Hydromobile training: 2015
2nd Quarter 2015, Hydromobile S.A.
Hydromobile’s popular hydraulics training course will be run on the following dates in 2015: 24-26 June, 11-13 November This gives students a good general understanding of hydraulic system design and ...

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SEW-Eurodrive training: May to August 2015
2nd Quarter 2015, SEW-EURODRIVE
The following courses are available from SEW-Eurodrive:       Maintenance and repair of geared motors and braking systems:    12-13 May, 2-3 June, 7-8 July, 4-5 August       Operation, start-up and troubleshooting, ...

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The Jim Pinto Column: New technology trends
2nd Quarter 2015
The world is in the middle of the second decade of the new century. In the midst of accelerating technology changes, fragile financial failures and precarious political problems almost everywhere in the ...

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New legislation to affect skills development rebates
2nd Quarter 2015, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)
There are far-reaching legislative changes pending next year that will alter the current rebate system for skills development.

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Obituary: Andrew Ashton (9 December 1950 - 18 June 2015)
2nd Quarter 2015, Technews Publishing
It is with deep sadness that the staff of Technews Publishing heard of the death of our dear friend and much esteemed colleague, Andrew Ashton.    Jon (Andrew) Charles Ashton passed away on Thursday, ...

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