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SEW-Eurodrive’s Ute Schoeman steps down
2nd Quarter 2015, SEW-EURODRIVE
After 12 years of service, SEW-Eurodrive South Africa MD, Ute Schoeman has stepped down to open up her own business as a business and marketing consultant in the industrial sector.

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The convergence of IT and OT
2nd Quarter 2015, Technews Publishing
One of the themes arising out of Schneider Electric’s recent international media day held at its Paris headquarters, le Hive, was the increasing convergence of the worlds of information technology (IT) ...

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A landmark in sub-Saharan hydraulics and automation
1st Quarter 2015, Hytec Fluid Technology
The recent 50% acquisition of Hytec by Bosch Rexroth offers greater expansion opportunities into sub-Saharan Africa’s hydraulics and automation markets.

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Schneider Electric awarded Africa Best Employer award
1st Quarter 2015, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric Africa has been awarded the Africa Best Employer Brand Award for 2014/2015 at the annual Employer Branding Awards, organised by the Employer Branding Institute and endorsed by the Asian Confederation of Business.

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Zest WEG a regional manufacturing hub
1st Quarter 2015, WEG Africa
The Zest WEG Group is positioning itself to become a regional hub of WEG, with subsidiary company Shaw Controls set to become the number one panel builder and systems integrator in Africa,” says Louis ...

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Letaba donates industrial pumps
1st Quarter 2015
Letaba Industrial Pumps, a division of the Set Point Group, has recently donated 12 positive displacement and centrifugal industrial pumps worth R100 000 to Ithemba Institute of Technology’s FET College. ...

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PneuDrive Challenge focuses on food and beverage
1st Quarter 2015, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-Eurodrive and Pneumax, co-sponsors of thePneuDrive Challenge, have announced that students will need to design a ‘game changer’ for the food and beverage industry in 2015. By challenging young mechanical, ...

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BMG acquires Klep Valves
1st Quarter 2015, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG
BMG has extended its operations in the fluid technology sector with the recent acquisition of Klep Valves. “This strategic acquisition follows an 18 month period where Klep Valves supported BMG in our ...

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Parker Hannifin signs agreement with Oilserv
1st Quarter 2015, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
Parker Hannifin has signed a strategic agreement with Oilserv Group, which will ensure the distribution of Parker products for the oil and gas, power, food and beverage and industrial markets in the West ...

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Festo’s bold strategic decisions
1st Quarter 2015, Festo
Festo South Africa had an exciting year in 2014, engaging in some bold strategic moves. The company has a long-term perspective that recognises the importance of developing, maintaining and expanding ...

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Festo hosts WorldSkills mechatronic finals
1st Quarter 2015, Festo
The WorldSkills competition is an international platform that promotes the importance of skilled workers and the need for them in industry. Festo supported the WorldSkills 2014 competition by hosting ...

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Cyber Junkyard contest 2014
1st Quarter 2015, Siemens South Africa
The 2014 Siemens Cyber Junkyard Challenge was won by the team from the College of Cape Town. Participants built an automated coffee bean roaster which has already secured commercial attention. The RGB52 ...

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Hytec on the doorstep of gold mining
1st Quarter 2015, Hytec South Africa
Hytec’s partnership with Tramtrade has positioned the group in the centre of Carletonville-Westonaria’s gold mining hub. As the official distributor of Hytec’s hydraulic, pneumatic and drive control products, ...

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Garnett Cross training: March to May 2015
1st Quarter 2015
The following courses are available from Garnett Cross:       Hydraulic Maintenance:    Johannesburg: March 9-12, April 13-16, May 4-7.    Cape Town: March 2-5    Durban: May 18-21       Advanced Hydraulics: Johannesburg: ...

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Siemens training: March to May 2015
1st Quarter 2015, Siemens South Africa
The following courses are among those available from Siemens:       Fundamentals of AC Drives (ST-DRV-FUN):    Midrand: March 23-27, April 20-24    Cape Town: April 13-17    Pinetown: May 25-29       Master Drive ...

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Hydromobile training: 2015
1st Quarter 2015, Hydromobile S.A.
Hydromobile’s popular hydraulics training course will be run on the following dates in 2015: 25-27 March, 24-26 June, 11-13 November. It gives students a good general understanding of hydraulic system ...

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Hose safety courses
1st Quarter 2015, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)
SAFPA’s one-day hose safety course provides an introduction to hydraulic hose connectors and the safe assembly of these components for industry use. It is aimed at OEM artisans, foremen, supervisors, ...

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New major player in pneumatics industry
1st Quarter 2015
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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The machines are talking: tomorrow’s manufacturing
1st Quarter 2015, Technews Publishing
Best wishes for a prosperous and happy year to all our readers. It’s always interesting at the start of a new year to see what the forecasts are. According to Forbes magazine, one of the most important ...

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