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Meet Bonfiglioli at Power & Electricity World
1 March 2013
The Bonfiglioli Group has been in operation since 1956 and has been producing complete photovoltaic inverter solutions for industrial and renewable energy applications worldwide since 2006.

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Control Techniques launches Unidrive M dedicated to manufacturing automation
1st Quarter 2013, Nidec Industrial Automation Southern Africa
SPS Nuremburg November 2012 saw Control Techniques launch its much awaited Unidrive M series, a groundbreaking new family of drives tailored specifically to the needs of manufacturing automation customers and machine builders.

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Parker Hannifin fittings for world's longest tunnel borer
1st Quarter 2013, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
Herrenknecht fits EO2-Form fittings not only in the hydraulic circuits but also on the tubing with which railings are built onto the machine.

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Compact motor starter
1st Quarter 2013, Siemens South Africa
Siemens Industry Automation Division has added the compact Sirius 3RM1 motor starter to its switching technology portfolio. The module has been designed as both a direct-on-line starter and a reversing ...

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Energy savings at Mozambique sugar mill
1st Quarter 2013, WEG Africa
Zest WEG Group recently commissioned an installation at a sugar mill in Mozambique that not only led to robust improvements in centrifuge performance, but also achieved significant energy savings. The ...

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Voith walks the torque
1st Quarter 2013
Voith manufactures and supplies a range of compact and robust torque converters ideally suited for motors that are sensitive to power absorption and high-speed applications. “These hydrodynamic torque ...

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Hansen winder drives
1st Quarter 2013
Hansen Transmissions recently secured an order for the supply of a large S winder drive to replace an existing drive at one of South Africa’s leading platinum mines. Hansen winder drives have been operating ...

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Linear motion with low mass and top speed
1st Quarter 2013, Tectra Automation
Feed units in machine tools, assembly lines and handling applications often have to be plunged deeply and quickly into large workspaces. Given the ever faster cycle times of production machines, this ...

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Food for thought
1st Quarter 2013, SKF South Africa
When a leading South African health food distributor experienced frequent break-downs on its potato peelers due to bearing contamination, SKF’s authorised distribution partner, Bearing Services Alrode, ...

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BirCraft has the solution
1st Quarter 2013, BirCraft Geared Motors-Linear Actuators-Controls
BirCraft has over 30 years experience in the supply of AC and DC electric motors, gear motors, linear actuators and electro-mechanical power transmission and controls to all facets of the African industry. ...

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Wedge belt pulleys for critical process equipment
1st Quarter 2013, SKF South Africa
One of SKF’s leading customers in the South African mining and minerals industry required special large size, multi-groove wedge belt pulleys for use on various floatation cell drive mechanisms. “As ...

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Metal-seated ball valves for demanding applications
1st Quarter 2013
PBM has just released a line of metal-seated ball valves in split body ANSI Class 150 and 300, along with 3-piece 2-way, flush tank, and 3-way diverter configurations. The company is stocking chrome-carbide ...

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Zip chain actuators
1st Quarter 2013, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG
BMG has extended its range of mechanical power cylinders to include the eco-friendly Tsubaki zip chain actuators, which utilise the world’s first zip chain. “These compact linear actuators, which have ...

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Size matters - and so does service
4th Quarter 2012, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-Eurodrive produces the robust X Series industrial gear units on an independent platform.

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Rexroth drives perform in London
4th Quarter 2012, Hytec Fluid Technology
It is Rexroth drives that keep the giant ferris wheel of the London Eye turning, that actuate the opening mechanism for Tower Bridge and that raise the gates of the Thames Barrier, which protects the city against storm and spring floods from the North Sea.

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Integrated inverters for yaw control
4th Quarter 2012
Bonfiglioli offers a complete yaw control solution based on the integration of mechanical, electrical and electronic control sub-systems in a single mechatronic unit.

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BMG introduces new electric motor
4th Quarter 2012
BMG Drives has extended its range of electric motors with the introduction of its new Motoline Synergy IE2 series, which incorporates high level specifications and features.

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Cummins displays its defence capabilities
4th Quarter 2012
Guests at the 2012 Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Expo were introduced to the benefits of a range of advanced military grade engines that were displayed by the South African division of Cummins.

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maxon goes to Mars
4th Quarter 2012, DNH Technologies
Encoder technology from maxon is playing a part in the successful excursion of the rover.

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Rose+Krieger electric cylinders
4th Quarter 2012, Horne Technologies
Rose+Krieger has expanded its electric cylinder range.

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