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Festo Didactic training: November 2011-March 2012
4th Quarter 2011, Festo
Pneumatics (1) Basic PN111    Johannesburg: 2-4 November, 30 November-2 December    Durban: 9-11 November       Pneumatics (2) Maintenance PN121    Johannesburg: 7-9 December       Electro-Pneumatics PN211 Johannesburg: ...

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An app a day
4th Quarter 2011
Smartphone apps are rapidly taking on traditional software technology. Driven by the rush of new tablets onto the market, the mobile app market is expected to be worth $25b by 2015, up from $6,8b in 2010. Both ...

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High pressure transmitter
4th Quarter 2011, Switches International
A high pressure transmitter from BD Sensors, the DMP 304, records pressures of up to 6000 bar and delivers precise, consistent results with an accuracy of 0,5% FSO in accordance with IEC 60770. It can ...

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Breaking records and young talent
4th Quarter 2011, Technews Publishing
Interesting applications In this issue we have some great applications stories. Our cover story is a very interesting application of hydraulics. Hydromobile has developed a seismic event simulator to ...

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Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter
30 September 2011
Juno's detailed study of the largest planet in our solar system will help reveal Jupiter's origin and evolution

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Roadshows for Pneudrive Challenge in full swing
3rd Quarter 2011, SEW-EURODRIVE
The 2011 Pneudrive Challenge competition is jointly sponsored by SEW-Eurodrive and Festo, both well known for their innovative motion control solutions. Roadshows to the universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, ...

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Valves with more value
3rd Quarter 2011
Sauer-Danfoss has announced a newly created standalone business, named Valmova, effective from May 2011. The business name is derived from the company’s tag line, Valves With More Value. Valmova will ...

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Festo and GSR Ventiltechnik
3rd Quarter 2011, Festo
Festo South Africa has signed a sole agency agreement with GSR Ventiltechnik GmbH & Co. This gives Festo South Africa the sole distributorship of GSR products for the Southern African Development Community, ...

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Genflex acquires Thames Trading
3rd Quarter 2011
Genflex has announced the acquisition of hydraulic hose and fittings company, Thames Trading of Boksburg. Bruce Garner, managing director of the Genflex group of companies, said, “Thames Trading has been ...

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Let your car drive you
3rd Quarter 2011
Google has tested a self-driving car, a first in robotics research. Six automated Toyota Priuses and one Audi TT have collectively logged more than 225 000 km to date over Californian highways and roads. ...

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Hydraulics and pneumatics
3rd Quarter 2011
After 45 years service to the industry, Hydraulics and Pneumatics still plays an integral role in the hydraulic and pneumatic component supply chain and is now under brand new management. The company ...

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Schneider brings warmth to Zenzele
3rd Quarter 2011, Schneider Electric South Africa
To lessen the unkindness of a harsh winter, the staff of Schneider Electric dedicated the annual Schneider Electric social initiative week, named Luli, to collecting blankets, nonperishable items and ...

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Dowson & Dobson launches assembly technology division
3rd Quarter 2011
Dowson & Dobson Industrial is launching a dedicated new Assembly Technology division which is aimed at the higher end of the local assembly technologies market. The company is dedicating an entire new ...

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BMG supports Protec
3rd Quarter 2011, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG
BMG supports Protec, a national nonprofit technological career development programme for senior school students. Protec is an NGO that is completely reliant on donors for support and recently celebrated ...

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Casual Day benefits the disabled
3rd Quarter 2011
Casual Day is the one day in the year when anything goes. This popular fundraising event is based on the concept that you can wear anything you like as long as you have an official Casual Day sticker. ...

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SEW launches Drive Academy
3rd Quarter 2011, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-Eurodrive has launched a Drive Academy in South Africa as a result of an increasing need for customer training. “With more and more customers asking for training, there is no doubt in our minds that ...

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Festo Didactic training August-October
3rd Quarter 2011, Festo
Pneumatics (1) Basic PN111    Johannesburg: 7-9 September, 5-7 October    Durban: 7-9 September    Cape Town: 31 August- 2 September       Pneumatics (2) Maintenance PN121    Johannesburg: 12-14 October Durban: ...

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Parker Hannifin appointments
3rd Quarter 2011
Christian Malan has been appointed as general manager at Parker Hannifin.       Mpho Kgalegi has been appointed as HR manager at Parker Hannifin.    Vee Rampersad has been appointed as business development ...

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SEW-Eurodrive appointments
3rd Quarter 2011
Wesley Bartholomew has been appointed as logistics manager at SEW-Eurodrive.       Sonja Fox has been appointed as buyer at SEW-Eurodrive, Nelspruit.    Hermien van Tonder has been appointed as PA to the ...

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Electromobility is accelerating
3rd Quarter 2011
The Formulec EF01 is an electric Formula 1 racing car which is claimed to be the fastest electric car in the world. Designed and created by Formulec and its technology partner Segula Technologies, it ...

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