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Synteq filtration media technology
3rd Quarter 2011
Donaldson’s third generation of Synteq fuel filter water separator media is specially formulated for high performance water separation. It uses both cellulose and meltblown synthetic layers to achieve ...

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Heavy duty lever hoists
3rd Quarter 2011
Becker Engineering’s Kito L5 series lever hoists ensure safe and efficient operation in heavy duty applications. The design has been enhanced to include an overload limiter that prevents the hoist from ...

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Future technologies
3rd Quarter 2011, Technews Publishing
Driverless cars In this issue we are focusing on applications in the automotive and marine industries. We have a story about Google’s driverless car. I must say I like the idea. Google has even driven ...

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Cloud automation and a robotics revolution
3rd Quarter 2011
Automation in the clouds Cloud computing means using large, remote Internet-based servers in the same way as if they belonged to your own company. Very large data pipes allow large groups of server farms ...

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Seen this?
1 August 2011
Hytec has broadened its range of mobile hydraulic components for application in the mid-tier mobile and industrial market segments. The new range includes hand pumps, cartridge valves, hand control valves, ...

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Cyber Junkyard
2nd Quarter 2011, Festo
Festo has once again joined forces with industry partners, Siemens and the Lapp Group, to present the popular Cyber Junkyard 2011 challenge for tertiary institutions. The theme for this year is Bubbles ...

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Schneider launches Acti 9
2nd Quarter 2011, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric recently introduced its new generation of miniature electrical protection devices, called Acti 9, targeting the tertiary and industrial building markets and replacing the Multi 9 range. ...

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New MD for SEW-Eurodrive
2nd Quarter 2011, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-Eurodrive has appointed a new managing director, Ute Bormann, following the retirement of Urs Roos after a successful 15-year tenure.    “SEW-Eurodrive is more than just a company, it has been my ...

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SKF and Auby Boyz make history
2nd Quarter 2011, SKF South Africa
SKF has been sponsoring the highly successful Auby Boyz Race team since 2009 and is actively involved at every level. “Our role as sponsor is much more than just supplying bearing components. We are in ...

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Innovation award for NASA and Goodyear
2nd Quarter 2011
NASA and Goodyear were recently honoured with the R&D 100 Award for an innovative, energy efficient, airless tyre that will not go flat and is capable of transporting large, long-range vehicles across the ...

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Technews to partner Yokogawa SA training initiative
2nd Quarter 2011, Technews Publishing
Over the past 10 years, Technews has become increasingly sensitive to the shortage of skills in the engineering and associated technical fields on which it reports. To help address this, and as a tribute ...

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Festo Didactic training: June-August
2nd Quarter 2011, Festo
Pneumatics (1) Basic PN111    Johannesburg: 13-15 June, 13-15 July, 10-12 August    Durban: 6-8 July    Cape Town: 8-10 June, 31 August-2 September       Pneumatics (2) Maintenance PN121    Johannesburg: 8-10 June, ...

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IDC Technologies workshops June-July
2nd Quarter 2011
Practical Fundamentals of OPC    Johannesburg: 6-7 June       Practical Motor Protection, Control and Maintenance Technologies    Johannesburg: 9-10 June       Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering Johannesburg: ...

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Hydromobile hydraulics course
2nd Quarter 2011, Hydromobile S.A.
Hydromobile runs very popular three-day hydraulics courses. Presented by technical director Sidney Badenhorst, they offer an excellent understanding of hydraulics systems, how to design a hydraulic circuit, ...

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Contamination monitoring workshops
2nd Quarter 2011, Hydrasales
Hydrasales recently held a series of highly informative workshops on contamination monitoring. Presented by Geoff Grant, global development manager for contamination monitoring products at MP Filtri (UK), ...

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Work safely with hydraulic hose
2nd Quarter 2011
At the last SAFPA technical evening Russell Gill gave an overview of the Foundation Course in Working safely with hydraulic hoses and connectors.    Presented by SAFPA and backed by BFPA, it is aimed ...

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Surge and lightning protection
2nd Quarter 2011, Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact is running a series of seminars on surge and lightning protection. Presented by Tony Rayner, business unit manager for the Trabtech range of surge protection products, these popular and ...

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Appointments
2nd Quarter 2011
SEW-Eurodrive has appointed Nico Schutte as sales engineer – Nelspruit.       SEW-Eurodrive has appointed Glyn Scott as works manager – Nelspruit.    SEW-Eurodrive has appointed Hennie Viviers as sales engineer ...

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FDA-compliant servomotors
2nd Quarter 2011, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff is expanding the AM3000 Synchronous Servomotor series with a new FDA-compliant model with a resistant, white surface coating. The result is a high-performance servo solution for all applications ...

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The web is dead and 3D manufacturing
2nd Quarter 2011
The web is dead The cover of the August 2010 issue of Wired magazine proclaimed, ‘The web is dead’. Here is my summary. A decade ago the web browser was the focus. It seemed inevitable that the web would ...

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