SKF professor receives Leonardo da Vinci award 3rd Quarter 2010, SKF South Africa Professor Stathis Ioannides has been presented with the Leonardo da Vinci award for his application of tribology theory to technical and practical developments in the mechanical industry and his contribution ...
SKF recognises excellence 3rd Quarter 2010, SKF South Africa SKF recently hosted the annual SKF Distributor Convention in the Drakensberg, where an awards evening was held to honour authorised distributors, lubrication distributors and the SKF branch network for ...
Hytec certified for service 3rd Quarter 2010, Hytec South Africa Late last year, Hytec was audited by the Bosch Rexroth Group for possible certification as an accredited Bosch Rexroth Service Centre of Competence.
“Following the audit, which scrutinised aspects such ...
Siemens bridges the skills gap 3rd Quarter 2010, Siemens South Africa Siemens has adopted a multifaceted approach to skills development that establishes the levels of prevailing knowledge within an enterprise, matches this with a needs analysis, and then offers training ...
IDC Technologies workshops August-October 3rd Quarter 2010 The following is a partial list of workshops for the August–October, 2010 period. Practical process compressors Johannesburg 16–17 AugustBest practice in process, electrical and instrumentation ...
Energy and innovation 3rd Quarter 2010, Technews Publishing
I would like to introduce myself as the new editor of Motion Control. I am excited to be part of the impressive Technews team and I am looking forward to meeting as many as possible of our advertisers ...
The Jim Pinto Column: 2020 technology dreams and future family 3rd Quarter 2010 2020 technology dreams
The first decade of the new century has already changed the world. Now get ready for much, much more. Accelerating high tech will drive further and faster.
Broadband will be ...
ISO accreditation for Honingcraft 2nd Quarter 2010 Honingcraft has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification, aligning quality procedures with international best practice standards and paving the way for company exports. The certification process began in ...
Tectra Automation signs Schmalz distributorship agreement 2nd Quarter 2010, Tectra Automation Tectra Automation has been appointed official South African distributor of J. Schmalz GMBH vacuum components. The agreement was signed late last year and sees Tectra Automation distributing the range ...
The ball on the tower 2nd Quarter 2010 Becker Engineering’s Tirfor winches were used to lift and position the 35 ton FIFA World Cup soccer ball onto the Telkom Hillbrow Tower in Johannesburg.
“Six TU 40 Tirfors were used to lift and position ...
Replacement 2 tonne gearbox supplied under 24 hours 2nd Quarter 2010 It has been reported that recently a local coal terminal came to a standstill when the terminal’s main conveyor failed on a Thursday afternoon.
“The costs resulting from such downtime can be enormous,” ...
Schneider Electric South Africa concludes third BEE deal 2nd Quarter 2010, Schneider Electric South Africa Schneider Electric has finalised its third black economic empowerment deal, the latest being with leading empowerment concern, Community Investment Holdings (CIH). This deal places 20,1% of the Schneider ...
Obituary: Charles Patrick MacKay (15 Aug 1942-21 Apr 2010) 2nd Quarter 2010 It is with great sadness that the industry has learned of the passing of one of the great characters and contributors to the South African fluid power industry.
Charles Patrick MacKay dedicated more ...
Hydraulic training courses July-November 2010 2nd Quarter 2010, Hydraulic Training & Consultants Hydraulic Training Course
This 3-day course covers: Introduction to hydraulics, Principles of power hydraulics, Component introduction, Principles of operation, Hydraulic fluids, Filtration and circuit ...
IDC Technologies workshops in July 2nd Quarter 2010 Johannesburg</i> Circuit breakers and switchgear5-6 JulyPractical fibre-optics and interfacing techniques to industrial Ethernet and wireless8-9 JulyHigh voltage equipment12-13 July...
The importance of training 2nd Quarter 2010 The Fluid Power Association of South Africa will also be introducing a new hydraulic hose certification programme for relevant suppliers. The process will allow for approval or disapproval of the methods ...
The Jim Pinto Column: Re-engineer yourself and finding the right job 2nd Quarter 2010 Re-engineer yourself
If you are an engineer and want to move ahead in your management career, you need to be constantly re-educating yourself in other disciplines. Here are some positive ideas on what ...
The ball's up 2nd Quarter 2010, Technews Publishing As much as I have desperately tried to keep the hackneyed subject of FIFA World Cup out of this issue of Motion Control, I have failed. The cause of my failure is a fascinating, albeit brief, explanation ...
Supporting industrial development, promoting entrepreneurship 2nd Quarter 2010 The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC).
The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) is a state-owned, self-financing, Development Finance Institution (DFI). It ...
