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Genflex expands product range
Third Quarter 2007
Genflex Hydraulics is set to expand its product range offering with the addition of quick release couplings, SAE 100R7 hydraulic hose and braided Teflon hose.    The quick release couplings are suited ...

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Mechanical and Mechatronic students get geared up
Third Quarter 2007
"There must be a sound balance between theory and practice." These were the words of Prof Anton Basson, chair-person of the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University, ...

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Appointments
Third Quarter 2007
Festo has announced the following appointments:    Bradley Robbertze to the position of finance and administration manager.       Chris Oliver to the position of training development engineer didactic.    Philip ...

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Hytec Group focuses on training
Third Quarter 2007
With the growing skills shortage in the country, many companies are finding it difficult to recruit the appropriately trained technical personnel. With this in mind, the Hytec Group, a market leader in ...

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Festo Didactic MERSETA accredited courses - September-November
Third Quarter 2007, Festo
Each of the following courses combines theory with practice.    Basic pneumatics: Includes the objectives of low cost automation, pneumatic symbols and other general pneumatic principles. Port Elizabeth: ...

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The Jim Pinto Column: Acquisitions, compensation and re-engineering
Third Quarter 2007
ABB considering Rockwell acquisition After almost 15 years of financial woes - over-extended with non-focused acquisitions, asbestos law-suits, big settlements, etc - ABB has successfully moved beyond ...

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Linear guides resist corrosion
Third Quarter 2007, SKF South Africa
The THK HSR.M2 LM series guides, available from SKF South Africa, feature high corrosion resistance and are suitable for submerged or moisture prone applications where longevity is key. Traditional linear ...

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Rocking and rolling
Third Quarter 2007, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
I had the opportunity to visit some businesses operating in the hydraulic and pneumatic spheres a few weeks back. There is vibrancy and a 'busy-ness' in the sector that comes through: investment in infrastructure, ...

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Technews to host inaugural Technews Golf Challenge
Second Quarter 2007, Technews Publishing
The Ray Beaumont Trust will seek to contribute to the continued support and quality of South African engineering and technical talent

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SUSTAIN 2007
Second Quarter 2007
Global warming represents a trend, which, if unchecked, will be dangerous for all humans.

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Sustain 2007 focuses on the environment
Second Quarter 2007
Exhibitions for Africa will host the Sustain 2007 exhibition, incorporating Afriwater, at the Sandton Convention Centre from 15 to 17 August 2007

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Russell Gill explains the National Certificate in Fluid Power
Second Quarter 2007
The qualification is not only an hydraulic one but encompasses all sectors of the industry

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Appointments
Second Quarter 2007
Meissner has appointed A.J. Spamers as corporate sales consultant.    Carl Kleynhans has been named as regional director: Africa (including the Indian Ocean Islands and French-speaking Caribbean) for ...

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Obituary
Second Quarter 2007
Sun Hydraulics chairman, Clyde Nixon, died 29 April in Sarasota. Nixon, who was 72, joined Sun in 1988 and served as president and chief executive from November 1988 until May 2000, when he was named ...

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Do not miss the KZN Industrial Technology Exhibition
Second Quarter 2007, Security Services & Risk Management
Running from 5-8 June 2007 at the Durban Exhibition Centre, this show is a must for all users and aficionados of industrial technology. The manufacturing industry never ceases to excite. With the total ...

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Axiom celebrates 15 years in the Sun
Second Quarter 2007, Axiom Hydraulics
During January, Allen Carlson, president of Sun Hydraulics, visited its authorised South African distributor, Axiom Hydraulics to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their business relationship. Carlson ...

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IDC Technologies workshops June-August
Second Quarter 2007
Power Cables: Operation, Maintenance, Location and Fault Detection:    Johannesburg: 4-5 June.       Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems and Batteries Johannesburg: ...

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Hydrocraft offers a new approach to hydraulic and pneumatic skills training
Second Quarter 2007
A new fluid power training and consultancy company, Hydrocraft Technologies, has been formed to offer the guidance, analysis, assessment and training associated with the recently completed National Certificate ...

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The Jim Pinto column: The robots are coming!
Second Quarter 2007
When it comes to robots, reality still lags science fiction. But the confluence of several advanced technologies is bringing the age of robotics ever nearer. Today's robots are smaller, cheaper, more ...

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Are automation and manual labour mutually exclusive?
Second Quarter 2007, Festo South Africa
Business regularly bemoans the high costs associated with labour (especially inefficient labour). One of the weapons in the corporate armoury of cost-cutting is often automation, which directly results ...

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