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SKF turns 100
Second Quarter 2007, SKF South Africa
Sven Wingquist, who founded SKF in 1907, invented the revolutionary self-aligning ball bearing through hard, round-the-clock research, to resolve problems that plagued the textile factory where he worked. The ...

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CMG sells largest motor
Second Quarter 2007
CMG South Africa, part of Australian multinational CMG, a leading manufacturer and supplier of electric motors, drives and transmissions, recently delivered a 1000 kW, 690 V PPA motor to Exxaro (Ticor) ...

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Hydromobile boosts technical department
Second Quarter 2007, Hydromobile S.A.
‘Making it easier for the customer’ was Hydromobile’s founding philosophy and this attitude remains as the basis of all that the company does today. In 1991 Hydromobile was formed as an alternative ...

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Convergence of technologies
Second Quarter 2007, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
Talking to some people in the business sectors addressed by Motion Control and to some engineers there seems to be a school of thought that believes that there is nothing new to read or write about. Well, ...

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Appointments
First Quarter 2007
Nina Oppel has joined SEW Eurodrive as a projects co-ordinator.       Jacques Swart has been appointed as sales engineer in Richards Bay for SEW Eurodrive.    Imtiaz Fajandar has been appointed as projects ...

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Courses from Festo Didactic
First Quarter 2007, Festo
April 2007    Basic pneumatics This MERSETA accredited course by Festo Didactic, combining theory with practice, includes the objectives of low cost automation, pneumatic symbols and other general pneumatic ...

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Genflex rated BEE-compliant
First Quarter 2007
Genflex Hydraulics of Gauteng, one of South Africa's leading suppliers of hydraulic hose and fittings, was awarded a certificate of compliance in terms of the broad based black economic empowerment scorecard ...

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North West walks away with gold at 2006 Cyber Junkyard Competition
First Quarter 2007, Festo South Africa
The University of North West, based in Potchefstroom, triumphed in the 2006 Siemens South Africa Cyber Junkyard Competition, presented in cooperation with pneumatic and mechatronics specialist Festo. ...

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PECS gets creative at Propak Africa 2007 Exhibition
First Quarter 2007
Pneumatic Electric Control Systems (PECS) will be showcasing its products at this year's Propak Africa Exhibition, as it believes it must keep its customers up to date with its latest developments in ...

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Power and automation orders reach new record of R3,6 billion
First Quarter 2007
ABB South Africa, a leading global power and automation technology group, has achieved record power and automation orders of R3,6 billion in 2006, 30% higher than the previous year. Orders were spurred ...

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A new partnership to lead the way in HMIs
First Quarter 2007
CBI-electric: low voltage and Beijer Electronics of Sweden have announced the signing of an exclusive partnership agreement under which CBI-electric: low voltage will sell and distribute Beijer's full ...

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SAIMechE Mechanical Power Transmission seminar
First Quarter 2007
Date: Wednesday 14 March 2007.    Time: 08h25 to 15h30 (registration from 07h45).    Venue: Blue Waters Hotel, 175 Snell Parade, Durban. Closing date for bookings: 10h00 on Monday 12 March 2007. Seminar ...

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SUSTAIN 2007
First Quarter 2007
Sustainable development in practice "Anyone who thinks the science is not there to support the notion that we are altering our planet's climate - to our own detriment - clearly has not read the mainstream ...

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Bartec launches local Flameproof Motors Division
First Quarter 2007
Bartec's renowned range of standard and special design flameproof motors is now available in South Africa. Bartec has been manufacturing flameproof and mining motors for almost 50 years and has gained ...

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Beltcon 14 International Materials Handling Conference
First Quarter 2007
Beltcon, one of the leading conveyor events in Africa, takes place on 1 and 2 August 2007 at the Birchwood Executive Hotel and Conference Centre, East Rand, near the O.R. Tambo International Airport of ...

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Diarise the Industrial Technology Exhibition
First Quarter 2007
The festive season is over, the fishing rods and surfboards are back in the garage, and 2007 lies ahead rich with opportunity for growth and development. One of the most attractive and magnetic happenings ...

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Siemens supports female engineers
First Quarter 2007
Siemens Southern Africa has sponsored the SA Women's Engineering Forum in a joint venture with the University of Cape Town. This is a move aimed at highlighting the career options open to female engineering ...

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Fluid Power Components stakes its claim in SA hydraulics market
First Quarter 2007
Fluid Power Components may not be the biggest name in the South African hydraulics market at this point in time, but the company is in the process of establishing itself as a leader in its field, offering ...

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SKF Certified Maintenance Partner Program approved
First Quarter 2007, SKF South Africa
"The terminology, 'predictive and preventative maintenance', may be clichéd, but the fact is that unplanned plant stoppages are prohibitively costly because downtime, with its attended baggage - non-production, ...

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Pay engineers salaries equitable with lawyers
First Quarter 2007, Technews Publishing
When was the last time you heard of a South African lawyer giving his client a refund after the lawyer failed to successfully defend his client in court? Has your doctor ever given you a refund after ...

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