Pneumatic systems & components


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Solutions for flow control
Third Quarter 2023
Neu Matics SA specialises in the design and installation of pneumatic control systems, and the manufacture of cylinders and control panels. One of Neu Matics’ quality brands that it imports and distributes is SMS Tork.

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Compressors with lowest cost of ownership
Second Quarter 2023
CompAir has launched the brand-new DX series range of oil-free screw compressors, offering the lowest total cost of ownership on the market, with up to 8% higher flow rates, up to 7% energy reduction, ...

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The right drive for the job
First Quarter 2023
Automated processes are standard practice in the food industry. Production efficiency is not the only motivation, hygiene also plays a key role in the food industry.

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Vibration and temperature sensor for motor condition monitoring
First Quarter 2023, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Users can connect the QM30VT1 vibration and temperature sensor with the high-performance TX700 HMI, to warn of impending failures in good time.

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Festo assists in reducing CO2 through sustainable engineering
Fourth Quarter 2022, Festo South Africa
The key to a carbon-neutral future is to assess CO2 emissions from the product and then reduce these emissions with innovative solutions. Festo supports this process through free engineering tools. “Together ...

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Fuel for the future
Fourth Quarter 2022, Omron Electronics, Editor's Choice
In the coming years, hydrogen propulsion systems will be found in many different application scenarios, such as transport, heating and power generation.

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New benchmark in pneumatic actuators
Fourth Quarter 2022
EMVAfrica has introduced the new V-ACT, a superior quality pneumatic-operated rack and pinion actuator suitable for the automation of new and existing quarter turn valves. V-ACT is the best choice for ...

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Dry compressed air by design
Fourth Quarter 2022, Artic Driers International
A new model has been added to the broad range of desiccant air dryers manufactured by Artic Driers in South Africa. The SA97 air dryer is capable of drying 1,8 m3/min of air to -40°C at 7 bar. It is ...

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Festo introduces Core Range ‘big five’ products
Fourth Quarter 2022, Festo South Africa
The automation industry is increasingly becoming a competitive environment that requires cost reduction, productivity, reliability and performance. Finding attractively priced pneumatic automation products ...

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Festo unveils world’s first pneumatic cobot
Third Quarter 2022, Festo South Africa
The innovation aims to begin a new era in human-robot collaboration, at a price point that suits even small and medium-sized companies.

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Find compressed air leaks to save costs
Third Quarter 2022, Artic Driers International
Energy is easily wasted by poorly performing air compressors that waste electricity and do not provide the rated airflow rates.

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Saving energy and protecting the impact on the environment
Third Quarter 2022, Editor's Choice
In the first quarter of 2022, short-term gas prices on the largest European exchange were five times higher than the 2021 average, and future markets are pricing European gas at up to three times its 2021 levels ...

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High performance hydraulic hose
Second Quarter 2022
Gates is a global manufacturer of innovative, highly engineered power transmission and fluid power solutions. The company has further expanded its PRO Series hydraulic hose portfolio with the launch of ...

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How do you audit a compressed air system?
Second Quarter 2022, Artic Driers International
The British and American governments estimate that as much as 10% of all electricity generated is consumed by air compressors, and that some 50% of this energy is wasted. Air leaks alone can account for ...

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Pneumatics and digital transformation: overcome what’s holding you back
Second Quarter 2022, Emerson Automation Solutions, Editor's Choice
While IIoT offers the promise of a revolutionary impact on manufacturing, implementation of the technology has its challenges. What holds us back from a broader embrace of digital transformation, especially in pneumatics? And how do we move past the challenges to embrace the opportunity for real improvement in productivity and efficiency?

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How smart pneumatics enhances machine safety and operation
First Quarter 2022, Emerson Automation Solutions, Editor's Choice
Pneumatics and safety Machine manufacturers and end-users have always used pneumatic devices to provide cost-effective and efficient motion and actuation on a wide range of systems; pneumatics has also ...

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The ‘P’ in predictive maintenance represents progress, not pain
First Quarter 2022, SMC Corporation South Africa, Editor's Choice
There are three main types of maintenance: reactive, preventative and predictive. But how do you make sense of these terms? Human health can provide an analogy to machine health. Take diabetes, for ...

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Oil-free air for petrochemical pipelines
Fourth Quarter 2021
Rand-Air recently took a bold decision which has changed the way its customers – and Rand Air – will approach future hires. Working in the petrochemical sector requires critical attention to detail, with ...

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How to embrace the benefits of smart pneumatics
Third Quarter 2021, Emerson Automation Solutions, Editor's Choice
Understand how this challenge creates opportunities It is important to consider how insights from data can help end-users react to real-time events or even predict the future. For example, the Emerson ...

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Remove water from factory air
Third Quarter 2021, SMC Corporation South Africa


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