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Legendary compressed air treatment, equipment and support
1 August 2016, Artic Driers International, Pneumatic systems & components
Artic Driers is celebrating its 25th anniversary in South Africa, driven by Cockfield family members Barbara, Shelly, Paul, and of course Allen. The company has grown to be the leader in compressed air ...

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An evolution not a revolution
3rd Quarter 2016, Technews Publishing
Welcome to another bumper issue of Motion Control. Interest in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), or more specifically Industry 4.0, is growing exponentially. The total amount of data worldwide ...

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Siemens on the move
2nd Quarter 2016, Siemens South Africa
Siemens has launched a mobile unit equipped with a broad base of the latest instrumentation (PI) technologies. This will bring a wide spectrum of Siemens technology to its key customers so they can benefit ...

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Tectra Automation enters oil and gas market
2nd Quarter 2016, Tectra Automation
Tectra Automation has entered into a sole distribution agreement with Italian valve and actuator manufacturer, Omal Automation. In terms of the agreement, Tectra will stock Omal’s entire range of valves ...

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WEG Transformers Africa continues growing
2nd Quarter 2016, Zest WEG Group Africa
WEG Transformers Africa (WTA), a division of Zest WEG Manufacturing, continues to grow its share in both the South African and African transformer markets. Louis Meiring, CEO of Zest WEG Group Africa, ...

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Sugar mill alternator rewind
2nd Quarter 2016
Marthinusen & Coutts recently performed a rush job for sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett, to repair the rotor of the 20 MW salient pole synchronous alternator at its Xinavane mill in Mozambique. The complex ...

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Tectra Automation increases Accuride stockholding
2nd Quarter 2016, Tectra Automation
Tectra Automation has recently been appointed as the sole distributor of Accuride in sub-Saharan Africa. Originally appointed as an official distributor in 2012, the demand for Accuride industrial slides ...

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HFT appointed Fleetguard Super Dealer
2nd Quarter 2016, Hytec Fluid Technology
Hydraulic fluid specialist, Hytec Fluid Technology (HFT) has been appointed Super Dealer for Cummins Filtration’s range of Fleetguard engine protection products for southern Africa. This collaboration ...

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Schneider Electric expands training centres
2nd Quarter 2016, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric has signed partnership agreements for the establishment of four additional training centres. These are in collaboration with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, College of ...

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New training rig for active learning
2nd Quarter 2016, Hydraulic Training & Consultants
Hydraulic Training & Consultants and The Fluid Power Group of Companies have collaborated on the design and manufacture of a dual-sided training rig for apprentices in the mining industry to bring them ...

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Schneider’s international training programme
2nd Quarter 2016, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric emphasises training and development by facilitating cross-border employee exchanges. The company’s international training programmes are designed to increase professional growth and ...

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Hydromobile training
2nd Quarter 2016, Hydromobile S.A.
Hydromobile’s popular hydraulics training course will be run from 27 to 29 July and 23 to 25 November 2016. This gives students a good general understanding of hydraulic system design and valve applications. ...

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Simple customisation makes all the difference
2nd Quarter 2016, SMC Corporation South Africa
You know how sometimes you wish they made a special product just to suit your application? SMC Pneumatics has come to the rescue of smaller manufacturers who are not able to afford large R&D costs for customisations ...

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Gateway to space
2nd Quarter 2016
Have you ever wondered what it’s like in space? After a successful season in Europe, the Gateway to Space exhibition will be hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre from 1 June to 31 July 2016. Assembled ...

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All spaced out
2nd Quarter 2016, Technews Publishing
Welcome to our bumper edition of Motion Control. We have an aerospace feature this issue and it was with aerospace in mind that I recently spent a fascinating afternoon at the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy ...

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Changemakers: women in ­engineering
1st Quarter 2016
Various interventions are aimed at attracting, developing and nurturing the next generation of women engineering leaders.

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HAW becomes authorised Salami distributor
1st Quarter 2016, Hydraulic & Automation Warehouse
Hydraulic and Automation Warehouse (HAW) is now an authorised distributor for Salami in sub-Saharan Africa. Salami’s renowned hydraulic gear pumps, motors and manually-operated mobile control valves will ...

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Festo appoints BMG as distributor
1st Quarter 2016, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG
Automation technology specialist, Festo South Africa, has appointed BMG as an official logistics distributor for South Africa. “Festo’s extensive product range – which encompasses electromechanical and ...

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Zest WEG Group Africa extends guarantees
1st Quarter 2016, Zest WEG Group Africa
Zest WEG Group Africa recently announced another gamechanger at a media briefing by group CEO, Louis Meiring. Such is the confidence and level of commitment of the company to its customer base that it ...

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