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Beltcon 14 International Materials Handling Conference
First Quarter 2007, Cost Time Resource (CTR)
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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R64 million forensic genetics facility takes shape
Fourth Quarter 2004, Tectra Automation
As part of a R64-million, European Union-sponsored genetic sample processing system (GSPS) being built for the South African Police Service's (SAPS's) Pretoria forensic laboratory, Tectra Automation will ...

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Drive systems and accessories from Sweden
Fourth Quarter 2004
Earlier this year Hägglunds Drives AB, Sweden, appointed Hytec as an official southern African representative in all industry categories, including marine, mining and bulk materials handling, rubber, ...

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Eight Hansen cooling tower drives for gold mine
Fourth Quarter 2004, Products & Solutions, Power Management
Hansen Transmissions, global specialists in industrial gear technology and power transmission solutions, received an order to supply eight off gear units to Anglo Gold's Kopanang gold mine outside Potchefstroom ...

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Fluid Trans Compomac - charting the future of industrial components
Fourth Quarter 2006, Hydrasales
The 20th biennial international exhibition of Fluid Power, Power and Motion Transmission, Drive, Control Equipment and Industrial Design took place at the Fiera Milano Exhibition Centre in September. ...

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Festo Control Techno Tour growing with Hannover
Fourth Quarter 2006, Festo South Africa
On the 5th anniversary of the Festo Control Techno Tour to Hannover Messe, the 2007 program will encompass 13 trade fairs, including MDA - Motion, Drive and Automation. This sector - one of the largest ...

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Surge Technology launches new Red/Line and Yellow/Line product ranges
Fourth Quarter 2006, Surge Technology
Surge Technology, trading as Surgetek, recently launched the new DEHN Red/Line and Yellow/Line range of modular surge and lightning equipment. The new products were launched by DEHN at the Hanover Fair ...

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Appointments
Fourth Quarter 2006
Charles Walters has been appointed CEO of Bearing Man, a subsidiary of Invicta ­Holdings. Charles Walters (BSc. (Mech. Eng.), B.Comm.) has worked for the Anglo ­American Corporation for 14 years, initially ...

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Beckhoff continues expansion course by establishing subsidiary in South Africa
Fourth Quarter 2006
Since the South African subsidiary opened on 1 September 2006, Beckhoff is now ­directly represented on all continents. The new branch in Johannesburg aims to meet growing customer demand in South Africa ...

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Obituaries
Fourth Quarter 2006
It is with sadness that we report the deaths of two of our hydraulic ­industry personnel. Johann van der Merwe, aged 51, the owner and founder of Marlim Services in Welkom, was tragically killed in a ...

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South Africa leads global automated forensic DNA analysis
Fourth Quarter 2006, Tectra Automation
The world’s first fully automated system for high volume forensic DNA analysis and ­profiling went live in Arcadia, Pretoria, South Africa in August 2006, putting the Biology Unit of the SAPS Forensic ...

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Donaldson Filtration Systems relocates Johannesburg operation
Fourth Quarter 2006
Donaldson is expanding its international ­footprint with the establishment of a new ­distribution centre and office block in Longmeadow Business Park, Modderfontein, Johannesburg. Having entered the ...

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Technews launches SA's first 'Technical Recruitment Portal'
Fourth Quarter 2006, Technews Publishing
"The skills shortage in South Africa is not news, but as a media player we are consistently exposed to queries from businesses and vendors alike, as they seek to fill important roles in their businesses ...

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Electra Mining Africa 2006, Expo Centre, NASREC, Johannesburg, 11 to 15 September 2006
Third Quarter 2006
On the international calendar, Electra Mining Africa is the second largest mining show worldwide and is the biggest trade exhibition in southern Africa. The show is recognised as a gateway into Africa ...

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Elquip Solutions wins contract for Robor's Chamdor plant relocation
Third Quarter 2006
Elquip Solutions, a leading importer and distributor of high-end automation products and capital equipment in South Africa, has recently been commissioned to undertake the task of decommissioning and ...

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