From the President’s desk 3rd Quarter 2013, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA Pressure vessels
At our recent AGM, I gave a talk on the duties and responsibilities of importers/manufacturers of pressure equipment, specifically accumulators. For whatever reason, this has become ...
Read more...SAFPA AGM 2013 3rd Quarter 2013, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA
SAFPA’s 31st AGM held on 23rd May 2013 was preceded by a very informative presentation by Norman Hall on the legal ramifications surrounding pressure equipment, pressure vessels and accumulators. SAFPA ...
Read more...From the president's desk 2nd Quarter 2013, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA
I have recently returned from a two week trip to Germany which coincided with the Hannover Fair. Part of the trip involved visiting several suppliers and part walking the halls of the fair. It was my ...
Read more...SAFPA technical evening: filtration technology 2nd Quarter 2013, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA
At another SAFPA technical evening, John Foley from Parker Store Aeroport shared his experiences in the filtration industry with an excellent talk on filtration technology and the importance of filtration ...
Read more...SAFPA technical evening: mechatronics 2nd Quarter 2013, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA
At a recent technical evening Adrian Buddingh from Pneumax gave a very interesting talk on Mechatronic Motion and Control – and how to integrate electronics into a mechanical world. He is seen here ...
Read more...From the president's desk 1st Quarter 2013, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA It is mid-January, and slowly all the holidaymakers are crawling back into their offices. I think a lot with uncertainty! Anglo’s threat of closing down some of its operations, with direct staff retrenchments ...
Read more...From the president's desk 4th Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), Electrical switching & drive systems & components With our recent push for membership, accompanied by an industry specific questionnaire, a lot of insight has been gained.
Read more...Breaking new barriers 4th Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA At a packed SAFPA technical evening, David Rowley, education programme director for the Bloodhound SSC project, gave a fascinating talk on the latest progress in this exciting project.
Read more...SAFPA 4th Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA Manny Vieira and Norman Hall seen manning the very successful SAFPA stand at Electra Mining.
Read more...Down memory lane 4th Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA The Fluid Power Institute of South Africa was officially established at the University of the Witwatersrand on November 17 1982, when the organisation held its first general meeting.
Read more...SAFPA president's letter 3rd Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA It is fairly safe to say that if this publication is a quarterly print, it must follow the four seasons consistently. This time I am writing in the middle of winter and it has brought on its fair share ...
Read more...SAFPA marketing initiative 3rd Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA As part of an ongoing programme to stay abreast of trends among its peers in international hydraulics and pneumatics associations, SAFPA has embarked on a marketing initiative to establish the needs of stakeholders, market the organisation to end users and grow membership.
Read more...SAFPA technical meeting 3rd Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA), SAFPA At a recent SAFPA technical meeting, Russell Gill gave an interesting talk on the general basics of load sensing in hydraulic circuits.
