Design and engineering software company, Autodesk has been officially named as the technology partner for the PneuDrive Challenge 2013. This year the competition will provide engineering students with the opportunity to design and propose innovative engineering solutions that contribute towards greener mines.
Rene Rose, SEW-Eurodrive general manager of communications.
As an official sponsor, Autodesk will provide a wide range of services and give participants free access to a range of Autodesk design software solutions.
SEW-Eurodrive general manager of communications, Rene Rose says, “The fact that the students will have access to the very same software widely used in industry across South Africa and be able to apply actual proven design workflows is in alignment with our vision to make business reality a part of the competition.”
This year’s competition requires students to review typical challenges that mines face, such as the problems and risks associated with slurry dams, rehabilitating tailings dams and how to improve water recycling on mines. The problems of controlling dust emissions are also part of the problem set.
In terms of products from SEW-Eurodrive, the 2013 competition requires students to consider how the company’s range of DR motors, Movitrac LTP inverters and X-Series industrial gear units could be used to address the environmental impact of mining activity. The Pneumax products that students need to consider for their designs are the range of dust collector valves, the Imperial mine cylinder and the Optima-S valve terminal.
Pneumax managing director, Adrian Buddingh concludes, “Business needs to support learning experiences that help students apply their academic knowledge on a practical level in conjunction with the latest technology that is available.”
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