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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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With our recent push for membership, accompanied by an industry specific questionnaire, a lot of insight has been gained.
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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.
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Manny Vieira and Norman Hall seen manning the very successful SAFPA stand at Electra Mining.      
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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.
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Motion Control’s editor recently had the opportunity to attend SAFPA’s hydraulic hose safety training course.
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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 ...
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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.
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