At the recent SAFPA AGM held at Jeppe Quandam Bowls club the keynote speaker was Russel Schwulst from Festo. He gave a presentation comparing pneumatic and electric automation on municipal water and wastewater ...
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As my last President’s letter over the year I have served, I would like to thank the council and the industry for the support over this term, it has been a privilege to sit as the council President and ...
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At a recent SAFPA technical evening, Ben Janse van Rensburg from the Tshwane University of Technology gave a presentation on SAFPA’s 2018 market survey of the hydraulics and pneumatics industry, which ...
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2019 is here! I hope you had a relaxing and safe festive break and are in the thick of things like me, it seems like the holidays were too short and far too long ago. I trust 2019 will be a prosperous ...
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I recently had the privilege of attending the Hydac sales conference in Saarbrucken Germany – an eye opener in terms of a new directive in the fluid technology world.
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At the recent SAFPA technical evening, Wesley Beukes from Hydac gave an interesting presentation on electrostatic buildup and discharge in hydraulic systems and the causes, consequences and measurement ...
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SAFPA once again exhibited at Electra Mining Africa. Although it was slightly quieter than previous years, the exhibition was outstanding, offering a wide variety of products and stands, and the administration ...
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For this issue, Motion Control interviewed SAFPA’s new president, Dustin Pereira, to get to know him a bit more and find out about his plans for SAFPA.    Dustin graduated with honours from RAU (now UJ) ...
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At SAFPA’s annual Golf Day, held on Wednesday 16 May, there was a fantastic turnout of 25 teams. In spite of a light drizzle, the players were in good spirits and the day was a huge success. The winning ...
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At the recent SAFPA AGM, the keynote speaker was Bosch Rexroth regional president for Africa, Lucas Wintjes. He gave a fascinating account of the design and working of the hydraulic equipment on the world’s ...
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The SAFPA committee once again experienced a busy period during the last quarter, particularly in the field of education.       Economy Continuing with the theme of the economy reported on during the first ...
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