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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At a recent SAFPA technical evening Walter Zimmerman gave an interesting and detailed presentation on his recently published book, Introduction to Hydraulics.    This training manual is suited to the ...
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The SAFPA committee experienced a busy period during the last quarter, particularly in the field of education. This area is subject to large amounts of red tape and we find that we spend a considerable ...
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The recent SAFPA soccer tournament was a great success. There were 22 teams, all showing great enthusiasm and sportsmanship.    Well done to the winners, Parker Hannifin. The runners up were Hansa-Flex ...
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At October’s technical meeting, Hytec’s group training manager, Allen Van Gent spoke about the latest developments regarding the past, present and future of the National Qualification: Mechanical Engineering; ...
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