At a recent packed SAFPA technical meeting, the issues and concerns relating to the latest SANS 347 guidelines regarding pressure vessels and the classification of accumulators as pressure vessel accessories ...
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The SAFPA council has been working on providing accredited training in both hydraulics and pneumatics. This year members have been working towards this end with an accredited FET in Boksburg and the project ...
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Economy It is well documented that the state of the South African economy is a source of grave concern to most of the SAFPA membership this year. Indications are that most members have experienced a ...
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The annual SAFPA Golf Day was held on Wednesday, 7 September at the Benoni Country Club. The competition took the form of a four-ball stableford alliance, with prizes for nearest the pin on the 8th, 2 ...
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For this issue of Motion Control, we interviewed SAFPA’s new president, Manny Vieira, to get to know him a bit and find out about his plans for SAFPA.          Vast experience Manny is no stranger to fluid ...
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At a recent SAFPA technical evening, Hendrik Human, senior application engineer at Eaton, gave a presentation on technology and innovation in hydraulics.      
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At the 2016 SAFPA AGM, vice president Walter Zimmerman gave a presentation to update members on the success being achieved in the SAFPA training initiative.    Manny Vieira (SMC Pneumatics) is president ...
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SAFPA training initiative    On 23 June 2015, SAFPA held an Open Day where members present were requested to vote on the continued roll-out of the fluid power qualification as captured on the Merseta ...
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I would like to wish everyone a happy new year and a prosperous 2016. In the last four months SAFPA has made significant progress towards the development of a fluid power qualification. JFA² Technical ...
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SAFPA was in action at the end of last year with a number of sporting events.    The SAFPA Soccer Tournament went exceptionally well and was enjoyed by all. Congratulations to BMG Hydraulics who won for ...
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The 2015 SAFPA Dinner Dance was a great success. It was held once again at the Bryanston Country Club and there was an excellent turnout. Guests were entertained by the talented one man band, Wez Mayo ...
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On 23 June 2015, SAFPA held an Open Day where members present were requested to vote on the continued roll-out of the fluid power qualification as captured on the Merseta qualification database. The majority ...
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