Sadly we can’t meet in person, but here are the members of Michael Abbot’s SAFPA Council.         
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At SAFPA’s most recent virtual technical meeting, Hannes Otto, Didactic training and consulting manager at Festo South Africa, gave an interesting talk on ‘Air Preparation for Automation – the Lungs ...
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In the last quarter SAFPA has had a number of projects on the go. One has been the revamping and updating of the SAFPA website to give it a new look and feel. SAFPA’s Pressure Vessel sub-committee ...
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For this issue, Motion Control interviewed SAFPA’s new president, Michael Abbot, to get to know him a bit more and find out about his plans for SAFPA. Michael says that he was interested in mechanics ...
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I trust all the readers are safe and healthy. It is with a heavy heart that I spread the word of two prominent members of the fluid power industry who have passed on over the past couple of months. ...
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SAFPA recently held its first virtual technical meeting, which was a great success. It was presented by Colin Hood who gave an overview of SAFPA’s new hydraulic assembly skills and hose safety course, ...
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The new SAFPA committee is as follows: Michael Abbot, CT Hydraulics (president); Manny Vieira, SMC Corporation (vice president); Russell Gill, Engineering & Hydraulics Services; Ryno Landman, BMG ...
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Good Day, I trust all the readers are safe and healthy during these troubled times. Hopefully, there is a light appearing at the end of what seems to be the long dark tunnel that is Covid-19 – and the ...
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SAFPA now has a new managing agent, VdW & Co. Motion Control’s editor caught up – virtually − with account executive, Cynthia Badenhorst to find out more about its plans for SAFPA. VdW & Co is an association ...
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Good Day, I trust all our readers are safe and healthy during these troubled times. COVID-19 has thrown the industry and South Africa into turmoil over the past few months. Some companies may not make ...
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Greetings, I trust all the readers had a pleasant festive season and managed to recharge for 2020, I hope this year will be a prosperous one for you. The SAFPA subcommittee chaired by Chris Arbour has ...
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