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Girth gears for scrubber upgrade
March 2023, SEW-EURODRIVE
Drive technology specialist, SEW-EURODRIVE is installing four of its large segmented girth gear systems at De Beer’s Venetia Diamond Mine in Limpopo province. Venetia mine, in operation since 1992, ...

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Just the right amount of fertiliser
March 2023, Horne Technologies
Plants need nitrogen. Unfortunately, they can only absorb this element in the form of soluble nitrate compounds. Excess nitrogen fertilisers can thus easily find their way into the groundwater where ...

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Improving order picking with robots
March 2023, Omron Electronics
Together, shipping, receiving, and storage count for less than half of all warehousing activity costs. The lion’s share of expenses − a whopping 55% − is bound in order picking. Breaking down the various ...

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Perfecting cone crusher performance
March 2023
A single component has proven to be the difference between a good and great machine for a local manufacturer of crushing equipment for mines. Leon Venter designer and founder of Crush Force, says ...

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Gear units keep power station cool
March 2023, SEW-EURODRIVE
In a highly specialised application for a power station’s dry cooling towers in southern Africa, SEW-EURODRIVE’s MACC-series air cooled condenser units have come to the rescue. The customer had experienced frequent failures on a competitor product, compromising the towers’ vital cooling functions. The success of the MACC units has now led to a second order.

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Greater efficiency with WEG motors
March 2023, WEG Africa
Taking proactive steps to become more energy efficient, South African water utility ERWAT is installing WEG IE3 top premium efficiency and WEG IE4 super premium efficiency motors from Zest WEG. The motors – from WEG’s popular W22 range – will assist in reducing the impact of rising electricity costs and lower the total cost of ownership.

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Motors for high standards of hygiene
March 2023
Automated processes are standard practice in the food industry. Production efficiency is not the only motivation, hygiene also plays a key role. We met with Deprag Schulz product manager, Dagmar Dübbelde to discuss how to design a drive to meet these requirements and incorporate both these goals.

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Electric motors for Airbus hydrogen- powered engine
March 2023
Nidec Leroy-Somer has signed an agreement with Airbus to develop an electric motor for its hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine prototype, as part of Airbus’ ambition to bring the first zero-emission commercial aircraft to market by 2035.

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Pre-assembled bearings save time and money
March 2023, ifm - South Africa
By switching to NSK pre-assembled, fully integrated bearings, a vibrating screen manufacturer is witnessing annual cost savings of €117 000.

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Belt rip detection enhances productivity and safety
March 2023
Becker Mining has introduced its upgraded BRS-2 belt-rip detection system, which further enhances the productivity and safety of conveyor belts by detecting longitudinal rips as soon as they occur.

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Breakthrough in linear technology
March 2023
To maximise the service life of a linear guide and keep the drive energy low, it is important to minimise friction and wear. Motion plastics specialist, igus has now achieved a breakthrough in tribological ...

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More power from smaller motors
March 2023, SKF South Africa
SKF has developed a new hybrid deep groove ball bearing for high-speed applications. The new bearing is aimed at applications such as rail industry traction motors, as well as electric machines and drives. ...

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Why efficient filtration is critical in hydraulic systems
March 2023, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
Because filtration is the only effective defence against wear and tear when contaminants are present, it is critical that effective filter components are used to ensure dependable performance, high efficiency ...

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Drive-based solutions enhance operational efficiency and safety of machines
February 2023, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG’s NORD predictive maintenance solutions offer fast, efficient, and comprehensive evaluation of analog and digital data, to enhance the operational efficiency and safety of machines. The intelligent PLC in NORD drive technology forms the basis for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.

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Magnetic bearings for sustainable compressed air production
February 2023, SKF South Africa, Editor's Choice
SKF’s magnetic bearings are playing a key role in reducing CO2 emissions across a range of industrial applications, including compressors.

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PSD direct drives with IO-Link
February 2023, Vepac Electronics
The product family of PSD direct drives includes a range of mechatronic systems with integrated control, which can be individually configured using a modular principle.

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Bearings drive cost-saving in food plants
February 2023
NSK’s advanced Life-Lube bearing are specifically for use in sectors where contact with water and process fluids is unavoidable, and where excellent chemical resistance and long lubrication life are primary requirements.

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Assembly line for the automotive industry
January 2023, Beckhoff Automation
How do you design a new assembly line and go on to reduce the footprint of the concept by another quarter? And how can you later increase the productivity of this highly consolidated line even further? ...

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Limit switches for show-stopping performance
January 2023
A well produced theatre experience is capable of entrancing the audience to the point that the members are fully immersed. Ironically, this means that most theatregoers fail to appreciate the engineering ...

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Managing wear and friction in mini motors
January 2023
Understanding the impact of friction and wear on a mini motor, as well as the factors that cause them, is a key specification requirement. Technically known as the study of tribology, the effects are ...

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