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Danfoss addresses the challenges in water and wastewater applications
July 2020
As the world population rises and people pursue higher standards of living, more water is needed in homes and for the production of food and other products. By 2050, the United Nations projects global ...

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Incledon launches latest Tekflo couplings
June 2020
Incledon, a leading provider of quality fluid conveyance products and solutions, recently launched a new range of universal couplings, adding to its current range of Tekflo-branded products based on quality, ...

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BMG’s specialist solutions for industrial water infrastructure
July 2020, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG’s solutions for the water, wastewater and sewage sectors encompass the supply of quality branded drive systems, enhanced by the BMG team’s technical expertise and installation, condition monitoring, ...

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BI champions Berntel pneumatic and hydraulic solutions
June 2020
Hudaco Group company Berntel is expanding its footprint by offering its extensive range of pneumatic products through the Bearings International (BI) branch network. This, in turn, expands BI’s value ...

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Remote commissioning helps African sugar mills
June 2020
Three 1,2 MW ACS880 mill drives and one 355 kW regenerative batch centrifugal drive have been remotely hot commissioned at Illovo Sugar Africa’s biggest southern African mills at Nakambala in Zambia and ...

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Transmission solutions for sugar mills
June 2020, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-Eurodrive offers a range of transmission solutions to assist sugar mills cut their costs. The main opportunity in this market segment is not only upgrading old and outdated systems, but the value ...

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AGVs for automated production
17 June 2020, SICK Automation Southern Africa
Automated and flexible production processes are the answer to increasing quantities, smaller batch sizes, and high production speeds. Automated guided vehicle (AGVs) systems and their smaller relatives, ...

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Simplifying machine setup
17 June 2020, Siemens South Africa
Strausak Mikroverzahnungen specialises in the manufacture of high-precision machinery used in the watchmaking and apparatus manufacturing industries. To enable the continued precise machining of parts ...

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Energy efficiency for improved process control
May 2020, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG
BMG’s Vacon 100 AC drives have been designed to save energy, optimise process control and improve productivity in many sectors, including processing, mining and minerals, industrial HVAC, marine and water, ...

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Low-friction bearings for EV drivetrains
2 May 2020, SKF South Africa
Bearings, although buried deep within the vehicle, are on the front line in contributing to drivetrain efficiencies and delivering reliability for automotive manufacturers. Breakthroughs in technologies ...

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SEW-Eurodrive solution for new brick and block plant
May 2020, SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-Eurodrive’s HandlingKinematics application module allows for machine control at a higher level by means of a lower-level configurable control unit (CCU) for carrying out precision path movements. ...

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VLT drive saves energy at AEL blasting
May 2020
AEL (African Explosives Ltd.) Intelligent Blasting’s nitric acid plant saves R3,6 million on annual operating costs thanks to an upgrade from direct-on-line operation to VLT drive control of electric ...

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Zest adds geared motors to product range
May 2020, WEG Africa
A range of WEG geared motors with benefits including efficiency and reliability will soon be available to customers in South Africa and the rest of the continent from Zest WEG. According to national sales ...

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Gearmotors for electrified monorail system
April 2020, SEW-EURODRIVE
A leading systems integrator for the automotive industry has adapted a Maxolution electrified monorail system (EMS) and 23 HK Series gear units for overhead trolley systems, from SEW-Eurodrive, for a ...

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SKF bares the truth about bearings
Technews Industry Guide: Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2020, SKF South Africa
Correct equipment care is crucial to ensure optimal performance and reliability.

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Managing operational efficiency in food retail
April 2020
If you work in facilities or energy management for a food retailer, change is something you handle every day. When the way we live, work, or shop changes, new food retail technology is close behind.  ...

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Guided safety acceptance tests
March 2020, Siemens South Africa
With Sinamics Startdrive commissioning software, Siemens supports machine builders in the validation of safety functions for Sinamics frequency converters with a guided acceptance test. With Sinamics ...

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New Allen-Bradley controller
March 2020, Rockwell Automation
Industrial workers can strengthen their grasp of production and make more informed operating decisions with the new Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5480 controller by Rockwell Automation. The controller marries ...

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Industry 5.0 – the best of both worlds
March 2020
The convergence of robot capabilities and human skills.

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Proximity sensors for pneumatic and electronic actuation
March 2020, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
Parker Hannifin has introduced a new family of proximity sensors for use with pneumatic or electric actuators in a wide range of automation and motion control applications. P8S magnetic cylinder sensors ...

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