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Council 2012 - 2014 Office Bearers
President ............................................. KK Nyangoni (Kudzai) Vice President .............................................. D Findeis (Dirk) National Treasurer ........................,................. A Roos (Andre) Immediate Past President............................ G Barbic (George )
Branch Chairpersons
Central ................................................. S Murefu (Stephen) Eastern Cape ................................................ W Rall (William) KwaZulu/Natal ...................................... R Walker (Raymond) Mpumalanga Highveld.............................. L Odendaal (Louis) Western Cape ........................................ Dr D Blaine (Debbie)
Portfolios:
Communications/Strategic Planning/ Specialist Group..........................................CD Reay (Chris) Education: Universities of Technology....... E Zawilska (Ewa) Membership ........................................... E Zawilska (Ewa) Professional Development Programme...M Black (Malcolm) Technology Programme .......................... SZ Hrabar (Steve) To be confirmed..................................G Bartholomew (Bart)
Chief Executive Officer: Vaughan Rimbault National Office Manager: Anisa Nanabhay PO Box 511, Bruma, 2026 Tel: (011) 615-5660, Fax: (011) 388-5356 Email: info@saimeche.org.za Website: www.saimeche.org.za Membership: Central, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Highveld & KZN: membership@saimeche.org.za Membership: Western Cape: saimeche.wc@vodamail.co.za
Company Affiliates Ainsworth Engineering (Pty) Ltd Alstom Power Service SA Babcock Africa Limited Bosch Projects DCD Rolling Stock A division of DCD Festo (Pty) Ltd Group (Pty) Ltd Fluor SA (Pty) Ltd GEA Air-cooled Systems Hansen Transmissions SA Hatch Goba (Pty) Ltd Howden Power Howden Projects Industrial Water Cooling Inenzo Water (Pty) Ltd MBE Minerals (SA) (Pty) Ltd
Rotek Engineering S.A.M.E Water Sasol Technologies SEW Eurodrive Siemens Ltd SNC-Lavalin SA Spicer Axle SA Spirax Sarco SA Tenova Mining and Minerals SA (Pty) Ltd Tenova Takraf Africa Thyssenkrupp Engineering Transvaal Pressed Nuts & Bolts
Ultra-Flow Engineering Services (previously KHD Humboldt Wedag SA) Vital Engineering Megchem Eng & Drafting Services Wedag SA (Pty) Mod-U-Flow
Osborn Engineered PPS Insurance Co Limited
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Weir Minerals Africa Winder Controls
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Guests from Fluor (and their partners)
Guests from Howden (and their partners)
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BMG has extended its range of heavy industrial couplings to now include Rexnord Falk Steelflex
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Andreas Stubel of Airgas Compressors
Using bronze and stainless steel, the new single stage design uses water instead of oil, guaranteeing absolute oil-free air
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The conveying and oil chambers in the new design are completely separated by means of a shaft seal arrangement, guaranteeing both uncontaminated water and air
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Technicians are trained in all air-related installations including piping, inline coalescing filter systems, air refrigerant systems, electronic timed auto drains and turbo drains
In terms of new compressors, the company can supply all makes of rotary screw compressors including their own imported range of Bouwa air compressors, from 2.2kW up to 350kW
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Fitting of top hats to air-end housings on both the suction and the delivery side
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The training material is visual and animated
Courses also cover electric motor diagnostics, alignment, balancing
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Cobus Kruger of BTO Bearing Transmission
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Venturing into the wind tower manufacturing business came about after DCD designed and manufactured a complete wind tower on a trial basis last year
The plate for the bottom can is made of several thick steel plates between 35 to 60 mm
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Speeding up to 160 kilometres per hour, just four millimetres off the tarmac
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Disc brake on the front wheel for fast karts
The large air cleaner
Weights fitted to the driver’s seat to equal the weight of all the racers
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The total life cycle cost over a given period would work out to approximately 47 percent that of HDPE
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Figure1: Abrasive wear resistance as a function of hardness for annealed un-alloyed metals and steel
Figure 2: Wear resistance as a function of hardness for several classes of material
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Strong material
Weak material Approach
Adhesion
Transfer
Figure 3: Schematic illustration of adhesive wear
Figure 4: Schematic illustration of 2-body (top) and 3-body (bottom) abrasive wear
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Figure 6: Effect of impact angle on the wear resistance and erosive wear of different types of materials
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KSB includes a mag-drive pump type series in its API range.
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L – R: Rob Deane, GM EBH SA; Rob King, MD DCD Group; Graham Parnell, financial director, EBH SA; Ruusa Shipiki-Kapolo, director EBH Namibia; Minister of Works and Transport Erkki Nghimtina; Mayor of Walvis Bay Uilika Nambahu; Bisey Uirab, CEO Namport; Hannes Uys, CEO EBH Namibia
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MARKET FORUM
The Multotec bonded warehouse will concentrate on supplying consumable equipment
Rexroth’s VarioFlow S chain conveyor system
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Part of the pumping station at Chileka
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Clean Air Award
AfriSam’s Ulco Cement operation in the Northern Cape Province
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From Left_Louw Kriel,Willem Mare and Rob King
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Suzette Botha of Tega Industries South Africa
Abe Thela
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SAMHYDRAULIK, which is one of the leaders in the field of hydraulic transmission, has been operating for over 25 years in the international market, offering a complete range of orbital hydraulic motors and power steering units, axial pumps and motors for medium and high pressure ranges, all characterised by excellent performances. SAMHYDRAULIK employs 120 people who operate inside a very modern and efficient plant that spans over 6 000 square metres to assure a high standard and flexible production capacity. The latest computer technology is used for both design and production, combined with strict quality control procedures during all production phases, which translates into innovative, reliable and functional products that meet the various needs of the market. Its ISO 9001 certification, held since 1994, is the result of a qualityorientated philosophy on which SAMHYDRAULIK has always based its operation.
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