Pneumatic systems & components


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Environmentally friendly pneumatic valves
3rd Quarter 2011
Did you know that a leak in a compressed air pipe equivalent to a 2 mm hole costs R12 500 a year? And did you know that if you mounted a small economiser that costs R70 on a cylinder you would save R1150 ...

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Catalytic converter for oil removal
3rd Quarter 2011, Artic Driers International
The production of oil free air from a lubricated compressor generally involves the use of expensive multistage coalescing filters and activated carbon filters. High pressure drops result in wasted power ...

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Fast, gentle valve terminal
3rd Quarter 2011, Festo
Festo has developed the valve terminal VTSA, which, along with vertical stacking modules, has the ability to activate cylinders with different pressures at higher speeds. This allows fast, precise and ...

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Caliper brakes for draglines
3rd Quarter 2011
The Coremo E4N caliper brake is a pneumatic spring-applied brake designed for heavy duty applications such as draglines, where it is used worldwide to provide smooth, accurate and reliable braking. The ...

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Generate nitrogen in-house
3rd Quarter 2011, Aeroport Global Technologies
Maxigas Nitrogen Gas Generators from Parker Domnick Hunter have produced nitrogen from compressed air for over 40 years. Parker Domnick Hunter is a specialist in filtration, purification and separation ...

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Piston actuated valves
29 June 2011, Spirax Sarco South Africa
Spirax Sarco’s PAV series piston actuated valves are designed for use with automatic isolation utilities and process fluids

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Leak detection in compressed air systems
29 June 2011
Leak management is quick to implement and low cost, and can bring about equally substantial savings

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The argument for pneumatics in process industries
29 June 2011, Festo
Pneumatic automation technology is perfect for many applications in process industries as it is robust, inexpensive and reliable

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Hire a dryer
2nd Quarter 2011, Artic Driers International
Compressed air users faced with an air dryer failure now have a cost-effective solution. A large fleet of high capacity refrigeration air dryers with capacities from 1 to 110 m³/min is available from ...

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Explosion protected purifiers
2nd Quarter 2011
BMG’s filtration division has launched a range of explosion protected purifiers from Pall for use in hazardous areas where explosive gases may be present, in applications such as power generation, mining, ...

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Valves that do not stick
2nd Quarter 2011
The Bullet Valve (BV) series of solenoid valves from MAC Valves, supplier of air valve solutions to the filling industry, represents an evolution in air valve technology.       Speed and repeatability...

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Blow away your static
2nd Quarter 2011
Materials such as paper, plastic or textiles are normally electrically balanced but friction can disturb this balance, resulting in static charge. This can cause a variety of problems on a plant, including ...

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Air quality risk and reward
1st Quarter 2011, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
To be cost effective, filtration must be proactively planned, managed and financed as part of an ongoing maintenance strategy

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Pneumatics for Volkswagen plant
1st Quarter 2011, Tectra Automation
Tectra Automation supplied Bosch Rexroth pneumatic components to Volkswagen South Africa for use in its new Polo manufacturing line. Working with VWSA’s project department, Tectra designed a solution ...

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Hyflo solves a dust problem
4th Quarter 2010
Hyflo is the sole South African distributor of pneumatic equipment from the Japanese company SMC

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Automation simplified
4th Quarter 2010, Festo
With the correct design and a few basic steps, the complexity of plant automation can be minimised

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Pneumatic filters - FAQs
4th Quarter 2010
1. What are the consequences of non-filtered compressed air? Unfiltered compressed air destroys pneumatic pipes and tools, unnecessarily causing expensive maintenance costs and production downtime. It ...

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Hyfit supplies EWO pneumatics
4th Quarter 2010
Hyfit Expertec has been appointed sole South African distributor for the German-based company EWO and now supplies EWO pneumatic equipment and fittings. EWO has been involved in the manufacture of compressed ...

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An ideal compressor
4th Quarter 2010
Arthur Rushmer Engineering deals with many mining applications and was looking for a low maintenance, long-life compressor which could operate under extreme conditions. The new remote monitored ARE2000SS-GSMRM ...

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Specifying the correct air dryer
4th Quarter 2010, Artic Driers International
The choice of an air dryer is a crucial part of any project or upgrade to any plant. The wrong choice at inception can cost a company millions in spoilt goods and products or in wasted energy costs. Driers ...

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