Breaking new barriers 4th Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) At a packed SAFPA technical evening, David Rowley, education programme director for the Bloodhound SSC project, gave a fascinating talk on the latest progress in this exciting project.
SAFPA 4th Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) Manny Vieira and Norman Hall seen manning the very successful SAFPA stand at Electra Mining.
Down memory lane 4th Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) The Fluid Power Institute of South Africa was officially established at the University of the Witwatersrand on November 17 1982, when the organisation held its first general meeting.
SAFPA president's letter 3rd Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) It is fairly safe to say that if this publication is a quarterly print, it must follow the four seasons consistently. This time I am writing in the middle of winter and it has brought on its fair share ...
SAFPA marketing initiative 3rd Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) As part of an ongoing programme to stay abreast of trends among its peers in international hydraulics and pneumatics associations, SAFPA has embarked on a marketing initiative to establish the needs of stakeholders, market the organisation to end users and grow membership.
SAFPA technical meeting 3rd Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) At a recent SAFPA technical meeting, Russell Gill gave an interesting talk on the general basics of load sensing in hydraulic circuits.
Flying Lions promote technical education 2nd Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) The Flying Lions aerobatic team is set to take the airshow circuit by storm in four Harvards, displaying the colours of new sponsor, Eqstra Holdings.
SAFPA: From the president's desk 2nd Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) As autumn peers around the corner, so too do the persistent bugs that bring many a healthy individual into a state of discomfort, accompanied by a red nose and an endless need for tissues.
SAFPA AGM 2nd Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) The 30th SAFPA AGM held on Thursday 10 May 2012 was preceded by an excellent presentation by Mark Peters from Wits Business School.
SAFPA technical evening 2nd Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) Steve Henderson of Pressure Dynamics gave a fascinating talk on the design and applications of slip-in cartridge logic valves.
SAFPA: President's letter 1st Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) For those out there who do not know me, I am not a technophile. There are a lot of good things out there but most of them just do not seem to interest me.
SAFPA: Hydraulics safety course 1st Quarter 2012, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) SAFPA has booked the following dates for 2012 for the Hydraulic Systems Safety course. Durban: 18 May, 20 July Cape Town: 21 September, 19 October
This one day course is endorsed by the British Fluid ...
From the president's desk 4th Quarter 2011, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) Know the law: swimming pools and pressure vessels
Having recently joined the happy yet poorer part of our population called ‘parents’ there is a lot that I have had to re-learn on all aspects of my direct ...
SAFPA technical evening 4th Quarter 2011, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) At a very well attended recent SAFPA technical evening, Walter Zimmerman gave a presentation on the importance of filtration, covering topics such as functions of a hydraulic fluid; maintenance concepts; ...
MERSETA workshop 4th Quarter 2011, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) Willem Gijzelaar, Russell Gill and Walter Zimmerman, members of the SAFPA Council, recently attended a MERSETA workshop on Gaining MERSETA Accreditation. Seen here are the delegates to the workshop.
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SAFPA president's letter 3rd Quarter 2011, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) Winter, a love/hate relationship! I doubt anybody really looks forward to the cold other than huskies, but I always look forward to sitting in front of a roaring fire, feeding it with wood that I have ...
SAFPA AGM 3rd Quarter 2011, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) The SAFPA AGM held on Thursday 5 May 2011 was preceded by an interesting presentation on the Pneudrive Challenge by Adrian Buddingh, engineering manager, Festo. He was accompanied by Renee Rose, general ...
From the president's desk 2nd Quarter 2011, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) 2011 is now in full swing, besides the April down time with all the public holidays. For those who stayed in the office between the public holidays, well done for holding the fort. For those who chose ...
SAFPA at Hannover 2nd Quarter 2011, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)
Manny Vieira giving a presentation on SAFPA at the International Fluid Power Summit held by CETOP (Comité Européen des Transmissions Oléohydrauliques et Pneumatiques) during the 2011 Hannover Fair.
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