SAFPA Technical Evening 2nd Quarter 2011, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) At a recent SAFPA technical evening, Dr Stephen Meijers from ELB Engineering Services gave an extremely interesting talk on pneumatic conveying. Handling fine materials ranging from fly ash to fishmeal ...
From the president's desk 1st Quarter 2011, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) 2011 has arrived at the speed of white light. The holiday season has come and gone far too quickly and the business steam train has shunted our seaside memories aside, replacing them with deadline driven ...
Meeting the SAFPA committee 1st Quarter 2011, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) SAFPA’s executive committee has regular monthly council meetings at the Blairgowrie offices of its secretariat, Cost Time Resource. Kim Roberts attended one recently and found that plenty is happening.
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SAFPA technical evening 4th Quarter 2010 At SAFPA’s last technical meeting of the year, Wally Langsford gave a thought-provoking talk on energy considerations in fluid power.
SAFPA dinner 4th Quarter 2010 The annual SAFPA dinner was a festive and entertaining occasion. Members were treated to a show by Herman the Magician followed by music from Starry Night Disco. Photos can be viewed at http://www.motioncontrol.co.za/4663r...
From the president's desk 4th Quarter 2010, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) Whenever I write these letters I must remember that by the time they get read for the first time it is usually a month or so later. As a result, topics in the president’s letter, although current during ...
Safety training 4th Quarter 2010, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) SAFPA’s Russel Gill has attended a training programme to run the 'Safety in hydraulic hose assembling' course. This will be available to the public in the new year. Hose accreditation
Hyflo volunteered ...
From the president's desk 3rd Quarter 2010, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) It is now post-2010 FIFA World Cup, and we are all hoping that South Africa does not enter into some sort of post-euphoria hangover. Not being an avid soccer fan, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed ...
First Fluid Power meeting in Port Elizabeth 3rd Quarter 2010, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) History was made on 15 July when Port Elizabeth’s very first South African Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) meeting took place.
The inaugural seminar was attended by 25 delegates, amounting to 95% of ...
From the president's desk 2nd Quarter 2010, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) Hot stuff At the time of this issue going to press we were one month away from the 2010 FIFA World Cup and things were starting to hot up. Mount Eyjafjallajokull (translated: Island-mountain Glacier) ...
From the president's desk 1st Quarter 2010, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) The economy
It hardly seems like we have had a break and it is New Year already. 2009 will remain imprinted on our memories for the multitude of challenges that it threw at us. I believe 2010 is going ...
SAFPA 2009 Dinner Dance 4th Quarter 2009, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) The SAFPA 2009 dinner dance was held at Old Eds Club in Johannesburg on 11 September, 2009.
From the president's desk 4th Quarter 2009, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) Time flies when you are having fun and in the blink of an eye the fourth quarter of 2009 is upon us. Without a doubt 2009 will prove to be one of the most memorable years we have endured. In conversations ...
From the president's desk 3rd Quarter 2009, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) For this issue’s ‘From the president’s desk’ we interviewed new president Norman Hall to find out about the person and how he sees SAFPA evolving this year. Norman Hall
Hall has been with Hyflo for ...
SAFPA achievements and goals 2nd Quarter 2009 Motion Control editor, Andrew Ashton, was invited to meet with the SAFPA council to get an update on the association’s activities – achievements of 2008 and goals for 2009. Education and training
The ...
SAFPA 2008 golf day 1st Quarter 2009, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) Results: The results of the SAFPA 2008 golf day were: 1st Dowson & Dobson; 2nd Ernest Lowe; 3rd Axiom.
“I have a tip that can take five strokes off anyone’s golf game: it’s called an eraser.”
Arnold ...
From the president's desk Fourth Quarter 2008, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) As the year draws to a close I think it is important to take this opportunity to mention some tasks the SAFPA council has achieved and some it would still like to accomplish. Accomplishments* We ...
SAFPA successfully promotes education Third Quarter 2008, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) The South African Fluid Power Association recently announced that a number of its qualifications have been registered by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). These include the Fluid Power ...
From the president's desk Second Quarter 2008, SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA) For this issue's 'From the president's desk' SAFPA president Willem Gijzelaar turned the tables on Motion Control and invited editor Andrew Ashton to meet the SAFPA council for an informal Q&A on the association's ...
