Variable speed compressor for BAT Kenya 1st Quarter 2016 Ingersoll Rand recently supplied British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya with an oil-free rotary screw compressor through its Kenyan distributor, Car & General. The compressor will supply compressed air ...
Miniature latching solenoid valves 1st Quarter 2016, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa Parker has unveiled its Latching-X (LX) valve series. This is a miniature latching pneumatic solenoid valve used typically for air and oxygen delivery. Intended for applications in the medical and life ...
The state of pneumatic connection technology 1 February 2016, Festo Festo South Africa’s business development manager, Russell Schwulst discusses the current trends in fittings and tubing.
Ingersoll Rand commitment to Majuba 4th Quarter 2015 Ingersoll Rand is playing a pivotal role in ensuring that Eskom’s Majuba plant in Mpumalanga has sufficient compressed air to ensure continuous operation. Majuba is the power utility’s second largest ...
Bespoke pneumatic rotary actuators 4th Quarter 2015, Mitech Control Valves Mitech offers bespoke pneumatic rotary actuators for maximum reliability in moving, regulating and control applications in the industrial plant and power generation sectors. The locally designed and manufactured ...
SMC redesigns its air preparation modular units 4th Quarter 2015, SMC Corporation South Africa SMC has redesigned its AC series of air preparation modular units. This is part of the company’s ongoing investment into research and development to refine and improve the performance and functionality ...
Advanced valve engineering 3rd Quarter 2015, Tectra Automation, Editor's Choice Tectra Automation’s new generation range of pneumatic valves from Aventics sets new standards in compactness, lightness and advanced safety features.
Air motors with patented vane-exchange system 3rd Quarter 2015 Featuring a particularly attractive price-to-performance ratio, Deprag’s Basic Line air motor with a power range from 200 W to 1,2 kW is a cost-effective option for uncomplicated production areas. This ...
New economical solenoid valves 3rd Quarter 2015 Pneumax has added the new cost-effective Eco 22 solenoid valve to its product offering. Available with 32 mm and 64 mm ports in 3/2, 5/2 and 5/3 versions, this new Italian-made series of valves comes ...
Pneumatics for fluid dosing 3rd Quarter 2015 Three technologies have dominated industrial automation since the ‘70s: pneumatics, electromechanics and hydraulics. The choice of the right technology is guided by parameters such as performance, cost, ...
Streamlined production line for BMW 3rd Quarter 2015 By replacing its older and larger plant air compressors with two smaller Ingersoll Rand Centac C400 centrifugal air compressors at its Rosslyn manufacturing plant, BMW South Africa will potentially save ...
Pneumatics on steroids 2nd Quarter 2015, Editor's Choice Motion Control’s editor spoke to Monty Jasper, corporate vice president for safety and engineering at Cedar Fair, about the engineering behind the Power Tower.
Upgraded compressors deliver enhanced value 2nd Quarter 2015 Ingersoll Rand, a specialist in compressed air systems, has introduced two new series in its range of R-Series compressors, bringing modernisation and enhanced value to the company’s compressed air solutions. ...
Pneumatic or electric – the answer is hybrid 2nd Quarter 2015, Festo There are various schools of thought when deciding between the use of pneumatic or electric technology for automation. Festo’s business development manager, Russell Schwulst suggests a sensible mixture ...
Hi-tech pneumatic impactor for CSIR 2nd Quarter 2015, Tectra Automation Tectra Automation designed and constructed a pneumatic impactor for the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria. Capable of firing a cylindrical bar up to 50 metres per second, ...
Mini slides with pneumatic cushioning 2nd Quarter 2015, Tectra Automation Aventics is the first manufacturer to supply mini slides with maintenance-friendly pneumatic cushioning. The MSC is a universal handling component for all handling tasks, including pick-and-place applications. ...
