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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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In December 2007 SAFPA received the good news that the Fluid Power Qualification at NQF levels 3, 4 and 5 had been registered by SAQA (South African Qualifications Authority). Unfortunately there has ...
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The South African Fluid Power Association is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The Fluid Power Institute was established in 1982 as an individual engineers' club under the leadership of professor ...
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I would like to begin by thanking my predecessor, Fritz Kern, for the role he played during his tenure of office. I plan to continue in the same manner in order to pursue and achieve the objectives of ...
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