April 2006
There have been many developments in components used in air-cooled condensers over the past two decades. Since the completion of the air-cooled condenser at the Matimba power station, the international GEA group has installed more than 200 such units in electric power generation plants around the world. Read about dry cooling on page 4, which is fast developing into the future for power generation in South Africa.
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Innovative Engineering
Naval ship superstructure placed on ship's hull with ease
CSIR inventors lauded for patents
Materials Handling and Logistics
Complex logistics chain for Toyota exports
New lift truck range 'the pinnacle of forklift technology'
Wheel loaders - an important element of materials handling
Materials handling and logistics round up
Power Generation
Energy efficiency campaign promotes sustainable energy usage
Unique stagger stack motor repair saves time and money
Cleaner fuels making power from hydrogen
Biomass power to save 150 000 t of carbon dioxide per annum
Power generation round up
Stainless steel awards programme encourages innovation
Cost-effective machining of P/M materials
Steels
New welding gases for steel - product stewardship at its best
PJositive feedback for new steel design code
Research to improve phosphorous-alloyed sintered steels
