August 2007

To experience ideas before they are real, manufacturers must envisage not only how an idea will look, but also how it will look in the real world.

Design software company Autodesk, is helping customers to do exactly this with advanced technologies for the creation of fully functional digital prototypes, which in turn allows them to visualise, simulate and analyse the real-world performance of concepts. See story on page 4.

For further details contact Sergio Martins,

tel: +27 11 805 1555,

email: sergio@worldsview.co.za

www.autodesk.co.za

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Features

Taking cylinder manufacture and repair to new levels

Hytec Engineering has moved into larger premises to accommodate increased demand for its products and services. MechTech attended the official opening of the premises in Spartan

Value-added services provide benefits for Bearings International

MechTech speaks to CEO Tony Patten and bearings director Ian Robertson, about the company's recent successes

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Hydraulics/Pneumatics

Innovative hydraulic repair on 12 000 t movable roof

The details behind the repair of the fan-shaped Miller Park roof - the home base for the Milwaukee Brewers

Rexroth technology turns cruising into sheer pleasure

Innovative approach to Venetia travelling crane structure

Tower cranes add to O.R. Tambo skyline

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Materials Handling and Logistics

Pending legislation set to have significant impact on road transport contractrs

The CSIR's Paul Nordengen discusses a heavy vehicle self-regulation initiative developed to address road safety, deterioration and productivity

Underground shuttles - an economic alternative to trucking

New sub-sea crawlers and deckhouse structures for De Beers Marine

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Power Generation

Human decision support in storm outage recovery

The speed and efficiency in which electrical repairs can be carried out in storm outages, depends largely on the type of decision support systems or tools available to the distribution utility

Anaerobic digestion powers farm's electricity

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