June 2007
Arc Engineering has sold the first of Esab's new mechanised TIG machines to a leading fabricator for use on many new exciting projects in South Africa, including a new heat exchanger for Sasol. The system's main advantage is in the automation of tube to tube and tube to tube plate TIG welding. See full story on page 4
Front cover and story sponsored by Arc Engineering. For further details contact Rob Pirie on +27 11 393 4513.
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CAD/CAM/CAE and Modern Design Practice
The African Academy - beyond the typical
The African Academy has just celebrated the graduation of its 1 000th learner. MechTech visited the Boksburg-based state-of-the-art campus and met VIP guest Carol Bartz, executive chairman of the board of Autodesk Inc.
IT - Innovation, the life blood of Siemens
NX version 5: 'Greater Powers' in digital development
Renewable energy invention from local manufacturer goes global
Industrial Filters and Filtration
Optimising oil and filter change intervals
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Innovative Engineering
Microsoft launches surface computing
The first commercially available surface computer from Microsoft breaks down barriers and provides effortless interaction with information using touch, natural gestures and physical objects
Southern Mapping takes off
Plastics and Rubber
Servo drives boost the quality of injection molding machines
Injection molding is a core technology of the comprehensive range of forming processes used in plastics. Mastering this complex process forms part of the expertise of Austrian major, Engel.
Africa Plastics on the move
Low rolling resistance - the latest innovation to Goodyear's Flexsteel range
