January 2010
Welcome to 2010 and what a relief it is to have 2009 behind us. Mechanical Technology has begun the year determined and committed to raising the profile of successful and responsible South African engineering companies. Editorial in our January issue features local divisions of some of the world’s best – ABB, SKF, Hatch, Festo, Nissan and Volvo – as well as some of our own proudly South African global success stories – BMG Hydraulics, Macsteel VRN, Kew Foundries and OE Bearings.
All are reporting a more positive outlook for 2010 and beyond. Times have undoubtedly changed, but the future engineering challenges, regardless of the prevailing economic climate, will remain. Infrastructure upgrading is long overdue, both in South Africa and north of our borders, and is set to remain so for many years after the 2010 Fifa world cup has been decided.
We would like to recommit to publishing success stories, product offerings, and any newsworthy articles, press releases, or interviews in support of local industry. We believe it important to better inform all those involved in the mechanical engineering trades about local engineering possibilities and best practices. We look forward to 2010 and the opportunities it offers us to tell your stories.
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Special report: Automotive manufacturing – the Nissan way
Neil Craddock, plant general manager of Nissan South Africa talks about the Nissan Production Way (NPW).
Modern engineering materials and processing: Steel applications in the mining and materials handling industries
A paper presented by Mike Hall of Macsteel VRN at the SAISC SMMH 2009 conference focusing on ferrous wrought plate products available to industry.
Computer-aided engineering: Towards enterprise wide integration of EPC data
MechTech talks to Kevin Rikley of Hatch Africa about ISO 15926, a process plant data standard that is likely to become the preferred solution for exchanging engineering data.
Power transmission, bearings and bushes: Split roller bearings - the downtime advantage
Warwick Steinhobel of OE Bearings talks to MechTech about the advantages of split roller bearings.
Diverse hydraulic project offerings a key to success
Warwick Steinhobel of OE Bearings talks to MechTech about the advantages of split roller bearings.
