Mechanical Technology — May 2013
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Afrox’s R1,5-billion rejuvenation
Afrox officially launched its new high
efficiency air separation unit (ASU) in
Pretoria West on 20 April, 2013.
Peter
Middleton
attends and talks to Afrox’s
Donal Mackinnon about modern air
separation technology and Brett Kimber,
the new managing director, about the
company’s reinvestment vision.
For more information contact:
Donal Mackinnon
Afrox general manager, tonnage
+27 11 456 3999
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10 Isigayo: the maize mill for South Africa’s SMEs
The dti, in collaboration with FABCOS and Bühler South Africa, the food process-
ing plant and equipment specialist, launched an innovative new agroprocessing
mill called Isigayo in Johannesburg on Friday, 12 April 2013.
Proactive maintenance, lubrication and contamination management
12 New nanofibre technology and extreme performance filters
MechTech
talks to Sandor Bottyan of Hytec Fluid Technology, about the Baldwin
range of air filters with ProTura
®
nanofibre technology.
15 Pump systems that reduce costs and improve productivity
16 Total plant health and reliability solutions
18 Innovative centrifugal bag filter
19 Multotec’s Debswana maintenance contract
Materials handling and logistics
20 The evolving role of the project house
Trevor Anderson, of engineering and project management services company
K’Enyuka highlights the growing need in the medium to small mining sector for
the supply of modular plants on a turnkey project basis.
23 Enhancing mine safety
24 Adding maximum value to processing equipment
26 Equipment developments in the iron ore industry
Heating, cooling, ventilation and air conditioning
28 The ‘proudly South African’ HVAC component manufacturer
MechTech
talks to Lee-Ann Drennan and Michael Muller of Europair about their
company’s commitment to the ‘proudly South African’ ethos.
31 Versatile heat exchanger systems
Manufacturing technology
32 Intensive processing solutions for concrete and sludge
Dirk Heuer of Eirich and Birkenmayer’s Louis Eksteen talk about precise concrete
mixers and direct sludge drying systems for better efficiency.
35 Energy efficient glass processing
Innovative engineering
36 DVM S for smart multi-zone air conditioning
Peter Middleton
report on the South African launch of Samsung’s new Digital
Variable Multi System (DVM S), the company’s new VRF air conditioning solution.
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