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Power transmission, bearings, bushes and seals 8 Better service support from engine OEM Following a Cummins Media Breakfast last month, MechChem Africa speaks to Orlando Ferrão, the recently appointed general manager for Cummins South Africa (CSA), about his service vision for the Cummins range. 11 Brushless drive solution to cut materials handling costs 12 Now anyone can monitor machine health 13 Geared motor drives for strict hygiene Hydraulic and pneumatic systems 14 Engineered hydraulic solutions meet SA’s needs MechTech Africa visits the Wadeville premises of Axiom Hydraulics and talks to Eugene Tondolo about how the company’s

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exclusive brands are custom engineered for the hydraulic systems that drive South African industry. 17 Compact, lightweight and mobile – the efficiency trio of Utility compressors

18 Cylinder downtime lowered with extended range 19 Innovative vacuum portfolio at ANUGA FoodTec Computer-aided engineering 20 Creo 5.0: Build better products faster

MechChem Africa talks to productONE principal applications engineer and subject matter expert, Thulani Mazibuko, and the company’s MD, Charles Anderson, about the new capability and direction of Creo Parametric 5.0, which was released on March 19, 2018. 22 The development of the SRK Generation 8 SUV Automation, process control and instrumentation 24 KISS Next’s onshore gas volume measurement Following the commissioning and construction of the KISS mobile measurement station for Shell’s reservoirs on the coast of Holland, the station’s successor, KISS Next, enabled by the SICK FLOWSIC600 ultrasonic gas flow meter, is adding new features for stable gas volume measurement. 27 Explosion-proof absolute encoder fits anywhere 28 Better results for mine water treatment Minerals processing, metallurgy and materials 30 CCD thickeners: a retrofit opportunity MechChem Africa talks to Terence Osborn, commercial manager of minerals in sub-Saharan Africa, and Roy Hazell, the region’s head of sales, about FLSmidth counter-current decantation (CCD) thickeners, the P-Duc feedwell innovation and the use of LDX stainless steel for highly acidic applications. 32 Debtech’s RhoVol: real-time sample density measurement

34 Modular solutions for small chlorine plants 35 SRT sugar silo commissioned in Thailand 36 Partnerships key as SA tackles Gamsberg project Innovative engineering 42 Eaton inaugurates Wadeville microgrid

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Global power management company, Eaton, recently inaugurated a new microgrid at its Wadeville site in Gauteng, South Africa, which includes the first deployment in Africa of Eaton’s energy storage system, xStorage. Glynnis Koch reports. Regulars 2 Comment: The revised IRP: towards a better life for all. 4 On the cover: Advantages of VEGA’s 80 GHz through-air radar level measurement VEGAPuls radar sensors are not only a trusted means of pinpointing level control; they are now accurate, reliable and less burdensome than ever. 6 SAIChE News: Gauteng Members’ EWB-SA evening 38 Product and industry news 44 Back page: New hydrogen filling stations for FCVs

Cover story: VEGA Controls SA Contact: Chantal Groom +27 11 795 3249 chantal.groom@vega.com www.vega.com

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