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⎪ December 2015 contents ⎪
ON THE COVER
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Fit-for-purpose pumping solutions
and Floway pump technology
Kevin Roelofse, senior applications
engineer at Weir Minerals Africa, talks
about the successful application of Weir
Minerals’ Floway® Vertical Turbine Pump
(VTP) technology in a petrochemical
application, while dewatering product
specialist, Neil Matthews, describes the
use of the slurry pump version, the Flo-
way VTSP, at a copper mine in Zambia.
For more information contact:
Rene Calitz
Weir Minerals Africa
+27 11 929 2622
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Features
Pump systems pipes valves and seals
8 Africa’s largest pump rental hub opens
Xylem Water Solutions SA has opened a new rental hub in Kempton Park, mooted to be the
largest of its kind in Africa. MechTech attends and takes a tour of the offering with UK-based
Mike Stimpson, Xylem’s product support and applications engineer.
11 Leo series centrifugal pumps for the SA market
12 Cost effective slurry pumping for Africa
14 SA company completes Malawi pump station refurbishment
Sustainable energy and energy management
16 Hydrogen infrastructure, electrolysers and the hydrogen pump
MechTech visits the research facilities of the DST National Hydrogen Infrastructure Centre of
Competence (HySA Infrastructure) at the Potchefstroom campus of the North-West University
(NWU) and talks to the centre’s director, Dmitri Bessarabov.
23 Game changing hybrid solar-diesel solutions
25 Packaged heating for fuel oil depot
Automation, mechatronics and electromechanical systems
27 Linear motion systems for extended service
Rouff Essop, general manager, bearings division, BMG, talk about the STAF range of integrated
linear motion systems, which include linear guides, ball screws and linear tables, available
in southern Africa exclusively from BMG.
28 Motion Cube: a customised mass production solution
31 Frequency inverters reduce emissions at VW plant
Modern transport and vehicle solutions
32 How M2M will revolutionise the automobile sector
Michael Frans, head of automotive business operations at T-Systems South Africa, describes
how machine-to-machine (M2M) communication is and will continue to revolutionise the
automotive sector.
33 Maritime data technologies showcased
35 Quick-change rim system for off-highway trucks
Innovative engineering
36 SA’s doubly successful World Solar Challenge
After 3 000 km under solar power, NWU’s Sirius X25 and UKZN’s Hulamin both crossed
the finish line of the 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. The two South
African teams competing for the first first-time completed the Challenge Class event in 11th
and 13th place, respectively.
Regulars
1 Comment
4 On the cover: Fit-for-purpose pumping solutions
6 Industry forum
38 Products and services
40 Nota bene