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6 Mechanical Technology — December 2015
⎪ Industry forum ⎪
Airports Company South Africa mechani-
cal engineer, Jerusha Joseph was named
a ‘2015 Legend in Energy’, at the 38th
World Energy Engineering Congress in
Orlando, Florida on 29 September 2015.
Joseph’s invitation to the World
Energy Engineering Congress came
after she had obtained internationally
recognised ‘Certified Energy Manager’
status from the American Association of
Energy Engineers (AEE). “I am thrilled
to be representing Airports Company
South Africa, my country and women at
this prestigious event. I am positive that
Hydraulic and Automation Warehouse
(HAW) has concluded an agreement that
appoints the company as an authorised
distributor for SALAMI in sub-Saharan
Africa. SALAMI’s hydraulic gear pumps,
motors and manual-operated mobile
control valves will now be available to
the region’s hydraulic industries, with full
backup and after sales support.
“SALAMI hydraulic components
have an established reputation across
the globe as a top-class brand with a
wide range of products that introduce
cost-effective, efficient and reliable per-
formance in fluid power applications,”
explains Wynand Kellerman, general
manager, HAW. “We’re excited to add
SALAMI to our list of available products,
which further cements our status as
one of Africa’s largest stockholders of
hydraulic components from the world’s
leading brands.”
In the valve category, the agree-
ment includes distribution and support
of SALAMI monoblocks; sectional and
load sensing valves; and electronic load
sensing systems. The monoblock and
sectional valves are characterised by very
low leakage between spool and body and
excellent metering characteristics. The
SALAMI hydraulic components, including gear pumps,
motors and manually operated mobile control valves, will
now be distributed in sub-Saharan Africa by HAW.
HAW becomes authorised SALAMI distributor spools are fully interchangeable.
SALAMI electronic load-sensing sys-
tems are highly efficient solutions that
reduce power consumption, have a high
control capacity and support simultane-
ous operation of more than one actuator
without interaction.
The company’s gear pumps and
motors include products manufactured
in cast iron and aluminium alloys. The
new product ranges offer a high degree
of efficiency and are easy to combine
in multiple drive units with maximum
reliability. These solutions are especially
suitable for applications where low noise
levels are required and the cast iron units
are very durable.
HAW is a Hytec Group Company. It
has provided an expansive, high-quality
product line of hydraulic hose and fit-
tings components and accessories for the
southern African fluid power industry for
more than 20 years.
this award will encourage young women
studying towards engineering that all is
possible, regardless of gender and race,”
says Joseph.
Joseph completed her BScEng degree
at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in
2009 through the Airports Company
South Africa Sakhisizwe bursary scheme,
the company’s initiative to nurture and
develop talent in science and technology.
She began full time employment with
Airports Company South Africa in 2010,
while pursuing her MScEng degree on a
part time basis. One of her key duties is
Logistics distributor for automation specialist
BMG has been appointed as an official lo-
gistics distributor for automation technology
specialists, Festo South Africa.
“Festo’s extensive product range – which
encompasses electromechanical and pneu-
matic drives, valves, motors and controllers,
as well as handling systems, sensors and
process automation – is now available from
BMG,” says Wayne Holton, BMG’s fluid tech-
nology manager. “The addition of the Festo
product range to BMG’s sales network forms
part of the company’s expansion strategy,
geared to enhance the steady growth the
South African operation has enjoyed over
the last 40 years,” he says, adding, “Festo’s
market share will be significantly expanded
through this distribution agreement, which
improves accessibility to Festo products
throughout the country.”
Currently, Festo products are available
from 12 BMG outlets in South Africa’s major
centres and this distribution reach will grow
as the business expands into other BMG
outlets. “A broader distributor network en-
ables Festo to focus on establishing a highly
trained sales engineering team to support
customers in diverse sectors, including spe-
cialist industries,” says Holton.
Festo automation systems enhance
BMG’s extensive product range, which now
encompasses bearings, seals, power trans-
mission components, electric and geared
motors, as well as belting and fasteners.
BMG also distributes filtration, hydraulics
and pneumatics systems, tools and equip-
ment.
Airports engineer acclaimed at world energy congress
Jerusha Joseph, named a ‘2015 Legend in
Energy’ at the 38th World Energy Engineering
Congress.
to optimise infrastructure and facilities
at King Shaka International Airport. This
involves making current infrastructure ef-
ficient and to optimise operations from a
resource and operating-cost perspective,
and she currently leads the implementa-
tion of the Energy Management System
(EnMS) at the airport.
As part of her Master’s degree, Joseph
undertook a study of a solar-assisted
air conditioning system for South Africa
and this is now commercially available
worldwide. Based on her experience,
Josephs believes South Africa is not short
of talented and skilled individuals. “South
Africa has the necessary engineering and
technical infrastructure and, through
working together and sharing of ideas,
even more can be achieved,” she says.