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LIGHT + CURRENT

MobileTech Day drives growth in South Africa

Power Management Company

Eaton

has

launched its first ever South Africa Mobile

Tech Day. This exhibition showcases the

company’s solutions in commercial con-

struction in various parts of the country.

The Eaton Mobile Tech Day is an innova-

tive concept that combines expert analysis

and demonstrative exhibitions to address

customers’ power management needs.

Seasoned industry specialists and thought

leaders travel the country and demonstrate

Eaton solutions, which are designed and

built for functionality, sustainability and

aesthetics.

Eaton launched the Dumeco dc switch-

disconnectors which are industry leading

innovations helping solar PV equipment

manufacturers and installers gain a com-

petitive edge within the increasing signifi-

cant solar power market.These innovative

products stand alone as cost-effective, reli-

able and safe solutions; they also integrate

efficiently and easily with matched Eaton

components into a continuous channel that

transports energy safely from the solar

module to the power grid.

“The Eaton MobileTechnology Day rep-

resents another keymilestone in Eaton’s 89

year history inAfrica.Technology Days are

one of the most important platforms Eaton

uses to raise market awareness of the

company’s extensive power management

capabilities,” said Neil Primrose, Head of

Sales, Eaton Southern Africa.

Enquiries: Sumaya Abdool.

Tel. +27 (0) 11 874 4308 or

email

sumayaabdool@eaton.com

Eskom Group Chief Executive

Champion of theYear 2016

Eskom

’s Group Chief Executive, Brian Molefe, has received the Ai

Infrastructure Investment Champion of the Year 2016 award for his

role in driving infrastructure investment into critical sectors, stimulat-

ing economic and private sector growth in the country in particular

and the African continent in general. The awards are held alongside

the annual Ai CEO Infrastructure and Sovereign Investment Summit

(Johannesburg).

TheAfrica investor Awards (Ai Awards) are unique pan-African busi-

ness and capital market investment awards that recognize and reward

the achievements of the private sector across wide-ranging sectors

and disciplines.These awards attract the market leaders from across

the continent and salute their achievements.They also celebrate the

work of institutional investors, governments and non-governmental

organisations (NGOs). Eskom is currently executing the biggest infra-

structure development project in its history, aimed at building new

generating capacity to meet South Africa’s rising electricity demand.

Once completed in the next five years, Eskom’s capacity expansion

programme, which is the largest in the company’s history, will increase

our generation capacity by 17 384 MW, transmission lines by 9 756

km and substation capacity by 42 470 MVA. The capacity expansion

programme will enable Eskom to provide security of electricity supply

to South African homes and businesses, powering economic expan-

sion and extending electricity to

millions of households who cur-

rently rely on other fuel sources

for domestic cooking and heating.

Since inception in 2005, the

capacity expansion programme so

far added 7 031 MW of generation

capacity, 6 048 km of transmission

lines and 31 590 MVA of substa-

tion capacity.

Enquiries:

Email

mediadesk@eskom.co.za

SMC Pneumatics

has officially launched in South Africa with

further prospects of expansion into Africa in future. Having

opened its doors in 2015, 21 April 2016 marked the prestigious

official opening of SMC Pneumatics’ South Africa’s head office

in Midrand, Johannesburg. Established in Japan in 1959, and

available in 84 countries including USA, Brazil, Germany and

more recently, South Africa, SMC prides itself in researching

and developing, and has been voted one of the world’s most

innovative companies in Forbes Magazine Top 100 for three

consecutive years.

SMC Pneumatics South Africa’s General Manager, Adrian

Buddingh spear-headed the local launch of pneumatic giant

SMC under the guidance of the United Kingdom team. Says

Buddingh, “SMC has invested heavily in our market and our

production lines are equipped with the latest technology. Our

production facilities will be fully operational as of July 2016 and

looks to enable shorter delivery times and availability of non-

standard stock items of certain items in our range.”

SMC’s national training schedule developed by National

Training Manager, Riaan van Eck offers Basic Pneumatics,

Electro-Pneumatics, Basic Hydraulics, Electro-Hydraulics and

Mechatronic courses.

Enquiries:Visit

www.smcpneumatics.co.za

Neil Primrose, Head of Sales, Eaton SA.

Adrian Buddingh –

SMC Pneumatics

South Africa

General Manager.

Pneumatics expert officially

opens doors in South Africa

Electricity+Control

June ‘16

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