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Front cover: Atlas Copco
Compressor Technique SA
Contact: Ian Ainsworth
ian.ainsworth@za.atlascopco.com+27 11 821 9024
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Power transmission, bearings, bushes and seals 8 New mounted and unmounted bearings and housings from KML This article highlights new products on offer from Bearings International (BI): bearings and housings from KML; KÖBO’s chain and sprocket range; and ROCOL lubricants for reaming, tapping and drilling operations. 11 Special services for the sugar industry 13 Hygienic design of bearings is key to food safety Hydraulic and pneumatic systems 14 Hydraulic systems advance drum reclaimer technology MechChem Africa talks to Klaus Marggraff, systems sales manager for Hytec, about the novel hydraulics being used to advance the performance of ThyssenKrupp SA’s drum reclaimer technology. 16 Hydraulic motors improve mine safety and reliability 17 Next Generation R-Series 200-250 kW Computer-aided engineering 18 SA vehicle specialist adopts Windchill 11, the connected PLM solution MechChemAfrica talks to productONE PLM solutions’ architect, Johan Strydom, and sales manager, Francois DuToit, about the adoption by Paramount Combat Systems of PTC’s Windchill 11 PLM solution. 21 Artemis Racing and designing the difference Automation, process control and instrumentation 22 The IIoT: Customers’ views of advanced diagnostics Endress+Hauser’s Jenish Gheewala presents experiences from around the world about the implementation of the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and how advanced diagnostics is adding value to process plant operations. 26 IPC platform combines openness with real time control 28 Valves for critical flow control applications Minerals processing, metallurgy and materials 30 Local manufacture key to African mining The HMA Group has been appointed as Uretech’s sole international distributor, including SouthAfrica,with the HMA Group’s own broad product range to be made available in Africa for the first time. 32 Local stainless steel industry battles SA’s economic storm The Southern African Stainless Steel Development Association (sassda) held its 2017 AGM in Sandton, Johannesburg on June 14. This article summarises executive director John Tarboton’s annual report. Innovative engineering 40 A visit to the Mad Giant Microbrewery On June 27, 2017, Air Products hosted a visit to the Mad Giant microbrewery on 1 Fox Street in central Johannesburg. MechChem Africa’s Peter Middleton takes the tour and talks Eben Uys and Ndumiso Madlala. Regulars 2 Comment: One million jobs by growing manufacturing 4 Cover story: Service priorities for customer growth MechChem Africa talks to Atlas Copco’s Ian Ainsworth, the new business line manager for Compressor Technique Services (CTS), about repositioning the service offering to better suit its customers. 6 SAIChE News: MechChem Africa profiles Craig Sheridan, the new SAIChE ICHEME president 34 Product and industry news 44 Back page: New opportunities for gas operations