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⎪ Products and services ⎪
Floor grating products from Andrew
Mentis set the benchmark in South
Africa, according to Elaine van Rooyen,
marketing manager at Andrew Mentis.
These highly engineered products have
been used by local and international
companies for more than 40 years.
They are manufactured in a world-class
facility at Elandsfontein, Johannesburg,
to ISO 9001:2008 standards, using a
pressure locking system pioneered by
the company.
The two main floor grating products
from Andrew Mentis are Rectagrid RS40
and Gripweld. RS40 is a premium brand
produced by means of compressive pres-
sure locking of bearer bars and transver-
sals to form a pitch of 40 mm by 40 mm.
Gripweld on the other hand features
transverse bars fusion welded into the
bearer bars. RS40’s non-slip characteris-
tics are due to the positive raised sections
that create multi-directional obstructions
on the top of each bearer bar, allowing for
a far larger surface contact area.
Non-slip grating and serrated grating
products from Andrew Mentis are promi-
nent in industries from petrochemical to
“Smart engine-powered counter-balanced
type forklift trucks are now available with
two new types of engines to enhance
existing Kubuto diesel engines. A wider
choice of gasoline or diesel engines pro-
vides the flexibility to meet the diversified
performance requirements of industrial
trucks,” says Brenton Kemp, managing
director, Criterion Equipment, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Invicta Holdings. “Al-
though there are no significant changes
in specifications or external appearance
of this series, the engine changes will
improve performance,” he adds.
Smart internal combustion engine
forklift trucks, which have a power-shift
transmission and loading capacities of
2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 t, are now available
with two new types of engines – Isuzu
C240 diesel engines and GCT K21
gasoline engines. The new Isuzu C240
engines have a rated output of 35.4 kW
at 2 500 rpm, a maximum rated torque
of 140 Nm at 1 800 rpm and a service
weight of 4 240 kg, while the new
GCT K21 gasoline engines are rated at
34.6 kW at 2 250 rpm with a maximum
rated torque of 153 Nm at 1 800 rpm.
Isuzu C240 engines meet Tier 3
Relative humidity and
temperature transmitter for
HVAC industry
Michell Instruments, represented in South Africa by
Instrotech, a Comtest Group company, is offering
their WM Series, a wall-mount relative humidity (RH)
and temperature multi-unit transmitter. The unit has
the ability to display and provide an output signal of
relative humidity (%), dew point or absolute humidity
and temperature. Analogue output options include
4.0 to 20 mA, zero to 10 Vdc, zero to 5.0 Vdc and
zero to 1.0 Vdc. The 4.0 to 20 mA version is loop
powered while the voltage output versions are pow-
ered by a 14 to 30 V dc supply. The WM Series offers
excellent measurement accuracy and stability (+1 %
for RH over 12 months) wherever a wall-mounted
sensor is required.
The WM Series finds application in HVAC and
building management systems, swimming pools,
pharmaceutical storage facilities and climate room
monitoring.
Piston pump for oil and fluid
grease lubrication
SKF has announced the introduction of the
pneumatically driven PPS30 piston pump for
small- to medium-sized oil and fluid grease
lubrication applications. Featuring a compact,
modern industrial design, this affordable pump
is constructed from lightweight, high-perfor-
mance plastics.
The PPS30 piston pump is simple to install
and provides a flexible connection system
for convenient mounting. Because it is pneu-
matically driven, the PPS30 is not limited by
international voltage or plug standards and
can reduce pump inventory needs, because no
separate stock keeping of oil and fluid grease is
necessary. In addition, the piston pump reduces
operating costs over the unit’s life cycle through
minimal compressed air consumption.
The pump unit features an integrated relief
valve and electronic sensors, as well as visual
fill-level monitoring that is supplemented by an
electronic pre-warning function. Simple to clean,
the PPS30 piston pump has a central reservoir
opening that fills from all sides and a forward-
opening flap for drip protection.
SKF PPS30 pneumatic piston pump for oil- and
fluid-grease lubrication.
Smart Tier 3 engine-powered forklift trucks
Criterion Equipment has launched a new
range of Smart TCM engine-powered forklift
trucks with engine management systems that
deliver efficient power, economic operation
and enhanced reliability.
emission control regulations and have an
engine management system that deliv-
ers efficient power, economic operation
and enhanced reliability. These Smart
machines have a full hydraulic steering
system without knob shift control. All the
operator has to do is keep turning the
hand-wheel at the end of each position.
TCM forklifts, reach trucks and
container handlers are available from
Criterion Equipment branches, as well
as dealers and agencies. The company
provides a technical advisory and support
service throughout Southern Africa.
Floor grating: SA’s benchmark
mining, where stringent safety require-
ments are critical in product selection.
Grating is available in mild steel, gal-
vanised, 3CR12 and stainless steel for a
variety of applications and environmental
challenges.
“Andrew Mentis has also developed a
range of corrosion-resistant floor grating
ideally suited to the extreme conditions
found in wastewater treatment plants.
All products in this range are designed
and engineered to suit situations where
the strength to weight ratio is important,
such as wastewater treatment plants,”
van Rooyen says.
Non-slip grating and serrated grating
products from Andrew Mentis are ideal
for applications involving stringent safety
requirements.