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AtlasCopcobacks JacarandaWater Drive in thewake of SouthAfrica’s drought
Sustainable productivity solutions pro-
vider Atlas Copco bequeathed a helping
hand to relieve the plight of people in
some of South Africa’s drought-stricken
areas.
Atlas Copco South Africa’s Managing
Director, Frans van Niekerk, became
aware of local radio station, Jacaranda
FM’s water drive initiative in conjunction
with Pureau. “Pureau happens to be our
bottled water supplier and recognising
the dire need of our country’s people,
we decided to heed the call for support
in donating water to areas that were
severely affected by water deficiencies,”
explains Atlas Copco South Africa and
Sub-Sahara Communications Manager,
Kgothatso Ntsie. Ntsie adds that this
particular initiative was of special signifi-
cance owing to the fact that Atlas Copco
has a CSI initiative called ‘Water for All’.
“Through the Water for All project, we
set out to make clean, potable water a
possibility for all. The more recent ben-
eficiaries of our initiative were learners
from the Mhlazane Primary School in
Rorke’s Drift, Kwa-Zulu Natal.”
Atlas Copco’s donation of R100 000
to the Jacaranda FMwater drive equated
to 41 500 litres of water.
The entire initiative along with the
involvement of other organisations culmi-
nated in a total of 73 740 litres of water
comprising of 14 748 five litre bottles
donated and delivered to communities in
the North West and Free State Provinces.
For further information contact:
Kgothatso Ntsie, Corporate Communi-
cations Manager on tel:
+27 11 821 9058; or email:
etc
VEGA has introduced a new display and
calibration module, PLICSCOM with Blue-
tooth, which makes the adjustment of sen-
sor parameters so much easier. VEGA is the
first instrument manufacturer in its field to
bring a Bluetooth solution to market.
Equipped with Bluetooth 4.0 technol-
ogy the user can now make adjustments
without having to uninstall the sensor or
even remove the sensor housing cover.
This means adjustments can be made
from a safe working area up to 25 m away,
eliminating the need to climb up high silos
in dangerous conditions or to operate in
hazardous areas.
With no wiring necessary, adjustments
are made using a smartphone or tablet via
Bluetooth Low Energy technology. Simply
download the VEGATools app which is avail-
able on IOS and Android platforms. The
layout of the application follows the same
logical process as PACTware.
If the sensor is accessible, a magnetic
pen allows contactless adjustment right
through the viewing window of the closed
lid. The instruments are thus always well
protected against bad weather and soiling.
The magnetic pen operation and
Bluetooth communication offer another
advantage: costly and involved authorisa-
tion for working in hazardous areas is not
necessary.
However, the best feature is the back-
ward compatibility, which means that
the Bluetooth PLICSCOM can be used on
the entire installed base of VEGA plics ®
sensors, many in operation since 2002.
For more information contact:
Chantal Groom on +27 11 795 3249 or
email:
It just got easier to adjust sensor parameters … under virtually any conditions