Mechanical Technology January 2015

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Features Special report 8 Excellence in the use of steel

MechTech summarises the steel construction project winners from last year’s Steel Awards 2014, hosted by the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC). Power transmission, bearings, bushes and seals 10 Premium brands fundamental to equipment reliability Bearings International is a southern African leader in the supply of premium brand products to industry, which, argues Shuttleworth Ntsie, enable equipment reliabil- ity to be optimised so that customers can move their businesses forward through increased uptime and lower costs of ownership. 13 WEG W22 generators power Windsor Castle 15 Bearing developments for extended service 16 Turnkey solution for Mpumalanga sugar mill 17 GE Technology increases energy efficiency for ArcelorMittal Bremen Computer-aided engineering 18 New high-performance 3D printers and materials With the launch of 11 new high-performance products at Euromold 2014 in Frank- furt during November, Stratasys, leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, is accelerating access to advanced 3D printing capabilities. 20 P2000 X-Ray security software launched Hydraulic and pneumatic systems: power packs, compressors and valves 22 Acquisition reflects increasing use of hydraulic lifts Following the August 2014 acquisition of Skyjacks Tailifts by Micron Investment Holdings, Micron’s managing director, Stan Contat, talks about the increasing use of hydraulic tail lifts and the changing trends in the South African market. 25 Optimised hitch control for Indian ploughs 26 Low-pressure air blower range 27 Small rotary compressors enhance reliability Structural engineering materials, metals and non-metals 28 Material engineering in practice: from cast iron to lightweight steel In this new regular column to be presented quarterly by members of the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, Tony Paterson muses about the changes in the use of iron and steel, from Ironbridge to aerospace structures. 29 MAP gases and the poultry industry 31 CryoEase: for budget sheet metal engineering Innovative engineering 32 Phoenix hybrid sounding rocket launched MechTech talks to UKZN’s Michael Brooks, aerospace research group leader and research associate Jean Pitot about the launch of the Phoenix-1A hybrid sounding rocket. Regulars 1 Comment 4 On the cover: TotalCare: flexible and affordable pump reliability 6 Industry forum 34 Products and services 36 Nota bene

TotalCare: flexible and affordable pump reliability With a series of investments amount- ing to nearly R2-million during 2014, Xylem in South Africa has taken its TotalCare offering several steps further. MechTech talks to David Havenga, the company’s growth centre manager for Transport, Aftermarket and Services, about the reliability and risk aversion benefits of adopting this new approach to pump servicing.

For more information contact: David Havenga, Xylem growth centre manager Tel: +27 11 966 9300 david.havenga@xyleminc.com www.xyleminc.com

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