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Quarterly <strong>Edition</strong> <strong>16.3</strong><br />
IPP & Renewables<br />
IN THIS EDITION<br />
FIXED-MOUNT IR CAMERAS FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS<br />
FINALLY, TECH TO KEEP YOUR DRIVERS’ EYES ON THE ROAD<br />
The choice for level<br />
measurements is easy<br />
80 GHz-Radar
IPP & Renewables<br />
RAND-AIR’S PORTABLE<br />
LED LIGHTING UNITS:<br />
PLACING MINES IN A<br />
FAVOURABLE LIGHT<br />
With the enormous investment placed<br />
in large open-pit mines, the pressure<br />
is on these operations to produce.<br />
Inevitably, this dictates that they work<br />
around the clock. However, working<br />
at night does present some very real<br />
potential safety hazards which are not<br />
present during the hours of daylight.<br />
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This is according to Craig Swart, Fleet Manager<br />
at Rand-Air, the leading local provider of<br />
compressed air and power to the mines, as<br />
well as to many other industry sectors.<br />
“The most serious potential hazard in an<br />
open-pit mine - even during daylight hours<br />
- are the very large load-hall-dumpers,<br />
excavators and rope shovels used to excavate<br />
and transport broken ore. Apart from vehicle<br />
headlights, better all-round area lighting is an<br />
absolute necessity to ensure safe operations,”<br />
says Swart, adding that having clear, strong<br />
area lighting means that drivers of off-theroad<br />
mining equipment will be able to pick<br />
up the reflective strips on a pedestrian’s<br />
safety vest with much greater ease.<br />
Rand-Air has the solution in its portable<br />
LED lighting units.<br />
“As these units are fitted with LED bulbs,<br />
they are remarkably economical and will run<br />
for days without requiring refuelling or any<br />
other attention. In addition, modern LED<br />
bulbs last longer and fail less often than their<br />
earlier filament counterparts, and can handle<br />
harsh mining conditions without burning out<br />
prematurely,” Swart explains.<br />
As the diesel engine, generator and lighting<br />
tower are all contained on a single trailer,<br />
there are no trailing cables to either get cut,<br />
damaged or trip over. Furthermore, as they<br />
are mounted on a robust trailer, moving<br />
them to new positions as mining shifts in the<br />
pit, takes a matter of minutes.<br />
What makes Rand-Air portable lighting units<br />
an even more attractive rental proposition<br />
is that the company regularly upgrades<br />
its equipment fleet with new machines.<br />
In addition, Rand-Air lighting units are all<br />
manufactured by world leader Atlas Copco<br />
and, as such, these units deliver the most<br />
cost-effective, lowest maintenance service.<br />
Rand-Air portable lighting units are also<br />
backed up by the company’s unmatched<br />
As Rand-Air portable lighting units are fitted with LED bulbs, they are remarkably economical and will<br />
run for days without requiring refuelling or any other attention.<br />
service ethic. In the unlikely event of an<br />
issue with one of these machines, Rand-Air’s<br />
qualified technicians are on standby 24/7 to<br />
ensure that full lighting is restored without<br />
delay.<br />
Speaking to the all-important requirement<br />
for safety at all times – particularly<br />
within the mining environment - where<br />
occupational health and safety challenges<br />
are amongst the biggest causes of injuries<br />
and fatalities – Swart makes the following<br />
recommendation:<br />
“Outdated lighting units in any industry that<br />
are not operating at a satisfactory level pose<br />
a serious threat to the working environment<br />
and its people. A preventative maintenance<br />
strategy is therefore critical, to guarantee safe<br />
operation of the equipment - and is key to<br />
minimising the risk of injuries or accidents.”<br />
Rand-Air lighting units are available for<br />
short-term hire, as well as via the company’s<br />
long-term rental scheme which allows<br />
customers to take advantage of considerable<br />
cost savings.<br />
“In the past couple of years, our portable<br />
lighting units have been a boon to the<br />
surface mining industry. With proper<br />
lighting, workers can concentrate on getting<br />
the job done and being more productive,<br />
but in a well-lit and therefore far safer<br />
environment. In a nutshell – and true to our<br />
Rand-Air business ethos - we always place<br />
our customers in a ‘favourable light’, ” he<br />
concludes.<br />
About Rand-Air<br />
With several depots, branches and<br />
substantial representation across Southern<br />
Africa, Rand-Air continues to expand their<br />
footprint to service a diverse market. Since<br />
1973, Rand-Air has been driven by an<br />
ethos to exceed customer expectation and<br />
satisfaction. This is complemented by a<br />
product offering that adheres to the highest<br />
quality standards in the industry. Rand-<br />
Air’s products portfolio includes oil-free<br />
compressors, industrial air compressors,<br />
diesel compressors, electric air compressors<br />
(all screw compressors), diesel generators<br />
and lighting towers.<br />
As the market leader in portable air<br />
compressors and generator rental, Rand-<br />
Air upholds its reputation through regular<br />
training and upskilling in business related<br />
and product-specific matters.<br />
Rand-Air is part of the Atlas Copco group and<br />
is a Level 4 B-BBEE rated company.
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Quarterly <strong>Edition</strong> <strong>16.3</strong><br />
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CONTENTS<br />
Rand-Air’s portable LED lighting units:<br />
placing mines in a favourable light .............. 2<br />
RTS Africa Technologies principal H2Scan<br />
opens new Environmental Conditioning<br />
Laboratory to further ‘refine’ hydrogen<br />
detection in gas process streams .................. 4<br />
The step toward a Universal Measuring<br />
Instrument ............................................................. 5<br />
In-depth material knowledge - a ‘Vital’<br />
service to the petrochemical sector ............. 6<br />
BMG’s Spanjaard lubricants, oils and<br />
greases for efficient lubrication in mining<br />
and industrial applications .............................. 8<br />
Namdock’s ‘naval offensive’ secures<br />
milestone Angolan Navy maintenance<br />
contract .................................................................. 9<br />
Sentinel launches new 6 Channel Mobile<br />
DVR ......................................................................... 10<br />
Air Products ends 50 th Birthday year on<br />
high note .............................................................. 11<br />
Engen and Clicks partner in a winning<br />
loyalty formula .................................................. 12<br />
Incledon launches latest Tekflo Nylon<br />
Ball and Check Valves ...................................... 13<br />
Keeping up with industry changes is<br />
the only way to manage connectivity<br />
expenditure ...........................................................14<br />
Three myths of lubrication that need<br />
busting .................................................................. 16<br />
Emerson releases new magnetic slurry<br />
sensor and transmitter designed to help<br />
customers cut through the noise ............... 17<br />
T-Systems upskills high school learners<br />
and teachers through the highly successful<br />
ICT Academy Initiative .................................... 18<br />
Rockwell Automation named a leader<br />
in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for<br />
manufacturing execution systems for<br />
second consecutive year ................................ 19<br />
Atlas Copco donates safety equipment &<br />
promotes safety consciousness at Manger<br />
Care Centre ......................................................... 20<br />
SKF turns up the heat with a portable<br />
bearing heating solution ............................... 21<br />
Compact / Remote Magnetic Inductive<br />
Flowmeter in Stainless Steel ......................... 21<br />
Finally, tech to keep your drivers’ eyes on<br />
the road ................................................................ 23<br />
BMG’s Interapp Desponia and Bianca<br />
butterfly valves .................................................. 24<br />
Fixed-Mount IR Cameras for research<br />
analysis ................................................................ 25<br />
Rope-access service from Skyriders keeps<br />
lights on at major warehouse ...................... 26<br />
Top three reasons for businesses to be<br />
PCI DSS compliant ........................................... 28<br />
Infobip enables WhatsApp Business API<br />
for ChatFin – simplifies SA vehicle license<br />
renewals over WhatsApp ............................... 30<br />
A smooth ride in rough conditions with<br />
SKF’s new fork seal ........................................... 31<br />
Total South Africa Celebrates its<br />
Commitment to Transformation ................. 31<br />
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RTS AFRICA TECHNOLOGIES PRINCIPAL H2SCAN OPENS NEW<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING LABORATORY TO FURTHER<br />
‘REFINE’ HYDROGEN DETECTION IN GAS PROCESS STREAMS<br />
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Hydrocarbon fuels are essential for our<br />
daily existence. However, extracting<br />
usable fuels from crude oil is a complex<br />
process in which hydrogen plays a cardinal<br />
role, as the correct levels of hydrogen in a<br />
refinery process stream largely determine<br />
the quality of the final product.<br />
“At RTS Africa Technologies, we have been<br />
distributing H2Scan hydrogen detection<br />
and analysis products for the past decade.<br />
In particular, H2Scan’s Hy-Optima range<br />
of products have numerous applications<br />
in South Africa’s oil refineries,” says Ian<br />
Fraser, MD of RTS Africa Group, a Tshwanebased<br />
company specialising in innovative<br />
technologies which provide solutions<br />
to industrial challenges. Among other<br />
things, the company has been involved in<br />
supplying hydrogen production and analysis<br />
equipment for many years.<br />
To ensure correct and accurate functioning,<br />
the sensors in the Hy-Optima instruments<br />
need to be conditioned. Until now, H2Scan<br />
has been using the services of a remote<br />
laboratory which could only condition<br />
H2Scan’s standardised products. Now,<br />
H2Scan has opened a new expanded<br />
Environmental Conditioning Laboratory for<br />
its Hy-Optima hydrogen analyser products.<br />
“This gives H2Scan the capability to expand<br />
its production and deliver customised<br />
products to refineries and petrochemical<br />
facilities,” continues Fraser. “In an oil refinery,<br />
they are as many as 23 points where<br />
the level of hydrogen needs to be very<br />
accurately monitored and where H2Scan new<br />
conditioned instruments can play a key role.”<br />
Hy-Optima products are used in process<br />
applications to ensure production<br />
optimisation of oil and petrochemical<br />
products. Each Hy-Optima sensor is rated for<br />
background monitoring of hydrogen in the<br />
presence of gases such as hydrogen sulphide<br />
and carbon monoxide at predetermined<br />
concentrations with no interference with the<br />
H2 reading. “The laboratory will be used to<br />
ensure that the sensors are conditioned to<br />
provide accurate hydrogen indication in the<br />
presence, or absence, of these gases,” he adds.<br />
“This laboratory gives us the flexibility to<br />
develop products that are unmatched in the<br />
industry currently,” he continues. “The ability<br />
to certify hydrogen sensing in the presence<br />
of 50% carbon monoxide and 5% hydrogen<br />
sulphide is unheard of in the industry and<br />
this offers new alternatives to our refinery<br />
and petrochemical customers,” Fraser asserts.<br />
The new laboratory now conditions Hy-<br />
Optima products which have been marketed<br />
for more than 10 years and can currently<br />
measure hydrogen concentrations from 0.5%<br />
to 100%, in the presence of carbon dioxide<br />
of up to 20% concentration and in the<br />
presence of hydrogen sulphide at up to 3%<br />
concentration.<br />
The Hy-Optima 2700, for example, is fitted<br />
with a solid-state, non-consumable sensor<br />
that is configured to operate in process gas<br />
streams. The Hy-Optima 2700’s thin film<br />
technology ensures that instrument is not in<br />
any way affected, or cross-sensitive, to other<br />
gases in the process stream. The 2700 has<br />
been designed to continuously measure only<br />
hydrogen - which it does with great accuracy<br />
and reliability,” Fraser continues. In addition,<br />
the Hy-Optima 2700 is rated explosion-proof<br />
and conforms to the requirements for Class<br />
I, Division 1 or 2 locations. Should hydrogen<br />
get into the instrument and ignite, the 2700’s<br />
robust, cast-iron casing will safely contain<br />
the event. With Hy-Optima 2700, the need<br />
for calibration is greatly reduced. “In most<br />
cases, an annual calibration using standard<br />
calibration gases is all that is needed,” he<br />
explains.<br />
H2Scan was founded in 2002 and has its<br />
headquarters in Valencia, California. The<br />
company provides the most accurate,<br />
tolerant and affordable hydrogen leak<br />
detection and process gas monitoring<br />
solutions for industrial markets. The<br />
company’s customer base includes some<br />
of the largest manufacturing enterprises in<br />
the world including General Electric, DOD,<br />
ABB, Siemens, ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron,<br />
NASA, Procter & Gamble and more. H2Scan<br />
designed and built its new laboratory to<br />
its own specifications in a secured facility<br />
adjacent to its corporate offices.<br />
An H2Scan spokesman explains that the<br />
expanded laboratory has already paid<br />
dividends in increasing production and<br />
streamlining the company’s product delivery<br />
process. “This has allowed us to cut our<br />
backlog and shorten delivery times,” says<br />
Mike Nofal, H2Scan Vice President of Sales<br />
and Business Development. “With this<br />
resource, H2Scan becomes one of the most<br />
agile players in this market and we have the<br />
room to expand as the economy grows,”<br />
Nofal adds.<br />
“From an RTS Africa Technologies’<br />
perspective, thanks to the establishment of<br />
the new laboratory, we are pleased to be<br />
able to offer H2Scan’s enhanced range of<br />
instruments which will have the potential<br />
to improve the output of Africa’s many oil<br />
refineries,” concludes Fraser.<br />
About RTS Africa<br />
RTS Africa Group is a specialised, Tshwanebased<br />
company offering innovative<br />
technologies for - and solutions to - industrial<br />
challenges.<br />
Led by Managing Director Ian Fraser since its<br />
inception in the early 1990’s, the company<br />
offers globally-sourced, quality products<br />
via two operational divisions, namely RTS<br />
Africa Engineering (supplying inertial spin<br />
filters and hydrogen technology solutions);<br />
and RTS Africa Technologies (supplying all<br />
instrumentation-related solutions such as<br />
boiler tube leak detection, laser-based gas<br />
detection devices for hot or corrosive areas).<br />
Product delivery and technical consultation<br />
by highly trained staff is offered throughout<br />
Southern Africa to a range of clients in industry<br />
sectors such as mining, power generation,<br />
petrochemicals, glass, steel and energy.<br />
www.rtsafrica.co.za
FRONT COVER STORY<br />
THE STEP TOWARD A UNIVERSAL MEASURING INSTRUMENT<br />
Simple measurement of liquid levels: 80-GHz radar sensors VEGAPULS 64<br />
In 2016, VEGA introduced the VEGAPULS<br />
64, the first radar level sensor for<br />
liquids on the market that measures at a<br />
frequency of 80 GHz. This feature allows<br />
considerably better focusing of the radar<br />
beam. With VEGAPULS 64, measuring<br />
is much easier and more reliable, even<br />
under difficult conditions, such as tanks<br />
fitted with heating coils, baffles, or<br />
agitators.<br />
Until then, a radar sensor with a transmission<br />
frequency of 26 GHz and an 80 mm-diameter<br />
antenna had a beam angle of approximately<br />
10°. With the same size of antenna, the<br />
VEGAPULS 64 has a beam angle of only 3°.<br />
This allows the sensor to be used in vessels<br />
with internal installations or heavy build up<br />
on the walls, because the focused microwave<br />
beam simply avoids these obstacles.<br />
Radar sensors with a larger dynamic range<br />
have a higher measurement certainty, and<br />
these sensors can be used for a wider range<br />
of applications. With VEGAPULS 64, media<br />
with very poor reflective properties – a low<br />
dielectric constant – can be measured with<br />
more certainty than with previous radar<br />
sensors. Foam, turbulent product surfaces,<br />
condensation, or build up on the antenna are<br />
no problem. The radar level sensor measures<br />
more reliably due to its greater measurement<br />
certainty. It has an accuracy of +/-2 mm and a<br />
measuring range of up to 30 m.<br />
The device is ideal for wide use across<br />
industries ranging from demanding<br />
applications in the chemical industry to<br />
hygienic applications in the pharmaceutical<br />
and food industries. The relevant approvals<br />
for this sector, such as 3A and EHEDG, are<br />
available. The 80-GHz radar sensor can be<br />
used universally for the majority of industrial<br />
level applications. And since the sensor can<br />
also be equipped with the smallest antenna<br />
of its kind, there’s hardly a mounting location<br />
where it won’t fit.<br />
Your benefits with VEGAPULS 64 at a<br />
glance:<br />
• Ideal for use in vessels with small process<br />
connections, such as those used in<br />
the pharmaceutical, biotech, and food<br />
industries.<br />
• Media can be measured with much higher<br />
accuracy than ever before – right up to<br />
the process fitting and down to the very<br />
bottom of the container.<br />
With VEGAPULS 64, there is hardly a mounting<br />
location where it wouldn’t fit.<br />
• The new sensor can be easily installed<br />
using existing process connections,<br />
eliminating the need for costly equipment<br />
modifications.<br />
• Since radar signals pass right through<br />
viewing windows and glass containers,<br />
the sensor can also be mounted outside<br />
containers.<br />
The article’s author, Juergen Skowaisa. He is<br />
Product Manager, Radar at VEGA’s headquarters<br />
in Schiltach, Germany.<br />
• The larger dynamic range provides a higher<br />
measurement certainty, especially when<br />
there is buildup, condensate, foam, or a<br />
turbulent liquid surface in the vessel.<br />
• Radar technology is immune to process<br />
conditions like changing temperature,<br />
pressure, and density. With VEGAPULS 64,<br />
levels can be measured in applications<br />
where the process and/or structural<br />
conditions were previously not suitable for<br />
radar.<br />
Radar level sensor VEGAPULS 64 for liquids is available in three antenna versions: With plastic horn<br />
antenna of PP, thread with integrated horn antenna, or flange with encapsulated antenna system.<br />
For more information:<br />
www.vega.com/radar.<br />
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IN-DEPTH MATERIAL KNOWLEDGE - A ‘VITAL’<br />
SERVICE TO THE PETROCHEMICAL SECTOR<br />
The South <strong>African</strong> petrochemical industry plays a<br />
significant role in the local economic growth so desperately<br />
required in South Africa currently. The sector is under<br />
pressure from many reasons including the trend towards<br />
the reduction of operational carbon footprint, there is also<br />
a proliferation of new technological developments.<br />
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These represent new and dynamic<br />
opportunities for the industry to exploit, if it<br />
can evolve apace with industry developments.<br />
This is an exciting and concerning time<br />
according to Glen Pringle, Director of Vital<br />
Engineering.<br />
“Looking at this exciting industry further<br />
afield, there is a myriad of positive<br />
developments throughout the rest of Africa,”<br />
Pringle observes.<br />
“Increased oil and gas exploration, potential<br />
new refineries and extensions to existing<br />
refineries are planned along the East and<br />
West <strong>African</strong> coasts. This is a clear indication<br />
that the greater petrochemical sector is<br />
definitely not stagnant,” he adds.<br />
Having been a key supplier of a wide<br />
range of products including gratings, stair<br />
treads, pressed pattern floors and safety<br />
handrails to the petrochemical, mining<br />
and other industries for the past 80 years,<br />
Vital Engineering is very well acquainted<br />
with the needs of the industry - and with<br />
developments in materials technology. This<br />
has placed the company in the privileged<br />
position of being able to continually meet<br />
the needs of their petrochemical clients<br />
by adapting and expanding their product<br />
ranges in line with international industry<br />
requirements and trends.<br />
“We are pleased to have a secure base of<br />
repeat business within the petrochemical<br />
sector - and a growing base of referred clients<br />
– Vital Engineering enjoys a reputation for<br />
supplying uncompromising quality products<br />
which are reliably produced on-time, onspecification<br />
and within budget,” he says.<br />
The petrochemical industry furthermore<br />
has very specific requirements of the<br />
construction materials used, depending on<br />
the particular context or application.<br />
Vital’s glass-fibre reinforced resin (GRP) or<br />
aluminium gratings are suitable for nonspark<br />
environments” Pringle points out.<br />
Petrochemical plants also produce certain<br />
products that could be either mechanically or<br />
chemically aggressive and corrosive, acidic or<br />
alkaline in nature - representing yet another<br />
set of limitations and specific requirements<br />
regarding the construction materials of choice.<br />
“As we thoroughly understand the properties<br />
of our products, which are influenced by<br />
factors such as manufacturing method,<br />
structural configuration and chemical<br />
additives, we can lend valuable support to<br />
our clients, so that the correct products are<br />
specified, leading to enhanced plant lifetime<br />
and performance - and, most importantly,<br />
reduced safety risks,” he adds.<br />
Vital Engineering’s products which are<br />
particularly popular in the petrochemical<br />
industry typically include its mini-mesh<br />
or solid top GRP products, aluminium or<br />
stainless-steel patterned plate products, and<br />
expanded metal products for applications<br />
such as safety guards, lock-out areas, and<br />
secure areas on petrochemical plants.<br />
“Our clients value the fact that our entire<br />
range of products - which includes mild<br />
steel, GRP, aluminium, ferritic and non-ferritic<br />
stainless steel - is manufactured according to<br />
the most stringent international standards,<br />
including ISO 9000 /15. Meaning they can<br />
rely on Vital Engineering to supply them with<br />
an exceptional quality product,” he continues.<br />
It is therefore no wonder that a growing<br />
number of clients have been specifying Vital<br />
Engineering’s product ranges in their designs.<br />
“Vital Engineering are extremely proud<br />
to be the supplier of choice to these<br />
consulting engineers and clients, and we<br />
truly go the extra mile to keep it that way.<br />
Vital engineering offer our clients many<br />
configurations with tailored products to<br />
meet their specific industry requirements as<br />
far as possible.<br />
We also do our best to provide them with<br />
valuable guidance and advice based on our<br />
deep-seated manufacturing knowledge<br />
of each product, and its suitability and<br />
application. We therefore invite clients<br />
to include us at the initial project design<br />
stage. Sometimes new product variations<br />
or material additives may have become<br />
available, which could make their design<br />
more optimal,” he remarks.<br />
“Our success is dependent upon that of<br />
our clients, and we are determined to<br />
continue providing this ‘vital’ service to the<br />
petrochemical sector,” concludes Pringle.<br />
About Vital Engineering<br />
Since 1939 Angus McLeod and Vital<br />
Engineering have established a reputation<br />
for quality and service in the manufacture<br />
of all types of gratings, stair treads, pressed<br />
floors and safety handrails. Its brand names<br />
of Vitagrid® and Maclock® have become<br />
synonymous with versatility, quality and<br />
service.<br />
The Group offers a wealth of product<br />
expertise and has been involved in the<br />
supply to power plants, petrochemical<br />
plants, materials handling projects, mining,<br />
process plants, food, beverage as well<br />
as most facets of the civil and structural<br />
engineering industries, both domestically<br />
and internationally.<br />
A variety of products and materials for<br />
numerous applications are readily available,<br />
when either costs or corrosion are factors.<br />
The range includes bitumen dipped,<br />
galvanised (610g/m2) and mild steel. Other<br />
grades of materials such as SS304, SS316,<br />
structural grade aluminium and 3CR12 can<br />
also be manufactured.
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BMG’S SPANJAARD LUBRICANTS, OILS AND GREASES FOR EFFICIENT<br />
LUBRICATION IN MINING AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS<br />
BMG’s Spanjaard lubricants, oils and greases have been developed with the latest formulations and<br />
technologies, to meet the demands of all sectors, including mining, automotive, marine, general industry<br />
and consumer applications.<br />
“Included in this range are mining lubricants<br />
and allied chemicals, that offer solutions for<br />
the most difficult lubrication problems,” says<br />
Marc Gravett, BMG’s Business Unit Manager,<br />
Seals and Gaskets division. “Spanjaard<br />
lubricants and allied chemical products have<br />
been formulated to improve performance<br />
of equipment and machinery; to minimise<br />
operating costs and reduce maintenance<br />
requirements in heavy-duty applications.<br />
“Lubrication-related failures in machinery are<br />
generally preventable and can be avoided<br />
with the application of the correct lubricant.<br />
A general multipurpose grease is adequate<br />
in many applications, but more arduous<br />
operating conditions demand the selection<br />
of the correct lubricant and lubrication<br />
system. BMG takes cognisance of factors such<br />
as speed of relative movement, ambient and<br />
operating temperatures, loading, vibration<br />
and the environmental operating conditions.<br />
“The effects of friction and the resulting wear<br />
of moving components are significantly<br />
reduced by effective lubrication. The purpose<br />
of any lubricant - which may take the form of<br />
an oil, a grease or a solid - is to separate the<br />
mating surfaces and thereby reduce friction<br />
and wear. For this reason, lubrication is<br />
considered to be one of the most important<br />
aspects of most industrial equipment and<br />
machinery maintenance programmes Not<br />
only do lubricants, oils and greases extend<br />
the service life of machinery and equipment,<br />
but they also play an important role in<br />
enhancing performance of components, like<br />
bearings and industrial chain.”<br />
BMG’s range of Spanjaard industrial<br />
products includes anti-seize compounds<br />
and penetrants, assembly and disassembly<br />
products, chain lubricants, transmission<br />
oils, cleaners and degreasers, electrical<br />
maintenance products, plastic moulding and<br />
cutting compounds, as well as engineering<br />
and fabrication materials. Also available are<br />
a number of Spanjaard greasing solutions,<br />
including open gear lubricants and wire rope<br />
dressings; bearing and synthetic bearing<br />
greases, as well as other general grease<br />
products.<br />
Spanjaard EP2 multipurpose grease is an<br />
all-purpose, lithium-based grease, which is<br />
fortified with rust and oxidation inhibitors<br />
and is suitable for lubrication of plain, needle,<br />
ball and roller bearings in mining equipment.<br />
Spanjaard 1345 wire rope dressing<br />
penetrates deep into the core of the rope<br />
for continued lubrication of the wire strands<br />
and protection against fretting. This dressing<br />
contains solid lubricants and anti-corrosion<br />
additives, to resist displacement by high-load<br />
pressures and water.<br />
Also in BMG’s Spanjaard range is an electric<br />
motor cleaner, which is a high flash-point<br />
safety solvent, specially developed for<br />
removing deposits on electric motor<br />
windings. This cleaner dissolves oil and<br />
grease and removes dust and grime from<br />
electrical and mechanical components and<br />
quickly evaporates, to minimise downtime.<br />
Spanjaard chain oil 718 is a medium viscosity<br />
chain lubricant, which is used on heavy plate<br />
conveyors and is also effective on creasing<br />
and cutting machines. This chain oil is based<br />
on a highly refined mineral oil and contains<br />
MoS2 that acts as an anti-wear agent<br />
and extreme pressure additive, providing<br />
lubrication when the chain is subjected to<br />
shock loads.<br />
The range also includes chain and linkage<br />
spray that contains low-friction, soluble<br />
molybdenum in a special lubricating base<br />
that penetrates like oil deep into linkages<br />
and lubricates like grease. This water-resistant<br />
spray is suitable for standard and “O” ring<br />
type chains, linkages and cables. 360° valve<br />
technology allows spraying at all angles,<br />
including upside down. This non-staining<br />
spray resists fling-off and remains adhered to<br />
surfaces in inaccessible places to give longlasting<br />
protection in demanding conditions.<br />
For further information<br />
Marc Gravett, Business Unit Manager,<br />
Seals and Gaskets division, BMG<br />
Tel: +27 (0) 11 620 1575<br />
Email: marcg@bmgworld.net<br />
Website: www.bmgworld.net<br />
BMG’s extensive range of sealing products<br />
encompasses Spanjaard lubricants, oils and greases,<br />
which are suitable for industrial, automotive,<br />
marine, mining and consumer applications.<br />
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Namdock’s three floating dry docks will<br />
provide an ideal and efficient location for<br />
the repair of Angolan Navy vessels.<br />
NAMDOCK’S ‘NAVAL<br />
OFFENSIVE’ SECURES MILESTONE<br />
ANGOLAN NAVY MAINTENANCE CONTRACT<br />
In September 2019, in a milestone agreement, Namdock<br />
concluded a contract to maintain and repair the vessels of the<br />
Marinha de Guerra Angolana (MGA), the Angolan Navy.<br />
According to Namdock’s Commercial and Operations Manager, Willie<br />
Esterhuyse, although the contract has been concluded, the exact date<br />
when the vessels will be arriving in Walvis Bay has not been finalised,<br />
it is anticipated that this will be early in 2020.<br />
In terms of this agreement, Namdock will take two Angolan Navy<br />
vessels into its dry docks initially. However, there is a possible<br />
extension to this contract into 2020 to service the Navy’s other vessels<br />
as well as supplying related services and training.<br />
The Angolan Navy was founded in 1976 by the country’s first<br />
president Antonio Agostinho Neto. According to wiki.org, the Navy<br />
consists of some 40 vessels including fast missile craft, fast torpedo<br />
craft, coastal patrol boats and minesweepers. The Angolan news<br />
agency Angop reports that efforts are underway to enhance the<br />
effectiveness of the Angolan force. Emphasising the importance of<br />
the Angolan Navy, the chief of the General Staff of the Angolan Armed<br />
Forces has alluded to international terrorism which he says: ‘poses a<br />
serious threat to the Gulf of Guinea’ and neighbouring countries such<br />
as Angola.<br />
The conclusion of this contract required extensive negotiations which<br />
were started in 2017. Representatives of the MGA visited Walvis Bay<br />
to inspect Namdock’s facilities, while the Namibian company also<br />
dispatched technicians to Luanda to inspect the naval vessels.<br />
Although the Angolan Navy is 42 years old, it is reported that<br />
maintenance and repairs have been carried out internally. “We are<br />
pleased to welcome this new customer to our shipyard which is<br />
arguably the most sophisticated and efficient on the West Coast of<br />
Africa,” continues Esterhuyse. In the recent past, Namdock’s has been<br />
fostering this cooperation with Angola and has carried out projects<br />
such as the repair of the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries (Pescangola)<br />
floating dry dock.<br />
He comments that the maintenance and repair of naval vessels does<br />
not require any skills that Namdock does not have. “We are used to<br />
working on naval vessels as we have been maintaining those of the<br />
Namibian Navy since our company’s inception in 2006,” he says.<br />
The first two vessels will be sailed from Angola and will undergo a<br />
turnkey maintenance operation at Walvis Bay, where all services such<br />
as dry docking, sandblasting, coating, mechanical, metalwork, valves,<br />
piping, engine work, electronics are fully available. As these vessels<br />
play a key part in the defence of Angola, Namdock will be bringing all<br />
its experience and expertise to bear to effect a rapid turnaround.<br />
“This contract is further testimony to the successful collaboration that<br />
we have had with other Angolan Ministries and clearly demonstrates<br />
the shipyard’s capacity and outstanding, effective and efficient<br />
performance to date.”<br />
The award of this contract follows an eventful year for Namdock<br />
marked by the steady increase in yard activity and significant growth<br />
in enquiries that have translated into confirmed yard bookings.<br />
“This has progressively allowed us to overcome the depressed<br />
economic cycle that has constrained our industry since 2016,” explains<br />
Namdock’s Acting CEO Heritha Nankole Muyoba.<br />
“As industry leaders, our core values of trust, excellence and integrity<br />
have assisted us in gaining recognition as the preferred ship repair<br />
partner along the West Coast of Africa,” she continues.<br />
“This Angolan contract is a proud milestone for us in the development<br />
of our company and our continuing ability to make a meaningful<br />
contribution to our Namibian economy,” Nankole Muyoba concludes.<br />
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IPP & Renewables<br />
SENTINEL LAUNCHES NEW 6 CHANNEL MOBILE DVR<br />
Sentinel Systems has introduced a brand new state-of-the-art 6 channel mobile DVR system, a compact recording<br />
unit for vans and commercial vehicles as part of the company’s range of intelligent surveillance systems.<br />
The new Sentry S60 series AHD DVR is a sleek and robust design<br />
allowing for easy installation and access when required. It has GPS<br />
and G-shock recording as standard, bespoke alarm inputs and remote<br />
monitoring/ download making this a comprehensive package for any<br />
vehicle whether an owner driver or large fleet.<br />
This cost-effective system has up to 2TB hard disk storage space<br />
and can be connected to up to six of Sentinel’s cameras, including<br />
reversing, side and forward facing cameras for an all-round view of<br />
the vehicle. There are an additional two channels also available to use<br />
if required at a later date. The hard disk memory can be accessed by<br />
hard wire, Wi-Fi and 3G/4G download, meaning that Live View can be<br />
seen remotely by logging in via the internet to the Sentinel hosted<br />
latest Microsoft Azure server.<br />
Allan Robertson, Director at Sentinel Systems commented, “This is<br />
an incredibly versatile mobile DVR system with a lot of advanced<br />
features. The new technology is ideal for installation in<br />
large and small vans and commercial vehicles<br />
at an extremely affordable price. We<br />
believe that it is important to provide<br />
an affordable fully featured high quality<br />
surveillance system for all road users to<br />
promote overall enhanced safety on our<br />
roads.”<br />
Designed to provide the ultimate protection for cyclists, pedestrians<br />
and other vulnerable road users, Sentinel’s systems assist in safer<br />
operations for commercial vehicles and provide drivers and operators<br />
with the confidence that they are not a threat to the public. Sentinel’s<br />
camera systems, in particular, provide an enhanced view of the<br />
vehicle’s surroundings which can allow drivers to safely manoeuvre in<br />
tight or congested areas.<br />
When combined with Sentinel’s Sentry S60 Series AHD DVR, the<br />
camera systems provide the ultimate protection for road users as they<br />
capture crucial video evidence of accidents, theft or fraudulent claims.<br />
The recorded footage may be extracted to provide evidence for court<br />
hearings and can save companies or drivers a significant amount of<br />
money in insurance claims whilst protecting themselves from fines<br />
and prosecution.<br />
Sentinel Systems has introduced a brand new<br />
state-of-the-art 6 channel mobile DVR system, a<br />
compact recording unit for vans and commercial<br />
vehicles as part of the company’s range of<br />
intelligent surveillance systems. The new Sentry<br />
S60 series AHD DVR is a sleek and robust design<br />
allowing for easy installation and access when<br />
required. It has GPS and G-shock recording<br />
as standard, bespoke alarm inputs and remote<br />
monitoring/ download making this a comprehensive package for any<br />
vehicle whether an owner driver or large fleet.<br />
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The new AHD mobile DVR system boasts six channels of superior AHD<br />
quality and an additional two channels in IP high definition, and is<br />
specially designed for intelligent application as part of vehicle safety<br />
and surveillance systems.<br />
With the increasing number of false claims and crash-for-cash<br />
incidents, recording footage from vehicle-mounted cameras using a<br />
Sentinel MDVR gives irrefutable evidence in the event of an incident<br />
so saving money, protecting drivers and providing peace of mind.<br />
Despite being small and discreet Sentinel’s camera systems are visible<br />
across the vehicle which may act as a warning to potential burglars.<br />
When they notice the cameras they are fully aware that they are<br />
captured on video which may encourage them to destroy all evidence<br />
should they know where to find it. Sentinel Systems has designed the<br />
Sentry S60 Series AHD DVR with lockable hard drive and back up SD<br />
card to prevent this from happening and to preserve all evidence that<br />
drivers and operators will need to prosecute.<br />
The new Sentry S60 Series AHD DVR unit is cleverly designed with<br />
anti-vibration technology to allow the system to be mounted<br />
anywhere within the vehicle and still operate efficiently. This<br />
technology protects the hard disk drive and recorded images even<br />
when operated in the most arduous terrain and environments.<br />
Like Sentinel’s other DVR devices, the Sentry S60 Series AHD DVR<br />
recorder houses an internal GPS system for location tracking as well<br />
as a built in inertia sensor and LED indicators to ensure the driver that<br />
the system is working at a glance. The system can provide up to 30<br />
days of recording at an effective lower cost than other comparable<br />
systems on the market.<br />
Should any of Sentinel’s systems require installing or servicing,<br />
the company’s team of engineers based throughout the UK are<br />
available 24/7 for customer support and maintenance to keep vehicle<br />
downtime to a minimum. This also ensures that vehicles and drivers<br />
are not unprotected whilst on the road.<br />
Further information:<br />
Tel: 012 85 7 71333<br />
Email: sales@sentinelsystems.co.uk<br />
Website: www.sentinelsystems.co.uk
AIR PRODUCTS ENDS 50 TH BIRTHDAY<br />
YEAR ON HIGH NOTE<br />
Air Products celebrated its 50 th birthday this year and ended<br />
it on a high note by receiving two awards at the Chemical &<br />
Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) Responsible Care Awards<br />
Ceremony which was held in Johannesburg recently. One of<br />
the awards was focused on safety and the other was a great<br />
achievement for the company, as it is the first industry award<br />
received for their #WitnessHappiness project.<br />
The annual prestigious CAIA Responsible Care Awards is a highlight<br />
on the industry calendar and an opportunity for members to<br />
showcase their projects, initiatives and successes.<br />
Despite fierce competition the safety award, the 2019 Responsible<br />
Care Sustained High Performance Award, was awarded to the<br />
Pinetown Facility in Category A. Air Products’ General Manager -<br />
Technical, Maropeng Bahula, commented on the award: “We are<br />
extremely honoured to receive this award as safety is a crucial element<br />
in processes throughout our entire organization. It is good to see that<br />
our efforts to make safety a way of life for employees are noticed and<br />
embraced by all. At Air Products we embrace the ethos that “nothing is<br />
more important than safety”.<br />
The second award was the 2019 Responsible Care Initiative of the<br />
Year Award Winner for Corporate Social Responsibility Projects in<br />
Category B. According to Arthi Govender, Market Research and<br />
Strategy Manager at Air Products who conceptualised the project,<br />
the award coincided with the end of the of the first three year cycle<br />
of the #WitnessHappiness project. Govender explains that the project<br />
started three years ago and the employees at each of the facilities<br />
nationally had to select an early childhood development (ECD) centre<br />
in their community to support for a period of three years.<br />
Air Products’ proud recipients of the CAIA Awards.<br />
L – R: Arthi Govender, Sue Nicholls and Maropeng Bahula.<br />
She further explains: “Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)<br />
Committee agreed to the project approximately three years ago and we<br />
committed to different centres nationally. During this three-year cycle,<br />
employees could visit the centres and spend time with the children on<br />
specific days. The children also received gifts and other learning aides,<br />
and infrastructure improvements were done at a number of them to<br />
ensure a safe and hygienic environment for the children.<br />
Govender further mentions that this is the first award received for the<br />
#WitnessHappiness project. The second three-year cycle has already<br />
started. “I cannot wait to see what joy, happiness and positive change<br />
the next three year cycle will make at the newly selected centres.<br />
For more information on Air Products:<br />
Website: www.airproducts.co.za<br />
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IPP & Renewables<br />
ENGEN AND CLICKS PARTNER IN A WINNING LOYALTY FORMULA<br />
Engen and Clicks have announced<br />
an exciting new partnership which<br />
rewards motorists every time they fill<br />
up and swipe their Clicks ClubCard at<br />
participating Engen service stations<br />
nationwide.<br />
This partnership brings Engen, South Africa’s favourite petrol station<br />
brand*, and Clicks ClubCard, the country’s leading retail loyalty<br />
programme** together in a boon for motorists.<br />
“This winning formula will now provide all Clicks ClubCard `customers<br />
with a truly convenient loyalty engagement and easier cashback earn,<br />
one we are extremely excited and proud to be a part of,” says Seelan<br />
Naidoo, Engen General Manager: Retail.<br />
Engen operates over 1 000 service stations across South Africa, far<br />
exceeding its nearest competitor.<br />
Adds Naidoo: “As Engen continues to have South Africa’s largest<br />
service station footprint, it makes sense for us to partner with<br />
Clicks ClubCard, which is South Africa’s number one retail loyalty<br />
programme.”<br />
To sweeten the deal, for the first two months of the partnership -<br />
during December 2019 and January 2020 - Clicks ClubCard members<br />
can earn double points every day when they fill up with Engen Primax<br />
Unleaded or Engen Dynamic Diesel 50ppm at participating Engen<br />
service stations.<br />
“It’s simple: the more litres of fuel you buy, the more points you earn,<br />
the greater your cashback,” says Naidoo.<br />
Exactly what you get:<br />
• 1 litre = 1 point. For every litre of Engen Primax Unleaded or<br />
Engen Dynamic Diesel 50ppm you buy at participating Engen<br />
service stations nationwide, you earn one ClubCard point.<br />
• Double points every day from 1 December 2019 to 31 January<br />
2020 (1 litre = 2 points).<br />
• Cashback is loaded six times a year and can be redeemed<br />
Online at www.clicks.co.za and at all Clicks, Claire’s and Body<br />
Shop stores nationwide.<br />
• To join ClubCard, and for a list of participating Engen service<br />
stations, download the Clicks App via Google Play or on the<br />
Apple iStore or visit https://clicks.co.za/clubcardpartnerspage<br />
Top Brands, where it has been voted South Africa’s favourite “Petrol<br />
Station” every year from 2011 to 2019 and the Sunday Times<br />
Generation Next, where the youth have voted Engen the country’s<br />
“Coolest Petroleum Brand” for 10 consecutive years (2010-2019). These<br />
accolades are further endorsed with Engen being recognised as the<br />
fastest growing brand in the country***.<br />
“Engen is eager to welcome all Clicks ClubCard members to our<br />
forecourts and looks forward to making you Number One,” says Naidoo.<br />
For further details please contact:<br />
Gavin Smith, Engen’s External Communications Manager<br />
Tel: 021 403 4312<br />
Email: gavin.smith@engenoil.com<br />
Chief Commercial Officer at Clicks, Rachel Wrigglesworth says the<br />
company has heeded customer’s requests and is pleased to offer<br />
them even more convenience.<br />
“With Engen having the largest network in the country, it is now even<br />
easier to visit, fill up and earn cashback on your Clicks ClubCard,” says<br />
Wrigglesworth.<br />
Engen’s enduring brand promise ‘With us you are Number One’ is<br />
about always going the extra mile and delighting customers. Naidoo<br />
assures that this is the focus of every decision and action of Engen.<br />
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“This partnership with Clicks ClubCard further strengthens our winning<br />
recipe by adding to our already exclusive premier relationships with<br />
FNB eBucks and Edgars Thank U. Once again, we are making our<br />
customers our Number One priority by offering them the benefits from<br />
three of the top six loyalty programmes in South Africa,” he adds.<br />
This spirit of constant innovation has catapulted Engen to the<br />
forefront of the South <strong>African</strong> motorists’ imagination, explaining<br />
the company’s enduring success in surveys like the Sunday Times<br />
*As voted in the Sunday Times Top Brands for nine consecutive years from 2011 to 2019.<br />
** Clicks Clubcard scored top spot as the Best Retail Loyalty Programme in the 2019 Truth<br />
Loyalty Awards<br />
*** As recognised by Brand Finance in partnership with Brand South Africa(Brand Finance<br />
South Africa 50 2019 report)
Tekflo Nylon Ball Valves are<br />
ideal for arduous applications<br />
INCLEDON LAUNCHES<br />
LATEST TEKFLO NYLON<br />
BALL AND CHECK VALVES<br />
Nylon ball and check valves designed and<br />
developed for irrigation and agricultural<br />
applications have been introduced by<br />
Incledon, a leading provider of quality<br />
fluid conveyance products and solutions.<br />
Featuring a nylon body with a steel ball and<br />
stem, Tekflo nylon ball valves are particularly<br />
suited for such arduous applications in<br />
that they are resistant to hydrocarbons and<br />
various harsh chemicals. The valves have a<br />
nominal pressure of 1.6 MPa, with a working<br />
temperature of –20°C to 120°C, and are<br />
available in sizes from 15 mm to 50 mm.<br />
Additional features include a low thermal<br />
conductivity, a higher corrosion resistance<br />
than traditional metal, a light weight for easy<br />
installation, high resistance to freezing and<br />
high temperatures, a high UV resistance, a<br />
low material cost compared to brass, and a<br />
BSP thread.<br />
With similar features and applications, Tekflo<br />
nylon check valves boast a nylon body, a<br />
polycarbonate disc, a SS304 spring, a BSP<br />
thread, and a working temperature range<br />
of –20°C to 120°C. Suitable for use where<br />
water is a medium, the valves are designed to<br />
handle a nominal pressure of 1.6 MPa.<br />
Incledon distributes products utilised in the<br />
conveyance of water, gases and liquids. It has<br />
the largest and widest consolidated quality<br />
product offering in order to service the diverse<br />
industries it operates in and is well-positioned<br />
to take advantage of the government’s<br />
infrastructure development programmes.<br />
Today Incledon has branches in every major<br />
South <strong>African</strong> city, with a formidable national<br />
footprint, including Bloemfontein, Upington,<br />
Cape Town, Durban, East London, George,<br />
Johannesburg, Mbombela, Polokwane, Port<br />
Elizabeth, Secunda and Rustenburg in order<br />
to ensure that customer service remains the<br />
top priority.<br />
About Incledon<br />
Incledon stocks over 15 000 preferred<br />
products and provides a wide range of<br />
approved and highly recognised brands<br />
of pipes, fittings, valves, flanges, rigid pipe<br />
working tools & threading machines, HDPE,<br />
compression fittings, pumps, electro-fusion<br />
fittings, windmills, sprinkler systems, water<br />
meters, residential, commercial & golf<br />
irrigation systems, plumbing products and<br />
related products used in the engineering,<br />
mining, municipal, civil, plumbing merchant<br />
and irrigation markets. All product and<br />
company information available at www.<br />
incledon.co.za.<br />
Incledon Contact<br />
Charmaine Munian, Marketing Manager<br />
Tel: (011) 323 0800<br />
Email: charmaine.munian@incledon.co.za<br />
Web: www.incledon.co.za<br />
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IPP & Renewables<br />
KEEPING UP WITH INDUSTRY CHANGES IS THE ONLY WAY TO MANAGE<br />
CONNECTIVITY EXPENDITURE<br />
By Vishal Barapatre, Chief Technology Officer at In2IT Technologies<br />
The connectivity space has changed<br />
drastically in the last decade mainly due<br />
to the decreasing cost of connectivity<br />
year on year. While the cost of bandwidth<br />
continues to come down, the stability<br />
and security of connectivity available<br />
to businesses have increased. Thanks to<br />
changes in technology from Leased Lines,<br />
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)<br />
and Internet through to SD-WAN and<br />
dedicated connectivity with broadband,<br />
and now the evolution from 4G to 5G<br />
- businesses no longer have to choose<br />
between speed and capacity when it<br />
comes to commercial connectivity. Soon<br />
5G will be the new enterprise standard,<br />
making it essential to pay attention to<br />
this evolution and invest in connectivity<br />
that is modern, relevant and capable, or<br />
risk being left behind as other businesses<br />
power on ahead, fuelled by connectivity<br />
that matches their digital ambitions.<br />
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The new speed of business<br />
As more businesses take to the cloud and<br />
explore the opportunities in the Internet<br />
of Things services and technologies,<br />
there is a growing pressure to provide the<br />
connectivity that can handle such varied,<br />
intensive demands. One of the key trends<br />
influencing the speed at which we can do<br />
business is the move to the cloud. To get<br />
there, organisations require robust, secure<br />
connectivity in order to take advantage of<br />
modern cloud architecture that requires<br />
enhanced integration between apps in order<br />
to execute their functions.<br />
Another factor reinforcing the need for<br />
better connectivity a rapidly growing mobile<br />
workforce - according to Strategy Analytics’<br />
‘Global Mobile Workforce Forecast Update<br />
2017-2023’, the world’s mobile workforce will<br />
swell to 1.88 billion people and account for<br />
43.3% of the workforce total in 2023. In order<br />
to accommodate this shifting workforce<br />
dynamics, enterprises will need to establish<br />
secure, stable connectivity in order to evolve<br />
their technology consumption to become<br />
more open and agile.<br />
Investing in connectivity wisely<br />
While there are many connectivity options<br />
that businesses can invest in today, cost<br />
still remains a major concern for most,<br />
especially during an economic slump.<br />
However, given that business today is near<br />
impossible without Internet connectivity,<br />
it’s important to bear in mind that it’s not<br />
a luxury, it’s an absolute necessity. For<br />
example, we have seen organisations move<br />
from MPLS to Internet-based connectivity,<br />
effectively cutting costs by as much as 50%.<br />
Furthermore, businesses now have greater<br />
choice, and for global companies, it’s now<br />
possible for each branch location to choose<br />
a provider that offers the best services at<br />
an affordable price and delivers on their<br />
promises.<br />
It’s a digital evolution not a revolution<br />
For employees that do their best work<br />
outside of the office, 4G and 5G now offer<br />
the best flexibility and choice for businesses,<br />
especially smaller organisations, as there<br />
is the added benefit of choosing when<br />
to use the service, effectively providing<br />
connectivity on-demand. SD-WAN still has<br />
an important role to play in reducing costs,<br />
improving security, enhancing agility and<br />
help build a platform for future technology<br />
innovation, because it is still one of the most<br />
effective ways to connect business network<br />
endpoints, like branch offices and data<br />
centres, creating adaptive networks to suit<br />
specific organisational needs while lowering<br />
operational costs, gradually shifting IT models<br />
toward consuming architecture, applications<br />
and business functionality as a service.<br />
The cost of ensuring sustainability and<br />
relevance<br />
While the biggest cost associated with<br />
connectivity today is the recurring annual<br />
cost of bandwidth along with operational<br />
spend, both expenditures are critical<br />
to secure sustainability and relevance.<br />
Ultimately, the best financial outcome is<br />
only possible when companies do their due<br />
diligence and plan ahead when investing in<br />
connectivity. Additionally, organisations need<br />
to remember that speed of the connectivity<br />
alone is insufficient for sustainability, and<br />
thus they should place just as much emphasis<br />
on security measures that will both protect<br />
and enable every connection that the<br />
business requires.<br />
Contacts<br />
Vishal Barapatre<br />
In2IT Technologies<br />
Tel: 011 054 6900<br />
Email: vishal@in2ittech.com
Pumps • Valves • Systems<br />
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and pressures of up to 110 bar. It meets all requirements of API 610,11th edition and<br />
ISO 13709 (heavy duty).<br />
Benefits of the RPH Process pump:<br />
• Low maintenance costs<br />
• Low operating costs<br />
• Long service life of mechanical seal and bearings<br />
• High flexibility<br />
• Reliable and robust<br />
• Economical<br />
KSB Pumps and Valves (Pty) Ltd<br />
www.ksb.com/ksb-za<br />
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IPP & Renewables<br />
THREE MYTHS OF LUBRICATION THAT NEED BUSTING<br />
As specialists in lubrication reliability<br />
solutions, the team at Lubrication<br />
Engineers (LE) South Africa frequently<br />
comes up against myths relating to<br />
lubricants. “People believe things<br />
or are taught things about oils and<br />
greases that are not necessarily<br />
true, and by implementing this bad<br />
advice or outdated practices, they<br />
risk compromising their equipment,”<br />
says Callum Ford, National Marketing<br />
Manager at LE South Africa. “We try<br />
to educate the market about best<br />
practice to help raise the bar and fight<br />
misinformation.”<br />
These are the three most common myths the<br />
company comes up against:<br />
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1. The colour of a lubricant affects its<br />
efficacy<br />
“We often have people phoning us up and<br />
saying things like, ‘I want the red lubricant<br />
because it’s the best.’ In truth, the colour of a<br />
lubricant is normally something that is added<br />
as a marketing tactic or to differentiate it<br />
from other products – it has no bearing<br />
on the effectiveness of the lubricant itself,”<br />
says Ford. “The most important aspect of<br />
lubrication choice is selecting a product that<br />
is best suited for your particular application.”<br />
Ford explains that LE South Africa uses colour<br />
in its products to differentiate between<br />
product types. Edible lubricants are white;<br />
lithium-based lubricants are yellow; opengear<br />
lubricants are purple and lubricants for<br />
cars and trucks (especially oils) are red. Some<br />
companies, on the other hand, will colour<br />
lubricants to match their brand colours.<br />
2. Grease it until it leaks<br />
Ford says that this line of thinking holds that<br />
greasing machinery with more lubricant<br />
means you will have to re-apply the product<br />
less often. However, overlubricating can<br />
create problems instead of resolving them.<br />
“Overgreasing equipment will mean the<br />
lubricant begins to work against itself,<br />
causing internal friction,” he explains. “This<br />
can lead to temperatures rising in the<br />
machine, seals collapsing, and even eventual<br />
equipment failure. For optimal performance,<br />
you need the right lubricant applied at the<br />
right frequency and in the right dosage.<br />
This is why lubrication schedules are<br />
important, and why many companies are<br />
moving to single-point lubrication systems,<br />
which automatically dispense lubrication<br />
into machinery in optimal quantities at set<br />
intervals.”<br />
3. A grease is a grease<br />
Not all greases are created equal. Some are<br />
the consistency of honey; others of peanut<br />
butter; still others of toffee. Naturally, these<br />
greases will behave differently.<br />
“When it comes to grease viscosity, there’s<br />
a scale created by the National Grease<br />
Lubricating Institute (NLGI) ranging from<br />
000 to 6, representing very low to very high<br />
viscosity greases,” says Ford. “Equipment<br />
manufacturers will specify the NLGI grade<br />
required on the equipment. If it specifies<br />
NLGI 002 and you’re using NLGI 3, you’re<br />
going to run into problems, because the<br />
grease penetration is different.”<br />
Furthermore, even greases with the same<br />
NLGI rating will behave differently depending<br />
on the base and additives with which they<br />
are made. “For example, I use a test machine<br />
we call a ‘rat trap’ to show clients how two<br />
lubricants with the same NLGI grade react<br />
to the same force or pressure over time.<br />
The one lubricant disperses from the joint<br />
where it’s been applied much quicker than<br />
the other, loses its tackiness and heats up far<br />
more quickly. This is why we take the time<br />
to understand what the specific lubrication<br />
application is, and what a customer needs<br />
before we recommend a product. Each of<br />
our unique, proprietary additives has been<br />
designed to yield specific benefits.”<br />
About Lubrication Engineers<br />
Lubrication Engineers (LE) South Africa<br />
represents the LE brand in South Africa,<br />
Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe<br />
and Zambia. LE hold the rights to Southern<br />
Africa on the LE brand, recognised<br />
internationally as a specialist in lubrication.<br />
Through LE Incorporated, they are a member<br />
of a worldwide network of companies<br />
spanning Europe, South America, Asia and<br />
Africa, while LE Incorporated operates in the<br />
USA and covers North America including<br />
Canada, Mexico and the USA.<br />
LE provides high performance, heavy-duty,<br />
quality lubricants for virtually every industry<br />
and application, as well as expert technical<br />
back-up and support.<br />
For more information:<br />
www.lubricationengineers.co.za<br />
Contact:<br />
Callum Ford<br />
National Marketing Manager, LE<br />
Tel: 011 464 1735<br />
Email: callum@lubricationengineers.co.za
EMERSON RELEASES NEW MAGNETIC SLURRY SENSOR AND TRANSMITTER<br />
DESIGNED TO HELP CUSTOMERS CUT THROUGH THE NOISE<br />
Flow measurement solution helps improve product quality, reduce<br />
raw material cost and minimise waste and re-work.<br />
Emerson’s new slurry magnetic<br />
flow meter designed for high<br />
noise slurry applications.<br />
Emerson’s Rosemount MS Slurry Sensor<br />
with the Rosemount 8782 Slurry Transmitter<br />
is a slurry magnetic flow meter specifically<br />
designed for high noise and slurry<br />
applications for use in the oil and gas, mining,<br />
and pulp and paper industries. Featuring<br />
robust coils and advanced signal processing,<br />
a responsive yet stable flow signal is possible<br />
even in high noise applications. With over<br />
25 years of experience delivering products<br />
for these challenging applications, the new<br />
Slurry Magnetic Flow Meter helps improve<br />
product quality, reduce raw material cost, and<br />
minimise waste and re-work.<br />
The Slurry Magnetic Flow Meter, or Slurry<br />
Mag, provides a flow measurement solution<br />
for customers with fluids that contain large<br />
solids, mining ore, pulp or sand, or that<br />
experience high process noise or signal<br />
instability. Featuring the latest advanced<br />
signal processing that is the first to adapt to<br />
changing process conditions in real time, the<br />
Slurry Mag eliminates noise from the flow<br />
signal without using excessive damping,<br />
giving operators confidence in their<br />
measurement calculations.<br />
Accurate measurement of process flow<br />
rates is essential to running a plant or mill<br />
efficiently - that is why the Slurry Magnetic<br />
Flow Meter uses advanced signal processing<br />
with real-time diagnostics to deliver flow<br />
measurement confidence and the ability to<br />
automatically control the loop.<br />
The Slurry Mag Meter includes more<br />
standard diagnostics such as the grounding<br />
and wiring fault detection that helps ensure<br />
the meter is installed correctly the first time.<br />
Optional advanced process diagnostics help<br />
provide insight into performance through<br />
a high process noise detection diagnostic<br />
as well as enable proactive maintenance<br />
in applications where coating may be a<br />
concern, such as in pulp digester applications<br />
where pitch from the wood fibres may result<br />
in coating of the meter.<br />
Finally, the 8782 contains Emerson’s<br />
patented Smart Meter Verification<br />
capabilities providing a simplified means<br />
of troubleshooting or verifying the meter,<br />
taking a process that used to take hours and<br />
simplifying it down to minutes. While the<br />
8782 transmitter is designed to work with the<br />
MS sensor, it is also compatible with existing<br />
8707 installations making the performance,<br />
signal processing and advanced diagnostic<br />
capabilities available to anyone who is<br />
already using Emerson’s solutions for these<br />
challenging applications.<br />
“Through the utilisation of advanced<br />
features, the Rosemount Slurry Magnetic<br />
Flow Meter can help our customers better<br />
achieve their operational goals,” said Laura<br />
Chemler, product manager with Emerson’s<br />
Automation Solutions business. “The<br />
advanced signal processing is able to adapt<br />
to changing flow rates without getting<br />
bogged down by traditional damping<br />
practices, providing more accurate flow<br />
rate feedback when it’s needed most which<br />
in turn helps to ensure an efficient overall<br />
process that minimises waste and optimizes<br />
utilization of precious resources.”<br />
To learn more, please visit:<br />
www.Emerson.com/RosemountSlurryMagnetic<br />
About Emerson<br />
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), headquartered<br />
in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global<br />
technology and engineering company<br />
providing innovative solutions for customers<br />
in industrial, commercial, and residential<br />
markets. Our Emerson Automation Solutions<br />
business helps process, hybrid, and discrete<br />
manufacturers maximize production, protect<br />
personnel and the environment while<br />
optimizing their energy and operating costs.<br />
Our Emerson Commercial and Residential<br />
Solutions business helps ensure human<br />
comfort and health, protect food quality<br />
and safety, advance energy efficiency, and<br />
create sustainable infrastructure. For more<br />
information visit: Emerson.com/MEA<br />
Additional resources:<br />
• Join the Emerson Exchange 365<br />
Community<br />
• Connect with Emerson’s Automation<br />
Solutions business via Twitter Facebook<br />
LinkedIn YouTube<br />
Further information:<br />
Devesh Roopnarain, Area Director<br />
Southern Africa, Emerson Automation<br />
Solutions.<br />
Email: Devesh.Roopnarain@Emerson.com<br />
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T-SYSTEMS UPSKILLS HIGH<br />
SCHOOL LEARNERS AND<br />
TEACHERS THROUGH THE<br />
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ICT<br />
ACADEMY INITIATIVE<br />
“Our ICT Academy has<br />
been offering practical<br />
experience and<br />
theoretical training<br />
to South <strong>African</strong><br />
learners since 2003,<br />
bridging the skills<br />
gap and improving<br />
the employability<br />
of our candidates.<br />
For this specific<br />
initiative, we scaled<br />
down our extensive<br />
program offering to an<br />
appropriate level for<br />
high school learners<br />
and made it relatable<br />
to them. The aim is for<br />
each learner to gain<br />
skills and knowledge<br />
they can use and<br />
share with family and<br />
friends,” says Marcus<br />
Karuppan, T-Systems<br />
ICT Academy Manager.<br />
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“Cyber security and programming are two<br />
fundamental aspects of a digital world, and<br />
we believe they are therefore critical life skills.<br />
Everything is becoming software-based,<br />
so skills in programming are essential for a<br />
wide variety of career paths. Similarly, cyber<br />
safety and security are important not only<br />
for IT professionals but for everyone who<br />
uses an online device. Part of the course<br />
covers how to protect your information and<br />
identity online, as well as how to cope with<br />
and defend yourself from cyber bullying. We<br />
are giving these learners a basic grounding in<br />
necessary digital skills that prepares them for<br />
a career in IT in the future,” he adds.<br />
Cybersecurity modules that form part<br />
of the course include the need for cyber<br />
security, how to recognise an attack, how<br />
to protect data and privacy, how to protect<br />
an organisation and an exploration of cyber<br />
security as a career path. The programming<br />
skills component includes an introduction to<br />
HTML and how to create a basic website, an<br />
introduction to CSS and an introduction to<br />
programming in Java. It also incorporates an<br />
introduction to Python, which is a versatile<br />
general-purpose programming language<br />
that is becoming increasingly popular for its<br />
applications in machine learning.<br />
T-Systems is also providing training for six<br />
teachers from the three schools and 25<br />
teachers from Katlehong Primary School. In<br />
partnership with CompTIA, these teachers<br />
are completing an IT Fundamentals program<br />
with T-Systems covering all of the cost of<br />
study materials and training resources.<br />
This course includes basic computer skills<br />
such as the Productivity Programs, and<br />
also cybersecurity and an introduction to<br />
programming in support and correlation to<br />
the learners. The teachers will also be given<br />
a voucher to complete the international IT<br />
Fundamentals exam in February 2020, as<br />
well as preparation and a course refresher to<br />
help equip them for the exam. The idea is to<br />
equip the teachers with a broad introduction<br />
to prevalent IT topics to improve their own<br />
knowledge and enable them to pass the skills<br />
on to their learners.<br />
“Our aim is to build South Africa as a nation<br />
by upskilling students exposing them to<br />
technology life skills at an early stage. While<br />
future employability is an important goal,<br />
our programs go beyond simply teaching<br />
children how to code. Through various<br />
initiatives we are providing opportunities for<br />
learners to not only improve their skills but<br />
also experience life in the workplace early on<br />
and understand what career paths are open<br />
to them. Education, skills development and<br />
life experiences are all critical components<br />
of developing our country as a nation<br />
and uplifting our citizens,” Shirley Vrnjas,<br />
Organisational Change Consultant at<br />
T-Systems, concludes.<br />
The three-day course took place at the<br />
T-Systems ICT Academy in Johannesburg<br />
from 3 to 5 December 2019. Each learner<br />
was awarded a certificate on the final day for<br />
successfully completing the training.<br />
T-Systems in South Africa:<br />
Communications Specialist<br />
Thamsanqa Malinga<br />
Tel: +27(11) 254 7400<br />
Email: Thami.Malinga@t-systems.co.za
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION NAMED A LEADER IN GARTNER’S MAGIC QUADRANT<br />
FOR MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEMS FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR<br />
Rockwell Automation,<br />
Inc. has announced<br />
its recognition as a<br />
Leader in the Gartner<br />
Magic Quadrant for<br />
Manufacturing Execution<br />
Systems (MES) for the<br />
second consecutive year.<br />
Since the 2018 report,<br />
Rockwell Automation<br />
improved its position in<br />
the Leaders quadrant<br />
in both its ability to<br />
execute and completeness<br />
of vision. The report<br />
evaluated 16 vendors<br />
across criteria spanning<br />
15 different elements.<br />
“We believe that Rockwell Automation’s recognition<br />
as a Leader for our MES solution in this year’s Gartner<br />
Magic Quadrant validates our vision and innovation<br />
for supporting digital transformation in the industrial<br />
sector,” said John Genovesi, SVP of Enterprise Accounts<br />
& Software at Rockwell Automation.<br />
“As a company, we are highly focused on supporting<br />
our customers’ diverse digital journeys, enhancing<br />
how they leverage operational data to empower<br />
their teams and transform factory floors into highly<br />
optimised and scalable production management<br />
environments,” Genovesi said. “We’re very pleased<br />
to receive this recognition and hear the positive<br />
statements from our vast global customer base.”<br />
FactoryTalk InnovationSuite was launched to<br />
accelerate the fast-growing Industrial digital<br />
transformation market, offering MES/MOM,<br />
analytics, IoT, augmented reality and AI in an<br />
integrated, modular fashion.<br />
Learn more about the Rockwell Automation<br />
position as a Leader in the 2019 Magic Quadrant<br />
for Manufacturing Execution Systems here: https://<br />
campaigns.rockwellautomation.com/Rockwell-MES-<br />
Magic-Quadrant<br />
About Rockwell Automation<br />
Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the<br />
world’s largest company dedicated to industrial<br />
automation and information, makes its customers<br />
more productive and the world more sustainable.<br />
Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell<br />
Automation employs approximately 23,000 people<br />
serving customers in more than 80 countries.<br />
FactoryTalk, PharmaSuite and ThinManager are<br />
trademarks of Rockwell Automation Inc.<br />
Enquiries:<br />
Michelle Junius<br />
Marketing Communications Specialist Sub Saharan<br />
Africa & Mining<br />
EMEA Rockwell Automation<br />
Tel: +27 (0)11 654-9700<br />
Email: mjunius@ra.rockwell.com<br />
Website: www.rockwellautomation.co.za<br />
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ATLAS COPCO DONATES SAFETY<br />
EQUIPMENT & PROMOTES SAFETY<br />
CONSCIOUSNESS AT MANGER<br />
CARE CENTRE<br />
Atlas Copco places safety consciousness at the core of operations<br />
and is committed in its drive to promote a safety-first culture not<br />
only amongst its employees, customers and suppliers, but also<br />
in communities. Walking this talk, the company recently donated<br />
personal protective equipment (PPE) and delivered a safety dialogue<br />
to the Manger Care Centre’s Eden House in Benoni, Johannesburg.<br />
Established in 1986, the Manger Care Centre is a non-profit<br />
organisation that offers a range of services to the vulnerable and less<br />
fortunate. The Care Centre provides psychological, spiritual guidance<br />
and emotional upliftment, as well as employment opportunities, postrehabilitation<br />
services and housing to its beneficiaries.<br />
Manger Care Centre’s Eden House provides protection care services<br />
to abused woman and children, orphans, recovering addicts, exparolees,<br />
the unemployed, and destitute, physically challenged<br />
individuals as well as the elderly that are unable to care for<br />
themselves. With the aim to reintegrate back into society, Eden House<br />
is focused on upskilling these individuals by offering training in useful<br />
trades such as welding, carpentry and baking. The items produced are<br />
sold and the funds are used to upkeep the center.<br />
With the goal to contribute to a more sustainable Centre by creating<br />
a safety-centric culture, an enthusiastic Atlas Copco team comprising<br />
Noluthando Zondo, Abigail Cruikshank, Marilyn Govender, Bongani<br />
Ndlovu and Michaela Kock arrived at Eden House on 12 November<br />
2019, ready to impart safety<br />
knowledge and give away<br />
safety equipment. Following<br />
the distribution of safety shoes,<br />
safety glasses, a complete set<br />
of welding gear, overalls and<br />
gloves sponsored by Atlas<br />
Copco Holdings, the team<br />
gave an in-depth explanation<br />
on the correct use of PPE.<br />
The informative session also<br />
included a tool box talk.<br />
Atlas Copco donated personal protective equipment PPE & delivered a safety<br />
dialogue to the Manger Care Centre’s Eden House.<br />
Sarika Loubser, Manager at the<br />
Manger Care Centre, thanked<br />
Atlas Copco for the generous<br />
donation as well as for sharing<br />
valuable safety knowledge.<br />
“We really appreciate the PPE<br />
donation which will make a big<br />
difference in ensuring that our<br />
trainees work safely.”<br />
Marilyn Govender, Compliance<br />
Manager at Atlas Copco,<br />
concludes: “Atlas Copco<br />
encourages individuals to<br />
consider safety as a top<br />
priority when working with tools which is why we are proud to have<br />
assisted Eden House in their efforts to enhance their safety levels and<br />
encourage a safety-first mindset which they will be able to take these<br />
skills forward into their future jobs.”<br />
Atlas Copco donates safety equipment & promotes safety consciousness at<br />
Manger Care Centre<br />
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SKF TURNS UP THE HEAT WITH<br />
A PORTABLE BEARING HEATING<br />
SOLUTION<br />
COMPACT / REMOTE MAGNETIC<br />
INDUCTIVE FLOWMETER IN STAINLESS<br />
STEEL<br />
The new portable induction heater TWIM 15 from SKF uses<br />
medium-frequency technology to heat up roller bearings<br />
as well as other ring-shaped, metallic components.<br />
This innovative device heats the bearing mounted with<br />
an interference-fit onto a shaft, generating up to a 90°C<br />
temperature difference between the bearing and shaft, causing<br />
the bearing to expand. This solution eliminates the need to use<br />
force, thereby facilitating the installation process.<br />
Featuring two power settings, the electric TWIM 15 can heat<br />
sensitive components at a slower pace. In addition, a nonbearing<br />
power configuration is possible where most of the<br />
power is focused on the bore of the component.<br />
The TWIM 15 is manufactured from glass-fiber, high<br />
temperature-resistant plastic. This smart construction combined<br />
with operating software produces a low temperature difference<br />
between the bearing’s inner and outer rings. This reduces<br />
internal tensions generated by excessive thermal expansion of<br />
the inner ring compared to the outer ring.<br />
This robust construction material, together with the mediumfrequency<br />
technology, makes the heater lightweight and noisefree;<br />
heat readings are conveniently displayed on a LED control<br />
panel. This user-friendly control panel also indicates when the<br />
TWIM 15 is operational, regulates temperature and does not<br />
requiring any special training.<br />
The flat shape of the induction plate removes the need for a<br />
support yoke which allows for a variety of components to be<br />
heated on the plate. Furthermore, this versatile design reduces<br />
the number of required accessories.<br />
Recently introduced to the Sub-Saharan <strong>African</strong> market, the<br />
TWIM 15 from SKF is easy to transport and store thanks to the<br />
practical built-in handle.<br />
For information contact:<br />
Samantha Joubert, Marketing Manager<br />
Email: samantha.joubert@skf.com<br />
INSTROTECH is pleased to announce a new product development<br />
in Kobold’s MIM Magnetic Inductive Flowmeter. MIM now features<br />
IO-Link, a short distance, bi-directional, digital, point-to-point, wired,<br />
industrial communications networking standard used for connecting<br />
digital sensors and actuators to either a type of industrial fieldbus<br />
or a type of industrial Ethernet, a world-first in magnetic inductive<br />
flowmeters. MIM is now also available in a remote version for medium<br />
temperatures of up to +140°C.<br />
The MIM flowmeter was developed for measuring and monitoring<br />
smaller- and medium-sized flow of conductive liquids in pipes and<br />
operates according to the electromagnetic measurement principle.<br />
Faraday’s Law of magnetic induction states that a voltage is induced<br />
in a conductor moving through a magnetic field. The electrically<br />
conductive measuring agent acts as the moved conductor. The<br />
voltage induced in the measuring agent is proportional to the flow<br />
velocity and is therefore a value for the volumetric flow. The flowing<br />
media must have a minimum conductivity. The induced voltage is<br />
picked up by two sensing electrodes which are in contact with the<br />
measuring agent and sent to the measuring amplifier.<br />
The flow rate is calculated based on the cross sectional area of the<br />
pipe. The measurement does not depend on the process liquid and<br />
its material properties such as density, viscosity and temperature.<br />
Two given outputs can be set to be switch, analogue or frequency. A<br />
dosing function can also be selected, where output 1 is set as switch<br />
NPN / PNP / PP and output 2 is set as control input.<br />
Overview of MIM’s significant characteristics:<br />
• Stainless steel design<br />
• Flow and temperature measurement<br />
• Monitoring, dosing and transmitter function<br />
• Dosing function with external control input<br />
• Coloured, multi-parameter configurable TFT-display, rotatable in<br />
90° steps<br />
• Bi-directional measuring<br />
• Intuitive setup menu via 4 optical touch keys<br />
• 2 configurable outputs (pulse- /frequency-/alarm- and analogue<br />
output)<br />
• Grand and resettable totaliser<br />
Contact INSTROTECH<br />
For more information on Kobold’s MIM Compact / Remote Stainless<br />
Steel Magnetic Inductive Flowmeter on 010 595 1831 or sales@<br />
instrotech.co.za<br />
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SECUNDA<br />
PETROCHEMICALS<br />
IPP & RENEWABLES ROADSHOW<br />
FREE ENTRY!<br />
26 MARCH 2020<br />
Venue: Sasol Recreation Club,<br />
Nelson Mandela Drive, Secunda<br />
From 9:30 until 16:00<br />
011 083 5125 | accounts@africanpetrochemicals.co.za | www.africanpetrochemicals.co.za<br />
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FINALLY, TECH TO KEEP YOUR DRIVERS’<br />
EYES ON THE ROAD<br />
By Mark Chertkow, Managing Director at Graphic Image Technologies<br />
Usually, technology and driving shouldn’t be mixed. Devices<br />
like mobile phones, GPS navigators - and even the radio - can<br />
take a drivers’ eyes off the road, which has the potential to be<br />
fatal.<br />
Distracted driving accounts for approximately 25% of all vehicle crash<br />
fatalities and all it takes is seconds of distraction to cause an accident.<br />
Driver behaviour while on the road is usually beyond the control of<br />
logistics and fleet managers, with the presence of technology inside<br />
the truck cabin only contributing to driver distraction. That is, until<br />
today. Major developments in cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI)<br />
have allowed dashcam technology to evolve into the foundation of<br />
truly functional fleet management tool that offers more control over<br />
every vehicle and every driver, with complete visibility into vehicle<br />
treatment, including the ability to keep the drivers’ eyes on the road<br />
at all times.<br />
Eyes on fleet management<br />
Today’s dashcams are intelligent and connected, transforming<br />
vehicles into video-connected fleets. Modern dashcams have a choice<br />
in connectivity - 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi - which makes them capable of<br />
streaming video with less than one-second latency. Eyes are provided<br />
by front and driver-facing integrated full HD cameras, and smart<br />
sensors bring intelligence by automatically registering potentially<br />
dangerous events, such as sudden stops, sharp acceleration, harsh<br />
turns and even detecting when the driver takes his eyes off the<br />
road. AI provides the element of control that fleet managers crave,<br />
providing performance reporting and behaviour analysis into every<br />
driver. This allows fleet managers to achieve new levels of safety and<br />
efficiency in order to truly optimise their fleet performance.<br />
Capturing a clear view of the road and the truck interior both day and<br />
night, these connected devices automatically upload a 10-second<br />
video clip of every trigger event to be stored in the cloud, prompting<br />
an email notification that allows fleet managers the ability to respond<br />
in real-time. Unlike conventional video driver monitoring technology,<br />
distracted driver alerts take place in real time in response to the<br />
driver’s eyes leaving the road and not in response to erratic vehicle<br />
behaviour - by which time it’s usually too late to avoid an accident.<br />
Complete visibility into every driver, every vehicle<br />
For logistics managers, today’s smart dash cam solutions offer full GPS<br />
tracking in real time, to deliver total transparency into each vehicle’s<br />
trip with deep contextual information such as point-by-point location<br />
Mark Chertkow, Managing Director at Graphic<br />
Image Technologies.<br />
information, time, and travelling speed, all of which make it simple<br />
to locate footage relating to a specific event to effectively manage<br />
accident investigations, insurance claims, and driver training. When it<br />
comes to post-event investigation, no longer will safety officers have<br />
to trawl through reams of footage to isolate the incident. A central<br />
dashboard that is web-accessible through any device, provides the<br />
means to manage all footage with all events logged by description,<br />
date, time and type.<br />
An extra set of eyes on the road<br />
Given all this intelligent functionality, logistics companies will<br />
find modern cloud-based dash cam solutions a welcome addition<br />
to the team, with low upfront hardware costs, affordable annual<br />
subscription fees and easy scalability. Fleet managers will finally be<br />
able to proactively monitor their vehicles and drivers, with the ability<br />
to respond faster to incidents and gain complete visibility into driver<br />
behaviour and vehicle treatment.<br />
Contacts<br />
Graphic Image Technologies<br />
Laurence Smith<br />
Tel: 011 483 0333<br />
Email: Laurence@git.co.za<br />
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IPP & Renewables<br />
BMG’S INTERAPP DESPONIA AND BIANCA BUTTERFLY VALVES<br />
BMG’s Fluid Technology division supplies and supports an extensive range of components for fluid<br />
technology systems and general industrial applications. These products include valves, hydraulic hoses<br />
and fittings, accumulators, cylinders, heat exchangers, hydraulic motors and hydraulic plumbing, as<br />
well as pumps and reservoir accessories.<br />
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Important valves in BMG’s portfolio include<br />
InterApp Bianca and Desponia butterfly<br />
valves, which are recommended for high<br />
efficiency and safe use in demanding<br />
industrial flow control applications.<br />
“Robust butterfly valves are designed for<br />
dependable shut-off and control of corrosive<br />
fluids, as well as high-purity applications,”<br />
says Willie Lamprecht, BMG’s Business Unit<br />
Manager, Fluid Technology Low Pressure.<br />
“Compact butterfly valves, with good<br />
flow characteristics and low maintenance<br />
requirements, are extremely versatile and<br />
ensure dependable operation, even in the<br />
toughest environments.<br />
“Unlike a ball valve, the discs of butterfly<br />
valves are always present in the passageway<br />
within the flow. This means a pressure drop<br />
is induced in the flow, regardless of the<br />
position of the valve. Ball valves should<br />
only be used for isolation, whereas butterfly<br />
valves can be safely used for isolation and<br />
control of flow.<br />
“An advantage of using quarter turn butterfly<br />
valves rather than any other type of valve,<br />
is the simple, wafer-shaped design, with<br />
fewer parts, for easy repair and minimal<br />
maintenance.”<br />
BMG’s InterApp Bianca centric butterfly<br />
valves, with durable PTFE liners, are built<br />
for long service-life and are suitable for<br />
aggressive and corrosive fluids and for<br />
applications where absolute purity is<br />
essential.<br />
These high-performance valves, which<br />
are available in sizes between DN 32 and<br />
DN 900, are manufactured with a ductile<br />
iron, carbon steel or Stainless Steel body,<br />
to suit the requirements of all industries.<br />
Bianca butterfly valves can be individually<br />
configured by BMG to ensure dependable<br />
operation and optimum safety in specific<br />
applications.<br />
For example, FDA compliant Bianca valves<br />
(DN 50 – DN 200) with mirror-polished<br />
Stainless Steel discs and high-purity PTFE<br />
liners, ensure safety for the production of<br />
active pharmaceutical ingredients. Bianca<br />
valves with PFA-coated discs and PTFE liners<br />
are recommended for use in highly corrosive,<br />
chemical applications.<br />
Valves in this range, with specially-selected<br />
conductive disc and liner materials, also<br />
conform with the explosion protection<br />
directive ATEX 94/9EG, ensuring safe<br />
operation in explosive environments.<br />
Notable features of the Bianca series include<br />
a high liner collar, a PFA disc over-moulding<br />
on the shaft, as well as a life-time pre-loaded<br />
safety shaft sealing, ensure reliable primary<br />
and long-lasting secondary shaft sealing,<br />
even for demanding operating cycles and at<br />
high temperatures.<br />
The chambered liner prevents cold flow<br />
at the flange sealing surface for increased<br />
service life and the PTFE liner, in combination<br />
with the PFA-overmoulded disc, ensures<br />
low friction, thus longer life of the system.<br />
Other features include an external shaft<br />
sealing mechanism to protect the valve<br />
neck hole and a robust self-lubricating and<br />
maintenance-free bushing. A Stainless Steel<br />
valve label enables full traceability.<br />
BMG stocks a wide range of semi-finished<br />
components to offer short delivery times,<br />
even on large sizes of the Bianca series up to<br />
DN 900.<br />
Typical applications for Bianca butterfly<br />
valves are in mining and slurries for the<br />
extraction of acids and solvents; for the<br />
processing of additives in the oil and gas<br />
sector and for highly corrosive processes in<br />
the steel industry. This series is also suitable<br />
for use in water treatment where the smallest<br />
impurities need to be avoided.<br />
BMG’s multi-purpose InterApp Desponia and<br />
Desponia Plus centric butterfly valves, with a<br />
tough body and robust elastomer liners, are<br />
designed for safe and reliable regulation of<br />
liquids and gases in diverse sectors.<br />
Desponia valves, which are available in sizes<br />
from DN 25 to DN 1600 and pressures up<br />
to 16 bar, are suitable for various industrial<br />
applications. This range can be supplied with<br />
a cast iron and ductile iron body.<br />
The Desponia Plus range comes in sizes<br />
between DN 25 and DN600, with highpressure<br />
applications up to 20 bar and is<br />
suitable for high-temperature or vacuum<br />
applications, as well as process automation.<br />
This range is available with a body made of<br />
ductile iron, cast iron or Stainless Steel.<br />
The liners and discs of this series play a<br />
crucial role in elastomer-lined butterfly<br />
valves, as they are the only two parts that are<br />
in contact with the fluid. Flucast® liners are<br />
suitable for abrasive applications and also<br />
meet FDA and EU regulations.<br />
Important valves<br />
in BMG’s portfolio<br />
include InterApp<br />
Bianca and Desponia<br />
butterfly valves, which are recommended for high<br />
efficiency and safe use in demanding industrial<br />
flow control applications.<br />
Notable features of this range include an<br />
external shaft sealing mechanism which<br />
protects the valve neck hole and a long neck<br />
design that allows pipe insulation. A retaining<br />
washer offers blow-out protection and O-rings<br />
that are built in the shaft passage, form part of<br />
the reliable shaft sealing system.<br />
Sealing lips on the flange face offer perfect<br />
tightness and the optimised liner shape<br />
ensures a precise grip to the body. The square<br />
driven disc offers effective and durable torque<br />
transmission and polished disc edges minimise<br />
friction.<br />
The Desponia range ensures safe operation<br />
in water treatment processes, as well as in<br />
power generation and for demanding chemical<br />
processing applications. These valves can<br />
also withstand operation in the steel industry,<br />
where shut-off valves used to gas molten steel,<br />
are exposed to harsh conditions. These valves,<br />
with specially-coated discs, are also suitable<br />
for mining and slurries, for use in extraction<br />
processes which require valves with the<br />
highest abrasion and corrosion-resistance.<br />
BMG’s strategy to enhance its fluid technology<br />
services to meet growing market demand,<br />
encompasses the introduction of new<br />
products, with the latest developments in<br />
design technologies, materials and coatings.<br />
Fluid technology services also cover project<br />
engineering and consulting, cylinder design<br />
and manufacture, training, repair and testing,<br />
as well as on-site container services. BMG<br />
also offers total process and lubrication<br />
management solutions throughout Africa.<br />
For further information<br />
Willie Lamprecht, Business Unit Manager, Fluid<br />
Technology Low Pressure, BMG<br />
Tel: +27 11 620 1581 or +27 11 955 1119<br />
Email: williaml@bmgworld.net<br />
Website: www.bmgworld.net
FIXED-MOUNT IR CAMERAS FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS<br />
The first fully-radiometric infrared<br />
cameras with software plug-ins to deliver<br />
continuous temperature monitoring<br />
for research, science and engineering<br />
applications<br />
For precise research, science, and<br />
engineering applications, just seeing heat<br />
is not enough, it needs to be measured<br />
and analyzed as well. COMTEST is offering<br />
the new Fluke RSE300 and RSE600 Infrared<br />
Cameras, the first fully-radiometric, fixedmount<br />
cameras with advanced features<br />
including software plug-ins to easily analyze<br />
thermal data.<br />
The RSE300 and RSE600 cameras<br />
continuously stream up-to-60 frames of data<br />
per second, allowing for detailed monitoring<br />
of temperature patterns and variances.<br />
SmartView desktop software is included and<br />
allows users to remotely focus the camera,<br />
auto-capture images, adjust level and span,<br />
and analyze infrared videos frame-by-frame.<br />
The software also makes it easy to edit<br />
images, generate customized reports, and<br />
export images to multiple formats to share<br />
thermal data.<br />
V2 12638 RSE600 Infrared Camera.<br />
More RSE300 / RSE600 features are:<br />
• Improved thermal analysis — thermal data from the infrared cameras can be pulled<br />
directly into MATLAB and LabVIEW, allowing users to statistically analyze and trend<br />
information.<br />
• Identify heat buildup and dissipation — the cameras capture up to 640 x 480 resolution<br />
thermal/radiometric images and video to continuously identify heat buildup, as heat<br />
management becomes a priority in product development and testing.<br />
• Test and troubleshoot — the cameras give users the flexibility to strategically mount<br />
the unit anywhere there is an electrical connection, remotely focus the camera, and<br />
transmit data and images to PC. Semi-fix the cameras to set up easily repeatable<br />
thermal experiments to troubleshoot and improve first pass quality.<br />
These rugged cameras<br />
are IP65 rated so they can<br />
be mounted outside in<br />
harsh environments. There<br />
are optional 2x and 4x<br />
telephoto, wide, and macro<br />
lenses to customize for any<br />
measurement application.<br />
An optional mounting<br />
bracket is also available for<br />
camera use at workstations.<br />
Contact COMTEST for more<br />
information on the new Fluke<br />
RSE300 and RSE600 Fixed-<br />
Mount, Infrared Cameras,<br />
or for upcoming seminars,<br />
demos or to locate the nearest<br />
dealer<br />
Contact:<br />
Tel: 010 595 1821<br />
Email: sales@comtest.co.za<br />
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IPP & Renewables<br />
Rope access was the<br />
safest and quickest<br />
solution for this<br />
particular project scope.<br />
ROPE-ACCESS SERVICE FROM SKYRIDERS<br />
KEEPS LIGHTS ON AT MAJOR WAREHOUSE<br />
Rope-access specialist Skyriders has helped keep the lights on at a 75<br />
000 m 2 warehouse in Midrand for a major retailer. The company was<br />
called on to provide a maintenance service for the lighting, replacing<br />
globes that had failed, and highlighting any faults to be attended to by<br />
a third-party electrician, Marketing Manager Mike Zinn explains.<br />
The fast-track maintenance project became<br />
critical as it was affecting operations in the<br />
vast warehouse. Skyriders deployed rope<br />
access and basic fall-arrest principles to reach<br />
roof height, and then to move along to the<br />
various lights requiring attention.<br />
Here the faulty light would be disconnected<br />
and lowered safely to the ground for the<br />
attention of the electrician. Once any<br />
necessary repairs had been effected, the<br />
10 kg light would be hoisted back up and<br />
plugged in again.<br />
Commenting on the application of rope<br />
access in a warehouse environment, Zinn<br />
points out that it all depends on the set-up<br />
and roof height. Traditional warehouses can<br />
be accessed easily by means of scissor lifts or<br />
even cherry pickers, but a major warehouse<br />
like the Midrand facility posed a particular<br />
challenge.<br />
The fact that it was a fully working<br />
warehouse meant that Skyriders had to<br />
structure its rope access in terms of specific<br />
areas and times so as to facilitate operations.<br />
Another challenge was the presence of<br />
conveyor systems on the ground, which<br />
meant that scaffolding was not ideal to<br />
provide access to the lighting.<br />
“Given the constraints of the site itself, and<br />
the fact that essential lighting maintenance<br />
was required while the warehouse was ‘live’,<br />
meant that rope access was the safest and<br />
quickest solution for this particular project<br />
scope. Our highly-experienced four-person<br />
team was able to carry out the work as costeffectively<br />
as possible,” Zinn concludes.<br />
Connect with Skyriders on Social Media<br />
to receive the company’s latest news<br />
Facebook: www.facebook.com/<br />
SkyridersIndustrialRopeAccess<br />
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkyridersZA<br />
About Skyriders<br />
Skyriders (Pty) Ltd, established in 1998, is<br />
a leader in the South <strong>African</strong> rope access<br />
industry, providing cost- and time-saving<br />
solutions to clients in the power generation<br />
and petrochemical industries who require<br />
rope access aided inspection, NDT and<br />
maintenance work to be done in difficult to<br />
reach, high-up locations.<br />
Skyriders Contact<br />
Mike Zinn, Skyriders Marketing Manager<br />
Tel: (011) 312 1418<br />
Email: mike@ropeaccess.co.za<br />
Web: www.ropeaccess.co.za<br />
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MegaCPK<br />
At the dawn of a new era<br />
With continuous research and investments, we have developed a totally new generation of<br />
products. A milestone in KSB's history and the dawn of a new era focused on quality,<br />
efficiency, safety and reliability in one package, worldwide. Our innovative new product<br />
line-up offers first-class quality and a host of new features that combine to make this pump<br />
truly unique.<br />
• Maximum operating reliability<br />
• Outstanding efficiency from improved hydraulic systems<br />
• Optimum energy efficiency<br />
• Global availability<br />
KSB Pumps and Valves (Pty) Ltd<br />
www.ksbpumps.co.za<br />
> Our technology. Your success.<br />
Pumps• Valves, Service<br />
KseliJ<br />
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IPP & Renewables<br />
TOP THREE REASONS FOR BUSINESSES TO BE PCI<br />
DSS COMPLIANT<br />
By Simeon Tassev, Managing Director and QSA at Galix Networking<br />
Reasons why PCI compliance can no<br />
longer be ignored:<br />
1. Boosts customer confidence<br />
The main purpose of the PCI DSS is to<br />
minimise the risk of debit and credit card<br />
data loss by outlining how to prevent,<br />
detect and react if potential data breaches<br />
materialise. These days, it is critical that<br />
customers be able to ascertain that the<br />
website they’re shopping on is secure -<br />
they use their cards online to purchase<br />
products or services and put themselves<br />
at risk for financial loss. Card fraud and<br />
identity theft is a massive problem in South<br />
Africa, so merchants need to pay careful<br />
attention to securing sensitive data on their<br />
websites.<br />
2. Provides businesses with a level of<br />
protection if a breach does occur<br />
PCI compliance might not be sufficient to<br />
prevent every single data breach, however,<br />
if a breach does occur and the business is<br />
compliant, there is the assumption that<br />
because all the correct processes were in<br />
place, the breach that occurred was due to<br />
circumstances beyond the control of the<br />
business, which could potentially mean<br />
that the organisation can avoid a penalty<br />
fine, because they’ve done everything they<br />
can.<br />
With rising levels of credit card fraud along with regulatory and industry<br />
pressure, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance<br />
is becoming more critical for businesses to attain. Combined losses from card<br />
fraud were up by 18% between 2017 and 2018, costing South <strong>African</strong> individuals<br />
and businesses R873 394 351. Given the increasing digitisation of all commercial<br />
transactions - from banking to shopping to paying for services on the go - PCI<br />
compliance has now become unavoidable for any business that stores, processes<br />
or transmits cardholder data. If there was any doubt for companies as to why they<br />
should take PCI compliance seriously, here are a few reasons why.<br />
What is PCI DSS?<br />
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard applies to an organisation that in any way<br />
stores, processes or transmits data cardholder. Despite the name, it’s not a single standard, but<br />
rather a group of standards that apply depending on the nature of the organisation and the<br />
manner in which it handles cardholder information.<br />
In the PCI DSS space, there are potentially three types of organisations - those that deal with<br />
the acquisition and issuing of cards, and merchants and service providers. Merchants are easily<br />
defined as a business or individual that sells goods or services for payment with a credit card,<br />
irrespective of whether the transactions are Card Present, or Card Not Present. Card Present<br />
means a sale with a card that is physically swiped or inserted into a card machine, and Card<br />
Not Present is where merchants accept payments, either over the phone or on an ecommerce<br />
website. Within the merchant classification, there are four different levels, all of which have<br />
different requirements in terms of achieving and maintaining compliance. Such merchant<br />
classifications do not depend on the value of the transactions, but rather the volume.<br />
3. Compliance is less complicated than<br />
businesses think<br />
PCI DSS is the minimum standard, which<br />
covers the minimum from a best practice<br />
point of view. The requirements are clearly<br />
defined, which simplifies compliance,<br />
which means that compliance is not an<br />
insurmountable obstacle. Furthermore,<br />
once compliance is achieved, maintaining<br />
it is not difficult.<br />
The PCI compliance requirement is here to<br />
stay, which means that businesses need to<br />
acknowledge its importance and approach<br />
it with the right attitude - it’s not simply<br />
to become compliant and tick boxes, but<br />
rather a necessity to improve security which<br />
is for the benefit of every business and its<br />
customers, ultimately.<br />
Contact:<br />
Simeon Tassev<br />
Galix Networking<br />
Email: simeon@galix.com<br />
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IPP & Renewables<br />
2020 Roadshows to look out for:<br />
• Secunda Petrochemical, IPP &<br />
Renewables Roadshow<br />
• Sasolburg Petrochemical, IPP &<br />
Renewables Roadshow<br />
• EPC, IPP & Renewables Roadshow<br />
• Germiston Everything Industrial<br />
Roadshow<br />
• The Mossel Bay Petrochemical<br />
Roadshow<br />
Visit our website or join us on social<br />
media for updates on the Roadshows<br />
www.africanpetrochemicals.co.za<br />
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IPP & Renewables<br />
INFOBIP ENABLES WHATSAPP BUSINESS API FOR<br />
CHATFIN – SIMPLIFIES SA VEHICLE LICENSE RENEWALS<br />
OVER WHATSAPP<br />
Johannesburg, South Africa 22/11/2019- Infobip, a global cloud communication<br />
company for businesses, and a leader in omnichannel customer engagement has<br />
enabled WhatsApp Business API for ChatFin, a leading fintech company who recently<br />
introduced their latest platform - ChatBack. The platform simplifies consumers<br />
everyday tasks by providing rich content customer dialogue over WhatsApp delivering<br />
the underlying capability for the launch of ChatFin’s easy and hassle-free service for<br />
South <strong>African</strong>’s to renew their vehicle licences.<br />
Infobip’s enablement of WhatsApp Business<br />
API allows consumers to communicate<br />
with businesses over WhatsApp using the<br />
ChatBack application.<br />
Acclaimed as a first for South Africa, the<br />
vehicle license renewal service runs on the<br />
ChatBack application which integrates into<br />
WhatsApp Business API via an integration<br />
point provided by Infobip.<br />
All car owners in South Africa can today, at<br />
any time, renew their vehicle licence over<br />
WhatsApp. The convenient renewal process<br />
takes less than two minutes saving vehicle<br />
owners ample time, without having to wait in<br />
long queues.<br />
“ChatBack was specifically built to offer<br />
an experience over WhatsApp, with the<br />
aim of taking away the frustrating tasks<br />
that people have to deal with in everyday<br />
life. It was important for us to choose the<br />
right WhatsApp Business API provider and<br />
Infobip met all the criteria. Their experience,<br />
expertise and vast global client base made<br />
them the ideal partner,” says ChatFin CEO, Jan<br />
Kotzé.<br />
WhatsApp, used by 1.6 billion people in over<br />
180 countries is the world’s most used chat<br />
app. WhatsApp’s channel verification with its<br />
green check mark also helps the customers<br />
to quickly recognise the verified dialogue,<br />
assuring that the end-customer is in fact<br />
communicating with the accurate business<br />
or organisation over WhatsApp avoiding any<br />
possible fraud situations.<br />
Craig Greenwood Selby, Infobip’s Managing<br />
Director in South Africa says the service<br />
is exceptionally innovative and is already<br />
having an impressive impact on the lives of<br />
South <strong>African</strong> motorists.<br />
“We see many use cases for WhatsApp<br />
Business API, but we are always on the<br />
lookout for those that are special and can<br />
change people’s lives. There are many regular<br />
payment platforms and apps, but when we<br />
established what ChatFin wanted to achieve,<br />
we were extremely excited as it opens up a<br />
brand-new market for ‘convenience’ in South<br />
Africa,” he adds.<br />
Signing up for the service is easy. Users<br />
can simply go to the ChatBack website :<br />
www.chatback.co.za, or add ChatBack<br />
(+27 66 202 6685) to their contacts and then<br />
text “renew” over WhatsApp to get started.<br />
A video demonstration of the WhatsApp<br />
vehicle licence renewal process can be found<br />
here.<br />
Craig Greenwood Selby, Managing Director<br />
About Infobip<br />
Infobip powers enterprises to deliver<br />
messages across any channel, any device,<br />
at any time and anywhere in the world.<br />
Infobip’s technology creates seamless mobile<br />
interactions between businesses and people,<br />
simplifying the integration of almost all<br />
communication capabilities. With over a<br />
decade of industry experience, Infobip has<br />
expanded to more than 65 offices on six<br />
continents. Its proprietary messaging platform<br />
connects to over 800 telecom networks and<br />
has the capacity to reach over seven billion<br />
devices in 190+ countries. The company serves<br />
and partners with leading mobile operators,<br />
messaging apps, banks, social networks, tech<br />
companies, and aggregators. Infobip has an<br />
office in Johannesburg and has had a presence<br />
in South Africa for over a decade.<br />
Contact:<br />
Tshidi Mosenyegi<br />
Marketing Specialist<br />
Email: Tshidi.Mosenyegi@infobip.com<br />
Online<br />
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A SMOOTH RIDE IN ROUGH CONDITIONS WITH<br />
SKF’S NEW FORK SEAL<br />
Enhance the front suspension systems<br />
of motorcycles and deliver a superior<br />
ride and trouble-free operation in harsh<br />
environments, with a new fork seal that<br />
is to be unveiled by SKF at EICMA Milan.<br />
Front suspension forks perform two key roles.<br />
First, they keep the motorcycle’s wheels in<br />
contact with the ground, improving the grip<br />
and, therefore, its rider’s control. Second,<br />
they absorb shocks from the ground before<br />
they reach the rider, improving comfort.<br />
During use, front suspension forks are<br />
exposed to mud, dust, water, ultraviolet<br />
(UV) radiation. Global sales manager for<br />
two-wheeler sealing solutions at SKF, Paolo<br />
Giraudo, says: “Fork seals play a vital role<br />
in protecting the suspension system from<br />
these elements. Any contamination of<br />
the suspension mechanism can affect the<br />
performance and handling of the motorcycle.<br />
For high-end motorcycle models, the riders<br />
of which demand the highest standards, this<br />
issue is particularly serious.”<br />
To meet these expectations and offer<br />
enhanced, reliable protection of the interior<br />
front suspension components, SKF has<br />
developed its Dual Compound fork seal.<br />
This seal comprises a co-moulded<br />
combination of two newly developed<br />
rubber compounds and features a<br />
scraper lip and a sealing lip with<br />
optimised geometries. Giraudo<br />
adds: “This is a ground-breaking<br />
development as the use of a dual<br />
compound on one and the same seal<br />
is a unique, no compromise approach to<br />
sealing solutions for two-wheeler applications.”<br />
Further, a new metal insert and an openwound<br />
spring on the dirt scraper lip help to<br />
prevent the ingress of contaminants into the<br />
suspension system.<br />
In comparison with other similar sealing<br />
solutions, the Dual Compound fork seals<br />
not only provide a longer lasting seal and<br />
reliable protection of the interior fork<br />
mechanism, but exclude more contaminants<br />
from the suspension system. In addition,<br />
the new SKF fork seal enhances rider control<br />
and performance of the motorcycle by<br />
minimising friction around the fork area.<br />
Giraudo concludes: “SKF launched its first fork<br />
seal for motorcycles at EICMA exactly 10 years<br />
ago. Since then, our engineers have been<br />
working to improve on this design. This latest<br />
A smooth ride in rough conditions with SKF’s new<br />
dual compound fork seal dirt scraper<br />
addition to the range represents everything<br />
they have learned in that time.”<br />
SKF’s Dual Compound fork seal kits are<br />
available in various dimensions and in a<br />
custom-designed colour.<br />
SKF’s mission is to be the undisputed leader<br />
in the bearing business. SKF offers solutions<br />
around the rotating shaft, including bearings,<br />
seals, lubrication, condition monitoring and<br />
maintenance services. SKF is represented<br />
in more than 130 countries and has around<br />
17,000 distributor locations worldwide.<br />
Annual sales in 2018 were SEK 85 713 million<br />
and the number of employees was 44,428.<br />
www.skf.com<br />
TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA CELEBRATES ITS<br />
COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORMATION<br />
Total South Africa is proud to announce that it has been awarded<br />
a Level One Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment<br />
(B-BBEE) rating in terms of the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice.<br />
This score has been achieved through a targeted and dedicated<br />
transformation strategy since 2003, when Total became one of the first<br />
energy companies in South Africa to welcome a transformation partner.<br />
“While areas such as employment equity, skills and enterprise<br />
development programmes have had a positive impact on Total’s<br />
business, our strategy for improving our BEE score transcends across<br />
all transformation elements. Our aim is to be comprehensive in<br />
transforming our business because we believe a truly transformed<br />
business, and South Africa, is the only way the nation can prosper,” says<br />
Pierre-Yves Sachet, Total South Africa’s CEO and Managing Director.<br />
Total South Africa is an integrated energy company with more than<br />
51% Black Ownership and is particularly proud of its improvement in<br />
Management Control. Furthermore, the company’s skills development<br />
programmes, preferential procurement, enterprise and supplier<br />
development programmes as well as its social economic initiatives<br />
contributed a great deal to the success of its BEE score.<br />
The company thanks its employees, partners and suppliers for their<br />
concerted efforts towards realising South Africa’s transformation<br />
objectives and wishes to reiterate its unwavering commitment to<br />
transformation.<br />
With a portfolio of more than 560 service stations located throughout<br />
South Africa, Total South Africa is a significant player within the Total<br />
Group. “South Africa, as part of the <strong>African</strong> continent is the cornerstone<br />
of Total’s global presence, and we are pleased to see that our investment<br />
in the growth of Africa through strategic business partnerships and<br />
transformation objectives are reaping rewards. This is a commitment<br />
which we’ll continue to uphold as a leader in the petroleum industry<br />
and a proud citizen of our country,” concludes Pierre-Yves Sachet.<br />
About Total South Africa<br />
Established in 1954, Total South Africa is recognised as 52.25 %<br />
Black Owned Company in terms of DTI Codes of Good Practice. Total<br />
South Africa is an integral part of, and plays a significant role in, the<br />
international, world-class Total Group. This means that our company<br />
is able to benefit from shared access to internationally acclaimed best<br />
practices, technological expertise and top-flight business innovations.<br />
Total S.A. refers to the Total Group with its head office in Paris, France<br />
and Total South Africa is the local affiliate.<br />
About the Marketing & Services division of Total<br />
The Marketing & Services division of Total develops and markets<br />
products primarily derived from crude oil, along with all of the<br />
associated services. Its 31,000 employees are present in 109 countries<br />
and its products and services offers are sold in 150 countries. Every day,<br />
Total Marketing Services serves more than 8 million customers in its<br />
network of over 14,000 service stations in 62 countries. As the world’s<br />
fourth largest distributor of lubricants and the leading distributor of<br />
petroleum products in Africa, Total Marketing Services operates 50<br />
production sites worldwide where it manufactures the lubricants,<br />
bitumen, additives, special fuels and fluids that sustain its growth.<br />
About Total<br />
Total is a major energy player, which produces and markets fuels,<br />
natural gas and low-carbon electricity. Our 100,000 employees are<br />
committed to better energy that is safer, more affordable, cleaner and<br />
accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130<br />
countries, our ambition is to become the responsible energy major.<br />
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WHEN APPROACHING THE HOLIDAY SEASON<br />
everyone here at<br />
IPP & Renewables<br />
reflects on those that have made<br />
our success possible<br />
THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT US<br />
AND MAY YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON BE FILLED WITH JOY<br />
011 083 5125<br />
accounts@africanpetrochemicals.co.za<br />
www.africanpetrochemicals.co.za<br />
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