Bashumi Instruments & Control Services (BCIS), winner of a 3-tonne Crown pallet jack donated as a raffle prize by Shumani Industrial Equipment, will put the jack to good use. BCIS supplies laboratory equipment and instrumentation; glassware; consumables; testing instrument and chemicals and reagents, among others. Shumani Industrial Equipment is 51% black-owned and managed industrial equipment […]
SKF helped a European OEM create a new bearing package that reduces friction losses in a balancing shaft application. The solution allowed the manufacturer to replace its traditional journal bearings with SKF rolling bearings. That change has reduced powertrain friction and cut CO2 emissions by more than 1%. In this application, carbonitrided heat treatment was […]
Ageing sawmills and sugar mills in KwaZulu-Natal represent a growth opportunity for drive manufacturer SEW-Eurodrive to introduce its energy-efficient technology. This is an increasing trend as the pulp and paper and sugar industries strive to cut cost. The Durban branch is one of the key strategic locations for the company. The Durban branch has a […]
Instrotech, local representative of Monitran, is promoting its general-purpose monitoring sensors for use with PLCs and other industrial controllers. They provide a continuous output of vibration usually as a 4 – 20 mA signal. Changes in the monitor signal allow the user to spot vibration changes in the part of the machine to which the […]
The Bearings International Durban branch stocks a wide range of bearings; electric motors; gearboxes; lubricants; seals; tools and power transmission products for industries including food and beverage; cement and quarries; pulp and paper; port and rail; water and sanitation; sugar mills; mining; petrochemicals and animal-feed plants. The main brands are FAG bearings; FIS products; INA; […]
This year, the gelding Do It Again was the fifth horse in the 123-year history of the Durban July to win for two consecutive years. In a similar vein, Rand-Air’s Durban team was called on to “do it again” and supply the organisers with temporary lighting for the 2019 event. In 2018, the organisers rented […]
Instrotech is offering Keller’s range of five intrinsically safe electronic pressure gauges for use in areas subject to gas explosion risks. The type approvals are compliant with the ATEX Explosion Protection Directive regarding explosive gases. Their electronic design is trimmed to minimise energy consumption, so it is also possible to replace the batteries inside areas […]
Many operators do not realise that it is very costly to produce compressed air and it is sometimes misused. Typical processes where compressed air is used include product handling (product transportation with high speed within the production process); filling systems (for food or bottles); liquid pumps (transport of liquid products in the production and filling […]
Holloshaft motors from US Motors are ideal for use on turbine, mix flow, propeller, and other pumps. Their Corro-duty Holloshaft motors follow best practices for electrical bearing protection. These motors are designed to stand up to severe environments and inverter drive (VFD) control. All Corro-duty motors include Class H inverter grade insulation to withstand the […]
