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Cutting Energy Costs For Compressed Air

Attached please find a press release on: According to Christian Boehm, manager, Solution Engineering Centre, Festo Corp. a Rockwell Automation EncompassTM Product Partner and Sean Schmelzer, Power and Energy Management Products, Rockwell Automation,

ABB unveils R400m Gauteng green building

Engineering firm ABB South Africa's new R400-million Longmeadow facility is fully operational, the company announced on Tuesday. The new facility, designed according to international green building standards to boost energy efficiency and to reduce water

Thuraya Launches World’s Toughest Handheld Phone

Attached please find a press release on: announced today the launch of the world?s toughest satellite phone, the new Thuraya XT, confirming the Company?s leading position in the mobile satellite handheld industry. The innovative satellite handheld

World steel output down 21% in first half of 2009

Global steel production declined by 21,3% in the first half of 2009, compared with the first six-months of last year, the World Steel Association reported on Monday. Most of the major steel-producing countries showed a decrease in their crude steel

Coupling range prevents bearing failure

Engineering solutions company Renold Crofts says that bearing failure in large machines can often be attributed to the effect of magnetic currents. There are many factors affecting the lifetime of bearings, regular maintenance and correct lubrication

GMSA breaks ground on new parts centre

Vehicle assembler (GMSA) on Monday turned the first soil on the construction of its new Pan-African parts distribution centre, in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), in Port Elizabeth (PE). Upon its opening, the R250-million, 38 000 m2 centre