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First facial air curtain to be launched this month

By: Pimani Baloyi 9th May 2014 South African air filtration solutions company Aircure has advanced the country’s innovative product development capacity by designing and developing the first facial air curtain, the Airhead – to be attached onto hard hats of workers who are exposed to fumes, dust, gas and polluted air – to... →

Tanker offers instant purified water solution

By: Schalk Burger 25th April 2014 The Slovak-made Strazan water purification tanker truck can purify 50 ℓ of water a minute to provide clean drinking water using any source of water during droughts, emergencies or military operations, says local distributor Zero7Health CEO Tatiana Lhotsky. The versatile 6 x 6 truck is able to... →

Energy efficiency leads to healthy return on investment

29th November 2013 A capital investment in power factor correction and harmonic filtering equipment can result in a healthy return on investment – depending on the utility’s demand rate structure, production quality cost owing to harmonics, and voltage fluctuations in the distribution system, says electricity... →

Importance of international standards being realised locally

By: Jonathan Rodin 29th November 2013 The South African filtration market is slowly following suit on international trends as it is realising the importance of using the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) cleanliness code 4406 to quantify particulate contamination levels per millilitre of fluid to determine its... →

Water treatment proves successful

29th November 2013 Water treatment company Water Purification Chemical & Plant (WPCP) has completed a water purification plant upgrade project, which included a contract to strip existing nonfunctional pressure sand filters and replace these with new coated steel sand filters, as mechanical and electrical... →

Company successfully showcases new product

29th November 2013 Filtration supplier and manufacturer Filter Focus COO Craig FitzGerald reports that the 2013 South African Sugar Technologists' Association (Sasta) Conference, which was held at the Durban International Convention Centre, served as the ideal event for the company to showcase the benefits of its... →

Cyclone technology replaces conventional dust and exhaust filters

By: Jonathan Rodin 29th November 2013 Current industrial filtration methods often require costly maintenance and filter membrane replacement on an ongoing basis. However, Rand Technical Services (RTS) has introduced to the market a robust, highly effective inertial spin filter technology for industrial dust and exhaust separation,... →

Oil cleanliness of paramount importance

29th November 2013 South Africa filtration company Filter Focus reports that although oil disposal - which in most cases is a completely unnecessary practice - often has harmful repercusions for the environment, which also, in most cases this is a completely unnecessary practice. Technologies do exist to make... →

‘Dry’ flue-gas desulphurisation possible on combustion installations

By: Schalk Burger 29th November 2013 A dry flue-gas desulphurisation (dry FGD) system uses a lime-based reagent to remove sulphur oxides (SOx) from the flue gases of any combustion installation without using water, says gas and energy specialist engineering company Tractebel Engineering South Africa business development manager Yves... →

Amalgamation proves successful

By: Jonathan Rodin 29th November 2013 Engineering products manufacturer and supplier Omsa, product manager Philip Craig says the company has expanded rapidly over the last three years, owing to its unique, complete, fully functional bulk fuel filtration system. →

Manufacturer installs ultrafiltration technology, significantly improves quality of wastewater

By: Samantha Herbst 1st November 2013 Adhesive technologies specialist and product manufacturer Henkel South Africa has set a benchmark in sustainability for the global Henkel brand by replacing its old chemical treatment plant with a new R2-million effluent plant that uses ultra-filtration technology in ceramic filters to treat the... →

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Henkel South Africa’s new effluent plant applies ultra-filtration technology, which uses ceramic filters with microsized pores that allow for filtration

Henkel adhesives technologies operations GM Manie Botha speaks about the company’s newly-installed ultrafiltration plant. Camerawork: Nicholas Boyd. Editing: Shane Williams.

Local distributor partners with global company

18th October 2013 Engineering components provider Bearing Man Group (BMG) has extended its range of pneumatic and hydraulic filtration products and systems to include Parker motion and control technologies, says BMG executive director Gavin Pelser. BMG signed a distribution deal with global motion and control... →

Pharmaceuticals manufacturer in final phase of R80m plant upgrade

By: Samantha Herbst 11th October 2013 South Africa’s largest pharmaceutical contract manufacturer Wrapsa has embarked on the final stage of an R80-million refurbishment project, initiated in July, 2007, which has focused on increasing the capacity and upgrading the facilities of the company’s 13 000m² packaging and manufacturing... →

THE LAST LEGThe final phase of Wrapsa’s R80-million refurbishment project – which will result in the upgrade and refurbishment of the oral solid dosage (OSD) plant – is due for completion in July 2014

BMG expands offering as it enters new partnership

By: Sashnee Moodley 11th October 2013 Engineering solutions provider Bearing Man Group (BMG) announced the expansion of its range of pneumatic and hydraulic filtration products and systems to include technologies from global motion and control specialists Parker Hannifin Corporation last month at its open day, in Johannesburg. →

Engineering solutions provider Bearing Man Group sales director Ian King discusses the company’s new products and future plans.

Company not impressed with purity of SA fuels, further filtering required

By: Ilan Solomons 26th July 2013 Wear control specialist Filter Focus South Africa says consumers should be aware that the fuels they are putting into their vehicles’ tanks contain high-levels of contamination and require more effective methods of filtration. Filter Focus South Africa COO Craig FitzGerald tells Engineering News... →

MEDIUM CAPACITY FILTEREssentially, when refineries remove sulphur from fuel, they have to be careful not to affect the lubricity of the diesel

Industrial gas group invests R200m in Pretoria West air-separation unit

By: Joanne Taylor 3rd May 2013 Gas products and services company Africa Oxygen (Afrox) launched its new 200 t/d, R200-million Pretoria West air-separation unit (ASU) this month. →

Rare-earth filters extend oil life in quench oil industries

By: Chantelle Kotze 8th February 2013 Wear control and filtration specialist Filter Focus has launched a new range of rare-earth magnetic filters, Magna-pure, to provide quench oil industries with significantly extended oil life. →

Company promotes platinum recycling technology

By: Yolandi Booyens 30th November 2012 Rising filtration equipment costs and an increase in equipment maintenance problems are leading to increased interest in high-quality filtration technology, says industrial solutions provider Rand Technical Services (RTS) MD Ian Fraser. He notes that, while there are continuous improvements in... →

Frost prevention system to benefit fruit producer

By: Yolandi Booyens 30th November 2012 Local irrigation and agricultural solutions provider Agrico is implementing a frost-prevention system at fruit producer Karsten Group’s Hoogland farm, in Ceres, in the Western Cape. The company states that the project has enabled it to demonstrate the benefits of using filters manufactured by... →

Interest in filter bags increasing

By: Yolandi Booyens 30th November 2012 Local filtration provider Filcon Filters has imported absolute polypropylene matrix (APM) filter bags, ranging from 0.2 µm to 50 µm, from US-based manufacturer Sun-Central for distribution in South Africa. Filcon Filters technical sales director Vernon Clarke says there is increasing interest in... →

Enzyme filtration gaining popularity

By: Yolandi Booyens 30th November 2012 While enzyme and bacteria filtration products have separately been available to industries for natural filtration use, filtration company ZymeTech now offers a combined enzyme/bacteria solution to ensure a greener and more efficient approach to filtration, says ZymeTech MD Alan Badenhorst. The... →

Bag filter to be installed at Hotazel mine sintering plant

By: Tracy Hancock 5th August 2011 Air pollution control specialist Genair is installing a 180 000 m3/h bag filter system for the sintering plant at a BHP Billiton mine, at Hotazel, in the Northern Cape. →

R52,5m injection for Western Cape abalone farm

1st April 2011 Local private equity firm Inspired Evolution’s environmental and new energy technology fund has invested R52,5-million in Western Cape-based abalone farm Abagold. →

Expanded product line to offer wider application

By: Idéle Esterhuizen 11th March 2011 Filtration systems and parts manufacturer Donaldson Filtration Solutions has expanded its fuel filter offering through the launch of a new line of replacement fuel filters. →

Hudaco expects better 2011, as mining spending picks up

By: Petronel Smit 28th January 2011 JSE-listed Hudaco Industries sees definite signs of mining investments picking up in 2011, in response to higher commodity price, although electricity shortages will slow down the growth. Group CE Stephen Connelly said on Friday that firmer trading conditions at the end of the 2010 financial... →

Filtration system aims to  improve system performance

6th August 2010 Engineering equipment manufacturer Bearing Man Group’s (BMG’s) filtration division reports that its reservoir vent filter dryers provide optimum protection against water and particulate ingression into vented fluid systems. →

Hudaco buys filter products distributor FHS

By: Loni Prinsloo 23rd June 2010 JSE-listed industrial products company Hudaco announced on Wednesday that it had acquired a distributor of filter products, Filter and Hose Solutions (FHS), effective from the start of September. Hudaco CEO Stephen Connelly said that the company had made its intentions of growth through... →

Increased awareness of benefits of energy efficient equipment

By: Lindsey Berry 12th March 2010 →

New inertial spin filter technology

12th March 2010 Tshwane-based Rand Technical Services (RTS) has developed a robust, highly effective inertial spin filter technology for industrial dust and exhaust separation, which is virtually maintenance free and offers an alternative to current industrial filtration methods that often require costly... →

Filtration company helps promote literacy development

12th March 2010 →

Local distributor continues successful  distribution of Danish brand

12th March 2010 Filtration product distributor IQ Oil Filtration, which is the approved and contracted sole local importer and distributor of Danish filtration manufacturer CC Jensen’s (CJC’s) oil filtration products has had a successful first year since it opened in January, last year.   →

Robust transfer trolley launched

12th March 2010 Filtration specialist BMG Filtration, a division of Bearing Man Group, has launched a new robust transfer trolley which transfers oil safely from the oil store to the plant, without the lubricator having to touch the fluid. →

Exclusive distribution agreement secured

By: Lindsey Berry 12th March 2010 →

Cyclone, cross-flow filtration provides efficiency

12th March 2010 Cyclone and cross-flow filtration technologies are used in the turbocyclone system and reduces suspended solids in wastewater. The system reduces the particles in the water to provide a consistent stream that can be treated and processed more efficiently, says water treatment engineering company... →

Small-size filter range launched

12th March 2010 Manufacturer of inductive components Premo is offering a high performance, easy to install, small-sized new filter range to its customers suitable for a number of applications. →

Cold sterile filtration used in breweries

12th March 2010 As a part of its brewery portfolio, multinational engineering group Alfa Laval’s system uses sterile filtration membranes from international laboratory and process technology provider Sartorius, that are designed for beer filtration. →

New technologies highlighted at  international conference

12th March 2010 Diversified global infrastructure company (GE) will highlight several new technologies at Medical Design and Manufacture West for medical and life science companies needing enhanced filtration and separation for various applications. →

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