African Fusion March 2018

Welding and cutting

Air Products celebrates Eastern Cape success Air Products was the frontrunner to

A ir Products’ success in the Eastern Cape was recently celebrated as the Packaged Gas facility in Deal Party received aNoscar award formaintaining its outstanding safety record, this for the thirteenth consecutive year. Further- more, after launching its state-of-the art facility at the Coega Industrial Develop- ment Zone (IDZ) three years ago, this facility celebrated obtaining ISO 14000, ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 accreditations.

“The Coega investment wasmade to fur- ther support the local industries in the area. Our Packaged Gas facility in Deal Party had been serving our customers well formany years, andwemade a stra- tegic decision to extend our resources in the area and to also provide a secure supply of industrial gas throughour ASU. The outstanding safety record of the Deal Party facility makes it evident that this facility formed a solid base for our organisation to build from in the region,” he says. “Through the recent ISO accredita- tions acquiredat our facility in the Coega IDZ, Air Products highlights the quality systems we have invested in to further strengthen and support industries in the region – and we are now in a position to also service and supply customers in industries such as food and beverage,” adds Richardson. “Air Products is focused on provid- ing innovative solutions and superior service for a variety of applications to different industries in the region. How- ever, safety and quality remain at the core of our business. We are optimistic about the economy in the Eastern Cape and we are now well positioned to sup- port growing businesses in the region,” he concludes. airproductsafrica.co.za GH Lever clamps are used for situ- ations where many clamps must be applied in a short time with no risk of loosening due to vibration. Variable high-performance clamp sets, such as the SLV and GSV with adjustable sliding arms are also available for wide open- ing widths up to 3.0 m, along with BAS machine table clamps that feature a space-saving construction and a clamp- ing force of up to 16 000 N. “When it comes to clamping Bessey has a long tradition of producing inno- vative, practical product solutions for industry. The company saw the need in the steel and welding industry and came upwith a superb range,” says Ryan Hunt, sales director at Vermont Sales. “We currently offer more than 1 600 products andhave a specific solution for practically every industrial application,” says Hunt. The Bessey product range is avail- able in South Africa through Vermont Sales. www.vermontsales.co.za

launch an air separation unit (ASU) in the Coega IDZ in November 2014. The investment formed part of a R2-billion investment pipeline, and was specifi- cally aimed at providing a supply chain network to local industries and contrib- uting towards the economic growth in the Eastern Cape region. Rob Richardson, managing director at Air Products comments on the region:

Photographed on a visit to its state-of-the art facility in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) are Air Products’ JP van Wyk, regional manager for the Eastern Cape; Maropeng Bahula, GM Technical; Rob Richardson, MD; Seelan Gounden, GM Supply Chain; Sizwe Nkonde, GM Packaged Gas; and Vincent Ntuli, plant supervisor for the Coega IDZ.

Clamping tools for welding applications

C lamping specialist, Bessey, now offers awide range of special clamp- ing tools for diverse welding applica- tions, such as the WSM welders’ angle clamp for precise holding of workpieces

of various thicknesses at 90° angles. Grip pliers for all-round and full- surface clampingor for fixingworkpieces arealsooffered, whicharemountednext to one another. The following versions are available: 1. Theparallel gripGRZ

withparallel jaw fac- es and a prism re- cess for small round parts. 2. The Grip GRZC for step-over clamping from both sides. 3. The Variogrip GRZV for clamping work- pieces of different thicknesses, or non- aligned workpieces. 4. TheGRZROPipegrip for holding round objects of constant diameter.

Bessey step-over U-clamps offer a clamping force of up to 22 000 N at a tightening torque of 80 Nm.

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