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Power transmission, bearings, bushes and seals 8 Technical know-how and best-fit solutions MechChem Africa talks to Burtie Roberts, CEO of BI and the company’s head of products and engineering, Ross Trevelyan. 10 A revolutionary CVT is born in SA 14 A world of reliable rotation 15 X-Series IG units for Lesotho diamond mine Hydraulic and pneumatic systems 16 Customised service kits for extended service intervals on specialised equipment Fluid management specialist, Hytec FluidTechnology (HFT) has moved into a new 2 800 m 2 facility in Spartan. MechChem Africa talks to general manager, Sandor Bottyan. 18 Innovative and enriched compressed air service 19 SA’s sole distributor for Dabeb-Elram Computer-aided engineering 20 HyperWorks 2017: the comprehensive simulation platform In March 2017,Altair released HyperWorks 2017:The Comprehensive Platform for Simulation and Innovation with added functionality for open architecture CAE software platforms. 23 Partnering effectively using smart numbering Automation, process control and instrumentation 24 Industry 4.0: A world of new business models and markets On April 4, 2017, Festo South Africa hosted a seminar at which its global Industry 4.0 campaign head, Eberhard Klotz demystified the concepts and introduced key opportunities. 27 Smart process gating: muting reinvented 28 Process control software: faster and more intuitive Minerals processing, metallurgy and materials 30 Multotec’s wear and risk warning systems Early warning systems across a range of Multotec’s wear solutions – built in as standard and at no added expense – are important aspects of the group’s efforts to save customers from the high cost of unexpected failure. 32 Materials engineering in practice: Can we give simple answers to complex realities? Innovative engineering 38 High-power artificial muscle for consumer robots The Tokyo Institute of Technology has succeeded in developing a hydraulically driven, high-power, artificial muscle that is expected to become part of the smallest, lightest and most powerful consumer robots yet created. Regulars 2 Comment: Industry 4.0 and the retrofit opportunity 4 On the cover: The diamond in level measurement An exciting example of the use of VEGApuls 64 radar level sensors in diamond ore processing. 6 SAIChE News: Chem Eng and the bigger picture MechChem Africa profiles Alan Cousins, a SAIChE member for over 30 years. 34 Product and industry news 40 Back page: Australian packager partners with SA manufacturers

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