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Power transmission, bearings, bushes and seals 8 Agri-Smart integrated solutions launched at NAMPO MechChem Africa visits the BI stand at NAMPO in Bothaville and talks to Gerhard Pienaar, manager for the agriculture sector, about the new Agri-Smart product range. 10 Product vs REP: a split approach to managing bearings 13 Benchmarked custom-drive solutions 15 SA gears up for local assembly of helical bevel units 17 Cummins ISF engine range for light vehicles Hydraulic and pneumatic systems 18 Land Cruiser wet-brakes for the mining industry Axiom Hydraulics has become the agent for Ausco Products’ wet enclosed LC brake for the Toyota Land Cruiser, the mining industry’s utility vehicle of choice. 19 Africa: a huge potential hydraulics market 20 PE RSC hub for hydraulic services 21 Oil-free boost compressor: a first in SA Computer-aided engineering 22 Africa’s first IIoT lab launched at TUT Soshanguve South Campus MechChemAfrica attends the launch of the Emerging Industrial IIoT Lab at the Soshanguve South Campus ofTUT and talks to Duan Gauché and Sizwe Mngadi of 1Worx, and TUT’s systems engineering professor, Pius Owolawi. 26 Innovation in Industry 2018 to unveil 'amazing' technology Automation, process control and instrumentation 28 New i4 SCARA product family introduced at Automatica New top of the line i4 SCARA robots offer speed and precision and are designed for easy integration into the production line with predictive maintenance functions. 31 Scanner technology protects world’s longest railway tunnel 32 Desalination plant facilitates continuous smelter operations 33 Complete solution for handling starter batteries Minerals processing, metallurgy and materials 34 State-of-the-art software upgrade on cut-to-length lines Allied Steelrode has now completed a second upgrade to its cut-to-length CTL3 line while further improvements are mooted. The company’s deputy CEO, Justin Cloete, explains. 36 House Crawford: an LSF case study 38 Welding procedures on plastic pipe to be qualified 39 Soil decontamination in Europe gets help from SA 40 Gold leach technology optimised using oxygen Innovative engineering 46 Ugandan wins 4 th Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation MechChemAfrica reports on the 2018 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, which was won by Brian Gitta from Uganda. Regulars 2 Comment: Unravelling the IIoT at TUT 4 On the cover: Smart Air Solutions and 12 innovations: MechChem Africa talks to the SA delegates who attended Atlas Copco’s Oil-free Air and Compressor Technique Service (CTS) conference in Antwerp. 6 SAIChE News: ChemEng and the applications of process control thinking: a member profile of Carl Sandrock. 42 Product and industry news 48 Back page: REFAB to showcase improved crops for greater food security

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