MechChem Africa November 2019

⎪ Products and industry news ⎪

BMG’s Food & Beverage Expo a success

BMG’s Food & Beverage Expo, held on 19 and 20 September 2019 at the BMG World distribution and engineering facility, has been voted a great success, with highlights of the event including guest speaker, Linda Jackson, director of Food Focus.

“ L inda Jackson stressed the im- portance of being familiar with the latest standards for equip- ment in the food and beverage

sector,” saidMarkBarbour, group product & sales manager, BMG. “It is critical that equipment suppliers to the industry understand the complex-

Tsubaki roller chain.

ity of food production environments and have a thorough understanding of the key processes necessary to achieve stringent food safety requirements, by avoiding contamination risks.” The two-day expo was the ideal forum for the BMG team to collaborate with industry leaders and to network with customers. It focusedon recent changes in legislation, includingR638 for regulations governing general hygiene requirements for food premises, the transport of food, and related matters “The event concentratedon the impor- tanceofinvestinginthecorrectequipment to prevent food safety hazards; what the risks of food safety are and what food safety auditors look at when they audit equipment,” Barbour added. On display were BMG systems and components that assist manufacturers and end-users to achieve compliancewith new specifications and deliver on food safety,environmentalandenergy-efficient initiatives. These included power transmission components, light materials handling and belting products, gearboxes, motors and variable speed drives (VSDs), seals and bearings, valves, tools and equipment, as well as fasteners, lubricants and mainte- nance chemicals. The show highlighted the company’s extensive range of engineering compo- nents and expertise, and also focused on how BMG integrates its vast product range and extensive technical services into tangible operational efficiencies in the food and beverage sector. “The company’s solutions for the food and beverage sector extend from processing – where raw ingredients are transformed – to packaging, where prod- ucts are enclosed and protected for safe distribution. “In addition to biannual industrial ex- pos held at BMG World, BMG will follow this food and beverage expo with other specialist industry events, includingwater and wastewater, power generation and mining,” Barbour concluded. q

Guest speaker, Linda Jackson, addressing attendees at BMG’s Food & Beverage Expo.

BMG’s Light Materials Handling division supplies and supports a comprehensive range of belting products suit- able for the food processing, bottling and packaging sectors.

Hytec opens branch in Sasolburg Hytec South Africa recently opened its first branch in the Free State, and hosted an Open Day to showcase its newstate-of-the-art facil- ity and service offering in the region.

With a large stockholding and service and repair equipment, the Sasolburg branch is strategically located close tokey customers in the area, andwill enableHytec SouthAfrica to shorten lead times for local clients. “With our branch located so close to the Group’smain repair and service facility at the Rexroth HUBB in Kempton Park, we are able to attend to all customers’ needs in no time,” saysHytecSasolburgmanager, PieterBoshoff. Commenting on the Open Day, Boshoff said it was very special as it showcased the branch’s local capabilities to key customers and stakeholders. www.hytecgroup.co.za

The Hytec Sasolburg team.

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