MechChem Africa October 2018

⎪ Hydraulic and pneumatic systems ⎪

Hyflo’s Cape Town operation has recently completed a rationalisation programme, designed to enhance efficiencies in the Western Cape. Enhanced efficiency for Western Cape hydraulics facility

“ W ith the relocation of Hyflo’s head office facil- ity from Paarden Eiland to Johannesburg at the beginning of the year, the Cape Town branch has merged its operations into one building. Operational and structural changes have been implemented to streamline flow and productivity and to improve our services to a growing customer-base,” explains Wynand Kellerman, Cape Town branch manager of Hyflo Southern Africa. The re-designed layout at the branch facilitates manufacturing processes that in- terchange easily for the efficient production of all Hyflo systems in its product portfolio, which encompasses hydraulic and pneumatic systems, hoses andfittings, aswell as automa- tion systems. “Hyflo has made a substantial investment in advanced equipment, to meet the specific requirements of customers in diverse indus- tries, including marine, manufacturing, min-

ing,agriculture,off-shoreservicesandgeneral engineering,” adds Kellerman. The new workshop is equipped with an overhead crane and spray-booth, as well as a 75 kW and 30 kW test bench for testing pumps, manifoldblocks, hydraulicmotors and control valves. The South African Fluid Power Asso­ ciation-approved (SAFPA) hose and fittings department has a test bench, designed for pressure testing up to 1 500 bar. Parker

Hyflo’s Cape Town operation has recently completed a rationalisation programme designed to enhance efficiencies in the Western Cape. hydraulic hoses are also manufactured and tested at this facility and the cylinder depart- ment manufactures, modifies, repairs and tests class-approved cylinders. q

Lauren Vogel is manufacturing a component for a DNV approved cylinder. This unit has been designed, manufactured and tested in-house to the highest quality standards.

Lauren Vogel (left) and Ezra Williams assemble and inspect a control manifold block for a 37.5 kW hydraulic power unit.

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