- Home
- Latest News
- Sector News
- Back
- Agriculture
- Automotive
- Chemicals
- Construction
- Defence & Aerospace
- Economy
- Electricity
- Energy
- Environmental
- Manufacturing
- Back
- Manufacturing Home
- Capital Equipment
- Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- Clothing & Textiles
- Food & Beverage
- Foundries, Forges & Die-Casting
- Furniture & Wood products
- Hydraulics
- Industrial Filters & Filtration
- Instrumentation & Control
- Manufacturing
- Metals & Engineering
- Paper, Plastics, Packaging, Printing
- Pipes & Tubes
- Pumps
- Rubber
- Valves
- Welding & Cutting
- Metals
- Mining
- Renewable Energy
- Services
- Technology & Communications
- Trade
- Transport & Logistics
- Water
- Magazine
- Back
- This Week
- Back Copies
- Cartoon
- Business Leader
- Editorial Insight
- Company Profiles
- Photo of the Week
- Features Library
- Back
- Features Library Home
- Aerospace
- Africa Energy Indaba
- African Utility Week
- Agricultural Engineering
- Air Quality Control & Management
- Airport Services & Development
- Aluminium
- Automation and Computerisation
- Automotive Assembly in Africa
- Automotive Components
- Automotive Industry
- bauma CONEXPO AFRICA
- Bearings and Bushes
- Biofuels
- Boilers and Burners
- Brewery and Winery
- Business Conferences and Exhibitions
- Business in Africa
- Business in KwaZulu-Natal
- Business in the Western Cape
- Cables and Accessories
- Camasa
- Capital Equipment in Construction
- Cement and Concrete
- Chemicals and Petrochemicals
- Civil Engineering and Construction
- Climate Change
- Commercial and Industrial Property
- Compressors, Air Motors and Vacuum Pumps
- Concrete Manufacturers Association
- Construction
- Constructional Engineering Association (CEA)
- Construction Materials and Equipment
- Consulting Engineers
- Corporate Profiles
- Corrosion Control, Coatings and Tribology
- Courier and Freight Services
- Defence
- Drones
- Education and Training
- Electrical Power Generation and Transmission
- Electrification and Distribution
- Energy Efficiency and Management
- Energy Storage
- Engineering Education
- Environmental Protection
- Eskom
- Factory Automation
- Fasteners
- Fire Prevention and Protection
- Fleet Management (TruckX Conference)
- Flooring Industry Training Association
- Flooring Industry
- Food and Beverages
- Foundries, Forges and Die-Casting
- Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens and Dryers
- Gas
- Gas-to-Power
- Generators and Standby Power
- Glass Manufacturing
- Green Building and Industries
- Green Industries
- Hand-Held and Power Tools
- Harbour and Offshore Services
- Harbour Infrastructure and Dredging
- Health and Safety
- Heating & Refrigeration
- Heavy Lifting and Abnormal Loads
- Hydraulics and Pneumatics
- Industrial and Commercial Lighting
- Industrial Cleaning and Shutdown
- Industrial Filters and Filtration
- Industrial Financing
- Industry 4.0
- Infrastructure & Services
- Instrumentation and Control
- Italy-South Africa Partnership
- Labour Relations
- Laser Technology
- Lifts, Escalators and Passenger Conveyors
- Local Southern African Manufacturing Expo
- Locomotives, Railway Trucks and Wagons
- Machine Tools
- Maintenance and Refurbishment
- Manufacturing
- Materials-Handling and Logistics
- Medical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Motors, Drives and Mechanical Power Transmission
- Nampo
- Noise, Vibration and NDT
- Nuclear Industry
- Oil Refineries
- Oils and Lubricants
- Packaging, Labelling and Barcoding
- Paper, Pulp and Board
- Plastics, Packaging & Printing
- Pipes, Tubes and Hoses
- Power and Electricity World Africa
- Power-Gen Africa
- Project Management
- Public Transport and Infrastructure
- Pumps
- Rail Transport and Infrastructure
- Roads
- Rubber
- SA Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC)
- SA Institute of Civil Engineering (SAICE)
- SA Institute of Materials Handling
- SAISC
- Sasol – Chemicals & Retail Fuel
- Sassda
- Seals, Gaskets and Sealing Mechanisms
- Security Technology for Business
- Sewage and Effluent
- SEZ, IDZ & Agri Parks
- Small Business and Supplier Development
- Solar Energy
- South Africa Germany Partnership
- South Africa-China Partnership
- Southern African Institute of Welding
- Stainless Steel
- Steel
- Steel Construction and Cladding
- Sugar Growers, Millers and Refiners
- Temperature, Pressure and Process Control
- Testing, Inspection & Certification Services
- The Concrete Conference
- The NAACAM Show Preview
- Top Projects
- Truck, Trailer, Bus and Bakkie
- Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Tanks and Containers
- Valves
- Warehousing and Storage
- Waste Management and Recycling
- Water Engineering and Infrastructure
- Water Week
- Water Treatment, Purification and Desalination
- Welding and Cutting
- Wind Energy
- Wire, Rope, Sling and Chain
- Work Apparel
- Working at Height
- Supplements
- Video Reports
- Audio
- Research
- Press Office
- Back
- All Companies
- AECOM
- AfriSam
- Arup
- ASP Fire
- AT Kearney
- Atlas Copco
- Barloworld Logistics
- Bearings International
- Camasa
- Constructional Engineering Association
- Corestruc
- DEHN Africa
- ELB
- Engen
- False Bay TVET College
- Fasken
- Goscor Group
- Hilti
- Hogan Lovells
- Huawei
- IFAT Africa
- ISG
- Juwi
- NCPC (National Cleaner Production Centre)
- Powermite
- Pragma
- Pyrotec Packmark
- Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings
- Seifsa
- Siemens
- SKF Group
- Skyriders
- SMS group
- SRK Consulting
- SSG Consulting
- Syspro
- thyssenkrupp
- Universal Storage
- WEC Projects
- Weir Minerals Africa
- Westcon-Comstor
- WSP
- Announcements
- Columnists
- What's On
- Jobs
- Topics
- Tenders
- Apps
- Product Portal
- Made in South Africa
- fdt/IFAT/aLA
- About Us
- Legal Notice
- Comment Guidelines
- Letters
- Marketing Videos
Hydraulics News
Inaugural event to highlight local manufacturing capabilities
By: Halima Frost 17th May 2019 The first Local Southern African Manufacturing Expo (LME), which aims to highlight the capabilities of local manufacturers and, subsequently the ability to export, will be held from May 21 to 23, 2019 at the Expo Centre Nasrec, in Johannesburg. The expo will be hosted by the South African Capital... →
Fieldbus solution for pneumatic valves first step to smart assembly
By: Cameron Mackay 3rd May 2019 The incorporation of a fieldbus solution to control pneumatic valves could be an important step towards cloud-connected Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) innovations on the assembly line, says multinational motion and control technologies provider Parker Hannifin South Africa account manager... →
BMG World accredited as Eaton’s exclusive warranty centre in Africa
3rd May 2019 The well-established partnership between engineering consumables and components distributor Bearing Man Group (BMG) and power management solutions provider Eaton Hydraulics has been enhanced with the accreditation of BMG’s Johannesburg head office facility - BMG World - as the exclusive Eaton... →
Brokk introduces new hydraulic breaker series
3rd May 2019 Multinational remote-controlled demolition machines manufacturer Brokk has launched its own line of hydraulic breakers. The new Brokk Hydraulic Breaker (BHB) series is matched with the company’s full range of remote-controlled demolition robots. Each robot is essentially designed from the... →
New packages can be installed with existing infrastructure
By: Cameron Mackay 3rd May 2019 Pneumatic vibrator and impactor supplier Vipro is providing complete new packages for pneumatic products, which can be installed with existing infrastructure. “These new packages can be installed independently of existing infrastructure in plants and assembly lines. This is done to ensure proper... →
Hydraulic fluid reduces energy consumption
By: Cameron Mackay 3rd May 2019 Multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil’s Mobil DTE 10 Excel 46 hydraulic lubricant oil has reduced paper and plastics packaging manufacturing company Mpact Plastics’ energy consumption by 7%. Mpact Plastics – based in Pinetown, in KwaZulu-Natal – intended to reach the group’s national... →
Hudaco maintains FY18 dividend despite economic headwinds
By: Marleny Arnoldi 1st February 2019 JSE-listed engineering consumables supplier Hudaco Industries maintained its final dividend for 2018 at 380c apiece, despite having experienced an “especially challenging” year. The company reported a 3% year-on-year decrease in operating profit to R655-million. →
Hudaco CFO Clifford Amoils and Hudaco CE Graham Dunford
Shut-off valves suitable for gas and oil fuel lines
By: Thabi Madiba 25th January 2019 Valves, steam and combustion system solutions provider, Heaton Valves Africa (HVA) says the German designed and manufactured Albrecht safety quick shut-off valves are suitable for use on gas and oil fuel lines for burners in the local market. “These valves carry all the relevant certification,... →
Engineering firm changes name
18th January 2019 Engineering consultants SMC Pneumatics South Africa has changed its name to SMC Corporation ZA, which reflects the growing range of non-pneumatic components being developed by SMC globally, owing to its continued focus on research and development (R&D). With the objective of producing cutting... →
Service kit ensures operational uptime
By: Paige Müller 30th November 2018 Filtration solutions provider Filter and Hose Solutions (FHS) states that its unique turnkey filter service kit system significantly reduces operational downtime in the mining and industrial sectors. “FHS offers a fully customised service kit system for all forms of heavy earthmoving equipment,”... →
Local market forces filtration providers into Africa
By: Paige Müller 30th November 2018 Amid a hostile local economic climate, growth in the local industrial water treatment and filtration sector has been stagnant, forcing service providers to expand their offerings into Africa, says South Africa-based industrial water treatment solutions provide WaterIcon. The company focuses on... →
Fluid maintenance neglect proves costly
By: Paige Müller 30th November 2018 Fluid maintenance is frequently neglected and the consequences of using contaminated fuel and lubricant oil are often underestimated, says technical solutions provider BMG fluid technology business unit manager David Dyce.... →
New soluble varnish removal range available in Africa
30th November 2018 The new Hy-Pro Soluble Varnish Removal (SVR) system – now available from Hytec Fluid Technology (HFT) – offers complete recovery and maintenance for turbine lubricants. The SVR will be available across Africa through HFT. The prevalence and potential economic impact of varnishing in industrial... →
Modernisation presents opportunities in industry
By: Jessica Oosthuizen 9th November 2018 Despite the challenges experienced in the South African fluid power valve market, international motion and control technologies manufacturer Parker Hannifin believes that there is opportunity for further modernisation and development of fluid power valves. “The local fluid power valve industry... →
BMG supplies range of hydraulic and pneumatic seals
19th October 2018 Technical solutions provider BMG – the only official distributor for hydraulic and pneumatic seals manufacturer and sealing solutions provider Hallite Seals in Central and Southern Africa – supplies an extensive range of hydraulic and pneumatic seals and sealing solutions for demanding... →
Containerised workshop facilitates hydraulic services
19th October 2018 Hydraulics components supplier Hytec Services Africa (HSA), part of hydraulic components supplier Hytec Group, has launched its mine site based containerised hose workshops to provide a comprehensive onsite hose and fittings service to its mining clients across Africa. Set up in refurbished and... →
Hyflo enables efficient manufacture of hose assemblies
19th October 2018 Hydraulics and pneumatics supplier Hyflo’s extensive range of fluid power products include hydraulic crimping equipment and tooling, designed for the efficient manufacture of factory-quality hose assemblies. “Hyflo’s Parker Parkrimp and Karrykrimp hydraulic crimping equipment enables customers... →
Hytec Group companies reduce OEM’s energy costs
19th October 2018 In a first for South Africa, automation solutions provider Tectra Automation and hydraulic solutions provider Hytec collaborated to aid a motor vehicle original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) reduce energy costs at its Port Elizabeth engine plant. →
Uncertainty causing slowdown in hydraulics industry
By: Jessica Oosthuizen 19th October 2018 There has been a decline in new projects locally, owing to economic uncertainty, with many clients are reducing costs and spending on equipment only where and when required, says hydraulic and pneumatic equipment manufacturer and supplier Germiston Hydraulics MD Archie Leitch. “Most of the... →
CR range increases pumping efficiency
By: Thabi Madiba 5th October 2018 To improve pump reliability and increase performance limits, Grundfos, the world’s leading manufacturer of energy efficient water pumps launched its new and extended generation of booster pumps, the CR range, during Electra Mining Africa 2018, held at Nasrec Expo Centre, in Johannesburg, from... →
LIMITLESS The Grundfos CR in-line booster pumps range comes with multipump solutions
Distribution partnership expands pumps supply to Mpumalanga
5th October 2018 Pump distributor Verder Pumps South Africa has appointed pipes manufacturer and supplier Flo-Tek Nelspruit as its exclusive pump distributor in Nelspruit and surrounding areas. This comes after it realised that its major gross domestic product contributors for Mpumalanga comprise 21.8% for... →
New impeller boosts quality of suction
5th October 2018 To improve the quality of suction of its Movitec multistage centrifugal high-pressure pumps, pump manufacturer KSB Group developed a new impeller that can be used with a number of Movitec variants without modifying the outer pump casing. The new impeller, which is offered as an alternative to the... →
Pumps offer safe bolting solutions to industries
By: Thabi Madiba 5th October 2018 With several drill ready prospects and potential for more discoveries in the oil and gas industry, hydraulic tools and bolting equipment manufacturer and supplier Hi-Force states that the South African market is constantly in need of new technologies and solutions to support growth. The TPA and... →
New Hydrotechnik range for BMG
31st August 2018 Technical solutions provider BMG has been appointed as exclusive distributor of the Hydrotechnik range of analogue and digital test and measurement equipment in Southern Africa. →
BMG extends Eaton Winner range
29th June 2018 Technical solutions provider BMG has extended its range of Eaton Winner hose and fittings to include Eaton’s latest generation of 4S/6S spiral hose and hose fittings. The fittings are designed for use in high pressure hydraulic systems used in mobile machinery and industrial equipment used in... →
Hydraulics industry on the rise
By: Paige Müller 4th May 2018 After a two-year-long hydraulic industry slump, the South African Fluid Power Association (Safpa) predicts a sustainable boom in demand for new hydraulic equipment. Safpa VP Dustin Pereira told Engineering News that the hydraulics industry has been in a slump since the last quarter of 2015. He... →
Manufacturer continues to grow in power tools market
6th April 2018 Power tools manufacturer Bosch’s Power Tools division recorded a €4.7-billion turnover last year, which was higher than the year before. This growth corresponds to 5% in local currency and 4% yearly. Bosch is continually expanding its range of cordless tools, which are becoming increasingly... →
POWER TOOLS The market has shown continual growth internationally
Need for crane depends on bridge design and location
By: Simone Liedtke 6th April 2018 The need for cranes in the construction of bridges usually depends on the design and geographical location of the bridge, states Midrand-based crane rental agency Concord Cranes, which forms part of the Industrial Services Group. →
Hydraulic innovations to be showcased at expo
2nd March 2018 Some of the world’s leading mobile hydraulic technology will be on display at hydraulics and automation company Hytec Group/Rexroth’s stand at bauma CONEXPO AFRICA. →
‘World-class’ machine to debut at expo
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 2nd March 2018 Concrete products machinery manufacturer Pan Mixers South Africa (PMSA) has designed the “world’s best” concrete-product manufacturing machine, which will debut at this year’s bauma CONEXPO AFRICA, PMSA joint MD Walter Ebeling reveals exclusively to Engineering News. The Ultra 3000 is an... →
New hydraulic hose launched
19th January 2018 Global leader in motion and control technologies Parker Hannifin introduced the GlobalCore 187 High Performance Hydraulic Hose, a 7 MPa / 1 000 psi constant working pressure hose, to enhance its GlobalCore product line. Announced towards the end of last year, the 187 Hose is designed to provide... →
Engineer to unveil new industry technology
1st December 2017 High-pressure equipment and technology manufacturer Haskel has revealed that its product engineer Poova Mahmoudian will be unveiling new industry technology, as part of a collaborative technology and research alliance with the US Army. The technology is said to dramatically impact those... →
Manufacturer expands international reach
By: Robyn Wilkinson 27th October 2017 Having secured its reputation for cost-effective, but high-quality and fit-for-purpose stainless steel hydraulic products in South Africa, manufacturer Wekaba is expanding its reach and targeting new international markets. →
Hydraulics scope for vessel project completed
20th October 2017 In its biggest sea vessel project ever undertaken, hydraulic components and turnkey hydraulic systems supplier Hytec successfully designed, manufactured, installed and commissioned all hydraulics for three systems on board the most technologically advanced marine diamond sampling and exploration... →
Hydraulics company expands Middle Eastern presence
20th October 2017 UK-based hydraulic tools designer, manufacturer and supplier Hi-Force has opened a new office in the Khalidia area of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. According to a statement released by Hi-Force last month, the new facility will stock a range of Hi-Force products that provides the market with the fastest... →
DESERT JEWEL Hi-Force’s growth in the United Arab Emirates and Middle East region has been unprecedented for a specialist high pressure hydraulic tools manufacturer
Integrated facility augments hydraulics and pneumatics services
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 20th October 2017 Engineering consumables and components distributor Bearing Man Group (BMG) officially opened its upgraded BMG World facility, in Droste Park, Johannesburg, to customers last month. BMG World is the consolidation of BMG’s various product divisions and workshops, into one central facility. This... →
Thermoplastic press supplied for aerospace industry
20th October 2017 Hydraulic components and turnkey hydraulic systems supplier Hytec Cape Town designed and constructed a 400 t thermoplastic press containing hydraulic components, for composite materials supplier AAT Composites, Hytec announced last month. A Recaro Group subsidiary based in Somerset West, AAT... →
Latest News
Latest Videos
Projects
Topics In These Articles
