June 2012
Contents
Featured on the cover: FLSmidth
Tel: (011) 210 4820 Email: marinda.kerr@flsmidth.com Website: www.flsmidth.com
CMA
31 Understanding Geared Drives
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Trucking
From the Chairman’s Desk
34 Dead Tired
Letter to the Editor Cover Story 5
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36 Market Forum
Support after Equipment Commissioning
Endorsing Bodies
Harbours, Ports & Railways
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CMA (Conveyor Manufacturers Association) LEEASA (Lifting Equipment Engineering Association of South Africa)
8 RBCT to Expand at Last? 11 New Locos for Africa
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Lifting
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SAIMechE (SA Institute of Mechanical Engineering)
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SAIMH (SA Institute of Materials Handling)
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also mailed to members of the RFA (Road Freight Association)
13 Specialised Cranes 17 Premium Rope for SA
Beltcon
21 Flywheels on Troughed Conveyors
Power Transmission
28 Special Bearings for Conveyors
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