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Win an all-expenses paid trip for two to the Eiffel Tower in Paris worth R125 000!

Stainless Steel Eiffel Tower Project - LCC App Entry Data Life Cycle Costing Input

Mild Steel

Utility Ferritic Stainless Steel (e.g. 3CR12)

Lean Duplex Stainless Steel (e.g. LDX 2101)

Rates & Duration

Cost of Capital pa

2%

2%

2%

Inflation Rate pa

1%

1%

1%

Desired Duration (years)

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100

100

Downtime per Maintenance Event (days)

0

0

0

Value of lost production (amount per day)

0

0

0

7 300 t @ $600/t

7 300 t @ $1 475/t

5 475 t @ $2 575/t

$4 380 000

$10 767 500

$14 098 125

1.25 x Material Cost

1.25 x Material Cost

1.25 x Material Cost

$5 475 000

$13 459 375

$17 622 656

Painting

Cleaning (0.3 x painting costs)

Cleaning (0.3 x painting costs)

$4 073 376

$1 222 013

$1 222 013

Painting

None

Cleaning (0.3 x painting costs)

$4 073 376

$0

$1 222 013

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N/A

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Scrapped After 100 years

Scrapped After 100 years

Scrapped After 100 years

Material Cost Initial Costs

Fabrication Cost

Other Installation Costs Maintenance Costs Cost Per Event Time Between Maintenance Events (years) Operating Costs

Replacement Costs Elapsed Time Between Replacement (years) Removal Cost Per Event

100

100

100

$1 000 000

$1 000 000

$1 000 000

Material + Installation Cost Per Event Residual Mass of Material Per Event

$0

$0

$0

7 300 t @ $200/t

7 300 t @ $300/t

5 475 t @ $700/t

$1 460 000

$2 190 000

$3 832 500

$0

$0

$0

Annual Material Related Cost

Would a stainless steel Eiffel Tower be cheaper than a mild steel one?

To enter the competition all you have to do is download the Sassda Life Cycle Costing (LCC) App. Then use the LCC App and the information in the table above to calculate the total cost of building

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and maintaining the Eiffel Tower. Compare the cost of a mild steel Eiffel Tower to either a 3CR12 or LDX 2101 stainless steel Eiffel Tower.

Use the LCC App to email your results to eiffel@sassda.co.za

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Council 2016 - 2018 Office Bearers President............................................ Prof JL van Niekerk (Wikus) Vice President........................................................ A Roos (Andre) National Treasurer...................................................G van den Berg

Branch Chairpersons Central ................................................................. C Kruger (Carel) Eastern Cape........................................... G van den Berg (Gideon) KwaZulu Natal .. Dr J Padayachee (Jared)Mpumalanga Highveld .

N Lecordier (Noel) Vaal......................................................... Prof LM Masu (Leonard) Western Cape ..................................................S Pietrangeli (Sven)

Portfolios: Education (Universities of Technology).............E Zawilska (Ewa) Communications and Marketing..................G Bartholomew (Bart) Technology Programme..................................... SZ Hrabar (Steve)

Chief Executive Officer: Vaughan Rimbault National Offic e Manager: Anisa Nanabhay PO Box 511, Bruma, 2026 Tel: (011) 615-5660 Email: info@saimeche.org.za Website: www.saimeche.org.za Membership Email: membership@saimeche.org.za

Company Affiliates Autodesk as represented by Worldsview Technologies

Osborn Engineered Products SA (Pty) Ltd

Ainsworth Engineering (Pty) Ltd

PaCMan Projects & Maintenance

Alstom Power Service SA (Pty) Ltd

Plant Design & Project Services (Pty) Limited (PDPS)

Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering (Pty) Ltd

Rotek Engineering

DCD Group (Pty) Ltd

S.A.M.E Water (Pty) Ltd

Exxaro Resources (Pty) Ltd

SA Power Services (Pty) Ltd

Festo (Pty) Ltd

Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd

Fluor SA (Pty) Ltd

SEW Eurodrive

Green Plan Consultants (Pty) Ltd

Siemens Ltd

Hatch Africa (Pty) Ltd Howden Power (a div of Howden Africa) Howden Projects (a div of James Howden) Kelvion Thermal Solutions (Pty) Ltd MBE Minerals (SA) (Pty) Ltd

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PPS Insurance Co Limited

Bosch Projects (Pty) Ltd

Simera Technology (Pty) Ltd Spirax Sarco (Pty) Ltd Tenova Mining and Minerals SA ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions SA (Pty) Ltd Ultra-Flow Engineering Services CC Vital Engineering (Pty) Ltd

Megchem

Weir Minerals Africa

Mod-U-Flow CC

Winder Controls (Pty) Ltd

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RECYCLING BLUNDERS

It makes sense in a larger office park to centralise the collection area so that larger quantities are accumulated faster

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RECYCLING BLUNDERS

RECYCLABLE

NOT RECYCLABLE

• Magazines and brochures, including glossy varieties • Newspapers • Office and shredded paper, envelopes • Cardboard boxes of any kind – dry food, cosmetic and medicine boxes; roll cores, packing cartons (flattened)

• Used paper plates, disposable nappies, tissues and toilet paper

• Old telephone directories and books

• Wax-coated, foil-lined or laminated boxes

• Envelopes

• Cement and dog food bags

• Paper giftwrap

• Foil gift wrapping, carbon and laminated paper

• Milk, beverage and food cartons (such as Tetra Pak and 1 2017/06/25 4:37 PM SIG Combibloc liquid packaging)

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• Wet or dirty paper and cardboard

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SACEEC

SACEEC chairman Eric Bruggeman

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havas 15030/E

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1. The formula p=m•v is used to calculate.

2. The SI Unit for Pascals (the derived unit to quantify internal pressure).

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3. The letter S in S=d/t is used to notate which scalar quantity?

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4. Formula for the volume of a cube.

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ACROSS 5. The equation stated by Émile Clapeyron in 1834 as a combination of the empirical Boyle’s law, Charles’ law and Avogadro’s Law commonly known as the ideal gas law.

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EMO HANNOVER 2017

Benefits of Predictive Maintenance In classical antiquity, the visions of the future revealed by the Oracle of Delphi were often enigmatic and even incomprehensible. By contrast, the production scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK) are able to foresee the future of machine tools a lot more clearly and accurately with the aid of predictive maintenance. Eckhard Hohwieler and Claudio Geisert, both from IPK in Berlin, report on the salient considerations and the role the EMO Hannover 2017 exhibition plays in their work.

Eckhard Hohwieler

Claudio Geisert

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Artificial intelligence in the data cloud

The acceptance and the success of predictive maintenance stands and falls on the quality of the information obtained and the benefits to the customer of the predictions concerned. A priority is the development of high-performance evaluation logics, so as to effectively filter out the necessary information from the mass data and to use it to calculate dependable predictions for machines and customers.

The requirements involved, however such as cost reduction, transparency in the production and maintenance processes, plus better resource planning, have basically remained the same.

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Mark Makanda, Spokesperson for APR Energy in Africa

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POWER GENERATION

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OILS AND LUBRICANTS

The new ADU5 distillation unit is operated by senior lab technician Lizzy Chabangu

Critical measurement of the overall performance and safety of fuels

Laboratory technician Msutu Nyokana operates the new Kruss K11 tensiometer

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Precise 3D mapping to create an inventory of bulk materials on coal, ore, and waste stockpiles becomes just as simple as the measurement and charting of rivers, canals, and coastal areas

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With the aid of simulations and data from a wide range of applications, we were able to get rid of these risky resonances

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On the Move

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27 – 30 September 2017 JHB Expo Centre, Nasrec The most valuable value proposition for the Logistics Sector Be part of the largest and most comprehensive trade fair and business platform for the Logistics Sector in subSaharan Africa; not to be an active participant is to miss out on the personal contact, business potential and opportunities that can only be unlocked at a trade fair of this stature!

An innovative and pioneering trade fair for the Logistics Sector to provide a dynamic business platform, targeting trade visitors from sub-Saharan Africa.

Business Matchmaking Services Business matchmaking services will be available to exhibitors before and during the Show.

Conference and Workshop Programme Stay abreast of the latest developments in the industry by participating in the Conference and Workshop Fringe Programme during the Show.

Exhibition Profile and Product Groups • Logistics • Materials Handling • Distribution, Storage & Warehousing • Specialist Service Providers • Industry Bodies

Increased value proposition and optimising synergies through co-location of Trade Fairs Scalex Johannesburg will be co-located with Futuroad Expo Johannesburg , serving the Truck, Bus and Commercial Vehicle Sectors, and Automechanika Johannesburg, serving the automotive aftermarket (608 exhibitors in 2015, 400 international). As with Scalex Johannesburg, these Shows target trade visitors from the sub-Saharan African Region, optimising the trade visitors.

South Africa´s leading trade fair for transport systems, infrastructure and logistics solutions targeting trade visitors from the Sub-Saharan Region.

27. – 30. 9. 2017 JHB Expo Centre, Nasrec

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