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The 20th "Investing in African Mining Indaba" concluded on 6 February 2014 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on an optimistic note. 7 250 global professionals including 2 100 international companies from six continents, 37 African government delegations and 10 non-African government delegations converged for the world’s premier mining investment event.

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SAMHYDRAULIK, which is one of the leaders in the field of hydraulic transmission, has been operating for over 25 years in the international market, offering a complete range of orbital hydraulic motors and power steering units, axial pumps and motors for medium and high pressure ranges, all characterised by excellent performances.

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DCD is confident that the Jika PHS will be a game changer in the local and international railway sector

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Data and tools which would make energy consumption transparent have been lacking. The results from InnoCaT 1.2.2 have yielded specific figures and suggested specific measures

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Conventional body manufacture typically makes use of pneumatic components such as maintenance units, valves and servo-pneumatic welding tongs

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The 3D printer uses the age-old Scara (Selective Compliance Articulated Robot Arm) principle

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