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July 2008 Domenico
Andrew (Dave) Sada Winder
Controls regrets to announce the passing of Dave Sada on 26th July 2008 after a short
illness. A memorial service was held at the
Northfield Methodist Church, Benoni on 30th July, which was well
attended by family, friends and colleagues. October 2006 Recognition
for Outstanding Service Willie
du Plessis has been awarded a certificate for
outstanding service at Impala 16 shaft by the consultants RSV for his work on
the Service Winder which is nearing completion. July 2006 Moog
South Africa Winder Controls has concluded an agreement with Moog GmbH whereby Moog South Africa will take over the repair and distribution of Moog electro-hydraulic servo valves from their new premises in Centurion. Winder Controls remains a Moog system builder. All enquiries for valve repairs and components to be directed to Moog South Africa June 2006 Ernesto Faroldi Winder Controls regrets to announce the passing of Ernesto Faroldi on 18th June 2006 after a short illness. A memorial service was held at St Theresa's church in Edenvale on Friday 30th June which was well attended by family, friends, and colleagues. May 2006 Lilly Controllers Winder Controls maintains continuity in the Lilly Controller workshop in the absence of Ernesto Faroldi who has been admitted to hospital. A well known expert in the field of safety and protection who has been connected with the mining industry for decades has made himself available to conduct workshop testing and quality control of Lilly Controllers as well as conducting site visits to report on the condition of in service Lilly Controllers and to commission Lilly Controllers after installation. March 2005 EMS
Technik cc Winder
Controls has concluded an agreement with EMS Technik in which Winder Controls
will become the sole distributor for the ER2020 Bell and Event Recorder and
the HR2000 Hoist Electronic Recorder developed and manufactured by EMS
Technik of Pretoria, http://www.emstechnik.co.za/MainEng.htm
. February 2005 New
Executive Director Appointed Gerhard
Botha, BEng (Elec), Bcomm (Business Economics), Hons BComm (Marketing),
with 15 years experience in the electrical and mining industry, has been
appointed Sales and Marketing Director effective 1st February
2005. September 2004 Restructuring,
BEE Announcement and Appointment of Non Executive Director WINDER CONTROLS 2004
(PTY) LTD
Reg No 2004/018243/07
To provide for succession
planning and black empowerment, the assets and the business of Winder
Controls (Pty) Ltd have been sold to Winder Controls 2004 (Pty) Ltd with
effect from 1st September 2004. The sale includes the Winder
Controls brand and the name of the new company has been changed to Winder
Controls (Pty) Ltd and the company will trade under this name. Winder Controls 2004
(Pty) Ltd has taken over all the current contracts and the employees of
Winder Controls (Pty) Ltd and to all intents and purposes it is business as usual.
There are no changes to the management structure. The company does however
have new shareholders: Empowerment Trust 30% Employee Trust 10% Management 10% The seller retains 50% of
the equity in the new company. A prominent black South African businessman,
Mr LL Nevhutalu, has joined the board of the new company as a non-executive
director. It is planned that these actions will provide for the continuity of
the business, add value to the business and position it strategically for
future business in South Africa. We hope that these
changes will be viewed favourably by our customers and we look forward to our
continued association with yourselves. WA (Bill) de Beer, Managing Director. May 2003 Export order for Lashing Gear (Mucking units) Winder Controls has recently received an export order for a Type 20.2 Lashing Gear. The Lashing Gear (Mucking Unit) is a system specially designed and manufactured in various sizes by Winder Controls and used for the clearing of broken rock during shaft development. Over 30 years, Winder Controls has supplied some 70 of these units to local and overseas shaft sinking companies. February 2003 Columbus Stainless, a subsidiary of the Spanish Acerinox Group, has recently placed a contract on a Japanese consortium lead by Nissho Iwai Corporation for supply, erection and commissioning of a new Sendzimir mill to be installed at the Middelburg works. Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery Inc. will supply the mechanical portion of the mill. Toshiba GE Automation Systems Corporation are to supply and commission 3 off 6,3MW motors and associated IEGT Drive Systems and automation as part of the overall contract. Employing Toshiba – developed IEGT (Injection Enhanced Gate Transistor) power transistors as the heart of the Drive Systems, a significant breakthrough in AC Drives technology has been achieved. These devices require significantly smaller firing energy compared with existing power semiconductors and this in turn reduces the component count and improves overall equipment reliability. Many technical advantages have arisen from the use of these devices, including higher power conversion efficiencies and superior operating characteristics in terms of harmonic generation and power factor performance. Winder Control working together with ToshibaGE drive & control systems in Southern Africa will be intimately involved in the project from the outset. Winder Controls will offer support in terms of local supplies and procurement; construction engineering practices including adherence to local regulations and engineering codes. Additionally, Winder Controls engineers will be responsible for local technical support after the plant has been commissioned. Winder Controls has additionally been contracted to locally design and manufacture two emergency braking systems for the mill drives. Further information on ToshibaGE IEGT Drives products is available from Winder Controls. October 2002 Winders at Impala 14 Shaft commissioned Having received the contract some 8 months earlier, Winder Controls has recently completed the uplifting, refurbishing, upgrading and installation of a single drum service winder and a double drum man winder on No. 14 Shaft at the Impala Platinum mine near Rustenburg in the North West Province. Martin Abate, Winder Controls’ project manager says, “The work was carried out according to specification, within budget and on time.” (To download the article in pdf format (131kB), go to: Impala Article ) September 2002 Project in India The supply, installation and commissioning of two Koepe winders and related shaft equipment to a mine in India is nearing completion. Operations Director, Geoff Willis and Len Atkinson, Chief Design Consultant, have recently visited the mine to oversee the final stages of commissioning, prior to handover. The opening ceremony is planned to take place on the 8th November 2002. Chairman, Bill de Beer, will attend the function which will be hosted by mine officials and dignitaries from the Indian government. August 2002 |
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