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REGULARS
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Letter from the editor
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Letters to the editor
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NEWS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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GEA 2020
In memory of Arne Pedersen
In memory: Vernon Mans
Serco helps folk get their daily bread
Serco welcomes new global partner to its innovation team
HCFC update from UNIDO
Fully automated carton freezers designed locally
Tips for a successful supply chain in Africa
Last step towards vehicle test chamber
IIR helps members publish PhD theses
Global cold chain market to reach R6-trillion by 2020
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
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OTTC celebrates new ammonia graduates
Championing natural refrigerants for 20 years
Quality installations topic tackled on national scale
WorldSkills sponsorship appeal to industry
WorldSkills SA launches 2016/17 competition
FEATURES
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Cold storage: Air versus strip curtains (a local study)
Validation of performance efficiency will reduce power bill
Are you up to speed with the PER?
Why HFOs have a role to play
CONTRIBUTORS
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Talking Technically: Thermal applications
Business survival toolkit: Selling your business (Part 6)
Staying educated
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eyond all the hype of a shrinking
encourage a closer collaboration
both certify plant or systems as being
economy and downgrading by
between training institutions, industry
compliant with SANS 347 and the
the rating agencies, there have
role players and private training
Pressure Equipment Regulations (PER)
been developments that bode well for
providers to incorporate green skills in
of July 2009, is still unclear. The new
the HVAC&R sector. Skills development
all training curricula and across all levels
guideline has not brought clarity on
and training seem to be getting the
of training. In the long term, education
the matter. In fact, if anything, it has
attention it deserves. The Department
at grass roots has the potential of being
added to the uncertainties. The good
of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
the most effective avenue towards the
news is that SANS 10147 Edition 5 could
has collaborated with the Department
country achieving its targets in carbon
be updated in the near future and
of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to draft
emission reductions and stemming the
will clarify the different levels of skills
guidelines for the training of HVAC&R
tide of global climate change that is
required for certification of HVAC&R
service technicians at Technical
impacting all sectors of our economy.
plant compliance.
Vocation Education and Training
(TVET) colleges.
As much as HVAC&R systems
Of similar importance and at
By the time this issue of Cold Link
the centre of a hot debate, is the
Africa lands on your desk, construction
re‑calibration of pressure relief valves.
South African Qualification and
of the GIZ thermal test chamber for
contribute to the national emission of
Certification Committee (SAQCC)
insulated vehicle bodies at the South
date with any changes in legislation
greenhouse gases, the industry can be
Gas registration of skilled persons.
African Bureau of Standards (SABS) in
to keep ahead of the crowd and the
proactive towards a ‘green’ economy
The new brochure titled Guide to
Pretoria should be under way, after
demands of tomorrow.
by empowering design engineers,
Registration of Authorised Refrigeration
widespread publicity and reporting on
service technicians, installation
Practitioners and published by the
this project over the past two years.
contractors and plant operators with
South African Refrigeration and Air
the skills to improve the coefficient of
Conditioning Contractors Association
industry, there appears to be a greater
performance (COP) of plant, reduce
(SARACCA), provides information on
awareness of the PER and the legal
refrigerant leakages and maximise the
the requirements for the different levels
requirements for compliance with SANS
performance of all system components.
of registration. As to which level of
10147, in particular the six‑monthly
registration is required by persons to
leakage tests and the three‑yearly
The DEA/DHET guidelines aim to
I encourage you all to remain up to
CLA
Judging from the buzz in the
COLD LINK AFRICA • July | August 2016
John Ackermann
Editor| jasac@iafrica.com
www.coldlinkafrica.co.za
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