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PRODUCTS INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN Smart automation retrofits Manage your fleet One area in road transport that has a massive impact on operating costs pertains to the drivers. This is why Ctrack by Inseego has dedicated solutions that can track and monitor driving behaviour and identify instances of harsh acceleration, braking and cornering, engine revving, and excessive idling, among others. Drivers prone to these types of behaviours cost transport companies thousands of rands each month, and not just through increased fuel use, but also in vehicle crashes and increased vehicle maintenance. However, when management is armed with powerful information about how their vehicles are being driven, they can take the necessary their employees’ working hours and whether or not vehicles are being driven for business or private purposes. Ctrack offers various product solutions, such as fleet tracking, remedial steps to address these problems, reduce cameras, jamming detection, trailer and asset tracking with live their costs, and potentially save lives. software reporting options, reducing a lot of manual intervention Management information provided by Ctrack for fleet and asset types. does not just include detailed information about how drivers are driving vehicles, but also about For more information, contact [phone]. Collaborative fleet Eqstra Flexi Fleet, a division of Eqstra Fleet Management and Logistics, has partnered with Pecsser and Carrier, Ice Cold Bodies, Hino South Africa, and GEA to design a rigid refrigerated vehicle featuring new technology to power the refrigeration units. This technology has been designed and engineered to meet the challenges of rough terrain, long distances, and high ambient temperatures encountered in the SADC region. Together with the Eco-drive unit, the truck utilises a Carrier Supra cooling unit, which compressor, which improve efficiency as a result of lower fuel consumption per watt delivered. To support the new technology, Ice Cold Bodies has designed achieves superior pulldown and accurate an 8.5m body that can carry a payload of 12 580 tons. Hino South temperature control at all set points. New fans Africa has supplied the chassis and cab and GEA has sponsored a increase airflow by 15% for quick temperature Dhollandia Tuck-away Tail Lift. Retrofitting older building stock with ‘smart’ automation solutions is now possible with the latest Hager system introduced locally by ElectroMechanica (EM). Known as coviva, the system does not require extensive construction work to be installed, or even additional cable routing, as it is an entirely retrofittable wireless solution. While the Hager product is not new internationally, it has just launched in South Africa and is slowly aligning itself with the trend towards increased building automation. The coviva system is ideal for retrofitting, modernising, or upgrading, and also dovetails with the higher-end Hager domovea KNX system. With coviva, individual functions cannot only be controlled but also combined, which means that entire scenarios can be created and retrieved upon demand, such as ‘morning’ or ‘evening’. Called ‘covigrams’, these scenarios can simply be created in the app by means of an intuitive menu with understandable ‘if-then’ functions. recovery and improved air management. The units feature a 7mm condenser and small For more information, contact [phone]. Insertion resistance thermometers Instrotech is offering Kobold’s MMA range of industrial temperature probes, or insertion resistance thermometers. The MMA is engineered using 316 stainless steel and incorporates high-accuracy Pt100 resistance sensors with analogue output options. The MMA is delivered standard with M12 or DIN plug electrical connections, as well as a wide variety of popular process connections. This range of economically priced temperature instrument is suitable for an array of industrial applications such as heating installations; furnace and apparatus construction; machine construction and building installations; general industrial applications; and the food and pharmaceutical industry. For more information, contact [phone]. DO YOU HAVE AN INNOVATIVE AND RELEVANT PRODUCT YOU WOULD LIKE FEATURED? LET US KNOW... IT'S FREE EMAIL: [email protected] CALL: [phone] For more information, contact [phone]. 48 www.coldlinkafrica.co.za COLD LINK AFRICA • May 2019