EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
Cape Industries Showcase flaunts new technology
By John Ackermann
The 2016 Cape Industries Showcase brought together more than 100 exhibitors on 6 – 8 September , showcasing equipment , products , and services for oil , gas , petrochemical , offshore , logistics , maritime , and marine professionals .
Some of the following exhibitors from our industry also attended the expo .
AOL was showcasing its new mobile field laboratory , a result of three years of development by Analysers On-Line ( AOL ). The company offers monitoring solutions for environmental parameters , for example the monitoring of water pollution in industrial processes . All solutions are locally made in Germiston — proudly South African .
Bristol Specialty Gases is based in Dubai and was started four years ago to provide sample gases for calibration . It supplies to a client in South Africa and has not experienced problems with the air freighting of gas cylinders .
The Perishable Product Export Control Board ( PPECB ) checks about 25 trailers ( both new and used ) in Cape Town every month for certification for the transport of perishable export products . Certification is valid for one year . All road motor transport ( RMT ) arriving in Cape Town for transfer directly into reefer containers is also checked . Sharief Nair , cold chain lead assessor based in Montague Gardens , commented that the avocado crops are down this year because of the drought .
SSI Schaefer has a strong presence in the |
custom solution for clients to best handle |
supply of racking and conveyor systems in |
their own specific product . Its solutions are |
warehousing and the logistics industry . The |
based on data analysis through assessment |
company boasts about 3 000 cold store |
of the specific client ’ s needs and operation . |
installations internationally and it has been |
The company is building a strong network |
active in South Africa since 2011 . |
in South Africa and it offers consulting |
SSI Schaefer offers a solution — not merely |
services , picking storage , and conveying |
a racking or mobile solution , but a complete |
solutions with its wealth of global experience |
Sharief Nair , PPECB cold chain lead assessor based in Montague Gardens . |
in cold storage . The company is based in Germany , with a strong platform in the Swiss market for the past 38 years .
Its conveyors offer a solution that does not require doors , which normally adds to the load on the refrigeration plant . It also offers warehouse management and auto guides for vehicles .
SSI Schaefer advises that a critical requirement for mobiles for cold storage is a high level of evenness of the floor and it needs quality workmanship in casting . The steel in mobiles for cold storage applications are of a different grade , but the wheels and other components are similar to those used in ambient warehouses . Cable and control box sealing is of utmost importance in cold storage applications .
David Eisenhut , director for global sales support , made his first visit to South Africa for the Cape Industries Showcase . He sees big potential in the cold storage industry in South Africa . “ The expanding population of South Africa and growth in buying power will increase the demand for foodstuffs , fast foods and convenient meals ,” he says . “ All these products will need more temperature controlled storage and we have much to offer in the way of storage solutions for cold stores and DCs .”
AOL ’ s Helena Davy , product manager ( on left ), with Hopson Majola inside the new mobile field laboratory .
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At the Bristol stand . From left : Mark McCann ( general manager ), Prashant Gaikwad and Nazim Amruskar on their first visit to South Africa in search of a local distributor .
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