APRIL 2008 NEWSLETTER

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Combustion Technology Pulls Out All the Stops for Mondipak

The new installation at Mondipak

Mondipak manufactures a range of corrugated board, cartons and the printing thereof.  They have a number of factories around the country.  Peter Smith is the General Manager for the  Mondipak Cape Town factory which is located in Kuils River.

The coal fired burner had to be moved to make way for the new oil fired burner that was due to be installed. It was decided that they should convert the existing coal fired burner in the factory to oil fired. Aside from a better production of steam, the conversion also reduces the company's output of greenhouse gasses.

The job was commissioned during December 2007 by Monidpak and Combustion Technology pulled out all the stops to ensure that no hiccups occurred and fortunately the project ran smoothly.

"There was no downtime experienced since the conversion was done during our routine maintenance time and Combustion Technology kept their delivery promise," explains Peter.

Mondipak were very pleased with the service levels they received from Combustion Technology again. This is the third conversion done for Mondipak around the country - the other two projects were in Nelspruit and Pinetown.

"With the Autoflame system there are obvious savings but we have experienced even further savings - we no longer require an operator and more importantly we have cleaner burning fuel, both in the operation and the environment. SO whichever way you look at it - we win!" laughs Peter.

Combustion Technology were awarded a multi-million Rand tender to upgrade the coal fired boiler house at the Johannesburg Hospital in Gauteng. This follows their pioneering leadership in their field of expertise, which started with the First Coal Conversion to Sasol Natural Gas in 2003, at African Products in Germiston, Gauteng.

We reported in our last newsletter that the project was just starting. Wecan happily report this month that it is right on track. Grant regularly visits the site and reports back on the progress and lots of photos!

"The coal dust particles in the atmosphere of the Boiler Room in the hospital were at totally unacceptable levels! We could only see this when we were trying to take some photographs," explains Grant.

"We'll be pulling out all the stops to ensure that the project is finished on time - the two old 16 Ton boilers have already been stripped out and taken from site and are due to be scrapped." The new boilers are being inspected by SA Inspectors in Italy before they set sail for South Africa.

"We are already running about two to three weeks ahead of schedule, which puts us in a really good position for the rest of the project!"

He says that the first boiler will be starting up early in May. We will be reporting on this major project on a monthly basis.

Visit our website to view all the photographs of the project so far.

The scrapped boiler

At work in the boiler room

Novofeeds in George recently converted a boiler to the Autoflame Combustion Management System.

Dewald Lubbe of the Cape Town office is managing this project and we will be receiving a full report on the savings achieved shortly.

Immediate indications are that they are saving 50% on their fuel bill per week! This is astounding and amounts to substantial savings for the company.

We look forward to bringing you a full report in our next newsletter.

An ASME stamp refers to the kind of equipment and the appropriate ASME code that applies. There are different kinds of ASME stamps and Garioni Naval has achieved the "U" and "S" stamp, for Pressure Valves and Power Boilers, respectively.

THe ASME released their first set of testing standards for boilers in 1884!These standards are being continuously updated by the Society and the Code is recognised in 113 countries worldwide.

        
What the ASME stamps look like

Then you can't afford to miss this seminar with Grant Renecle, where the following topics will be covered in detail:

*  How to reduce your fuel costs

*  Energy efficient use of your Oil and Gas burners

*  Boiler Optimisation

We have reduced fuel bills by between 15 and 58% at sites across the country.  Contact Jillian on 021 715 3171 or via email on info@combustiontechnology.co.za for further information.

Cost per delegate is R 750 incl VAT.  This is inclusive of refreshments and lunch.  Space is limited so don't delay!

We require a Junior Engineer with  min. 1years experience and a National Diploma.
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POSITION  :  OPERATIONS MANAGER

We are looking for a person to take charge  of the planning, organising, management and control of the day to day operations of our Contract and Service Department, approx 10 staff.
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POSITION  :  STORES MANAGER

Candidate required for managing and controlling purchasing, stock control and spare parts sales.
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At the time of going to press we still did not have any results of the races (awaiting verification) - only photos - which we thought we would share with you!