In Enlit Africa, the premier energy and power exhibition & conference in Africa – formerly known as African Utility Week – ACTOM was named “Most Engaged Exhibitor” among the many companies and organisations which participated in the 2022 event at Cape Town’s International Exhibition Centre from June 7 to 9.
“This award was in recognition of the extent to which the group’s stand attracted attention and interest among visitors to the exhibition,” commented Mamiki Matlawa, ACTOM’s Group Business Development Executive.
“We also made contact with and had meetings with some important players in the industry, including power companies and other potential customers and partners in various countries in Africa. From this we’ve gained some valuable leads that offer exciting new business opportunities for ACTOM across the continent,” she said.
ACTOM, which is a Platinum sponsor of Enlit Africa, hosted a cocktail dinner for VIP guests on June 7.
ACTOM Power Transformers used the exhibition as the launch platform for the innovative new online power transformers condition monitoring system it has developed over the past 18 months.
It was able to give live demonstrations at the exhibition of how the system provides constant feedback to owners and users of power transformers on all key condition data, including power output, harmonics and temperature, plus possible formation of gas in the oil which could threaten a transformer’s functioning and efficiency.
“More than any other single item of electrical equipment, the power transformer is the main link between a business or utility and the national power grid that keeps your business functioning,” said Wilma Muller, Power Transformers’ Sales Manager.
Among other equipment and systems that were displayed and given special prominence by the various ACTOM businesses that participated in the exhibition were ACTOM MV Switchgear’s AMV12 range of air-insulated switchgear, which has proven to be highly successful since its launch into the market several years ago, and its similarly widely accepted RMV ring main unit, which has lately enjoyed a strong surge in demand in the marketplace (See story on Pg 16).
ACTOM High Voltage Equipment displayed its recently introduced CTB36Plus outdoor combo vacuum circuit breaker, with special emphasis being placed on its suitability and cost-effectiveness in serving as the link between renewable energy generation projects and Eskom’s national power grid.
John Thompson deployed an advanced item of projection equipment known as HOLOCUBE to present in animated form the inner workings of its firetube package boilers and industrial watertube boilers to interested visitors to the ACTOM stand.
The other businesses exhibiting on the stand were ACTOM Distribution Transformers, ACTOM Protection and Control, ACTOM Electrical Machines and Current Electric.
ACTOM also featured in the Enlit Africa Conference, with a comprehensive and detailed presentation being made by Etienne de Villiers, John Thompson’s Divisional Technical Manager, entitled “An overview of critical boiler parameters that influence reliability and performance”.
