COMPANY HISTORY
- 1860 Ashworth operate in Manchester UK textile industry.
- 1895 Ashworth moves headquarters to Fall River Massachusetts.
- 1930 Jonge Poerink starts wire screen production in the Netherlands.
- 1975 Can-Tech starts production of diagram cells with first class Jonge Poerink screens.
- 1995 Acquisition of Jinge Poerink by Ashworth.
- 2014 Acquisition of Can-Tech by MSR Can-Tech Cathodes (PTY) LTD (South Africa)
Can-Tech markets its products world wide and is the global market leader is diagram cells. Can-Tech has delivered and modified diaphragm cells for the leading chlorine producers in the world, among others.
INTRODUCTION OF MSR ENGINEERING AND MSR CAN-TECH CATHODES
MSR ENGINEERING cc and MSR CAN-TECH CATHODES (PTY) LTD are two separate and independent companies under a Single Management Team and sharing technical resources and machinery utilization as and when required.
MSR ENGINEERING cc is located at 6 Kobalt Street, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. Established in 1986.
In 1991 commenced servicing SASOL, a major Chemical/Petrochemical industry. The work entailed High Precision Engineering for various departments within the Sasol Group. The services also include fabrication and machining work for the Chlorine Department for the repairs of Cathode Cans, including bases, cell heads and copper plates.
In 2006 MSR Engineering manufactures new cathodes for ELTECH SYSTEMS CORPORATION in Chardon, OH, USA, under the license agreement for Sasol Group. There after undertook manufacturing projects for INDUSTRIE DE NORA in Italy and CAN-TECH in Netherlands also under licence to manufacture new Cathodes.
MSR CAN-TECH CATHODES (PTY) LTD is located at 10 Kobalt Street, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. Established in 2014.
In 2014 MSR CAN-TECH was established for the total acquisition of CAN-TECH Netherlands, inclusive of all the machinery, jigs, fixtures, tooling, welding equipment, heavy duty roller for the rolling of the wire mesh including the full Intellectual Property rights and all detailed manufacturing drawings.
CAN-TECH with a long joint history of manufacturing cathode cans since 1975 and the manufacturing of heavy duty wire screens since 1930 and the energy saving per year. We are proud to say that MSR CAN-TECH CATHODES are the leaders in the world using wire mesh design cathodes.
REFERENCE LIST OF ACC-TECHNOLOGY
1976 AKZO*: 125 cathode cans ACC-29, Mr. P.Nijkamp
1982 BASF*: 118 cathode cans ACC-55, Mr. H.Jachov
1986 Chemicombinat: 195 cathode cans ACC-55, Mr. Weber
1991 Hydro Polymers*: 91 cathode cans ACC-55. Total re-screening of inner cathodes, Mr. K.Nakken
2007 Arkema Lavera**: 2 cathode cans HC4 B, Mr. P.Vignaux
2007-2008 Petroquimica: 1 cathode can ACC 29-1 Mr. E. Maglione
2008 Occidental Chemical: 2 cathode cans ACC 29-1 Mr. R. Gritte
2006-2009 PPG***: 23 cathode cans ACC 55-1, Mr. M.Shear
2006-2009 Sasol*: 88 complete inner cathodes ACC55, Reference on Request
2005-2009 Sadaf: 156 cathode cans ACC-5S, Mr. H.Al-Shammari
2006-2009 Rhodia**: 11 cathode cans H4 and 3 cathode cans LV-81, Mr P.Faivre-Duboz
2006-2009 Arkema Fos**: 20 cathode cans ACC 55-1, Mr. D.Alberge
2007-2009 Solvay*: 7 cathode cans DBT-43 & 5 DAT-43, Mr. Neuhäuser
MSR Engineering
2006-2008 Eltech systems corporation (USA), 55 Cathodes bump plate design inner replacement for Sasol, Mr Rick L. Romine
2008-2010 De Nora (Italy), 36 Cathodes inner replacement – ACC 55 for Sasol, Mr. Corrado Mojana
2010-2014 Can Tech (Netherlands) 18 new Cathode ACC 55-1 for Sasol**, Mr Arthur Oude Roelink
MSR Can-Tech Cathodes (PTY) LTD
2014-2024 36 new Cathode cans ACC 55-1 for Sasol**, Reference on Request
* Operating with PMX or oartly with PMX
** Operating with PMX
*** Operating with Tephram