Harry's Course

Pump Efficiency and Reliability Workshop

(2 day course)
Harry Rosen
Harry Rosen
Harry Rosen studied at Wits University and qualified with a Bsc Mech Eng in 1987. He then went on to do a two year GDE part time while working for Atlas Aircraft. While at Atlas he worked in the systems department designing fuel systems for the mirage fixed wing aircraft and air venting systems for the Rooivalk helicopter.
He spent a year in the airforce in 1991 at which time he started his own company TAS (Technical Application Software), specialising in the development of mechanical engineering software. He received his Pr Eng in 1992, over the years his main expertise has shifted towards the pump industry, and 18 years later TAS are now market leaders both locally and internationally in providing engineering software for the pump industry.

TAS currently employs 10 people in SA, with a sales and marketing operation in the UK. Harry has built up a close relationship with senior management at most of the larger pump companies in SA. In addition, he has close ties with the mining houses, specifically within the Anglo American group.

Harry is past chairman of the SA Institution of Mechanical Engineering, Central Branch. One of his key drives has been the promotion of an energy efficient approach within industry, through providing training, workshops and the organization of pump conferences.

In 2006, Harry set up a training company 2KG Training, and through his international contacts was able to secure experts in the field of mechanical engineering, ready to provide in-house training to the mechanical engineering industry. These include Larry Bachus, aka the Pump Guy, as well as three of the leading ASME presenters from the USA. Glynn Woods, Ron Haupt and Kamran Mokhtarian have all been active on their respective ASME committees in the ongoing development of codes and standards such as ASME B31.1, B31.3 and the Section VIII pressure vessel codes, which they now present to audiences in South Africa.

For the last 4 years, Harry has been personally presenting a 2 day workshop on improving the efficiency of pumping systems, drawing on his experience over the last 20 years in the pump industry. The workshop has been supported by Eskom and the National Energy Efficiency Agency, as a valuable tool to help the industry achieve their targeted 10% savings in electricity.