Specialist condition monitoring company WearCheck is to showcase some of its condition monitoring techniques, including scientific oil analysis, transformer oil analysis, reliability services and water testing & analysis, at the 2025 Investing in African Mining Indaba, to be held in Cape Town from February 3 to 6.

The stand will be hosted by WearCheck marketing manager Vanessa Evans, with a team of technical experts demonstrating some of the company’s technology-based solutions.

“Mining Indaba visitors form a key target audience for us, as we can show them exactly how our tried and tested condition monitoring techniques can enhance their operations,” explains Evans, noting that it applies to potential new customers as well as to the company’s long-term clients.

“It is a golden opportunity for us to showcase the most up-to-date technology and our most innovative solutions.”

The company offers a wide variety of predictive maintenance techniques, products and services that benefit the mining industry across Africa.

WearCheck’s core service is the scientific analysis of used oil, fuel and other fluids, a process that entails analysing fluid samples for trace particles, which indicate a particular component that could be suffering unusual wear patterns.

A team of specialist diagnosticians then assesses the results and proposes a course of remedial action, if required.

The company has expanded to offer additional predictive maintenance techniques, which are selected for each client’s condition monitoring programme based on the machinery and components being monitored.

Some of these include asset reliability care services, transformer chemistry services and advanced field services, such as nondestructive testing, technical compliance and rope condition assessment.

WearCheck also offers lubrication-enabled reliability, providing clients with bespoke solutions to ensure that their lubrication systems are well managed, efficient and cost effective.

The company’s expansive service offering also includes scientific water analysis through its water division, which analyses the quality of wastewater, groundwater and surface water in areas surrounding mining and exploration sites.

“The water division caters to a variety of needs. For example, ensuring that effluent/wastewater is compliant and safe for disposal is essential. Compliance with municipal by-laws and environmental safety standards allows for the safe disposal of wastewater into streams and rivers,” says Evans.

In addition, ground and surface water quality analysis allows for the determination of water safety for use on equipment, drinking, washing and other purposes.