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OPEN SYSTEM Layer Seven Automation’s aim was to create centralised control architecture that would increase the efficiency of the system and reduce costs
Open control system reduces conveyor’s maintenance costs
7th February 2025

With more frequent malfunctions occurring along the conveyor line of the system of one of Australia’s leading office equipment supplier’s main distribution centre, its management team commissioned... 


GovChat founders’ new venture, Suppple, lists in Luxembourg in £200m IPO
14th June 2024 By: Irma Venter

IT and AI company Suppple Plc in May witnessed its £200-million initial public offering (IPO) on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) in Europe. Suppple will be required to comply with LuxSE rules... 


Kirsten Hund, Head of Carbon Neutrality, De Beers Group.
Venetia mine rapidly becoming a flagship in advancing De Beers’ climate ambition
30th June 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Combating climate change is a process. We are all in it together. We need to work together, and we need to be strategic about how we do it, how we report it, and how we talk about it. 


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Inventory system tailored for S Africa
21st October 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

Supply chain specialist Strategico has developed the Barcode Out’a Box (BoB) system that is tailored to meet the requirements of local warehouses with its barcoding, scanning and inventory... 


A group of Bricks baled together made out of cement and polystyrene which makes them more cost effective, lightweight and insulated
Contamination at source affecting recycling
30th September 2022 By: Halima Frost

A substantial portion of plastic waste is not recycled and ends up in landfills, contributing greatly to plastics being regarded as the biggest environmental threat, says industry body Plastics SA... 


An image depicting two people using their smartphones to scan barcodes
OMRON is shaping traceability in food and beverage packaging
2nd September 2022

In the food and beverage packaging industry, authenticity is essential. Consumers need to know that the foods they are purchasing consist of the things listed on their labels, because food... 


Illustration of chocolate quality inspection.
Innovative product quality inspection
18th March 2022

Embracing innovation in product-quality inspection, packaging inspection, assembly verification, allergen management, traceability, and food safety to minimize downtime are important for running a... 


An image of a labelled steel product
Labelling a necessity to identify steel products
4th March 2022

Labelling or identifying steel products is an absolute necessity in today's global steel market owing to the fact that the tracking of steel has posed problems in the past as a result of the many... 


An image of the GraniteWMS
Software allows for warehouse optimisation
15th October 2021 By: Anna Moross

Using a barcode-based software system, such as the Granite Warehouse Management System, creates an end-to-end solution for efficient and effective warehouse management, says GraniteWMS marketing... 


Better tech. Better asset registers. Better decision-making
11th October 2021

A good foundation keeps a house standing and protects you from untimely losses. The same goes for the management of physical assets, where a proper asset register forms the foundation for all... 


PRETTY PUMP
Verder offers bespoke food grade pumps to both the brewery and winery industries
Pumping with flavour for multiproduct lines
13th November 2020 By: Halima Frost

Industrial equipment supplier Verder Group has recently redesigned the structure of its hygienic brands – this included rebranding and adding sanitary pump supplier JEC JR’s series of pumps to its... 


iZONIT VISION SYSTEM 
The product enables the user to establish view mark positioning accurately and easily before firing a laser
Increased demand for laser marking
28th August 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

Identification and traceability company Traceability Solutions has seen an increase in enquiries for laser-marking systems despite the national lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, says MD... 


VINO GOVENDER
Enabling a high-speed digital world where innovations and meaningful connections prosper. Connecting Africans to each other and to the world
Reliable infrastructure needed to meet fibre demand
21st August 2020 By: Halima Frost

With physical distancing encouraged amid Covid-19, the need for reliable fibre connectivity and infrastructure has increased, says open access network provider Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) strategy,... 


Thermal scanning system helps speed up Covid-19 screening
10th July 2020 By: Schalk Burger

Pretoria-based technology company Foresight Security has installed a locally developed thermal scanning system at a mine in the Northern Cape to help detect any possible cases of Covid-19. The... 


How a Kinross Gold collaboration delivered a new mobile data capture solution
18th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Kinross Gold has been looking for a mobile solution for blasthole sampling they can trust. As a long-time GIM Suite user, they welcomed the opportunity to work with acQuire on the development of a... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter
Conversation on getting economy back on track post-Covid has begun
12th June 2020 By: Martin Creamer

The conversation has begun on getting the South African economy back on track with the necessary structural reforms post-Covid, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter said on Wednesday.... 


Why RFID is a ‘must-have’ technology, regardless of sector
30th March 2020

The benefits of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology are far-reaching, pertinent to many industries and for a variety of applications. One such gain is quick and efficient data... 


Introducing GIM Suite 4.1 for smarter, streamlined geoscientific data
23rd October 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

acQuire, a global specialist in geoscientific data management software, has announced its latest, highly anticipated release of GIM Suite. GIM Suite 4.1 introduces a new mobile app, called acQuire... 


KHOTSO MAJOE 
Omron partners with clients to offer holistic solutions where production processes are integrated in one house
Barcodes add value to Industry 4.0
18th October 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

There is an opportunity, through Industry 4.0, to make the data derived from barcodes more useful across industrial value chains, says industrial automation provider Omron South Africa product... 


Congo mine deploys digital weapons in fight against conflict minerals
1st October 2019 By: Reuters

In a small shack overlooking muddy pits hewn out of eastern Congo's rolling green hills, a government official puts a barcoded tag on a sack of ore rich in tantalum, a rare metal widely used in... 


GOLD IS GOOD Demand for gold has been strong historically and will continue to be so, owing to the perception of gold as a safe haven in troubled economic times
Demand for gold jewellery up in SA, but imports favoured
28th June 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

The popularity of gold jewellery globally and locally has held steady, with demand increasing in South Africa, owing to the increase in middle-class spend, says the local jewellery industry... 


Traka accelerates expansion into wider African markets
20th May 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Leveraging on almost two decades of experience in South Africa, and a presence in a further six African countries, networked key and equipment management solutions company Traka Africa announces an... 


Quality inspection results in significant time and money savings
15th March 2019

With quality inspection being critical in all manufacturing and packaging lines, especially in the food and beverage sector, industrial automation solutions provider Omron vison product manager... 


Department of Mineral Resources representative Xolile Mbonambi
Local manufacturers to benefit from Mining Charter 3's implementation
14th February 2019 By: Nadine James

Mining Charter 3 and its Implementation Guidelines have created an environment where it is possible for local manufacturers to leverage procurement capacity to drive transformation, Department of... 


LAB INSPECTION
A-Gas tests and inspects refrigerants to ensure that they are legitimate and meet global specifications prior to shipment to South Africa
Inferior imports likely to increase in refrigerant industry
23rd February 2018 By: Jessica Oosthuizen

Illegal inferior refrigerants imports will increase as the ongoing phasing out of hydrochlorofluorocarbon and the impending phase out of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases progresses, argues speciality... 


It’s time for predictability, consistency, integrity with an end to policy somersaulting
It’s time for predictability, consistency, integrity with an end to policy somersaulting
27th May 2016 By: Martin Creamer

The South African mining industry is now significantly smaller than in it was in 1994. Mining Ministers have come and gone. As one Minister becomes familiar with the territory, another comes in... 


Domestic photonics sector highlighted by innovation forum
8th April 2016 By: Keith Campbell

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is seeking to promote the growth and development of South Africa’s photonics industry. Photonics is the term for the science and technology of using,... 


New hydraulic hybrid drive transmission exceeds US fuel-economy standards
16th October 2015

Motion and control technology specialist Parker Hannifin announced last month that its RunWise hydraulic hybrid drive transmission meets the fuel-economy standards that the US Environmental... 


GERD SEUFFERT 
The SLAP system ensures reduced stock capturing time as the process becomes more automated with the use of barcode scanners
New logistics process boosts operational efficiency
14th August 2015 By: Kimberley Smuts

SEW-Eurodrive Johannesburg has released its new standardisation of logistics and assembly processes (SLAP) system, which has enhanced the company’s operational efficiency by approximately 40%. “The... 


New diamond mines,  diamonds selling well,  De Beers’ wage deal
New diamond mines, diamonds selling well, De Beers’ wage deal
24th October 2014 By: Martin Creamer

Diamond output from Canada is poised to rise sginificantly; Rockwell diamonds sees itself as being well placed for third-quarter improvement; diamond company De Beers secures its first three-year... 


Energy threat to ferrochrome, Africa mining optimisation, new Zambia copper mine plan
Energy threat to ferrochrome, Africa mining optimisation, new Zambia copper mine plan
12th September 2014 By: Martin Creamer

Ferrochrome under 'debeneficiation' threat; a formula to improve Africa's mineral resources indusry; merged company plans to advance Zambian copper project.  


SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONSRTT’s fully integrated supply chain solution helps companies improve their bottom line and customer-service levels, owing to accurate end-to-end supply chain visibility, automated workflows and improved inventory
More companies outsourcing warehousing expertise
25th October 2013 By: David Oliveira

Marketing- and sales-orientated companies are focusing on their primary business function to improve turnover and are, therefore, aiming to outsource warehousing solutions from warehousing... 


M&A drop imperils explorer aspirations, cadastre systems could make difference, merits of dedicated mining permit teams
25th October 2013 By: Martin Creamer

Mining acquisitions have slumped to an eight-year low; mining cadastres that can make a difference; merits of dedicated mining permit teams  


New app aims to improve vehicle-transaction visibility
11th October 2013 By: Irma Venter

Data specialist Lightstone Auto’s Live app promises to cut down on human error, improve efficiency and reduce fraud when it comes to new and used vehicle transactions. The mobile app operates as a... 


State-backed diamond beneficiation firm to be liquidated
18th January 2013 By: Martin Creamer

Mineral beneficiation may be harder than meets the eye, failed local diamond beneficiator Mohseen Valli Moosa has indicated. His diamond beneficiation company received some R150-million in... 


State-backed diamond beneficiation firm to be liquidated
11th January 2013 By: Martin Creamer

Mineral beneficiation will only succeed in South Africa if it is supported by a pipeline of guaranteed raw materials and long-term funding that allows for marketing and retail development alongside... 


IDC-funded diamond beneficiator shuts up shop
9th January 2013 By: Martin Creamer

A local diamond beneficiation business, which obtained R97-million in funding from the State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as well as support from the provincially run Gauteng... 


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