Cable accessories company Tank Industries says the telecommunications industry is picking up, owing to the uptake of fibre-optic cables in domestic and new build commercial installations.  

As Industry 4.0 advances, the demands on cable and connection technology will also change, states cable connector producer the Lapp Group, predicting that the speed at which data is transferred... 

Data centre company Teraco’s neutral Internet exchange point (IXP) peering subsidiary NAPAfrica has grown to 170 Gb/s with 386 members since 2012, and is ranked as the third-largest IXP in the... 

Information and communication technology company Xon notes that grid storage solutions can help to overcome the challenges associated with the cost to build and maintain infrastructure for total... 

Construction of the Letlhakane mine tailings resource treatment project is currently 80% complete. 

Kenya will in April embark on an ambitious project aimed at achieving universal electricity connectivity by 2020. Over 50% of the country's citizens do not have access to electricity, as only... 

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... 

Belt conveyor technology company Martin Engineering has become the sole distributor of the CleanScrape Cleaner conveyor belt cleaning system – taking exclusive responsibility for its sales in... 

South Africa’s leading steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has made a strong case for increasing tariffs for an industry that is somewhat unique among its global peers in not enjoying... 

Every Friday morning, SAfm’s AMLive’s radio anchor Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.  Reported here is this Friday’s At the Coalface... 

After successfully launching the new Ridgid RE60 three-in-one electrical tool in Europe and the US late last year, US-based hand-held tools manufacturer Ridge Tool Company will this month make the... 

Southern African Pump Systems Development Association (Sapsda) chairperson Mathys Wehmeyer advices the mining industry and other users of submerged pumps to take into account the actual cost... 

The West African Mining and Power Expo features a packed Indian Pavilion this year, with over 25 exhibitor companies set to arrive from the Asian powerhouse. WAMPEX, now celebrating its 21st year,... 

Local power cable manufacturer Aberdare Cables, a Powertech company within the JSE-listed Altron Group, is supplying cables to State-owned power utility Eskom for use on several of the utility’s... 

Powertech, a 100% owned subsidiary of the JSE-listed Altron group, comprising Altron TMT (amalgamation of Altech and Bytes) and Altron Power (Powertech), over the years, adjusted and reviewed... 

In the upcoming months, sole Band-It stainless steel clamping and identification systems distributor Banding & Identification Solutions Africa (Bisa) will use traditional and social media platforms... 

Engineers, as well as rigging, crane, scaffolding and related companies, based in the Vaal Triangle, consolidated their skills earlier this month to support the Vanderbijlpark Rotary Club’s... 

Underground and surface vehicle safety equipment suppliers John Ratcliffe GM Andre Robberts tells Mining Weekly that the company spends about 10% of its turnover on the research and development... 

The risk of flooding underground while mining is a reality and needs to be properly addressed by mining companies, warns South Africa-based submersible slurry pump manufacturer Hazleton Pumps.... 

South Africa will not have a competitive advantage unless it offers a discounted price for key inputs, such as steel, to the local manufacturing sector, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)... 

South Africa will not have a competitive advantage, unless it offers a discounted price for key inputs, such as steel, to the local manufacturing sector, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)... 

Since the launch of the Operation Khanyisa campaign in October 2010, there has been an increase in the number of incidents of electricity theft reported to authorities, says State-owned power... 

Mine safety products company Booyco Electronics has entered the centralised blasting systems (CBS) manufacturing arena and has become one of the first South African CBS makers to be granted an... 

Power equipment company Barloworld Power has replaced Wits University’s Faculty of Health Sciences’ almost 40-year-old generator, which provides the school with its standby power, with a much... 

The wire industry is still struggling to overcome the after effects of the recession and it will take some time before companies resume normal buying and stockholding patterns, says diversified... 

Rope access specialist Skyriders is installing fall-arrest systems at Palabora Mining Company’s copper mine and smelter complex, in Limpopo. 

US-based Advanced Wire Rope Inspections has developed a new technology to assist zip line operators in assessing the exact conditions of wire rope cables. 

The Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality is constructing a R140-million, green building project in honour of apartheid activist Oliver Reginald Tambo, adjacent to Wattville, in Benoni, metres away... 

The disruption to the Gautrain service owing to copper cable theft is “very disappointing”, says Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) CEO Jack van der Merwe. 

Base metals producer Terramin Australia said on Monday reported that it had resumed full operations at its Angas processing plant in South Australia several days ahead of schedule. But the... 

Although major oil companies discourage the need for a supplement additive in oil products, about 90% of forecourt retailers stock the basic supplements, owing to the average age of South African... 

Global engineering company Siemens has been awarded a $33,7-million contract to expand the capacity of two power substations in Kenya.  

From cars to cables, the microdot is the hot new crime fighter; a new move is afoot to have South Africa’s taxis manufactured locally and There are now only six months to go before the Gautrain... 

Microdot technology, which is a process whereby valuable assets are given a ‘DNA’ invisible to the naked eye, appears to be gaining an increasing acceptance as a helpful asset recovery tool among... 

The Malawi government is inviting expressions of interest from eligible consulting firms that would like to conduct a feasibility study a regional communications infrastructure project (RCIP),... 

Manufacturer of geotechnical and structural monitoring instrumentation Soil Instruments reports that several instrumentation companies are proactively considering new technologies to offer improved... 

Manufacturer of inductive components Premo is offering a high performance, easy to install, small-sized new filter range to its customers suitable for a number of applications.  

MTN South Africa’s MTN Business division has launched it’s server virtualisation solution, which the company calls the next progression in it’s data centre services and hosting.

“Justifying the... 

Described as “the next evolutionary chapter of communications,” the use of unified communications (UC) solutions at the enterprise level in South Africa was becoming more evident. World Wide Worx... 

The fibre-optic East African Submarine Cable System (Eassy), which was initially expected to be operational by the first half of 2010, will not be commercially active in time for the FIFA World... 

Cables and connection solutions supply and consulting company Lapp Cable South Africa is exploring the opportunity of supplying and consulting on various data integrity solutions for the World Cup... 

New standards for an industrial Ethernet communication system, are inspiring technology changes in the mining instrumentation industry.