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Bellevue tracking to plan
22nd December 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Gold developer Bellevue Gold is on track to reach gold production in the second half of 2023, with the first draw down of A$35-million from its project loan facility with Macquarie Bank taking... 


Condra completes 32 t yard crane for Mpumalanga refinery
16th December 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes has completed a 32 t, 30-metre-span container handling crane for Mbombela-based metals refinery Manganese Metal Company (MMC). MMC’s gantry was delivered on... 


Image of Dolphin tungsten project site
Dolphin tungsten project, Australia – update
16th December 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Group 6 Metals will raise A$20-million through a share placement to bring its Dolphin tungsten mine into production. 


MODERN FARMING
The tractors are sophisticated technology machines, and technicians are indispensable to ensure that the machines are kept running
Competition highlights technicians’ central role in agricultural industry
9th December 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Tractor manufacturer Massey Ferguson has completed the second season of its reality show called Master Mechanic, which highlights the central role technicians and mechanics play in the industry to... 


Toyota to evaluate local customers’ response to RAV4 plug-in hybrid in new pilot initiative
9th December 2022 By: Irma Venter

Following the introduction of the RAV4 GX hybrid last year and the RAV4 hybrid E-Four this year, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) says it will test the local market’s response to the RAV4 plug-in... 


Condra acquires iTek Drives
2nd December 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane and hoist manufacturer Condra has acquired Optidrive variable-frequency drives distributor (VFDs) iTek Drives for an undisclosed amount. The deal enables Condra to secure the supply of... 


Hydrox Holdings CEO Corrie de Jager (centre) with Prince of Monaco (left) during award ceremony in Monaco.
South African green hydrogen technology wins top global recognition
1st December 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Proudly South African hydrogen technology, which has the potential to slash the cost of green hydrogen, has just won top recognition in Monaco at the principality's inaugural hydrogen forum. The... 


Richard Quest interviewing Dr Mark Bristow.
Nothing like negative interest rate, fear to drive gold price – Bristow
22nd July 2020 By: Martin Creamer

“There’s nothing like a negative real interest rate and a fear to drive the gold price,” says Barrick Gold Corporation CEO Dr Mark Bristow, who also puts money printing firmly on the list of gold... 


Local quality drives Kwatani’s export success
22nd July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Quality local design and manufacture have catapulted Gauteng-based Kwatani into the global marketplace with its world class vibrating screens. With an established footprint around Africa, Kwatani’s... 


Condra supplies nine telescopic cranes to chemicals company
Condra supplies nine telescopic cranes to chemicals company
17th July 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer and refurbishment specialist Condra is deploying telescopic cranes to help a South African chemicals company with the production of large volumes of alcohol for hand sanitisers.... 


QUALITY ENSURED 
Detroit Compressors provide customers with a five-year warranty on the drive train of a rotary screw compressor and a two-year warranty on the complete unit
Upgrades enhance compressors
10th July 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Tru Compressor Solutions is an authorized distributor of compressor manufacturer Detroit Air Compressors. Detroit has upgraded its DT, DB, and Gen2-DB range of screw compressors to enhance their... 


Manufacturer develops new range of liquid ring pumps
10th July 2020

Vacuum products developer and manufacturer Edwards Vacuum has developed a range of new liquid ring pumps called the ELRi series. Made for use in wet, humid as well as corrosive conditions, this... 


SUPERIOR QUALITY 
The proven quality of Pfeiffer Vacuum products ensures a long service life as well as lower operating costs
Company introduces quiet, dry pumps range
10th July 2020

The HiScroll models from vacuum pump manufacturer Pfeiffer Vacuum’s new range of scroll pumps are oil-free, hermetically sealed vacuum pumps with high nominal pumping speeds of between 6 m³/h and... 


OPTIMUM DRIVE CONFIGURATIONS 
Nord IE5+ synchronous motors can be combined with all Nord gear units and drive electronics as a modular system to enhance LogiDrive systems
Partnership brings new drive systems
10th July 2020

Component and technical services provider BMG and German precision engineers Getriebebau Nord entered a partnership to assemble, distribute and support Nord Drive Systems throughout Southern... 


Gold drives toward highest since 2012 on virus resurgence concern
Gold drives toward highest since 2012 on virus resurgence concern
22nd June 2020 By: Bloomberg

Gold pushed toward the highest level since 2012, lifted by concerns over a second wave of coronavirus infections and growing uncertainty in Hong Kong after China released details of a proposed... 


African car market can grow materially despite Covid-19 setback
19th June 2020 By: Irma Venter

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, new-vehicle sales in sub-Saharan Africa, outside South Africa, can grow from about 100 000 a year to about two-million a year in the next 15 years – and this is a... 


Complete crane drive systems available from SEW-EURODRIVE (Pty) Ltd
Complete crane drive systems available from SEW-EURODRIVE (Pty) Ltd
18th June 2020

SEW-EURODRIVE (Pty) Ltd. supplies complete drive systems for cranes, including project planning and design and aftersales service. No matter the operating conditions, these gear units are designed... 


PLANTATION POTENTIAL Steam Generation receives many enquiries from Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania, which is known for its tea plantations that present potential for the supply of biomass and co-gen technology
Cogen technology heating up in Africa
12th June 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

South Africa needs to realise that the rest of Africa is becoming more business friendly, and it may no longer be the sole gateway to Africa, which is showing noticeable demand for co-generation... 


Sustainable building designs on the rise
12th June 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Although it was previously widely thought to be prohibitively expensive to make the upfront capital investments to go green, uncertainty about the availability of power and water resources, as well... 


Condra manufactures eight explosionproof, high-lift hoists
5th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Crane manufacturer and refurbishment specialist Condra has completed the manufacture of eight explosionproof, high-lift hoists for Tenova Bateman. The custom-built two-speed machines will be... 


Responsible sourcing of critical minerals in focus as energy transition drives up demand
Responsible sourcing of critical minerals in focus as energy transition drives up demand
3rd June 2020 By: Terence Creamer

The accelerating pace and scale of the global clean-energy transition is poised to dramatically increase demand for critical energy minerals and metals, from aluminium to zirconium, with... 


THE FULL RANGE 
BMG’s NORD drive systems and NORDAC frequency inverters are combined to offer a complete spectrum of fully flexible, modern frequency inverters
Company maintains drive tech support throughout lockdown
29th May 2020

Bearings supplier BMG’s commitment to ensuring industry continues to operate efficiently and safely, even during difficult lockdown conditions, encompasses the ongoing supply and support of a range... 


COMPATIBLE AND EFFECTIVE 
VACON 100 AC drives allow its customers to use the most efficient motor for each application, with the ability to run new motor technologies
Drives designed to improve productivity
29th May 2020

Bearings supplier BMG’s VACON 100 alternating current (AC) drives have been designed to save energy, optimise process control and improve productivity in many sectors. Through VACON 100’s... 


IMPROVED MOVEMENT, MAXIMISED SAFETY These electromechanical solutions improve the movement of containers and goods, and maximizes safety, energy efficiency and fuel savings
Electromechanical solutions offered
29th May 2020

Power generation and electromechanical power transmission industry solutions provider Vert Energy – exclusive distributors for electric motor provider Leroy-Somer in Southern Africa – offers... 


Explosion-proof hoists for Kusile coal conveyors
Explosion-proof hoists for Kusile coal conveyors
25th May 2020

Condra has completed manufacture of eight explosion-proof, high-lift hoists – four of them articulated – for Tenova Bateman. All are custom-built, two-speed machines that utilise the modularity of... 


JOHN MANUELL
The full potential of sugar production processes lies in leveraging available data to drive the seamless interoperability among people, assets and production processes
Sector increasingly adopting digitalisation
22nd May 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Technology provider ABB Southern Africa believes that digitalisation can address the production challenges of the sugar industry. 


Pandemic disrupts jewellery business, but recovery on the cards
20th May 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The drivers for platinum jewellery business growth in 2019 point the way to a post-Covid-19 recovery, the Platinum Guild International’s (PGI’s) 2020 'Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR)' has... 


Surging demand for platinum bar and coin.
Covid-19 impact on platinum market less than expected – WPIC
18th May 2020 By: Martin Creamer

While the Covid-19 pandemic has had a major negative effect on the platinum market — including price, demand and supply — the results for the first quarter of 2020 show the net effect is less than... 


DYNAMIC DUO
The bearing and seal combination introduced by Freudenberg has been validated through extensive testing
Seals company introduces bearing seal combo
15th May 2020

Advanced materials and product supplier Freudenberg Sealing Technologies introduced a machine component that combines a plastic rotating bearing with a seal in a single, precisely matched unit... 


Ballard optimistic that fuel cell demand will rise
Ballard optimistic that fuel cell demand will rise
13th May 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ballard Power Systems, which develops proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells that use a platinum catalyst as a key component, says mobility solutions have become a focus for the company,... 


Caterpillar announces MineStar Edge mine management technology platform
13th May 2020

Caterpillar is adding a new platform, MineStar Edge, to augment the Cat® MineStar™ Solutions suite of technologies and to align with the way many mining operations manage their businesses. Edge... 


ENERGY HEAVY
South Africa’s industry consumes more than half of the energy used by the industrial sectors in all the remaining SADC States
South Africa has duty to address SADC energy efficiency
8th May 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

South Africa has a duty to make the energy efficiency knowledge accrued through the Industrial Energy Efficiency Project (IEEP) more accessible to the rest of the Southern African Development... 


System designed to monitor machine tool drives
8th May 2020

With timely maintenance and replacement of defective components in machine tools being an important part of the manufacturing process, researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in... 


Soft skills critical to leading in heterogeneous business world
8th May 2020 By: Schalk Burger

Technology, connectivity, data and creativity have allowed the development of a range of new capabilities in all industries and improvements in industrial and business processes to the point where... 


Zest WEG pioneers remote witness factory acceptance testing under COVID-19 lockdown
5th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In an innovative ‘first’ Zest WEG successfully conducted a remote witnessed factory acceptance test (FAT) on a range of WEG MV VSDs in WEG’s Brazil factory. This pioneering step has shown that the... 


Cinovec lithium project, Germany
Cinovec lithium project, Germany
1st May 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

European Metals Holdings has approved energy group CEZ’s investment in the Cinovec project. 


HANDSOME HANSEN BMG offers a full range of gear units that drive aerators, water screws and brush aerators for the sewage and water treatment sector
Drive systems suited for sewage applications
24th April 2020

Industrial equipment supplier BMG offers solutions for the water, wastewater and sewage sectors, encompassing the supply of quality branded drive systems. BMG supplies an extensive range of drive... 


Czech Republic lithium project now fully funded to construction
23rd April 2020 By: Donna Slater

Shareholders in Australia- and UK-listed European Metals Holdings (EMH) have approved energy group CEZ’s investment in the Cinovec project, paving the way for the lithium and tin project, in Czech... 


LOCALISED SUPPRESSION
I-CAT has several installations of its localised suppression system scheduled for transformers in Mozambique and Ghana
Suppression system averts oil transformer fires
17th April 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

Mitigating risks on oil-filled transformers is a primary concern for various firms that make use of this high-value equipment. Although safety in the engineering of transformers is increasingly... 


Mark Cutifani
Anglo going to great lengths to support SA in Covid-19 hour of need
17th April 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American is going to remarkable lengths to support South Africa through the devastating Covid-19 crisis. The London- and Johannesburg-listed company, headed by... 


Clarion Events Africa moves DRC Mining Week to October
6th April 2020

Due to the current status of the global COVID-19 virus and the ban applied on mass gatherings by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Clarion Events Africa (formerly Spintelligent)... 


Dump trucks: New MK-42 to beat them all
6th April 2020

Best of its kind: GHH developed the new MK-42 dump truck with this claim in mind. In fact, in some areas it is the first in its class. The German manufacturer of heavy machinery for civil... 


Mark Cutifani
Anglo going to great lengths to support South Africa in its Covid-19 hour of need
6th April 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American is going to remarkable lengths to support South Africa through the devastating Covid-19 crisis. The London- and Johannesburg-listed company, headed by... 


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