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GEMÜ check valves for high and low temperatures
22nd October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The valve specialist GEMÜ is expanding their product range with the GEMÜ R90 disco check valve and the GEMÜ R91 dual plate check valve. The check valves withstand media temperatures in a range of... 


10 maintenance tips for lockdown
9th October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

With many countries currently in some form of forced lockdown, a number of businesses have been forced to shut down their operations for an uncertain time period. Many organisations can lock their... 


6Sigma Shipyards Group (Pty) Ltd
6Sigma Shipyards Group (Pty) Ltd
9th October 2020

6Sigma Shipyards Group (Pty) Ltd is an engineering, procurement and construction company, specialising in heavy steel construction. Established in 2012, the company designs and manufactures steel,... 


INCORPORATED FEATURES 
The Tsubaki Titan chain’s use of seamless bushes incorporate lube grooves
Components provider launches ‘improved’ chain range
2nd October 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Engineering components provider BMG’s power transmission division has launched the new Tsubaki Titan chain series, which offers “significant improvements” in wear-life in demanding applications. 


A MOVING PROPOSITION
Customers value the manoeuvrability and flexibility of their on-site mobile pumps
Mobile pumps prove useful in opencast mining
11th September 2020

The mobility of trailer-mounted pumps has earned them a reputation for versatility and efficiency, according to pump-leasing agent Integrated Pump Rental. The company claims that its range of Sykes... 


Kapabrake
Kapabrake
21st August 2020

Kapabrake is a specialist manufacturer of high-quality woven brakelining for mining, marine and industrial applications, proudly developed in South Africa to meet the demands of Africa’s tough,... 


Focus set on intellectual support services
14th August 2020

Hard face solution provider Rio-Carb is altering its business model to focus more on providing intellectual support services and is employing its own engineers to assist customers in all aspects of... 


Cat® hydraulic mining shovel bucket with replaceable basket cuts rebuild time and optimizes capacity
Cat® hydraulic mining shovel bucket with replaceable basket cuts rebuild time and optimizes capacity
5th August 2020

Caterpillar now offers an innovative 2-piece bucket for Cat® hydraulic mining shovels. The design reduces downtime by limiting refurbishment to the area of the bucket subjected to most of the... 


UJ engineers develop 3D-printed ventilator that supports multiple patients 
17th July 2020 By: Irma Venter

An engineering team from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) has designed and developed a portable three-dimensional- (3D-) printed mechanical ventilator that has a customisable base plate to treat... 


Mobile pumps prove their value
30th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The mobility of trailer-mounted pumps has earned them a reputation for versatility and efficiency, according to Integrated Pump Rental. The company’s range of Sykes pumps in mobile configuration... 


OPTIMISED GEOMETRY
The link design of the S/SX series allows contaminants found in harsh environments to fall through the system when the cable carrier is in motion
Cables for corrosive conditions
26th June 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

Industrial equipment supplier BMG’s extensive portfolio of Tsubaki Kabelschlepp cable carrier systems and safety cables includes S/SX steel cable carriers, which have been designed to carry heavy... 


Sintech
Sintech
19th June 2020

Tritec Sintered Products (Pty) Ltd commenced business in Johannesburg in 1984 as a closed corporation, converting to a Propriety Company in 1996 trading under the much more sensible name of... 


Plate machining capability answers client demands
2nd June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Polymer bushing and wear material manufacturer Vesconite Bearings has taken delivery of a Haas gantry router with a 3,200-mm bed. “This will be a busy addition to the company’s machining... 


LEADING CONSTRUCTION TOOLS 
Some of Matus South Africa's leading brands for power tools within the construction sector are Hikoki (formerly known as Hitachi), Fox and Euroboor
Sector lags behind, requires innovative tech
22nd May 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

While other industries have undergone tremendous changes over time, owing to innovation and technology, the construction industry has only made incremental changes, says power tools and hardware... 


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... 


Safe, lightweight walkways for mine rescue drill
15th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mentis Africa supplied positive-grip, pressed-section planks and walkways from its well-known Die-Line range for the Chamber of Mines rescue drilling unit based at Colliery Training College (CTC)... 


KEEPING IT CLEAN
The SlurrySucker dredging equipment could quickly dredge the sewage pond before there was any danger of overflow
Dredging unit shows its versatility
8th May 2020

A recent two-week trial at a mine on South Africa’s West Coast has reaffirmed the value of specialist pumps supplier Integrated Pump Rental’s (IPR’s) SlurrySucker dredging unit – even in saltwater... 


Grinding Techniques playing an essential part in the Mining Industry
15th April 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The mining sector plays a prominent role in the South African economy. With the increased demand for raw materials such as Manganese, Chrome, Nickel, Platinum and Coal from various consumers in a... 


Slurrysucker wins through in saltwater application
8th April 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A recent two-week trial on a mine on South Africa’s west coast has again proved the value of Integrated Pump Rental’s SlurrySucker dredging unit – even in saltwater and high-volume conditions. The... 


New chair of financially beleaguered Necsa outlines priorities
New chair of financially beleaguered Necsa outlines priorities
3rd April 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

The financially-beleaguered South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), which falls under the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), had a new board appointed in late January, to... 


DIVERSE OFFERING 
For the sugar industry, Bosch Projects provides front-end cane offloading, cane preparation, juice extraction, sugar processing, sugar drying and refining equipment
Equipment design vital for sugar industry
27th March 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

A critical aspect of servicing the sugar industry is equipment design, says integrated engineering technology and project management company Bosch Projects sugar sector director Steve Rosettenstein. 


TOUGH CONDITIONS
BMG supplies Tsubaki RS100HT heavy-duty reinforced roller chain to meet the high-volume capacity of agricultural machinery in tough operating conditions
Supplier provides quality equipment for optimum productivity
20th March 2020

Industrial equipment supplier BMG’s service to the agriculture sector focuses on the importance of investing in quality equipment and components for high efficiencies and optimum productivity... 


New legislation driven by global digitalisation
28th February 2020

New legislation is driving a slew of changes amid rapid and widespread global digitalisation and has made print feel the impacts of the changing world, says business management consultant Ricoh SA... 


Eskom faces closure threat at biggest working power plant
Eskom faces closure threat at biggest working power plant
25th February 2020 By: Bloomberg

Eskom Holdings is battling to keep all the units of its biggest operational power plant open after being served with a compliance notice by South Africa’s environment ministry because of its high... 


Rio punts refinery technology
14th February 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining giant Rio Tinto and aluminium equipment supplier STAS have agreed to terms to commercialise Rio’s advanced compact filtration (AFC) technology for aluminium cast houses. The ACF technology... 


Welding Alloys South Africa
Welding Alloys South Africa
7th February 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The loss of material owing to wear is costing the mining industry billions of dollars every year. Abrasive wear occurs when small pieces of material are forcefully removed from the surface of steel... 


EXCLUSIVE PICKS 
Vert Energy is the exclusive distributor for Leroy-Somer in Southern Africa
Company increases footprint in Africa through distributorship
31st January 2020

Electro-mechanical power transmission supplier Vert Energy’s Leroy-Somer LSK direct current (DC) motors provide cost-effective solutions for variable speed applications.  


SA crane company buying local, expanding globally
24th January 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African company Condra Cranes & Hoists remains committed to supporting the local manufacturing industry, company MD Marc Kleiner tells Engineering News & Mining Weekly. “We buy locally from... 


Welding Alloys South Africa
Welding Alloys South Africa
6th December 2019

Crushing hammers, cane knives, washboards, shredders, trash plates and mill roll arcing are a few areas within a sugar mill that experience significant wear. In most cases, demand on throughput... 


Heat exchanger offers cutting-edge solutions
29th November 2019 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Heat exchangers solution provider Kelvion’s new advanced diffusion bonded heat exchanger – K°Bond – offers a cutting-edge solution for the most challenging processes. Oil rigs, liquefied natural... 


LOCK AND LOADED
WeldPack model WP75/600 loading for delivery.
Demand for heat exchanger range increases
29th November 2019 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Over the past decade, there has been an increase in demand for industrial heat exchangers manufacturer Vitherm’s WeldPack range, owing to the strength and durability that it offers, says Vitherm SA... 


JOINING MODULES
The vertical and overhead welding to join these modules were done with all- positional Flux-Core welding
Equipment supplier overcomes vats challenge
29th November 2019 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Industrial equipment supplier Turnmill Proquip Engineering mitigated challenges that were presented by the installation and manufacturing of four leaching vats at a vanadium mine. The vats form... 


STAR OF OVERHEAD CRANE:
STAR OF OVERHEAD CRANE:
15th November 2019 By: Martin Creamer

The humble hook-block is the star of this electric overhead crane, which Condra Cranes custom designed to specification for a metal refinery. The block’s electrically insulated square steel frame,... 


NOT JUST A PRETTY FAÇADE 
The interior of the refurbished building includes upgraded safety features and improved facilities
Refurbished building boasts new materials
15th November 2019 By: Darren Parker

Shared workspace provider WeWork will officially open its newly refurbished 155 West street building, in Sandton, next month. The building, which is more than 25 years old, was previously occupied... 


TAILSCRAPE
TailScrape is mounted precisely to the existing AirScrape system, so that it seals the transfer to the bend, averting dust generation and material spillage, also reducing the risk of explosion
Materials handling specialist offers innovative dust solutions
4th October 2019

Materials handling equipment specialist BLT WORLD has partnered German materials handling solutions provider ScrapeTec, to offer conveyor systems solutions for excessive dust in the African mining... 


Growth engine
Growth engine
20th September 2019 By: Terence Creamer

For those still in search of evidence of just how beneficial a relationship South Africa enjoys with the rest of the continent – and Southern Africa in particular – a visit to any regional border... 


Ancient volcano landscape found under central Australia
13th August 2019

An international team of subsurface explorers from the University of Adelaide in South Australia and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland uncovered the previously undescribed network of volcanoes... 


Radical plan to stem Necsa losses proposed, then withdrawn, by board
26th July 2019 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) suffered cumulative losses of R257.781-million in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years and is expected to announce an even larger loss of... 


WITHSTANDING TIME
Thirty years of reliability wins Condra a repeat order
Realiability of crane in corrosive environment wins Condra repeat order from Lonmin
19th July 2019

Thirty years of reliable duty in a corrosive environment has won crane and hoist manufacturer Condra a repeat order from platinum miner Lonmin Platinum for an overhead tankhouse crane to replace an... 


An aerial view of Necsa’s Pelindaba complex
Radical plan to stem Necsa losses proposed and then withdrawn by board
17th July 2019 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation suffered cumulative losses of R257.78-million in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years and is expected to announce an even larger loss of... 


Much demand for Africa-tough drive package
12th July 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

Drive engineering company SEW-Eurodrive has more active projects in the rest of Africa, than in South Africa, exports head Marcio Sicchiero tells Mining Weekly. Involved in the delivery of conveyor... 


Air treatment supplier now offers a rebuild program
12th July 2019

Company core competency is well demonstrated by a long established compressed air treatment specialist. Air treatment supplier Artic Driers International now offers a rebuild program for many of... 


SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-EURODRIVE
28th June 2019

SEW-EURODRIVE (Pty) Ltd is a leading manufacturer of gearmotors, gear units, motors, components for decentralised installations, electronically controlled drives, mechanical variable-speed... 


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