The notion that hydro-powered equipment uses or wastes more water than compressed-air (pneumatic) drilling or electric drilling is a misconception, says hydro-powered equipment manufacturer Novatek... 

Despite the challenges experienced in the South African fluid power valve market, international motion and control technologies manufacturer Parker Hannifin believes that there is opportunity for... 

The local valves industry has become extremely competitive, especially since there has been an influx of products that have no traceability, says industrial automation, valve and control supplier... 

Following months of crowd-gathering at the successful Mining & Technical Exhibitions (MTEs), Chicago Pneumatic once again exhibited its highly sought after CPPG5 portable generator at the Mooinooi... 

Komatsu has released two new articulated dump trucks, the 28-tonne capacity HM300-5 and 40-tonne capacity HM400-5, both powered by low-emission Tier 4 Final engines and featuring Komatsu’s advanced... 

Engineering, equipment and service solutions supplier FLSmidth has developed an “innovative” skip discharging mechanism for vertical mine shafts – an alternative solution that can increase hoisting... 

Australian Pump Industries announced a major contract for supply of 500 bar hydrostatic test gear for the Middle East.  Conceived, designed and built at Australian Pump Industry’s 2.5 acre Sydney... 

Compressor engineering firm Lontra founder Steve Lindsey devised a more efficient, oil-free rotary compressor that offers a greener solution to traditional compression technology, able to deliver... 

The Safe Quality Stoping (SQS) face advance drill rig from Brits-based mining machinery manufacturer GST Drilling will be trialled at platinum miner Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) E&F operation, in... 

Valve company Invincible Valves is in the final stages of completing its new training facility on-site at the company’s factory in Knights, in Germiston.  

Mechanical piping systems supplier Victaulic is installing the first of its Installation-Ready™ Series 795 knife gate valve in South Africa at African Rainbow Minerals’ Modikwa mine near... 

Railway systems and equipment company Alstom successfully completed an 80 km/h test run of the Coradia iLint, the world’s first fuel-cell-powered passenger train, at the company’s test track in... 

The uptake of pneumatic tools at mine sites has slowed, owing to new mining technology and techniques, equipment provider Borwa Mining Instruments MD Lebogang Matlou tells Mining Weekly.  

Phase 1 of the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit’s revamp comprised the track upgrade, including its lengthening, realignment and resurfacing, as well as the replacement and assembly of the tyre wall... 

The cast aluminium line of Smart Elbow deflection elbows from manufacturer HammerTek is now available in tube and pipe sizes from 3.8 cm up to 30.5 cm in diameter, helping to improve materials... 

The combination of fluid control systems provider Bürkert Fluid Control Systems' AirLINE Ex 8650 valve islands and multinational engineering company Siemens’ intrinsically safe Simatic ET 200iSP... 

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... 

New Jersey-based bolting tools manufacturer Titan Technologies has integrated with pneumatic tools manufacturer Chicago Pneumatic Tools, which specialises in manufacturing, maintenance,... 

Low commodity prices are a significant challenge for diversified junior mining company Fortune Minerals’ only producing asset, the Revenue silver mine, in south-west Colorado, Mining Weekly learns... 

South Africa-based drilling equipment supplier Schwalbe Import & Export has obtained three significant contracts with Africa-based mining companies in Botswana, Schwalbe MD Jonathan Betsalel tells... 

The new Caterpillar Cat CW34 pneumatic roller, which performs equally well on granular materials, as well as all types of asphalt mix designs, can be deployed on every compaction phase owing to its... 

Industrial products supplier Dowson & Dobson (D&D) Industrial expects its distribution agreement with industrial products supplier Pneumatic & General Supplies for Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal... 

Cutting the running costs of a hydraulic or pneumatic system entails that managers and supervisors find alternative ways of enhancing the efficiency of technology, thereby increasing their control... 

Drive technology company SEW Eurodrive has launched the complete series of the CMS electric cylinder onto the South African market.  

Engineering components provider Bearing Man Group (BMG) has extended its range of pneumatic and hydraulic filtration products and systems to include Parker motion and control technologies, says BMG... 

Pneumatics products distributor Neumatics SA reports that it has been appointed the distributor of US-based manufacturer of pneumatic valves, controls systems, and safety products for the fluid... 

Engineering solutions provider Bearing Man Group (BMG) announced the expansion of its range of pneumatic and hydraulic filtration products and systems to include technologies from global motion and... 

The design and engineering of the Boiler Emissions Abatement (BEA) plant project, which was awarded to advanced technologies, products and engineering services provider Tenova Mining & Minerals... 

Telemetry & Remote Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Solutions, a division of French global electrical and controls company Schneider Electric, has introduced its VC10 Valve Controller to... 

The South African Fluid Power Association (Safpa) expects the results of the second fluid power market survey to be released soon. 

Preventive maintenance solutions provider Nkwe Mining Services plans to start the local manufacture and distribution of the US-patented Seal Saver hydraulic cylinder protector in the next two years.  

Hydraulic components supplier Bearing Man Group (BMG) Hydraulics has extended its service offering by opening a dedicated facility for the service, repair and manufacture of hydraulic and pneumatic... 

International supplier of pneumatic and electrical automation technology Festo has introduced several new products to its range of automation products. 

Pneumatic solutions provider Tectra Automation has developed a control system suitable for applications where programmable logic controllers are too sophisticated, but where conventional systems do... 

International high-pressure hydraulic tools manufacturer Hi-Force has added new products and accessories to its existing product range for use in the mining, power generation, petrochemicals and... 

Global mineral processing equipment manufacturer Ludowici has acquired South African screening media manufacturer Meschape, as part of the company’s commitment to better serve the African market.... 

The PneuDrive Challenge road show team, headed by Rene Rose of SEW Eurodrive and Brian Abbott of Festo, delivered an overview of the competition on Friday 2nd September at the Tshwane University of... 

Stainless steel trailer manufacturer Desert Wolf has been appointed as the South Africa distributor of the US thermal imaging manufacturer Flir’s land systems. 

Specialists in materials handling equipment Big Lift Trucks (BLT) is offering the coal mining industry range of bulk materials handling equipment that is designed for efficient bulk handling and... 

Specialised industrial products manufacturer West Rand Engineering (WRE) is introducing new products into the market place, as well as improving tried and trusted items well known to the local... 

A team from controls and instrumentation company Spirax-Mitech has supplied two twin pressure balanced 24-inch nominal bore ANSI Class 600 in ASTM A 217 WCB carbon steel valves, the largest valves... 

Diaphragm valves and control systems manufacturer Gemu has developed new instrumentation which allows for a better integration of pneumatic and electric valves used in all areas of modern process...