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Rittal Launches a New Range of Compact and Small Enclosures
11th March 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

After more than 50 years and 35 million enclosures sold, Rittal is pleased to introduce the evolution of its small and compact enclosures in the form of the AX and KX series respectively.... 


TRAFO Takes Key Role In Global Brewer’s Gauteng Upgrade
14th February 2020

Dry-type transformer specialist Trafo Power Solutions has delivered transformers and other electrical upgrades for a global beer maker’s expanded facility in Gauteng. In addition to supplying three... 


Local, Specialised Transformers For Renewable Energy Projects
Local, Specialised Transformers For Renewable Energy Projects
13th February 2020

Zest WEG’s local transformer manufacturing facility has supplied 36 specialised photovoltaic (PV) transformers to a solar energy generation plant in the Northern Cape.   This heralds Zest WEG’s... 


PERFECT PANEL The installation included control panels, which offered a new human-machine interface
Successful installation creates further opportunities
31st January 2020 By: Halima Frost

Subsequent to the successful installation of an automated control solution at a confectionary manufacturer, in KwaZulu-Natal, engineering solutions provider Hybrid Automation has seen an uptick in... 


GOOD GAS
The Xiria switchgear system does not use harmful sulphur hexafluoride gases
Innovation key in reducing sector impact on environment
29th November 2019

The energy and electrical sectors should be at the forefront of innovation to reduce its impact on the environment, says diversified power management company Eaton South Africa’s Energy Saver... 


Rittal’s new innovative adaptor
25th September 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Answering to the call by Industry 4.0, Rittal’s Blue e cooling units can now integrate into existing condition monitoring and IoT systems thanks to a special adaptor that retrofits comprehensive... 


Decentralised generation has big implications for distribution network
Decentralised generation has big implications for distribution network
20th September 2019 By: Schalk Burger

The electricity distribution network will become increasingly important – and has to become increasingly smart – to meet future electricity needs amid the growth of variable and decentralised... 


Latest innovation and state-of-the art products at Electra Mining Botswana
29th August 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Innovation will be a key driver at this year’s Electra Mining Botswana, taking place at the Gaborone Fairgrounds from 10-12 September. Co-located with the Africa Occupational Safety and Health... 


TRAFO Supplies Transformers For Data Centre Application
TRAFO Supplies Transformers For Data Centre Application
19th August 2019

Trafo Power Solutions recently supplied two 2000 kVA 11,6kV/415V dry-type transformers to a large data centre in the Cape Town ensuring reliable supply and energy savings. Data centres are energy... 


CoreSlab steps up quality controls for leading Italian inverter stations manufacturer
12th August 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

CoreSlab has been appointed by Elettronica Santerno South Africa to manufacture inverter station bases for two new utility-scale solar power stations that are being built in the Northern Cape under... 


Ingeteam and Solarpack sign an agreement to supply 200 MVA to PV plants
Ingeteam and Solarpack sign an agreement to supply 200 MVA to PV plants
29th July 2019

Calama Solar (Chile), built by Solarpack and equipped with Ingeteam technology The supply is split between five PV plants located in Spain and Chile. 


Cummins supplies complete power solution to Zain Jordan
Cummins supplies complete power solution to Zain Jordan
28th June 2019

Cummins authorised distributor SETI Jordan Ltd. has provided a complete power solution, from project design to installation of the genset and switchgear, for Zain's headquarters in Amman. This... 


Siemens Digital Industries
Siemens Digital Industries
21st June 2019

Automation and digitalisation innovation leader Digital Industries (DI) closely collaborates with its partners and customers to drive the digital transformation in the process and discrete... 


EM offers key products for power-factor correction to cut energy costs
21st May 2019

Power-factor correction is a mechanism to reduce operating costs associated with electricity consumption. Some of the key advantages here are reduced kVA charges, improved plant efficiency and... 


Rittal to showcase the VX25 at Africa Automation Fair 2019
9th May 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

How can the best be made even better? This is the question that Rittal asked itself as we began developing a new enclosure system. This ground-breaking system sees the rise of the enclosure... 


SPECIFIC SOLUTION
TGOOD’s electrical houses are built according to clients’ specifications
Energy solutions provider aims for Africa expansion
3rd May 2019 By: Jessica Oosthuizen

Electrical house (eHouse) solutions and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure provider TGOOD Africa is expanding its business into Africa and aims to establish offices in Mozambique,... 


MEGA MECHA
The Mechatronics Academy will introduce learners to Industry 4.0
Academy launched to align learners with Industry 4.0
19th April 2019 By: Halima Frost

Competency-based training institute Polytech Africa and industrial switchgear and automation management supplier ElectroMechanica (EM) launched the Mechatronics Academy, at the EM head office, in... 


Rittal invests in new global smart factory
29th March 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Investing in the future of our company, Rittal’s new plant in Haiger embraces the principles of Industry 4.0. The company has made its largest single investment, totalling 250 million euros, to... 


Siegfried Kreutzfeld
Siegfried Kreutzfeld
22nd March 2019 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

This week we profile Siegfried Kreutzfeld, CEO of Zest WEG Group Africa, whose offering includes low- and high-voltage electric motors, vibrator motors, variable-speed drives, soft starters, power... 


Zest Weg Group’s New Ceo Looks To Grow Africa Footprint
7th March 2019

As part of its ongoing growth plans, Zest WEG Group will continue to focus on opportunities in more African countries, according to its new chief executive officer, Siegfried Kreutzfeld. With 40... 


Zest WEG Group CEO Siegfried Kreutzfeld
Electrical equipment group aims to penetrate new markets with integrated offering
12th February 2019 By: Terence Creamer

Electrical products manufacturer Zest WEG Group has added an integrated-solutions offering to its products-oriented sales strategy in a bid to penetrate market segments in which there is a growing... 


EM supplies Hager smart solution for Swarovski in Cape Town
EM supplies Hager smart solution for Swarovski in Cape Town
31st January 2019

The latest Hager ‘smart’ solutions for automated building control have been supplied by ElectroMechanica (EM) of Cape Town for Swarovski Lighting’s new-build showroom in Green Point. The leading... 


Zest WEG Group Integrated Solutions executive Alastair Gerrard
Zest WEG Group delivers R200m electrical infrastructure solution at Petra’s Cullinan diamond mine
23rd November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

A R200-million electrical infrastructure project has been impressively completed at the Cullinan Diamond Mine of the London-listed Petra Diamonds through the combined effort of four Zest WEG Group... 


ALASTAIR GERRARD Zest WEG Group's Integrated Solutions executive
Zest WEG Group delivers R200m electrical infrastructure solution at Petra’s Cullinan diamond mine
23rd November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

CULLINAN, Gauteng – A R200-million electrical infrastructure project has been impressively completed at the Cullinan Diamond Mine of the London-listed Petra Diamonds through the combined effort of... 


RS Components expands RS Pro offering with range of current transformers
7th November 2018 By: Creamer Media Reporter

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global multi-channel distributor, has announced availability of a range of RS Pro current transformers, which includes... 


Switchgear Solution At DRC Mine From Shaw Controls
Switchgear Solution At DRC Mine From Shaw Controls
12th September 2017

Leveraging the advantages of a containerised solution, Zest WEG Group company Shaw Controls has provided an optimal medium voltage switchgear solution for the supply of power at a copper mining... 


Eaton Mobile Tech Day: Taking Eaton directly to the customer
Eaton Mobile Tech Day: Taking Eaton directly to the customer
6th September 2017

Leading Power Management Company Eaton has recently launched its 2017 Mobile Technology Tour, a month-long mobile exhibition showcasing Eaton’s latest innovative technologies and solutions for the... 


E-Houses: Saving Time, Saving Money
E-Houses: Saving Time, Saving Money
14th December 2016

Speed of installation and cost-effectiveness on a number of fronts makes Shaw Controls’ innovative electrical houses (E-Houses) a popular choice for contractors and other users, according to the... 


GROWTH OPPORTUNITY There is excellent opportunity for growth going into PowerEx 2018, with not all floor space in Hall 9 dedicated to this year's show
Energy sector trade show launch a ‘success’ – organiser
28th October 2016 By: Simone Liedtke

The inaugural PowerEx trade show, held last month alongside the biennial Electra Mining Africa at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, in Nasrec, has been declared a success by the show’s organiser,... 


SMS group to supply two new wire rod mills to Guangdong Guoxin Industrial
SMS group to supply two new wire rod mills to Guangdong Guoxin Industrial
7th September 2016

Chinese Guangdong Guoxin Industrial Co. Ltd. has awarded SMS group (www.sms-group.com) the order to supply the mechanical core components and the complete electrical and automation package for a... 


Siemens eyes international markets with new trolley assist substation
2nd September 2016 By: Natasha Odendaal

Siemens South Africa  (SA) is targeting international markets with its fourth-generation 11 MW fully automated direct current (DC) containerised trolley assist substation – the Siemens E House. One... 


Innovations For The Mining Industry: Ibs Presents New Products At Bauma 2016 – Hall C2, Stand 302.
8th April 2016

Bischofsheim/Rhön, Germany, 16th February 2016 – the development face in underground mining can be a dangerous and uncomfortable place of work – risks to the miners include gas explosions, gas and... 


INTELLIGENT SYSTEM
Becker’s latest generation of safety device, the ICAS, provides situational awareness for operators, ensuring improved on-site safety
Mining systems and technologies on show
21st August 2015

Energy distribution, automation, communication, transportation and underground mining infrastructure roof support systems manufacturer and supplier Becker Mining South Africa will be showcasing its... 


Integrated solutions launched at Electra Mining Botswana
21st August 2015 By: David Oliveira

Energy management specialist Schneider Electric will launch a number of its latest integrated mining solutions, which form part of the company’s Eco Structure method to improve energy consumption... 


DEMAG MONO-RAIL SYSTEM 
South Africa’s automotive industry has a specific need for robust and heavy-duty linear overhead materials-handling solutions
Modular solution meets customer requirements
14th August 2015 By: Kimberley Smuts

South Africa’s automotive industry has a specific need for robust and heavy-duty linear overhead materials-handling solutions, which has seen specialist crane and related components manufacturer... 


NEW ADDITION
New products manufactured by Shaw Controls include the fully withdrawable motor control centre board
Extended offering to include LV, MV products
22nd May 2015 By: Mia Breytenbach

Motor control systems manufacturer Shaw Controls, a member of motors, controls, electrical products and solutions provider Zest WEG Group has extended its product offering to encompass low-voltage... 


Enl to supply electrical, instrumentation equipment to WBJV Project 1
22nd May 2015 By: Anine Kilian

Electrical equipment supplier Zest WEG Group’s electrical construction company EnI Electrical secured a major contract at the Western Bushveld Joint Venture Project 1 Maseve mine from mine project... 


The Zest WEG Group reports continued demand for its WEG transformers, manufactured by WEG Transformers Africa
Zest WEG Group
20th February 2015

Zest WEG Group is Africa’s leading supplier of low- and medium-voltage electric motors, variable-speed drives, softstarters, switchgears, transformers, motor control centres (MCCs), containerised... 


Zest Weg Group’s Shaw Controls Successfully Tests
13th January 2015

Shaw Controls, a member of the Zest WEG Group, has announced that it has successfully concluded a programme of product tests on its low voltage range of panels at the SABS-NETFA laboratory. Tests... 


Marthinusen & Coutts Targets December Completion  Of Synchronous Condenser Refurbishment At Snel In The Drc  Marthinusen & Coutts
Marthinusen & Coutts Targets December Completion Of Synchronous Condenser Refurbishment At Snel In The Drc Marthinusen & Coutts
23rd October 2014

Marthinusen & Coutts, a division of Actom, was successful in being awarded the contract for a second synchronous condenser unit for the Société nationale d’électricité  in the Democratic Republic... 


Making mining safer with new products at Electra
Making mining safer with new products at Electra
12th September 2014

Ampcontrol is introducing a number of new products to the South African mining market at Electra aimed to improving safety underground. Using South Africa’s largest mining exhibition as a stage to... 


BRAVO RANGE
Bravo pumps can operate over the complete pump curve, not just one specific duty point, which means that it can be used in numerous applications within its range
Local supplier, exclusive distributor
12th September 2014 By: Pimani Baloyi

Newly established Boksburg-based pumps supplier Integrated Pump Technology was named in June as the exclusive Southern Africa distributor for the world’s third-largest submersible pump manufacturer... 


Pumpstation upgrade due for completion
1st August 2014

Water treatment company Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies South Africa announced in April that it has been awarded the contract to upgrade Mangaung metropolitan municipality's Maselspoort... 


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ALBIS FLANGES — founded in 1965 — is a petro-chemical approved manufacturer of flanges and fittings in most grades of steel, listed with Sasol,...

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Immersive Technologies

Immersive Technologies is the world's largest, proven and tested supplier of simulator training solutions to the global resources industry.

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Weir

Weir is a global leader in mining technology. We recognise that our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that...

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Willard

Rooted in the hearts of South Africans, combining technology and a quest for perfection to bring you a battery of peerless standing. Willard...

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