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OMRON to Introduce New i4 SCARA Product Family

19th June 2018 Top of the line SCARA in speed and precision is designed for easy integration into the production line with predictive maintenance functions Omron Industrial, Johannesburg. South Africa. →

#WaterCrisis: SewTreat Produces Unbelievable Water Savings for Cape Town’s One&Only Resort

18th June 2018 SewTreat has completed the installation of a waste water treatment plant at the One&Only Cape Town that will result in a 40kl saving in municipal water per day. This translates to a phenomenal R114 000 per month reduction in water costs for the well-known V&A Waterfront hotel. Along with numerous... →

Glass manufacturer standardises on MOVIGEAR® units for new bottling line

18th June 2018 SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa has delivered 67 MOVIGEAR® mechatronic integrated drive units to a major glass-manufacturing facility in the Western Cape in a record turnaround time of six weeks. Components were sourced from Germany, while the units were assembled in Cape Town. The order for the... →

Agrément South Africa officially launched as a Public Works entity

By: Marleny Arnoldi 15th June 2018 Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi on Friday launched technical agency Agrément South Africa as a fully-fledged legal entity of the Department of Public Works (DPW). →

Consciousness needed for chemical use

15th June 2018 The use of chemical compound Difluoromethane (R32) refrigerant in air-conditioning systems as a ‘green’ alternative to R410A demonstrates the global impact of the phasedown programme initiated by the Montreal Protocol and Kigali Agreement, according to specialty chemicals and gases supplier... →

Understanding weld standards crucial to the welding industry

By: Halima Frost 15th June 2018 To ensure quality in the welding industry, pipes supplier Marley Pipe Systems product specialist Ian Venter says it is important to not only use the standards required in welding but also understand them. Delivering a keynote address at the Thermoplastic Welding Technology Day, hosted by industry... →

New graphite factory bolsters mining, foundry product offerings

By: Schalk Burger 15th June 2018 A new graphite facility, Graphite Freezeline Solutions, was opened last month on industrial engineering firm Thos Begbie’s manufacturing campus, in Middelburg. It will reduce the time to manufacture products that include graphite components, especially for the mining and foundry industry, says... →

Rescue Rod

15th June 2018 Trenchless specialist Rescue Rod has been involved in providing pipeline services and waste management in various ways since 1990. The company has more than 25 years of experience in the industry and offers some of the most technologically advanced industrial sewer cleaning and pipeline... →

Arabiah condensate handling facility and sour-water disposal unit project, Saudi Arabia

By: Sheila Barradas 15th June 2018 SNC-Lavalin has been appointed by Saudi Aramco to install additional facilities for the Wasit gas plant. →

Equinox Gold says Brazil gold project past halfway mark

By: Creamer Media Reporter 14th June 2018 The Aurizona gold project that Canadian junior Equinox Gold is building in Brazil has moved past the halfway mark, with the overall project now 55% complete and the engineering, procurement and construction management activities about 70% complete. In a project update on Thursday,... →

Twinsaver opens Kliprivier plant, now largest tissue manufacturer in sub-Saharan Africa

14th June 2018 Tissue manufacturer the Twinsaver Group last month opened a new manufacturing plant in Klipriver, on the border of the Midvaal and Ekurhuleni municipalities. Marleny Arnoldi tells us more. →

Babcock displays staying power during half-station shutdown

14th June 2018 Babcock recently completed a mammoth and highly successful half-station shutdown at a power station in the Free State. Meticulous risk management resulted in no lost-time injuries throughout the 1.7 million man-hours clocked on the project. Comprehensive planning ensured that the scope of work... →

Gas Practitioners -Ensuring safety

13th June 2018 The increasing availability of gas in South Africa has impacted many households and commercial spaces as homeowners and business owners migrate to gas as an energy alternative. The increase in availability has impacted the increase in demand, however, this could have also initiated an increase in... →

Flsmidth Offers Economic Options For Large Thickeners

11th June 2018 Finding the optimal design and delivery solution for a large thickener at a remote gold mine in the West African state of Mauritania meant considering a complex range of technical, transportation and assembly options, according to FLSmidth senior account manager Ricus van Reenen. The cost of... →

IFPA Announces Steps To Qualify Welding Procedures And Welds

11th June 2018 Ensuring Consistent Quality Installations And Peace Of Mind The Installation and Fabrication Plastics Pipe Association (IFPA) has announced that it will be qualifying welding procedures and weld jobs performed by its members going forward. →

The Principles for Effective Combustion Control in Fired Heaters

11th June 2018 The Principles for Effective Combustion Control in Fired HeatersFired heaters are integral to hydrocarbon processing. Specifically designed for the reaction of fuel and air to produce extremely high gas temperatures, heaters transfer this energy to potentially highly flammable process fluids via... →

Diligence in selecting slab-construction methods saves costs in the long run

8th June 2018 Deciding on whether to use hollow-core slabs or rib-and-block systems to construct concrete floor slabs for residential projects cannot be taken lightly. Jaco de Bruin, CoreSlab’s managing director, therefore, urges homebuilders and their professional teams to exercise diligence in selecting... →

Stefanutti Stocks Mechanical ‘shows its steel’ on Kwale Mineral Sands Phase 2: A milestone pan-African project, delivered on time

8th June 2018 Stefanutti Stocks Mechanical (SSM) have demonstrated their ability to compete in the pan- African mining sector by successfully executing Phase 2 of the Kwale Mineral Sands mine expansion project in Kenya (KP2). The project was awarded in June 2017 and scheduled for completion in April 2018. SSM... →

Patagonia’s Argentina mine produces 10 662 gold-equivalent ounces in Q1

By: Marleny Arnoldi 8th June 2018 Aim-listed gold and silver miner Patagonia Gold’s Cap Oeste gold mine, in Argentina, produced 10 662 oz of gold equivalent at an average cash cost of $693/oz in the first quarter of the year. →

Northern Vertex secures right of way for construction at Moss mines

By: Simone Liedtke 8th June 2018 TSX-V-listed Northern Vertex Mining has received certified grant letters for right of way (ROW) for the powerline, fibre-optics and access road construction for the Moss gold and silver mine, in Arizona. The letters and ROW, from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), signal a “milestone which... →

Energy efficient lighting system pilot project completed

By: Donald Makhafola 8th June 2018 Electrical solutions and lighting specialists Magnet Group, in partnership with electronic multinational Philips, completed a pilot project for the design and installation of an energy efficient lighting system at property investment company Growthpoint Properties’ head offices, in Johannesburg,... →

Laser machine in full production at fabrication company

By: Halima Frost 8th June 2018 Machine tool supplier Puma Machine Tools completed the supply of its high-end laser profile JinFangYuan (JFY) 4020 machine to a Wadeville metals fabrication company last month. The machine, with a Trumpf TruDisk 3001 laser source, will be used to cut processing plates for the manufacturing of... →

Balance between mechanisation, job creation must be maintained

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 8th June 2018 Specialist equipment supplier Multotec believes that a balance between the mechanisation of manufacturing operations and job creation must be maintained, says COO Jannie de Jonge. He tells Engineering News that it is something Multotec believes and practices. →

Technology revolutionises machine tools industry

By: Halima Frost 8th June 2018 Additive manufacturing, which includes the use of three-dimensional and computer-aided-design to make stronger and more reliable components for the machine tool industry, has revolutionised the machine tool industry, says machine tools supplier Reliable Technical Consultants (Retecon). Retecon... →

Malawi aviation safety and security equipment upgrade

By: Marcel Chimwala 8th June 2018 The Malawi government is inviting expressions of interest in upgrading and replacing aviation safety and security equipment at two of the country's major airports. for Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in the capital Lilongwe and Chileka International Airport (CIA) in the commercial city Blantyre. →

Bailonggang wastewater treatment plant expansion, China

By: Sheila Barradas 8th June 2018 Andritz has been awarded a contract to supply a complete drying and incineration system for the expansion of the Bailonggang wastewater treatment plant. →

Cairo West natural gas and heavy fuel oil-fired thermal power plant renewal project, Egypt

By: Sheila Barradas 8th June 2018 Cairo Electricity Production Company is renewing four existing power generation boilers at the Cairo West natural gas and heavy fuel oil-fired thermal power plant. →

Jubilee sets another operational record

By: Anine Kilian 7th June 2018 Dual-listed Jubilee Platinum’s North West-based Hernic project achieved record production of 2 101 oz of platinum-group metals (PGMs) in May, a 12% increase on the previous record. The company has already produced 3 972 oz of PGMs in the second quarter, with a target of 6 000 oz for the full... →

Band-It helps Fox Signage make a name for itself with its clients

6th June 2018 The Band-It Grade 304 stainless steel strapping and buckle system from Banding & Identification (ID) Solutions Africa has allowed Fox Signage from Alberton to reduce the total cost of erecting signage substantially, while simultaneously speeding up installation times. The signage and branding... →

A Bright Future Awaits Trained Thermoplastic Welders

4th June 2018 Plastics|SA equips learners with welding skills that are in high demand in a growing industry Plastics|SA put welding skills, learnership programmes, technology and the latest welding equipment in the spotlight at its third Thermoplastics Welding Technology Day that took place at its head office... →

Worldwide Orders Make For Bullish Mood

4th June 2018 Condra has received an order for a further overhead crane from Kamoto Copper Company, the copper and cobalt mine in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the eighth machine to be ordered by Kamoto Copper from Johannesburg-headquartered Condra in just over a year and, like its... →

Build your own electricity connection to the power grid

4th June 2018 The huge demand for new electricity connections in the business sector caused a backlog in infrastructure delivery at Eskom in the past and, resulting in longer waiting periods for some customers. Having now addressed the backlog, and committed to facilitating faster connections going forward,... →

OMRON Introduced Four Series of Condition Monitoring Devices

By: Creamer Media Reporter 2nd June 2018 OMRON Corporation have introduced on February 1, 2018, four series of condition monitoring devices to monitor operational status in manufacturing sites for workers. Motor Condition Monitoring Devices that predict a failure of 3-phase induction motors. Power Supplies with Network that can predict... →

Retail leads the way with solar PV installations

1st June 2018 JSE listed REIT SA Corporate Real Estate Limited will invest more than R30 million to install state-of-the-art rooftop solar PV plants to help curb ever climbing electricity tariffs at its malls and reduce their carbon footprint. Retail Asset Manager, Carmen Collison, said that the ongoing... →

Outsourcing Refrigeration Could Improve Your Bottom Line

1st June 2018 Why Sa Companies Are Moving Away From Owning Their Own Cooling Systems Refrigeration represents a substantial cost to companies operating in South Africa’s food and beverage industry. Additionally, the operation and maintenance of modern refrigeration systems often diverts precious resources and... →

Atlas Copco QES generators - fast, reliable predictable power at the touch of a button

1st June 2018 Whether paralleling, load sharing or power exporting, Atlas Copco’s QES mobile generator range is the most practical predictable power choice offering the perfect balance between performance and affordability to seamlessly meet the standby power requirements of the general construction and rental... →

Property sector increasingly embracing solar PV plants

By: Marleny Arnoldi 1st June 2018 JSE-listed real estate investment trust South African Corporate Real Estate (Sacre) will invest more than R30-million to install rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plants to help curb ever-rising electricity tariffs at its malls and reduce their carbon footprint. →

JST to introduce Swarm in July

By: Melissa Zisengwe 1st June 2018 Local corrosion control solution provider JST in association with Total Heating Solutions, or THS, will introduce Swarm, a new corrosion-monitoring system, to the South African market next month, following its distribution agreement finalisation with US-based corrosion and erosion monitoring... →

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