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Control project improves boiler efficiencies
9th June 2023 By: Nadine James

Experienced boiler and energy plant operations and maintenance service provider Associated Energy Services (AES) is currently monitoring the performance of a recently completed project that... 


Big brands get aboard analytica Lab Africa 2023
5th June 2023

Top local and international exhibitors showcasing over 230 leading brands are set to participate in the upcoming analytica Lab Africa 2023, giving visitors an update on the latest trends and... 


Paltech and Schneider Electric Global Announce Distribution Partnership
30th May 2023

Paltech, the leading South African original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for valves and pumps, is pleased to announce its strategic distribution partnership with Schneider Electric Global, a... 


Powering the Future: Industry Leaders Unite to Revolutionise Electricity and Water Sectors through Tech and Automation
19th May 2023

Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023, co-located with the inaugural InfoSecurity Africa 2023, concludes  Energy and water security remain top concerns in South Africa and were among prevalent... 


Refilwe Buthelezi PrEng, President – Engineering Council of South Africa
Industrial Transformation in the Engineering Environment
17th May 2023

By Refilwe Buthelezi PrEng, President – Engineering Council of South Africa Abstract 


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Firm celebrates 35 years of safety
12th May 2023

This year marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of safety solutions provider Sperosens. “We could not be more excited to celebrate all that Spero Sensors and Instruments has accomplished, alongside... 


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West Musgrave base metals project, Australia – update
12th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Contractor GR Engineering Services has been awarded two contracts at the project. 


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Balranald critical minerals development, Australia
12th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Iluka Resources' Balranald development is focusing on the rutile- and zircon-rich West Balranald deposit, which also contains material quantities of rare-earth minerals. 


EnerMech continues to grow on Angola LNG creating 250 permanent and temporary roles
10th May 2023

Integrated solutions specialists EnerMech has strengthened its footprint in the LNG market after securing four contracts with Angola LNG Limited (ALNG). As a result, the business has completed a... 


VEGAPULS 42 simplifies processes in factory automation
5th May 2023

The IO-Link family from VEGA is growing IO-Link is of particular importance as a communication protocol for the complex measuring tasks in factory automation. VEGAPULS 42 is now the perfect radar... 


WEC Projects Supplies New Sewage Treatment Plants for Ghana Developments
28th April 2023

WEC Projects, a local EPC contractor working in the water and wastewater treatment sector, has completed the design, engineering and supply of new sewage treatment plants for three different... 


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Contractor supplies sewage treatment plants for Ghana developments
28th April 2023

Local water and wastewater treatment engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor WEC Projects has completed the design, engineering and supply of new sewage treatment plants for... 


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Safer tailings deposition cannot be a tick-box exercise
28th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With the local and global mining industries still reeling from tailings dam failures in recent years, the solutions cited for more responsible tailings management are collaboration, consistent... 


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Safer tailings deposition cannot be a tick-box exercise
28th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With the local and global mining industries still reeling from tailings dam failures in recent years, the solutions cited for more responsible tailings management are collaboration, consistent... 


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Manufacturing company stresses expert tanker control systems benefits
21st April 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Automation and expert control systems can provide health and safety benefits for tanker filling practices, says engineering, integration and manufacturing company Iritron divisional manager Gerhard... 


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Experience required for Industry 4.0
21st April 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

With the rise of Industry 4.0 and a subsequent increase in the regulation of engineers and technologists, more experience is required from professionals operating in relevant fields, says Society... 


GR Engineering wins West Musgrave contracts
14th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Contractor GR Engineering Services has been awarded two contracts worth a combined A$312-million at copper miner Oz Minerals West Musgrave project, in Western Australia. Under the contracts, GR... 


Aveng warns of operating loss as Philippines LNG project suffers further delays
13th April 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Infrastructure and resources company Aveng's share price on the JSE fell by more than 28% on April 13 after it announced that the underperforming Batangas liquefied natural gas (BLNG) terminal... 


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Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update
31st March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A major milestone was achieved with regard to the completion of the steam generator replacements on Koeberg Power Station’s Unit 1 in March. 


Security first at VEGA
29th March 2023

World’s first level sensor with integrated cyber security delivered to customers En route to customers with maximum cyber security: Developed and certified according to IEC 62443-4-2, the radar... 


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Eskom says ‘unexpected challenges’ during Koeberg Unit 1 outage will delay restart
22nd March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The first Unit 1 steam generator at the Koeberg power station has been removed from the containment building and placed into an on-site storage building – a development that Eskom describes as a... 


BBE commissioned another surface refrigeration plant at Loulo mine in Mali
20th March 2023

Bluhm Burton Engineering (BBE) Projects has commissioned another turnkey surface refrigeration plant at Société des Mines de Loulo (SOMILO) SA gold mine in Mali, West Africa. The Loulo gold field,... 


Creating intelligence in oil and gas
7th March 2023

By Hennie Colyn, Direct Sales Executive: Process Automation at Schneider Electric  The oil and gas industry plays a major role in the global economy and has in recent years come under increasing... 


Bongani Butheleze, Tabatha Chaves Matus, Jaco Schoeman and Luis Torres-Cruz
Collaboration has ensured an improved record for tailings facility safety, panel finds
28th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With the volume of tailings deposits globally increasing at a faster rate than it did in the last century, it has become prudent for mining companies to ensure minimal risks to surrounding... 


Loadshedding to persist as EAF worsens, CSIR says
22nd February 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Research by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has indicated that the energy availability factor (EAF) of State-owned power utility Eskom has worsened, with this manifesting... 


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Society encourages individuals to keep up with automation
17th February 2023 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Despite the loss of 1.7-million jobs, owing to automation, the ‘The Future of Jobs 2020’ report predicts that automation will create about 97-million new jobs globally by 2025; it is, therefore,... 


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Company expands footprint in smelting industry
17th February 2023 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Pressure, temperature, level, flow and force measuring technology company WIKA South Africa is expanding its footprint in Africa to provide instrumentation solutions for ore smelting operations.... 


New ecofriendly blaster instrument introduced
17th February 2023 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

High-quality corrosion instrumentation supplier BAMR introduced the ecofriendly Bristle Blaster Cordless instrument – a product of blasting solutions company MontiPower – to the local market in... 


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Zest WEG
17th February 2023

Zest WEG, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, is committed to the development of the African region, and has been servicing the continent for over 40 years.... 


Marita van den Bergh
An open letter to the market
16th February 2023

I’ve been working as an engineer in our country for 11 years, briefly at Eskom, then at an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm.  This has been very rewarding. Starting as an... 


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System efficiently used to detect leaks
3rd February 2023 By: Nadine Ramdass

The Inspecta Automatic Purge System (APS) is a cost-effective, ambient-air purge system that does not require compressed air or an additional power source to remove the fly ash build-up within the... 


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Idaho Cobalt Operations, US – update
3rd February 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Jervois Global has warned of a cost and schedule blow-out at its Idaho Cobalt Operations. 


Success in the third generation
1st February 2023

Endress+Hauser looks back on seven eventful decades It was an unlikely pair that came together in 1953 to create a company: on one side, the Swiss engineer Georg H Endress, just 29, and on the... 


ICO impacted by weather and skill shortages
ICO impacted by weather and skill shortages
30th January 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Dual listed Jervois Global has warned of a cost and schedule blow-out at its Idaho Cobalt Operations (ICO), in the US. The company on Monday told shareholders that while underground mine... 


Pilbara Minerals appoints chief development officer
27th January 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Lithium miner Pilbara Minerals has appointed John Stanning to the newly created position of chief development officer to oversee all of the company’s corporate development, growth and exploration... 


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Zest WEG
27th January 2023

Zest WEG, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, is committed to the development of the African region, and has been servicing the continent for over 40 years.... 


Gibela calls for applications for 150 university and TVET bursaries for 2023
23rd January 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Train manufacturer the Gibela Rail Consortium is offering 150 bursaries in 2023 in engineering, manufacturing, computer science, supply chain and logistics, and various trade fields at universities... 


BBE Projects on track to complete major ventilation, refrigeration project at Evander Gold Mine
13th January 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Bluhm Burton Engineering (BBE) Projects is working on Phase 2 of a turnkey underground refrigeration project at Pan African Resources’ Evander Gold Mines No 8 Shaft, which it says will enable the... 


BBE on track to complete a major ventilation and refrigeration project at Evander Gold Mine
13th January 2023

Bluhm Burton Engineering Projects (BBE) is currently working on phase 2 of a turnkey underground refrigeration project at Pan African Resources’ Evander Gold Mine No. 8 Shaft, which will enable the... 


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New space weather centre to provide real-time solar storm forecasts
16th December 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

For the South African National Space Agency’s (SANSA’s) Hermanus facility, 2022 has been the year of space weather – in August, its new Space Weather Centre (SWC) began operations, although its... 


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New space weather centre to provide real-time solar storm forecasts
15th December 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

For the South African National Space Agency’s (SANSA’s) Hermanus facility, 2022 has been the year of space weather – in August, its new Space Weather Centre (SWC) began operations, although its... 


Emerson's new Analytics software Automates utilities monitoring and reporting for Clean-In-Place applications
12th December 2022

Technology replaces error-prone manual record keeping and monitors energy and utilities parameters, improving efficiency and productivity Today Emerson announced its new Clean In Place (CIP)... 


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ABB bribe scheme in South Africa nearly collapsed over division of loot, US says
9th December 2022 By: Bloomberg

A scheme by employees at Swiss industrial firm ABB to pay bribes for contracts at South Africa’s State-owned power utility nearly fell apart in a dispute over who would share in the spoils, US... 


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