Creamer Media Reporter

Creamer Media’s news team is based mainly in South Africa, but the team includes regular correspondents from other parts of Africa, such as Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, Kenya and the rest of the world, including the United Kingdom, Australia and India. Email: newsdesk@engineeringnews.co.za

Automatic lubrication system boosts productivity and lowers costs for SANY equipment owners

23rd November 2020 SANY’s state-of-the-art automatic lubrication system is playing an integral part in increasing production and reducing costs on high-performance sites by ensuring that all the points of the boom and bucket are frequently and correctly lubricated. Brendon Pretorius, Bobcat Earthmoving Equipment’s... →

Colloidal silica – one of the best sources of the pozzolanic reactions known to man

23rd November 2020 Spray-Lock Concrete Protection’s SCP technology is classified as a colloidal silica, which is one of the best sources of the pozzolanic reaction known to man. “SCP colloidal silica is among the smallest post placement pozzolan that is currently being used in the global construction industry.... →

Consol’s TV commercial is ‘perfectly made’ for Loeries Awards

23rd November 2020 Consol is proud to announce that their Perfectly Made For Each Other TV commercial has scooped a Craft Certificate for cinematography in the Film Craft Category of this year’s prestigious Loeries Awards. The highly acclaimed TV commercial was a finalist in five different Film Craft... →

Alba reunites two key mines in Dolgellau gold field, Wales

20th November 2020 Aim-listed Alba Minerals has been awarded the exclusive exploration rights over the Gwynfynydd mine – the second biggest producer of gold in the UK’s history after the Clogau-St Davids gold mine. With this award, Alba now has the exclusive exploration rights over the entire length of the... →

BEKA Schréder is excited to announce the expansion of the LEDTEC Range. The cost-effective ECOTEC is the new addition to the range.

20th November 2020 The LEDTEC is an LED lowbay range designed for energy-efficient lighting in industrial, commercial and petrochemical retail environments. The LEDTEC range is optimized to deliver the best overall performance for lowbay applications. It outperforms all other LED lowbay luminaires thanks to the... →

Mechanical Pipe Joints Perform Under Pressure

20th November 2020 Since their introduction nearly 100 years ago, mechanical grooved piping systems have provided a wide range of performance benefits for system designers, installers and end users. The application of these components in pressure piping systems under PED jurisdiction is supported by a thorough... →

More Efficient Pumps Easily Achieved with New Wear Rings

20th November 2020 Independent tests by a major pump manufacturer prove corrosion-free Vesconite Hilube wear rings safely allow reduced running clearances and improve pump efficiency. Bronze casing wear rings with a clearance of 0.3 mm were tested against no-swell Vesconite Hilube at 0.1 mm →

Better than the OEM forklift spares

20th November 2020 Bearing and wear part manufacturer Vesconite Bearings has increased its efforts to develop better -than-the-original-equipment-manufacturer (OEM) forklift parts. The company has long known that its gantry support bearings, tilt cylinder bushings, side shift pads, mast pivot bushings, steer axle... →