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Transnet aims to secure settlements on ‘unlawful’ loco contracts by end of financial year
Transnet aims to secure settlements on ‘unlawful’ loco contracts by end of financial year
30th September 2019 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned logistics company Transnet reported on Monday that settlement talks were under way with all four original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) supplying it with 1 064 new diesel and electric... 


Transnet acting CEO Mohammed Mahomedy
Transnet reports dramatic rise in irregular expenditure to R49bn
30th September 2019 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned freight logistics utility Transnet received yet another qualified audit for its 2018/19 financial year and also announced a dramatic rise in irregular expenditure to R49-billion, after... 


CLEANING UP 
A baling machine contributes to the company’s progress and profitability
Equipment boost aids recycling entrepreneur
27th September 2019

With a desire to clean up Soweto, educate the community and combat the problem of overfull landfills, waste management company Pendowave founder and MD Gordon Nkuta has built a thriving recycling... 


Company introduces new boom lifts at local exhibition
27th September 2019

Trusted equipment solutions company Goscor Access Solutions launched two brand new articulating boom lifts from manufacturer of mobile elevated work platforms Genie. The company launched the new... 


Institute establishes drive for CO2 as natural refrigerant
20th September 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Local heating, refrigeration and air conditioning (HVAC) industry body the South African Institute of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (SAIRAC) has established a drive to introduce the option of... 


MIXING CONVEYORS The conveyor system consists of a central conveyor that is fed by eight smaller conveyors, each of which contain various frozen-food products to be mixed
Versatile drives ideal for HVAC industry
20th September 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Many features of the variable-speed drive (VSD) solutions provided by drive technology provider SEW-Eurodrive can be applied to projects in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC)... 


PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY
The photonic prototyping facility was designed for individuals or organisations who wish to design photonics products
CSIR calls for proposals from the public to use its photonics facility
13th September 2019 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is calling for proposals from anyone who wishes to turn a demonstrated idea into a working prototype using the photonics prototyping... 


HIGH-QUALITY ELECTRODES 
First Cut ensures that South African fabricators can buy high-quality Messer electrodes at a very reasonable price
Acquisition benefits cutting equipment supplier company
13th September 2019 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

Taking over plasma and large format laser equipment supplier Messer Cutting Systems’ South African operations has enabled local capital equipment and consumables supplier First Cut to access new... 


SBIDZ acting CEO Kaashifah Beukes
Saldanha Bay ‘Freeport’ lines up 58 prospective investors
21st August 2019 By: Terence Creamer

The Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (SBIDZ) is working with 58 prospective tenants for the special economic zone (SEZ), which is the first SEZ to be located within a domestic port and the... 


Distributor sets new lift truck warranty standards
16th August 2019

In a ground-breaking development, materials handling supplier Goscor Lift Truck Company (GLTC) has rolled out an industry first, standard five-year warranty on its construction equipment supplier... 


Invicta to list on A2X
6th August 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed Invicta Holdings has been approved for a secondary listing on A2X Markets, and will start trading shares on the exchange from August 13. Invicta Holdings will list ordinary shares,... 


SHIPLOADING
A mobile shiploader, combined with the benefits of a receiving unit, offers a more viable alternative to fixed conveyor installations
Harbours increase efficiency with handling equipment
2nd August 2019

Investment in the latest dry-bulk cargo and container handling equipment significantly improves efficiencies at ports and terminals and minimises the environmental impact of handling operations,... 


OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE
The smart custom designed and engineered ELGi Neuron Controller allows for seamless remote monitoring and control of the compressor’s overall performance
New electric compressor range introduced
12th July 2019

Compressor solutions provider and distributor Integrated Air Solutions has introduced the EG Series electric air compressor range. The EG Series is a product of air compressor manufacturer ELGi and... 


RELIABLE FLOW
The E-Air range provides a reliable flow of compressed air without any diesel emissions
Company enhances its low emission, low noise E-Air solutions
12th July 2019

Sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco enhances its low emission, low noise E-Air solutions with electric fixed-speed and variable speed drive (VSD) compressors. Throughout 2019,... 


IAN FRASER
South Africa needs to grasp the new wave of global automation more firmly
New combustion emission monitoring equipment offered to Africa
12th July 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Mining, industrial and processing solutions provider RTS Africa Technologies is the exclusive supplier of laser-based online gas analysers and monitoring recording equipment, from Norwegian company... 


GROWTH FROM EXPORTS
Growth in the mining, and food and beverage, sectors for stainless steel, led to consumption in South Africa increasing by 8.6% last year
Sassda in transition, creates new membership structure
5th July 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Owing to the varied benefits which companies obtain as members of the Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda), the association has created a tiered membership structure. 


Bosch Rexroth hosts first customer day at new location
Bosch Rexroth hosts first customer day at new location
27th June 2019

Engineering firm Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of Companies held its first customer day last month at its new location, named Hytec United By Bosch, or HUBB, in Kempton Park, in Gauteng. Mamaili... 


INDUSTRY GROWTH
The DTI looks forward to exchanging lessons and experiences to unpack challenges and identify solutions for growth across the manufacturing sector
DTI forges ahead with product standardisation task
14th June 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Following Mining Charter III’s call to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to develop a “Standardised Coding and Product Identification System in the Mining Supply Chain” whereby products... 


Construction of 1 MW wave-energy pilot project under way in Hermanus
Pioneering 1 MW wave-energy pilot project being built in Hermanus
13th June 2019 By: Terence Creamer

A South African wave-energy start-up is building a pioneering 1 MW pilot project, based on its patented homegrown design, which will supply clean electricity to a large-scale Hermanus abalone farm,... 


Company develops new concrete curing blanket
7th June 2019

Geosynthic products manufacturer and supplier Fibertex South Africa has developed a new curing blanket, designed to optimise the curing of concrete and protect the new structure. The Fibertex... 


CEMENT INNOVATION

The new competence center will develop novel silicone-based products and solutions that improve the durability of cement and concrete
Chinese company opens competence centre
7th June 2019

Multinational silicon products developer and manufacturer the WACKER Group has opened a new competence centre for cement and concrete applications in Shanghai, China. The laboratory will develop... 


COMMENDABLE CRUSHING

The I54Rv3 impact crusher operates efficiently in various applications. These include asphalt and concrete recycling, rock crushing, construction, mining and demolition
Supplier adds new crusher to range
7th June 2019

Construction equipment supplier High Power Equipment (HPE) Africa has added the updated high-performance I54Rv3 impact crusher to the company’s range of screening and crushing equipment... 


DEMANDING CONDITIONS

AKS is used in a diverse range of chemically aggressive applications such as mining, water treatment and conveyance of sewage
New liner technology surpasses concrete protection alternatives
7th June 2019

Concrete protection liners specialist manufacturer AKS Lining Systems has taken the "cast-in" liner concept and developed its design through the development of Anchor Knob Sheet technology (AKS),... 


‘Black public’ offer for shares in Barloworld property spin-off oversubscribed
‘Black public’ offer for shares in Barloworld property spin-off oversubscribed
5th June 2019 By: Terence Creamer

Industrial group Barloworld reports that the public-offer component of its Khula Sizwe Property Holdings empowerment transaction was oversubscribed, with over 50 000 applications received and the... 


CEO looks back on Thyssenkrupp’s 60 years of success in South Africa
3rd June 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Engineering and steel production company Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions South Africa this year celebrates 60 successful years of engineering excellence in Africa. The company on Monday said... 


LAY IT ON THIN
The sprayable powder is a one coat application
Powder coating for corrosion launched
31st May 2019

Global industrial coating supplier PPG has introduced its PPG Envirocron Extreme Protection Edge powder coatings for corrosion protection. PPG is represented in South Africa by paint manufacturer... 


DIGITAL COMMITMENTS

The Manufacturing Execution System and Genius Condition Monitoring System illustrate the company’s commitment to digitalisation and smart plants
Provider develops specialised stainless steel roll
31st May 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Stainless steel technical services and products provider SMS group has developed a specialised roll for its stainless steel plants. “Reliable and precise flatness measurement is of paramount... 


SAFETY IN EXTREME CONDITIONS

The range is ideal for pump, ventilation, agitator and mixed applications in refineries, pipelines, petrochemicals and food industries
Vert supplies Leroy-Somer motors in Southern Africa
24th May 2019

Electric power generation solutions provider Vert Energy is the sole supplier of electric motors manufacturer Leroy-Somer in Southern Africa. Vert Energy supplies the entire Leroy-Somer (LS) range,... 


VERSATILITY IN APPLICATION

The MS2N includes over 50 motor types in six motor sizes, five motor lengths and more than 20 fully configurable options
New motor released to electric drives and controls industry
24th May 2019

Automation technology solutions provider Tectra Automation’s new MS2N Synchronous Servo Motor is the company’s latest innovative product offering to the electric drives and controls industry. The... 


Saceec CEO Eric Bruggerman
Saceec celebrates inaugural Exporter of the Year awards
23rd May 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African Capital Equipment Export Council (Saceec) on Wednesday evening hosted its first-ever Exporter of the Year Awards, coinciding with the inaugural Local Southern African... 


Saceec warns capital equipment industry to comply with legislation in foreign countries
21st May 2019 By: Nadine James

South African machinery and capital equipment companies must understand the legislation of countries they are operating in, or exporting to, South African Capital Equipment Export Council... 


South African Capital Equipment Export Council CEO Eric Bruggeman
Local expo to showcase South Africa’s manufacturing capabilities
17th May 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Determined to broaden the inclusion of local manufacturers in local and international supply chains, the South African Capital Equipment Export Council has partnered with Specialised Exhibitions... 


CENTRE OF ATTENTION
The inaugural Local Southern African Manufacturing Expo is set to feature more than 130 exhibitors
Inaugural event to highlight local manufacturing capabilities
17th May 2019 By: Halima Frost

The first Local Southern African Manufacturing Expo (LME), which aims to highlight the capabilities of local manufacturers and, subsequently the ability to export, will be held from May 21 to 23,... 


NUTS TO MISS IT
Exhibitors use alluring offers and prizes to attract traffic to their stands
New products launched at Nampo Harvest Day
10th May 2019 By: Halima Frost

Bearings and accessories distributor Bearings International (BI) will launch its Agri HUB bearings and the blue and white Agri Grease sachets at the Grain SA Nampo Harvest Day that will be held... 


TANDEM LIFT
Two 2.9 t cranes and a 6 t crane in a tandem lift move an imported fish tank
Rising demand for versatile mini cranes
10th May 2019 By: Schalk Burger

There is growing demand for the versatile and compact Unic Spider Mini Cranes in South Africa’s construction and mining sectors, says local distributor B & B Group CEO Bob Fogg. The cranes range... 


SELINA NAIDOO

Asset monitoring and management of an automated system remotely, from anywhere in the world, will create opportunities and solutions that were once only envisaged
Fieldbus solution for pneumatic valves first step to smart assembly
3rd May 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

The incorporation of a fieldbus solution to control pneumatic valves could be an important step towards cloud-connected Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) innovations on the assembly line, says... 


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