Lift truck company appoints Namibian dealer

Materials handling equipment solutions provider Goscor Lift Truck Company (GLTC) has signed a three-year contract with Windhoek-based equipment and machinery supplier Barex Equipment, appointing... 

Monitoring technology facilitates live tracking of explosives supply

Commercial explosives producer and supplier AEL Mining Services has developed advanced monitoring technology to provide a fully integrated system that ensures technologically advanced supply chain... 

Rough terrain forklift enters the Southern African market

Materials handling partner and forklift supplier Masslift Africa expects to release the B50 MP 4WD Bomaq Badger, a 4x4 rough terrain forklift, offering greater manoeuvrability on dirt roads and... 

Importance of fire-safe conveyers emphasised

Fire is a pervasive threat to conveyor belt systems at mines and can cause substantial damage to the conveyed material, electromechanical components of the conveyor system and the belt if the... 

Working to stay ahead of competitors

Crane and hoist manufacturer Condra intends to focus on continuing to supply high-quality, robust and reliable products and lowering the overall lifetime maintenance costs of these products to... 

Promising better service delivery

The operations division of German engineering company SEW-Eurodrive’s South African branch is eager to consolidate current successes and improve service delivery, with MD Raymond Obermeyer... 

Surveillance vessel visits CT on courtesy port call

French surveillance frigate the Nivôse arrived in Cape Town in February for a courtesy port call from Reunion Island, a French island in the Indian Ocean, after patrolling French southern and... 

Australian opencast mine completes world’s largest blast

The Daunia opencut coal mine, in the north-eastern state of Queensland, Australia, broke the world record for the largest-ever electronic detonator blast in December, firing 5 665 detonators in 2... 

Solar power solutions supplied to opencast mines

Tailor-made energy solutions provider ZRW Mechanika’s supply of solar-powered masts last year to chrome mining company Samancor Western Chrome, which operates an opencast mine in Marikana, in the... 

Contract miner to restructure partnerships to enhance rewards

The contract mining, plant leasing and rental division of Eqstra, MCC, is taking a new approach to contract mining to improve its partnerships with clients. The company has embarked on creating a... 

Optimisation process determines risk versus reward

The use of multiparametric block models, which contain more than just geological data, to analyse the risks associated with the mining process, allow more informed business decisions to be made on... 

Society aims to integrate more students into mining sector

The University of Witwatersrand's Students Mining Engineering Society (SMES) aims to increase the integration of mining engineering graduates into the mining industry this year, as well as to... 

Still demand for education in mining

There is still demand for mining education, the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) tells Mining Weekly, noting that this is demonstrated by the increase in... 

Companies on the hunt for mechanised mining skills

The increasing use of mechanisation in mines, compounded by the resultant culture change, will affect the type of skills management required by the mining sector in future, University of the... 

Need for ongoing skills development emphasised

There is a need for continuous skills and training development in the mining industry, especially amid the current financial crisis, says skills and training network provider Alusani. Although the... 

Mineworkers empowered

If workers in the mining, energy and construction industries want to improve their financial situation, it is important that they take advantage of the financial literacy programmes currently being... 

Wireless solution retrofitted for optimum plant efficiency

Instrumentation and process automation company Endress+Hauser is recoding temperatures in the roll neck bearings – used in a rolling mill – by implementing its wireless solution, the WirelessHART,... 

Company supplies regulator to meet markets’ operational demands

Specialised oil and gas equipment supplier Energas Technologies aims to meet the increasing demand for operational quality in the local natural gas market through its RMG 5020 gas pressure... 

Monitoring system a first for firefighters in South Africa

Safety products manufacturer MSA Africa notes that it is the first company to have developed and introduced the wireless Alpha Personal Network System with gas detector, to be used in tandem with... 

High-pressure heat exchangers becoming key in Africa

Local manufacturer and maintenance service provider of utility-scale pulverised coal steam generators, Steinmüller Africa, is now offering turnkey solutions for both shell and tube heat exchangers;... 

Modernisation and expansion programme in final phase

Construction product supplier and subsidiary of the Chryso Southern Africa Group, a.b.e. Construction Chemicals, is in the final phase of completing its modernisation and expansion programme that... 

Remanufacturing combats plant maintenance challenges

With more sophisticated components being used in diesel engines today, maintenance has become more of a challenge  for plant operators and this has been exacerbated by the continued lack of... 

Dual-purpose equipment aimed at reducing costs

Welding and construction-related equipment supplier Renttech South Africa (SA) aims to provide cost-effective solutions for contractors by supplying high-quality, dual-purpose units. Renttech SA... 

Spin filters reduce dust exposure underground

Specialised engineering solutions provider RTS Africa Engineering is receiving an increasing number of enquiries from various markets, such as sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and India, for its... 

Mining deeper while maintaining value

Multidisciplinary professional services firm Hatch Goba is continuously developing more cost-effective means of extracting ore, especially in South Africa, where mining is deeper and more difficult... 

APC technology cost efficient for industries

Using advanced process control (APC) technology ensures relatively low costs for various industry applications, says specialists in process and operations management solutions BluESP. As an... 

Collective factors impact on state of I&C industry

Micro and macroeconomic factors, and the unavailability of local skills in South Africa are key issues that contribute to the stifling of progress in various sectors within the instrumentation and... 

GSM device suitable for remote monitoring

Wear control company, Filter Focus, indicates that there are no competitors that implement the same logic control as the i-Commander— a global system for monitoring, automating and reporting events... 

MCBs provide protection and safety solutions

Electrical and digital building infrastructures company Legrand’s portfolio of miniature circuit breakers (MCBs) offers solutions for efficient protection, enhanced safety and continuity of service... 

Exchange rate challenges impact on I&C sector

The biggest challenge facing the instrumentation and control (I&C) sector, both in South Africa and on the continent, is the impact of the deteriorating rand to dollar exchange rate, indicates... 

Hackathon fast-tracks development

Technology implementation costs time and money – two critical resources that the mining sector currently requires to reinvent itself, says Anglo American Technology and Innovation head Jeannette... 

Solutions for energy efficient, productive mining showcased

To further expand its mining and industrial solutions, global technologies and services supplier Bosch is now increasingly targeting markets in Africa and Oceania. “With positive economic... 

Delegates weigh up value of event

In the current climate, participants at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba carefully balanced the investment they made in participating in the event with the value they derived from... 

Sustainable development a significant challenge faced by miners

Local stakeholders view the mining sector, the way in which it is funded and engages with governments and communities in Africa as fundamentally unsustainable in terms of the future development of... 

Infrastructure investment key to economic development

Addressing Africa’s infrastructure needs is the core aim of development finance institution Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), which emphasises the need for shared infrastructure development. One of... 

Earthmoving solutions to launch in 2016

Several new Cat earthmoving products for the mining, construction and allied industries are scheduled to be released in South Africa during 2016 by Caterpillar’s Southern African dealer, Barloworld... 

Interactive lighting solution attracts interest from various projects

Since the launch of its Shuffle one-pole lighting column in October, luminaires manufacturer Beka Schréder has received a number of enquiries for various projects at universities, playgrounds and... 

Installed lighting system reduces electricity consumption

Branded electrical equipment and industrial instrumentation suppliers Magnet Group – sole distributors for  Mars light-emitting diode (LED) Lighting System –  were appointed technology suppliers... 

Light-testing laboratory aims to obtain Sanas accreditation

State-owned power utility Eskom’s Swan Edison Illumination Laboratory is in the process of obtaining accreditation from the South African National Accreditation System (Sanas) to enter the... 

Quality skills key to installing rubber flooring

Despite the growing popularity of rubber flooring in South Africa over the past five years, one of the biggest challenges in the floor-fitting industry is the lack of fitter skills, and using the...