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Stellenbosch University converts Toyota taxi to EV, testing to start shortly
Stellenbosch University converts Toyota taxi to EV, testing to start shortly
27th August 2023 By: Irma Venter

The Department of Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) has joined forces with Rham Equipment to convert a Toyota Hiace Ses’fikele minibus taxi into a battery electric vehicle... 


New remote-controlled continuous miner supplied to India
New remote-controlled continuous miner supplied to India
13th August 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) JA Engineering has delivered its low-mid-seam, remote-controlled JAE38 Wildcub continuous miner machine to a mining project in India. The Wildcub JAE 38,... 


Allmech demineralisation plant improves water quality at food factory
Allmech demineralisation plant improves water quality at food factory
30th July 2023

South African boiler manufacturer and water treatment component supplier Allmech has installed a demineralisation plant to treat borehole water used to supply a Gauteng-based vegetable oil... 


Ford’s Silverton plant achieves record daily production volume
Ford’s Silverton plant achieves record daily production volume
16th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

Ford South Africa’s Silverton assembly plant, in Pretoria, has achieved its highest daily production number yet, at 704 vehicles. Based on three-shift 24-hour production, the plant is capable of... 


Cloudline airships offer greener, low-cost last-mile logistics, monitoring solution
Cloudline airships offer greener, low-cost last-mile logistics, monitoring solution
2nd July 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Local deep tech company Cloudline has secured venture funding from the Raba Partnership, 4Di, Enza Capital, and Schmidt Futures (a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt) to... 


SAB, partners open entries for 100+ Accelerator programme
SAB, partners open entries for 100+ Accelerator programme
19th June 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Beverage manufacturer South African Breweries (SAB) has invited applicants for the 100+ Accelerator programme, which supports solutions that will contribute to addressing sustainability challenges... 


Amtec expands range with Schneider Electric solar benches as renewables sector explodes
Amtec expands range with Schneider Electric solar benches as renewables sector explodes
4th June 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Gauteng educational engineering equipment manufacturer Amtec Techniquip is expanding its range of didactic training benches, in response to the increased need for training in the renewable energy... 


 Small manufacturer support crucial to navigating South Africa’s difficulties
Small manufacturer support crucial to navigating South Africa’s difficulties
22nd May 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

The inability to effectively reduce the crime rate, coupled with government interference in the manufacturing sector, slow economic growth, infrastructure deficiencies, and rising steel prices,... 


Small manufacturer support crucial to navigating South Africa’s difficulties
Small manufacturer support crucial to navigating South Africa’s difficulties
11th May 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

The inability to effectively reduce the crime rate, coupled with government interference in the manufacturing sector, slow economic growth, infrastructure deficiencies, and rising steel prices,... 


ACM introduces new tech to grow business offering
ACM introduces new tech to grow business offering
8th May 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Tier 1 automotive components supplier Algoa Components Manufacturers (ACM) from Gqeberha has developed a fully automated induction brazing process, in conjunction with an automation specialist, to... 


South African-made Revowrap rehabilitates 56” pipeline in Kazakhstan
South African-made Revowrap rehabilitates 56” pipeline in Kazakhstan
24th April 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Randburg engineering composite repair company Carbontech Composite Systems successfully rehabilitated a 50-m-long section of a 56” tail gas pipeline in Kazakhstan last month using its... 


MSP’s latest roof supports used by major gold producer
MSP’s latest roof supports used by major gold producer
7th April 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Mining support systems manufacturer Mine Support Products (MSP) has supplied its new Camprop and Hydroprop underground roof supports to a major gold mining company. The first order was delivered in... 


Local mines adopting Hydrovessel drilling system
Local mines adopting Hydrovessel drilling system
26th March 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Another two local deep-level mines will completely remove compressed air from their operations over the next 18 months, equipping 120 mining crews with drilling equipment supplier HydroPower... 


Drone on dirt runway readying to take off for test flight.
Orders roll in for Dragonfly V commercial drone under development
12th March 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Western Cape drone developer FlyH2 Aerospace has secured letters of commitment for 56 Dragonfly V – a long endurance, remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) hydrogen-electric aircraft – since the... 


Italtile attributes underwhelming results to manufacturing challenges
Italtile attributes underwhelming results to manufacturing challenges
26th February 2023 By: Darren Parker

Tile company Italtile has delivered underwhelming results for the six months to December 31, 2022, with the group’s trading profit 8% lower year-on-year to R1.4-billion, while operating costs... 


Loadshedding sees demand for petrol-driven lawnmowers rocket
Loadshedding sees demand for petrol-driven lawnmowers rocket
12th February 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

South Africa’s energy crisis has had a significant impact on demand for the electric cord-based cylinder mowers in the Professional range manufactured by Randburg-based lawnmower manufacturer Rolux... 


Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and his French co-driver, Mathieu Baumel. They may not be South African, but their car was built here. (Note the GP numberplate above the 'Hilux'.)
South Africa Shines in Dakar 2023
29th January 2023 By: Irma Venter

Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and his French co-driver, Mathieu Baumel, successfully defended the Dakar title they won for Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) in 2022, when they raced their South African built... 


Kanna automated wool press only locally made option
Kanna automated wool press only locally made option
15th January 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

The automated hydraulic wool press from Western Cape farm equipment manufacturer Kanna Industries is the only one of its kind in South Africa, says Kanna Industries founder and owner Willa Nolte.... 


Sawubona Mycelium launches beta-glucan-based skincare products
Sawubona Mycelium launches beta-glucan-based skincare products
4th December 2022

Local biotechnology company Sawubona Mycelium has introduced two beta-glucan-based skincare products, a hydrating serum and an anti-aging serum, under the brand Blu Beryl. The company manufactures... 


Dust-A-Side launches hybrid monitoring solution
Dust-A-Side launches hybrid monitoring solution
21st November 2022

Dust control management specialist Dust-A-Side, headquartered in Pretoria, has introduced a comprehensive dust monitoring solution that offers particulate matter (PM) 2.5 and PM 10 real-time... 


Dust-A-Side launches hybrid monitoring solution
Dust-A-Side launches hybrid monitoring solution
20th November 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Dust control management specialist Dust-A-Side, headquartered in Pretoria, has introduced a comprehensive dust monitoring solution that offers particulate matter (PM) 2.5 and PM 10 real-time... 


DMS introduces ASTM-complaint dust fallout unit
DMS introduces ASTM-complaint dust fallout unit
6th November 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Dust monitoring solutions manufacturer Dust Monitoring Services (DMS) has introduced a fully compliant ASTMD1739-98 unit, which includes a bespoke, ultraviolet (UV) stabilised linear low-density... 


Local manufacturer perfects cone crusher performance
Local manufacturer perfects cone crusher performance
23rd October 2022

Motion plastics producer igus South Africa has helped crushing equipment manufacturer Crush Force perfect its two-foot cone crusher, developed to offer a superior alternative to traditional... 


Wilec products conductors of green energy transition
Wilec products conductors of green energy transition
25th September 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

With power generation and electric vehicles (EVs) presenting the greatest demand for Gauteng-based manufacturer Wilec’s oxygen-free copper rod, and enamelled and covered conductors, the company is... 


Hawk launches 230 V single-phase, hot-water pressure washer
Hawk launches 230 V single-phase, hot-water pressure washer
11th September 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

High-pressure pumps manufacturer Hawk has expanded its hot water range with the launch in July of a 3 kW single-phase, diesel burner hot-water pressure washer that is ideal for removing stubborn... 


BEKA Schréder launches new LEDTEC LED lowbay
BEKA Schréder launches new LEDTEC LED lowbay
28th August 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Gauteng-based lighting manufacturer BEKA Schréder has launched a new light-emitting diode (LED) lowbay with a circular economy three-star rating as part of its LEDTEC range. Known as the LEDTEC,... 


Orders for cost-effective Dezzi MG80T continue to roll in
Orders for cost-effective Dezzi MG80T continue to roll in
31st July 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Demand for the Dezzi MG80T motor grader from KwaZulu-Natal specialised heavy earthmoving machinery manufacturer Dezzi Equipment has steadily increased since its launch in 2001, with minimal... 


Falcon rotary cutters’ local content still significant after almost 40 years
Falcon rotary cutters’ local content still significant after almost 40 years
17th July 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Since being introduced in 1985, the traditional rotary cutters in the Falcon range – consisting predominantly of the Slasher and trademark-protected Haymaker – still maintain local content upward... 


HPS HV212 EOD drilling system making mines more profitable
HPS HV212 EOD drilling system making mines more profitable
3rd July 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Orders for Potchefstroom drilling equipment supplier HydroPower Systems’ (HPS’) HV212 EOD hydrovessel drilling system are increasing as acceptance of the technology grows on the back of proven... 


Improved commodity prices spur AFS knife gate valve demand
Improved commodity prices spur AFS knife gate valve demand
19th June 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Improved commodity prices have resulted in increased demand for knife gate valves from slurry-related valves manufacturer Abrasive Flow Solutions (AFS), in Gauteng, as mining houses upgrade... 


Award-winning Optima Classifier supplied for fine coal beneficiation
Award-winning Optima Classifier supplied for fine coal beneficiation
5th June 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Minerals and fines processing specialist Gravitas is nearing completion of a fine coal beneficiation project for which it has supplied two Optima Classifier water-only density separator units to... 


Improvements to corrosion resistance of MSP’s Rocnet could yield new product
Improvements to corrosion resistance of MSP’s Rocnet could yield new product
22nd May 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Mining support systems manufacturer Mine Support Products (MSP) is working on an improved version of its Rocnet modular safety net that will offer better corrosion resistance for longer-term... 


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