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Automatic lubrication reduces labour, costs
Since adding the Accumin range of lubrication systems to its portfolio of products and solutions in 2020, pumps original-equipment manufacturer Weir Minerals Africa says the system has generated...
Automatic lubrication protects pumps
Lubricating of pumps is considered to be a time consuming and labour-intensive process that can be difficult to control and to conduct with precision. Pump failure owing to lack of regular...
Linatex hose reduces downtime and operating costs at Namdeb
The installation by Weir Minerals Africa of a Linatex® 808 hard wall rubber hose with wear indicator system is reducing downtime and operating costs at Namdeb’s Sendelingsdrift treatment plant in...
Prevent costly downtimes by selecting correct valves
Selecting the correct type of valve for a given application is not only critical to plant uptime, but it will also assist in maintaining the lowest total cost of ownership on a plant or other...
Cavex retrofits boost recoveries at African mines
Weir Minerals’ Cavex® classification hydrocyclones have added value to two more African mines; one is a gold mining operation and the other mines fluorspar. Following the retrofitting of two...
Company offers engineered solutions for pump systems
Specifying pumps for mine water applications is not as simple as it would first appear, and these applications often require a bespoke solution, says original-equipment pumps manufacturer Weir...
Grads’ community involvement an upside during lockdown
For original-equipment manufacturer Weir Minerals Africa, a positive consequence of the Covid-19 lockdown last year was that graduates in the company’s graduate programme were introduced to more...
Renergen appoints Resgen’s Brian Harvey as FD
Emerging natural gas and helium producer Renergen has appointed Brian Harvey as its new FD, effective May 1. The appointment follows after former FD Fulufhedzani Ravele resigned last month to...
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Itac recommends temporary duty waiver for stainless steel tubing
The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended that a temporary rebate provision be created for the importation of stainless steel tubing used in the...
Libstar achieves strong interim performance, despite headwinds
Food company Libstar delivered its strongest first-half performance since 2022 in the six months ended June 30, supported by volume growth, cost optimisation and improved operational efficiencies....
Hyprop reconfigures South African malls in response to changing consumer demand
JSE- and A2X-listed retail-focused real estate investment trust (Reit) Hyprop is adjusting its South African operations by reducing the size of traditional anchor tenants, introducing new and...