https://newsletter.en.creamermedia.com

Receive our free daily newsletter:

Valves

Flagship product known the world over
8th November 2013

Many would-be exporters must have envied Gunric Valves for the speed with which it gained acceptance in the world market when it entered it in 1995 offering its own home-grown version of a triple... 


Designer behind the success story
8th November 2013

All credit for industrial valve manufacturer, supplier and exporter Gunric Valves’ valve designs goes to joint MD Gunter Schmikal, who is all at once the company’s chief executive, designer and... 


Strongly committed to community projects, staff advancement
8th November 2013 By: Tracy Hancock

From Day One of its existence Gunric Valves has gone out of its way to make life a little easier for the less fortunate people living in the vicinity of its plant. When it set up business in... 


SOURCE OF STRENGTH Gunric Valves has made rapid advances since inception, mainly on the strength of a triple eccentric metal seated butterfly valve it developed in-house
Company proves force to be reckoned with, locally and abroad
8th November 2013

Specialist valve manufacturer Gunric Valves, which celebrates 25 years in business this year, has broken new ground in many industries and markets – both in South Africa and globally – owing to its... 


VAG EKN BUTTERFLY VALVE 
VAG-Valves South Africa will complete the delivery of the VAG EKN butterfly valves to the R4.5-billion Olifants River Water Resources Development Project Phase 2 by the end of this mont
Double-offset butterfly valves supplied to R4.5-billion project
8th November 2013 By: Ilan Solomons

Water treatment and distribution solutions provider VAG-Valves South Africa is supplying several of its VAG EKN butterfly valves to the R4.5-billion Olifants River Water Resources Development... 


INDUSTRY DECLINE In 1994, the local valves industry employed about 3 800 people; however the industry currently employs fewer than 800 people
Valves industry under the pump – Vamcosa
8th November 2013 By: Ilan Solomons

The South African valve manufacturing industry is in dire straits, as imports continue to flood the country, and as a result the rapid implementation of valves designation for all State-owned... 


QUALITY FOCUS NEEDED The local trend of buying the cheapest plant components is having devastating long-term financial affects with regard to operational downtime
Quality components for long-term cost savings
8th November 2013 By: Ilan Solomons

Far too much maintenance is being done at South African mines, which, in turn, has a negative effect on productivity in an already volatile sector,polyurethane moulding company Urethane Moulded... 


PROUDLY SA
The AirFlo Variable Orifice air-valves range is 100% locally manufactured
SA air-valves used on several major pipelines in Southern Africa
8th November 2013 By: Ilan Solomons

Valve and pipe designer and manufacturer Rexus Trading’s AirFlo Variable Orifice air-valves are being used on several major pipelines in South Africa and in Southern Africa, says Rexus Trading MD... 


Distributorship signed with global pneumatics company
18th October 2013 By: Timothy Sibanda

Pneumatics products distributor Neumatics SA reports that it has been appointed the distributor of US-based manufacturer of pneumatic valves, controls systems, and safety products for the fluid... 


Valve manufacturers, foundries should collaborate to ‘take back’ market share
Valve manufacturers, foundries should collaborate to ‘take back’ market share
16th August 2013 By: Natasha Odendaal

Valve manufacturers and foundries could see a R4-billion to R5-billion recovery over the next three to five years as localisation in public procurement takes hold. The industry would be able to... 


Niche focussed business suppling a comprehensive range of fluid control systems
12th July 2013

Macsteel Fluid Control is a key niche focussed business which operates throughout various industry sectors. It supplies a comprehensive range of valves, actuators, liquid level gauges, filter... 


PSV sells control valves subsidiary
13th May 2013 By: Natasha Odendaal

Diversified industrial engineering group PSV has sold subsidiary specialised control valves business Mitech to Lambertus Antonie Alberts and Lesole Jacob Mtolo for an undisclosed amount. The... 


Valves industry gaining interest in gland packing
10th May 2013 By: Yolandi Booyens

Gland packing manufacturer John Crane notes that it supplied R6.3-million of gland packing to the valves industry in 2012 and aims to expand this figure by focusing further on the mining and... 


Expo hopes to tap into new-found interest in African growth
5th April 2013

Africa’s industrial market is ripe for exploration by technology businesses in the oil, gas and petroleum, energy, water and manufacturing sectors, says Exhibition Management Services (EMS) MD John... 


PED assures safety for petrochemicals equipment
22nd March 2013 By: Zandile Mavuso

Global supplier of high-alloy steel components Steloy Castings credits its share of the international and South African petrochemicals market to conforming with the stringent quality-assurance... 


Company supplies automated valves to paper manufacturer
8th March 2013

Global engineering and technology corporation Metso began supplying more than 700 automated process valves to paper and pulp producer Sappi’s Ngodwana mill, in Mpumalanga, in August 2012 for its... 


Cluster to drive valves industry growth, localisation
9th November 2012 By: Anine Kilian

The Valve and Actuator Manufacturers Cluster of South Africa (Vamcosa), which was formed in July last year, plans to start an enterprise development fund to enable it to set up a machine shop or... 


Leakage reduction through pressure management
9th November 2012 By: Anine Kilian

Water is considered a scarce resource and many African countries are facing challenges in providing growing populations with adequate and sustainable water. There are high levels of unaccounted for... 


1 2 3 4 5 6
7

Sector News

Showroom

Rittal
Rittal

Rittal is a world leading provider of top-quality integrated systems for enclosures, power distribution, climate control, IT infrastructure and...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
BOVA Safety Wear
BOVA Safety Wear

BOVA cemented their reputation in Africa by delivering high quality engineering through their range of safety footwear. 21 years after producing...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
John Deere (Pty) Ltd
John Deere (Pty) Ltd

In 1958 John Deere Construction made its first introduction to the industry with their model 64 bulldozer.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
WearCheck
WearCheck

Leading condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, help boost machinery lifespan and reduce catastrophic component failure through the scientific...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Magazine round up | 13 December 2024
Magazine round up | 13 December 2024
13th December 2024

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







pqt: 0.351s - ct: 0.57s - 288pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now