The Msikaba Bridge Project on the new N2 toll road between Port Edward and Umtata achieved an engineering milestone this month, as the legs of the bridge’s south pylon were hydraulically jacked... 

Tools specifically designed to make wood working projects easier and more precise, are now available locally. Kreg has introduced six new tools – a cabinet door mounting jig, a 90° pocket-hole... 

Copper junior Austral Resources Australia has started ore haulage from its new Anthill mine, in Queensland, to the Mt Kelly processing plant. Austral told shareholders this week that Anthill ore... 

Transnet's poor performance has forced ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) to shut off a blast furnace for three weeks while the steelmaker has also warned customers that the Russia-Ukraine conflict... 

Triple Eccentric Valves, also known as Triple-Off-Set valves (TOV), are gaining  popularity owing to interest in zero leakage valves for open/close functionality. German valves manufacturer Zwick... 

Labelling or identifying steel products is an absolute necessity in today's global steel market owing to the fact that the tracking of steel has posed problems in the past as a result of the many... 

Expanded local production capacity from drive systems company SEW-Eurodrive’s new Aeroton facility includes the assembly of SEW M-Series air-cooled condenser (MACC) drives for delivery at a rate of... 

SEW-Eurodrive’s expanded local capability out of its new Aeroton facility will include the assembly of SEW MACC air-cooled condenser drives for delivery at a rate of three units per week, slashing... 

The South Atlantic breakup, which separated the African and South American continents, is the basis of the continental drift hypothesis and has been widely studied. However, the driving forces... 

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) announced on Sunday that it was extending the deadline for responses to its Request for Information (RFI) regarding its Multi-Purpose Reactor... 

Citi-Con’s extensive skills and experience have been harnessed to successfully complete major concrete repairs at two apartment blocks in Tshwane, Gauteng. This leading specialist contractor... 

Duroxite® chromium carbide overlay (CCO) products safeguard equipment against wear in severe abrasive environments. The harder the abrasive material, the more Duroxite® is the solution. Duroxite®... 

A newly designed bulk bag discharger is set to revolutionise the way users load, untie, retie, remove and collapse bulk bags. Flexicon's new BULK-OUT BFC bulk bag discharging system promotes the... 

Expressing a positive outlook for the African mining industry in 2022, Condra Cranes MD Marc Kleiner, says the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential for better resource... 

A unique approach has been deployed to construct a new 25ML reservoir in Pam Brink, a suburb of Springs, Gauteng. With construction now nearing completion, this local innovation has again proved to... 

A premium-grade rubber compound that offers superior wear life and performance in mill lining applications has been developed in response to demand for higher-wearing rubbers for mill lining... 

Tritec Sintered Products (Pty)Ltd com-menced business in Johannesburg in 1984 as a closed corporation, converting to a Propriety Company in 1996 trading under the much more sensible name of... 

Premium grade copper producer Big Tree Copper plans to list on the JSE and/or the Cape Town Stock Exchange (CTSE) in the first half of 2022 as it marches towards full production. The company’s... 

Sulzer has recently unveiled an International Electrotechnical Commission- (IEC-) motor-compatible pump range, following on its energy-efficient CPE American National Standards Institute, or ANSI,... 

Vulco® rubber is renowned throughout the mining industry for its exceptional wear life and reliability in mill lining systems. These abrasion- and impact-resistant rubber compounds have been... 

Engineering solutions provider BMG’s Regional Service Centre (RSC) in Riverhorse Valley, KwaZulu-Natal, plays a critical role in the sugar sector by providing engineering solutions designed to... 

The newly completed Ashton Arch in the Western Cape is South Africa’s first concrete tied-arch bridge constructed using the transverse launching method. The new bridge replaced an existing... 

The impact of rising fuel prices on the South African construction industry – and how the new Cat® 966 GC can make a difference Fuel price increases are not a new phenomenon – South Africans have... 

Engineering solutions provider BMG’s total plant management solutions encompass a technical advisory service for maintenance programmes that includes correct chain and sprocket selection, a... 

Crane and hoist manufacturer Condra Cranes is manufacturing a 10 t, wide-span overhead crane – for ship chandling company Dolphin Offshore Chandling’s new maintenance workshop at the Port of... 

A major structural component for China’s ACP100 demonstration small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) has been installed at the Changjiang nuclear power plant (NPP), on the Chinese island province of... 

South Africa’s favourite water brand, aQuellė, is the proud global award winner for the latest edition to its range, ViV power and sports drinks. Winners of the Zenith Global 17th Global Water... 

The world’s steelmakers need a makeover. Their industry is one of the dirtiest, and it’s blamed for about 7% of global carbon emissions. The biggest producers essentially rely on the same... 

A 25 Mℓ reservoir on Dann road in Glen Marais, Kempton Park, in Gauteng, has still not been commissioned, despite being completed in November 2018 at a cost of about R48-million. Almost three years... 

A time-lapse video proves that Vesconite Superlube low-friction, high-load-carrying bearings perform well as sliding bearings in large structures, including soccer stadiums. The video starts... 

A specialised spiral elevator has been designed, engineered and manufactured by South African vibrating equipment specialist Kwatani. The 450 kg custom spiral elevator was developed for a mobile... 

Although South African company Dynamic Fluid Control (DFC) has only soft launched its new slurry knife gate high-pressure valve, the SKG-HP, it has been well received by clients. The clients intend... 

Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus announced on Wednesday that it had initiated a project to flight test what it described as an “extra-performing wing”. The platform for these tests... 

Mining, whether underground or above ground, is recognised as one of the most challenging operating environments for precision-engineered industrial gearboxes.  SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa... 

Vibrating screens can be designed to suite a range of scalping, sizing, dewatering, drain and rinse, and desliming applications, customised to meet the needs of specific mined products and expected... 

Gold miner Red 5 has reached the 50% completion milestone at its King of the Hills gold project, in Western Australia. The ASX-listed company said on Tues that first gold at the 2.4-million ounce... 

Engineering components company BMG is working closely with KwaZulu-Natal’s sugar mill engineers in the industry’s off-crop period to refurbish and replace worn components in preparation for high... 

A drive to reduce dependence on imported materials and technology, especially from China, is pushing India to invest in a battery technology that uses aluminum rather than lithium as the key... 

Construction equipment supplier HPE Africa says its new crawler excavator series is suited to earthmoving applications in South Africa’s mining and construction environments.  The R210 Smart Plus... 

Foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie is ordering a bill of materials to begin fabrication for a contract that it secured in October 2020, under the leadership of Thos Begbie sales engineer... 

The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) has published a study on residential energy use, which suggests that, by improving energy efficiency in this sector, it can reduce... 

Scientists at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in the US have reported that they have found evidence of tectonic motion in the crust – also called the lithosphere – of the planet Venus....