The heavy lifting and abnormal loads sector has embraced Industry 4.0 and incorporated many new technologies, such as three-dimensional (3D) modelling of heavy lift solutions and real-time data... 

Bauma visitors went high at the Wacker Neuson and Kramer stand: A Ferris wheel brought all the adventure-lovers to 35 meters height and this was a real crowd magnet. However, new products from the... 

Rolls-Royce and Qatar Airways are using Virtual Reality (VR) to train engineers, in a first for the two companies. As the number of air passengers is set to almost double by 20361, the industry... 

The Transnet Maritime School of Excellence (MSoE) has launched the continent’s first Dredging School to develop and enhance the competencies of new and already employed dredging personnel. 

Boeing was agonisingly close to a software fix for its 737 Max jetliner when an Ethiopian Airlines jet plunged to the ground March 10, the second deadly crash in less than five months. The US... 

Indonesian airline Garuda said on Friday it would cancel a $6-billion order for Boeing 737 MAX jets, citing concerns over passenger confidence, as Boeing tried to quell safety worries by making a... 

Global engineering company Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has introduced an operator training simulator to provide a compact and flexible solution to safely train operators and maintenance... 

Cummins Inc. introduces the new HSK78G natural gas generator series during the Middle East Electricity (MEE), at the Dubai World Trade Center (March 5 - 7), stand S3.D30. With a power density of up... 

One cannot not write about State-owned electricity utility Eskom. I would love to, but it reminds me of the time that Alastair Cooke broadcast Letter From America in the UK. In those times, there... 

At Bauma 2019, international construction equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson Group will be taking visitors on an electrifying tour of its vast product portfolio. The zero emission range will be... 

Epiroc has once again rocked the local mining space with a landmark sale of the first BenchREMOTE in South Africa to key customer, Elf Drilling. The innovative BenchREMOTE is an advanced monitoring... 

Transport Minister Dr Blade Nzimande on Thursday unveiled Air Traffic and Navigation Services’ (ATNS’) new three-dimensional (3D) mobile simulator during the commemoration of the annual... 

The World Gold Council (WGC) on Thursday launched Goldhub, a source of data, insights and analytical tools to help investors understand gold’s value as a strategic asset. Goldhub will provide... 

The Queensland government will fund A$3.6-million to The Mackay Resources Center of Excellence, which will feature a simulated underground coal mine for training and research purposes. Minister... 

Mining company Sherritt International’s Ambatovy operation, in Madagascar, has commissioned its Cybermine heavy equipment operator training simulators from South African surface and underground... 

Atlas Copco Mining and Rock Excavation Technique has invested in a RCS (Rig Control System) Mobile Trailer to make training more accessible, convenient and affordable by taking it to the customer’s... 

Training technologies provider ThoroughTec Simulation will be demonstrating a number of new developments at Electra Mining Africa 2016, reinforcing the company’s drive to provide mines with... 

BMT WBM Machinery , a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, will showcase its latest innovation at the forthcoming... 

Simulator-based training systems designer ThoroughTec Simulation has begun the delivery of its Tactical Crew Training Simulators from its Cyberwar range, for the South African Army’s Badger... 

Students who want to work in the production sector of the automotive industry can submit their curriculum vitae to the Automotive Industry Development Centre’s (AIDC’s) Gauteng Automotive Learning... 

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AIMEX 2015 held at Sydney Olympic Showground, Tuesday 1st September – Friday 4th September. Firmly established on the international mining industry calendar for over 35 years, Hitachi led by... 

South African company Saab Grintek Defence is currently actively marketing its BattleTek military command and control (C2) simulation system to a number of African countries as well as to two in... 

The delivery of the last of the six new Boeing 737-800 aircraft ordered by South African low cost carrier kulula.com (kulula) in 2009 will give the carrier the youngest airline fleet in Southern... 

The Space Operations division of the South African National Space Agency (Sansa) revealed on July 17 that it had supported the successful launch of the US National Aeronautics and Space... 

State-owned power utility Eskom’s Kusile power station received top honours on Wednesday night at global infrastructure software developer Bentley Systems’ 2013 Be Inspired awards, which took place... 

Mining solutions company CAE Mining will start regional releases of its CAE Summit Web- and cloud-based strategic openpit mine planning software solution later this year, says CAE Mining technical... 

Two South African infrastructure projects have been recognised for innovation in their respective sectors, having been shortlisted as finalists in the 2013 Be Inspired Awards competition, organised... 

State-owned power utility Eskom on Wednesday said its 4 800 MW Kusile power station, which was currently under construction in Mpumalanga, was named a project finalist in Bentley System’s 2013 Be... 

The South African mining sector needs to mechanise at a faster pace to remain competitive and the skills needed to achieve this are sourced from the artisan pool, but the skills shortage in this... 

The South African mining sector needs to mechanise at a faster pace to remain competitive and the skills needed to achieve this are sourced from the artisan pool, but the skills shortage in this... 

Every four years the international trade world of joining, cutting and surfacing meets in Essen. From September 16 - 21, 2013, more than 1,000 exhibitors from 40 nations presented their innovations... 

Global equipment training simulator provider Immersive Technologies has received positive feedback from the African mining industry on its Complete and Scalable Operator Training Solution, which...