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Water Resource Management – a world-wide concern as we celebrate World Water Day
19th March 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Scarcity of fresh water has become an unavoidable and serious threat. By John Conboy – Danfoss Drives Director – Danfoss Middle East & Africa 


DUNCAN GRAHAM
Marginal gains refer to small incremental improvements in any process, subsequently resulting in a significant improvement overall
Marginal gains critical in gaining competitive advantage
19th March 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

The compounding effect of not taking advantage of marginal gains has a significant impact on the way in which an organisation operates, says pump manufacturer Grundfos commercial building services... 


Pumping applications like this are wide spread across all industries and buildings and are a prime target for energy savings
ABB urges greater adoption of high-efficiency motors and drives to combat climate change - global electricity consumption to be reduced by 10%
5th March 2021

In a new whitepaper published this week, ABB reveals potential for significant energy efficiency improvements in industry and infrastructure enabled by the latest and most high-efficiency motors... 


Crane company optimistic about its prospects in 2021
12th February 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

While 2021 is expected to be just as challenging as 2020, Condra Cranes is confident of the prospects for the year ahead after emerging from the past year strong. The company reported steady sales... 


Condra telescopic crane under test
Year past a good one for cranes
1st February 2021

2020 will be remembered as a difficult year, particularly by many in South African engineering manufacturing. But there were companies that came through it strongly. One of these was Condra, which... 


Energy Efficiency, the buzzword for 2021
Energy Efficiency, the buzzword for 2021
22nd January 2021

Energy consumption patterns need to be addressed in earnest, in a bid to ensure that all industries decarbonise towards a greener and sustainable future. With an ever-increasing demand to increase... 


POWERED UP 
Vert Energy offers custom-designed solutions for dependable power in areas without connection to the mains
Alternators provide safe, uninterrupted power
22nd January 2021

Power generation and power transmission product supplier Vert Energy offers custom-designed solutions for dependable power in areas without connection to the mains. “There is often the... 


Hilton Hotel upgrades with grundfos pump set
18th January 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A Grundfos Hydro MPC-E booster pump set with four 7,5 kW motors and CIM 500 control system installed at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton is delivering both environmental and cost-saving benefits. “The... 


BI consolidates Tier 2 electrical products under ALPHA brand
15th January 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Following the recent successful launch of the ALPHA Drive Micro and the ALPHA Drive Plus range of Variable Speed Drives, leading supplier Bearings International (BI) is excited to announce the... 


The Grundfos Hydro MPB booster system offers an advanced intelligent cascade controller to improve energy efficiency.
Water boosting system improves energy efficiency
8th January 2021

Managing electricity costs of buildings such as residential and business blocks, hotels and industrial facilities includes ensuring that the correct pressure and volume of water is maintained by... 


BMG’s agricultural services to Zambian farmers enhance efficiencies for increased productivity and greater profitability
19th November 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

BMG’s service to Zambia’s agriculture sector focuses on the importance of the investment in quality equipment and components for high efficiencies and optimum productivity across all farming... 


From green field to superstructure – Kusile Auxiliary Cooling Tower project
6th November 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Kusile power station is one of the new build power stations in the Eskom portfolio and will have an installed capacity of 4800 MW Once completed, Kusile will be the fourth largest coal fired power... 


AUTOMATION AT HOME
Coviva is a wireless, smart home control and retrofit technology system that can be used to retrofit older buildings with smart automation solutions
Noticeable growth in smart home market
6th November 2020 By: Cameron Mackay

There has been noteworthy growth in the local smart home and building automation market in the past three years, owing to the growing demand for energy efficiency, says automation solutions... 


Danfoss efficiencies help South African farmers to free up energy and achieve production goals
21st October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In recent years, South African energy security has been constrained, while the country is also recognised by the Development Bank of Southern Africa as being a water-scarce country. The importance... 


Intelligent water boosting systems for energy savings
16th October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Ensuring the right pressure and volume of water in a building today calls not just for a reliable system but one that is energy efficient, according to Grundfos external sales representative Nick... 


COMPLETE SOLUTION
The Grundfos PS.R complete pumping station with tanks, pumps and controls
Pump energy efficiency, maintenance critical to address water scarcity
16th October 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Although not many realise it, South Africa is an arid country and there is a pressing need to address water scarcity, which is why pump manufacturer Grundfos places such emphasis on energy... 


STEPHEN BROWN
Given the need to increase energy supply in a globally carbon constrained environment, the mining trade needs to improve its energy-efficient technologies
Energy-efficient drives offer solution for green recovery
9th October 2020

The mining industry must forgo its traditional energy consumption patterns to ensure that it decarbonises toward a greener and sustainable method of exploration, says mechanical products and... 


Condition monitoring using the drive as a sensor
16th September 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Norbert Hanigovszki, Jörg Dannehl, Sanjeet Kumar Dwivedi - Danfoss Engineering Variable speed drives have been used for over half a century, with the main advantage being the reduction of... 


Energy efficient mining for a better tomorrow
Energy efficient mining for a better tomorrow
11th September 2020

Never has there been a greater need for the mining industry to adopt energy efficient measures on the journey towards sustainability and a successful energy transition for a low-carbon future, than... 


RAISING STANDARDS
BMG works closely with the food and beverage sector to raise hygiene standards throughout the food and logistics chain
Company provides support for food sector during pandemic
14th August 2020

Engineering solutions specialist BMG provides critical engineering support to ensure safe and efficient food and beverage production and handling during the Covid-19 pandemic, says BMG group... 


SMART-FARMING INITIATIVE
BMG’s agricultural team works closely with farmers throughout Southern Africa, assisting them with the selection, installation and operation of new electromechanical systems
Smart-Farming initiative supports food security
7th August 2020

Engineering solutions company BMG’s Boer Slim and/or Smart-Farming agricultural team works closely with farmers throughout Southern Africa, assisting them with the selection, installation and... 


World Water & Wastewater Challenges addressed
31st July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Lack of water and climate change are among the top 5 global risks, according to the World Economic Forum. However, pioneering solutions that can help meet both challenges are ready to be... 


Condra supplies nine telescopic cranes to chemicals company
Condra supplies nine telescopic cranes to chemicals company
17th July 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer and refurbishment specialist Condra is deploying telescopic cranes to help a South African chemicals company with the production of large volumes of alcohol for hand sanitisers.... 


Manufacturer develops new range of liquid ring pumps
10th July 2020

Vacuum products developer and manufacturer Edwards Vacuum has developed a range of new liquid ring pumps called the ELRi series. Made for use in wet, humid as well as corrosive conditions, this... 


Cranes to fight Covid-19
Cranes to fight Covid-19
29th June 2020

Telescopic cranes from Condra will soon be helping a South African chemicals company to produce alcohol in very large volumes for hand sanitiser to combat the spread of Covid-19. Recently tested... 


The testing facilities at WEG's  manufacturing operation in Brazil
Remote witness factory acceptance testing under Covid-19 lockdown
26th June 2020

In what is seen as a pioneering step, a remote witnessed factory acceptance test, or FAT, was successfully conducted on a range of medium voltage variable speed drives (MV VSDs) in a Zest WEG... 


Mobile robots smarten up Toyota’s new parts centre
Mobile robots smarten up Toyota’s new parts centre
4th June 2020

Intelligent robots and sophisticated design are helping Toyota to achieve a higher level of efficiency at its new warehouse in Sydney, Australia.  


JOHN MANUELL
The full potential of sugar production processes lies in leveraging available data to drive the seamless interoperability among people, assets and production processes
Sector increasingly adopting digitalisation
22nd May 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Technology provider ABB Southern Africa believes that digitalisation can address the production challenges of the sugar industry. 


HandlingKinematics pick-and-place solution supplied to local OEM for new brick and block plant
HandlingKinematics pick-and-place solution supplied to local OEM for new brick and block plant
26th March 2020

When a local Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of concrete brick, block, and paving machinery had the unique opportunity to build a Greenfield plant for a longstanding customer in the East... 


Components a key growth area for crane manufacturer
2nd March 2020 By: Tracy Klückow

Component sales remain strong at South African crane manufacturer Condra’s Johannesburg works, which has been manufacturing complete cranes since 1971, says Condra MD Marc Kleiner. “Currently 12%... 


South African-built Flsmidth Feeder Breaker Excels In Chile
South African-built Flsmidth Feeder Breaker Excels In Chile
18th February 2020

Engineered to be adaptable to almost any situation, FLSmidth Buffalo™ Feeder Breakers are as reliable as they are efficient – even in harsh operating conditions. In an application on a potash mine... 


Demand for Condra crane components abroad
Demand for Condra crane components abroad
10th February 2020 By: Tracy Klückow

Component sales remain strong at South African crane manufacturer Condra’s Johannesburg works, which has been manufacturing complete cranes since 1971, says Condra MD Marc Kleiner. “Currently 12%... 


Demand for Condra crane components abroad
Demand for Condra crane components abroad
7th February 2020 By: Tracy Klückow

Component sales remain strong at South African crane manufacturer Condra’s Johannesburg works, which has been manufacturing complete cranes since 1971, says Condra MD Marc Kleiner. “Currently 12%... 


MOVING TECHNOLOGY 
Incorporating the freely programmable MOVI-PLC into the HandlingKinematics solution allows for greater flexibility
Automated solution supplied to OEM
7th February 2020 By: Darren Parker

Drive engineering and automation company SEW-Eurodrive has supplied its highly configurable HandlingKinematics to a local original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) of concrete brick, block and paving... 


PERFECT PANEL The installation included control panels, which offered a new human-machine interface
Successful installation creates further opportunities
31st January 2020 By: Halima Frost

Subsequent to the successful installation of an automated control solution at a confectionary manufacturer, in KwaZulu-Natal, engineering solutions provider Hybrid Automation has seen an uptick in... 


Company leverages off diverse industrial supplier’s strengths
31st January 2020

As part of automotive consumable products supplier Hudaco Group, Bearings International (BI) is able to leverage synergies across a broad range of companies, meaning it can offer a complete product... 


EXCLUSIVE PICKS 
Vert Energy is the exclusive distributor for Leroy-Somer in Southern Africa
Company increases footprint in Africa through distributorship
31st January 2020

Electro-mechanical power transmission supplier Vert Energy’s Leroy-Somer LSK direct current (DC) motors provide cost-effective solutions for variable speed applications.  


Zest WEG Group
Zest WEG Group
24th January 2020

Zest WEG Group, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, has a strong commitment to contributing to the development of Africa and has been servicing the mining sector... 


SHAUN COMBRINCK
Improved efficiency and safety are part and parcel of embracing disruptive technology
Disruptive tech can take industry forward
24th January 2020 By: Darren Parker

Mining industry decision-makers need to be more disruptive in their thinking to successfully bring optimisation and investment to the increasingly digitised African mining sector, says transmission... 


Condra reveals new fully automated overhead crane capability
6th January 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Industrial equipment supplier Condra Cranes has announced a fully automated overhead crane capability, simultaneously revealing that the first such machine was delivered to platinum-group metals... 


BMG
BMG
15th November 2019

As an accredited system supplier and repairer of Danfoss and Vacon variable speed drives and soft starters, BMG is able to integrate products from this acknowledged global leader in electronic... 


Irrigation Pumping Scheme Delivers Constant Pressure and Energy Savings backed by 5-year VSD warranty.
1st November 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Varispeed, a specialist in electronic motor control solutions and a proudly South African organisation has a thirty-five year track record in providing quality solutions for industry. As a... 


ALPHA AND OMEGA
The AlphaDrive Micro and VDrivePlus by Varispeed have been launched in South Africa by BMG
New drives rolling out throughout S Africa
11th October 2019 By: Halima Frost

Subsequent to the launch of the new VDrivePlus and AlphaDrive-Micro variable speed drives (VSDs) from Hudaco Group company Varispeed, bearings and accessories distributor Bearings International... 


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