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Small business agency in venture to incubate tech hardware startups
By: Schalk Burger 8th December 2017 The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda), under the Department of Small Business Development, is leveraging the capabilities of hardware technology investor and incubator Savant Technologies to help science and technology inventors start businesses. The partnership was launched at the... →
Transnet Freight Rail accepts delivery of the first TRAXX Class 23 E locomotives
By: Shirley le Guern 7th December 2017 Transnet Freight Rail on Thursday formally accepted the first of 460 TRAXX Class 23 E locomotives at the Transnet Engineering head office, in Durban. To date, 15 locomotives are in the final stages of dynamic acceptance testing and are expected to start work in the new year. A further eight are... →
Steinhoff identifies €1bn noncore assets to boost liquidity
By: Schalk Burger 7th December 2017 In the grip of an accounting scandal that led to it indefinitely postponing the release of its 2017 financial results, JSE-listed retail multinational Steinhoff noted on Thursday that it had received expressions of interest in noncore assets that will release a minimum of €1-billion of... →
CHRISTO WIESE The Steinhoff supervisory board appointed Dr Christo Wiese delegated supervisory chairperson on an interim basis
Nersa says special power deal for Silicon Smelters must start on July 1 or earlier
By: Terence Creamer 6th December 2017 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed that a special pricing agreement (SPA) between Eskom and Silicon Smelters, which was approved in August, should commence no later than July 1, 2018, and continue for a maximum of two years. Silicon Smelters, a subsidiary of... →
Renewables-heavy mix is South Africa’s cheapest option, yet another study confirms
By: Terence Creamer 1st December 2017 A new, independently produced techno-economic model of South Africa’s cost-optimal power generation mix in 2040 outlines a system where 69% of the electrical energy is produced from onshore wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) generators, supported by batteries and gas-fired generators. Conducted by... →
Distributor adds filters to existing product range
1st December 2017 Engineering consumables and components distributor BMG’s range of products now encompasses EcoPart filter elements for stationary and mobile hydraulic systems from filtration specialists the Filtration Group (FG). These components, with defined filter performance and purity class, comply with... →
Separators offer versatility and low maintenance
1st December 2017 Compressed air technology, equipment and systems specialist Atlas Copco Compressor Technique’s OSC range of condensate separators for compressed air systems is capable of working with compressor systems that are between 74 cfm and 4 984 cfm. There are eight models in the OSC range that use the... →
Small size particles prompt regular filter replacement
1st December 2017 Owing to typical commercial primary filters in a pneumatic circuit being designed to filter out particles as small as 5 μm from the air, particular hydraulic systems, motion and control technologies diversified manufacturer Parker Hannifin says companies need to change or clean dirty elements as... →
Positive growth for filtration industry leading to 2022
1st December 2017 The portable filtration systems market is expected to grow from an estimated $512.6-million in 2017 to $621.4-million by 2022, registering a compound yearly growth rate of 3.93 in this time. Market research company Markets and Markets explains that stringent government regulations, growth in... →
Heat exchangers made compact
1st December 2017 Wisconsin-based shell and tube heat exchangers company Enerquip has added a new line of compact heat exchangers to meet growing demands from customers with low flow-rate applications. Enerquip is one of the leading providers of heating and cooling equipment for production plants and... →
Waltloo fibre-optic factory to supply African telecoms industry
By: Schalk Burger 1st December 2017 A newly built R100-million fibre-optic production facility in Waltloo, Tshwane, will manufacture optical fibre, optical-fibre cabling and speciality phototonic solutions for the telecommunications industry in Africa, says telecommunications specialist distributor Dartcom Fibre Solutions... →
Green cleaning products can pack a punch
By: Simone Liedtke 1st December 2017 Midrand-based cleaning solutions provider Blendwell Chemicals has completed the development of the company’s Enviro Waterless Car Wash, and is aiming to officially launch the product early next year. →
DTI warns large-scale job creation not as simple as it seems
By: Dylan Slater 28th November 2017 The structure of the South African economy does not allow for the creation of large numbers of jobs, nor can it support a large number of new jobs at appropriate skills levels, the ‘State of Manufacturing 2017’ report has shown. One of the major reasons for the inability to create a large number... →
BAIC’s investment into South African vehicle assembly project bolstering bilateral investment
By: Anine Kilian 28th November 2017 Chinese vehicle manufacturer Beijing Automotive Group’s (BAIC’s) decision to invest in a vehicle assembly plant, in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), near Port Elizabeth, could help drive further investment by Chinese firms in South Africa. This is according to South African Embassy in... →
Growing domestic demand at heart of plan to create a million manufacturing jobs 
By: Terence Creamer 24th November 2017 The Manufacturing Circle released a plan on Friday outlining how South Africa could create a million jobs over a ten-year period through pursuing a series of reforms designed at stimulating demand for South African manufactured products and improving the investment climate. The 48-page document,... →
Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies and Manufacturing Circle chairperson André de Ruyter
BMW plant refurbishment project nabs Steel Award
24th November 2017 This year’s Steel Awards, hosted by the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction and sponsored by steel manufacturer and supplier Aveng Trident Steel, saw BMW’s heavy electric monorail system (H-EMS) win both the overall winner award, and the Safal Steel Innovation Category award. The... →
Company embraces industry trends and challenges
By: Nica Schreuder 24th November 2017 The major trend in steel construction globally is very much towards high-end automation driven by integrated software solutions, which has led to local industrial manufacturer and distributor First Cut’s embracing this trend through energy- efficient capital equipment and consumables from their... →
Outdoor gym sites increase
By: Nica Schreuder 24th November 2017 With there being an increase in steel-constructed outdoor gym equipment nationally, Johannesburg-based outdoor gym equipment manufacturer Lani Service Centre has contacted self-lubricating bearings and bushes manufacturer Vesconite to provide hard-wearing, self-lubricating bushings for the... →
Steel Awards 2017 confirms LSFB growth
24th November 2017 This year’s annual Steel Awards, hosted by the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction, showed excellent growth for the South African light steel frame building (LSFB) industry, with more than 25 000 m2 represented in category entries. The awards, which took place on September 13, saw 19... →
Microgrids add new arrow to Africa’s electricity access quiver
By: Mia Breytenbach 24th November 2017 The launch of a R25-million solar energy, lithium-ion battery storage microgrid on Robben Island – the World Heritage Site in Table Bay, Cape Town, which, until recently, relied on diesel to generate electricity – not only showcases the versatile advantages of microgrid technology, but also... →
African operations shine as PPC delivers higher H1 earnings
By: Natasha Odendaal 23rd November 2017 Cement producer PPC produced double-digit earnings for the first half of the 2018 financial year, with the JSE-listed group’s rest of Africa cement operations delivering a shining performance. For the six months ended September 30, net profit attributable to PPC shareholders increased by 188% to... →
Sasol’s new strategy shuns GTL as specialty chemicals emerge as key growth driver
By: Terence Creamer 23rd November 2017 Chemicals and energy group Sasol is preparing to sell several assets, including its Canadian shale gas assets, following an overhaul of its corporate strategy, which eschews any further greenfield gas-to-liquids (GTL) investments in favour of smaller acquisitions and projects of between... →
Sasol joint CEOs Bongani Nqwababa and Stephen Cornell
Reunert delivers double-digit growth for FY17
By: Natasha Odendaal 21st November 2017 A strong second half of the year pushed JSE-listed Reunert onto a double-digit growth trajectory for the full financial year ended September 30. The group on Tuesday posted a 14% rise in operating profit to R1.5-billion and a 19% surge in profit to R1.1-billion for the year under review. →
Alvern Cables to pay R4.7m penalty for price fixing, dividing markets
By: Anine Kilian 17th November 2017 Power cable supply company Alvern Cables has admitted that it engaged in price fixing and market division tendering from November 2001 to November 2012, the Competition Tribunal said in a statement on Friday. The tribunal has confirmed an administrative penalty of R4 .7-million, which is 5% of... →
New Summerstrand-based ale house opened
By: Simone Liedtke 17th November 2017 Eastern Cape-based manufacturing micro-brewery Dockside Brewery opened its Dockside Ale House in Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth, last month. →
Value-for-money centrifugal pumps to change process
17th November 2017 The food and beverage industry is continuously looking for solutions to increase production efficiency with extremely high system pressure applications becoming more common, especially in typical reverse osmosis applications for whey, wine and beer filtration. →
1 000 locally manufactured valves sold to aid electrical power distribution
By: Nadine James 10th November 2017 National research institution Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR’s) collaboration with valve manufacturer Paltechnologies (Paltech) has led to the first locally manufactured aluminium valve. To date, about 1 000 butterfly valves, each 80 mm in diameter, have been manufactured... →
Maintenance and upgrades on cards for Platinum Corridor in 2018
By: Simone Liedtke 10th November 2017 The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) private concessionaire Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Bakwena) will conduct several maintenance and construction projects along the South African N1/N4 routes in 2018. →
LIAM CLARKE Construction of a second carriageway on the N4 between the M17 and the R512 will start in January 2018
400 emergency shutdown valves supplied to Oman petrochemicals project
10th November 2017 Industrial product supplier Metso supplied 400 industry-leading Neles emergency shutdown (ESD) valves for an ethylene cracker as part of the new Liwa Plastics Industrial Complex (LPIC) project in Oman. The new complex will process light ends produced in State-owned oil company Oman Oil Refineries... →
New course for employees to launch in 2018
By: Nadine James 10th November 2017 Germiston-based valves company Invincible Valves has established a bursary competition for schools within its community, scheduled to be launched in January next year. The competition will be open to matric students taking mathematics and science as subjects, and who have an interest in... →
Company expands fluid technology services
10th November 2017 Industrial product supplier Bearing Man Group’s (BMG’s) strategy to enhance its fluid technology services to meet growing market demand, encompasses the introduction of new products, with the latest developments in design technologies, materials and coatings. The company’s extensive range of... →
Dart valves, samplers enhance mineral processing plant efficiency
10th November 2017 Boksburg-based slurry equipment manufacturer eDART’s dual valves and poppet samplers continue to offer high-quality level control at South African miner Northam Platinum’s Booysendal plant near Lydenburg, Mpumalanga. eDART slurry valves director Richard Rule says when Booysendal was originally... →
Handheld ProcessMeter enables in-field valve positioner checks
10th November 2017 To keep a system operating properly, a good preventive maintenance programme that mandates periodic checks of valve positioners is required, says industrial product supplier Comtest Group. This is because valves, the actuators that move them, and the electronic circuits that control them, are all... →
Electrohydraulic actuators installed
By: Nadine James 10th November 2017 Earlier this year, valve actuator manufacturer Rotork announced the successful installation of its Skilmatic SI electro-hydraulic actuators, which were deployed at Mauritius’ SSR International Airport, as part of an initiative to increase safety and efficiency at the site. Rotork Africa senior... →
New knife gate valve gains traction in mining market
By: Nadine James 10th November 2017 Having secured the first installation of its Victaulic Series 795 knife gate valve (KGV) – which is under way at diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals’ Modikwa platinum mine, near Burgersfort, in Limpopo – mechanical piping systems supplier Victaulic has sold two 3” KGVs to a platinum mine... →
Petrochemicals product supplier launches ball valve
10th November 2017 Last month, multinational oil and gas product supplier Schlumberger announced the release of the GROVE IST integrated seat technology ball valve. The company, which has an Angolan office that services the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, and... →
Bearings company recommends predictive maintenance
By: Victor Moolman 10th November 2017 With predictive maintenance practices intended to help establish the condition of in-service equipment in order to predict when maintenance is required, engineering consumables and components distributor BMG operations manager Rouff Essop explains that predictive maintenance reduces downtime thus... →
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