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Three new Novus products improve temperature logging accuracy

20th April 2018 Brazilian loop controller and data instrumentation manufacturer Novus Automation has launched three new products within the last four months, the Novus LoopView, the LogBox-BLE and the RHT Climate range with a focus on temperature and pressure monitoring. The first product is the Novus LoopView.... →

4Sight to establish JV in China

By: Anine Kilian 16th April 2018 JSE-listed 4Sight Holdings has signed an agreement with Chinese company Shenzhen Rongmei Science and Technology (RM) to establish a 50:50 joint venture (JV) in China. 4Sight said in a statement on Monday that it aims to expand its business operations, opportunities and customer footprint in the... →

Coastal Park landfill gas flaring project, South Africa

By: Sheila Barradas 13th April 2018 The City of Cape Town's Department of Solid Waste Management intends using methane as a fuel for the generation of electricity. →

Group Five to sell majority stake in SA construction business as losses mount

By: Irma Venter 12th April 2018 Group Five will soon become a minority shareholder in its construction business in South Africa, says CEO Themba Mosai. Speaking on Thursday in Johannesburg at the company’s interim results, he noted that Group Five targeted the sale of 51% of its South African construction business to an... →

The Principles for effective combustion control in fired heaters

11th April 2018 Fired heaters are integral to hydrocarbon processing (HP). Specifically designed for the reaction of fuel and air to produce extremely high gas temperatures, heaters transfer this energy to potentially highly flammable process fluids via heat exchangers. They consume large quantities of fuel,... →

SNC-Lavalin awarded R3.3m Sasol contract

By: Anine Kilian 5th April 2018 Project management company SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a R3.3-million contract for a detailed engineering package to provide Sasol with an emergency shutdown (ESD) system replacement in Secunda. →

The Principles for effective combustion control in fired heaters

28th March 2018 Fired heaters are integral to hydrocarbon processing (HP). Specifically designed for the reaction of fuel and air to produce extremely high gas temperatures, heaters transfer this energy to potentially highly flammable process fluids via heat exchangers. They consume large quantities of fuel,... →

Increased demand for user-friendly measuring equipment

By: Paige Müller 16th March 2018 Optimass Coriolis mass flowmeters supplied by industrial process instrumentation manufacturer and supplier KROHNE, now all include Entrained Gas Management (EGM’s) algorithm technology. The EGM algorithm has greatly improved flowmeter capabilities, says KROHNE national sales manager Clayton... →

Blue Cube Systems

16th March 2018 Supplier of real-time, in-line instrumentation for mineral processing Blue Cube Systems designs, manufactures, distributes and supports a range of analysers for the measurement of composition in dry, solution and slurry process streams. Based in Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, Blue Cube... →

Stefanutti Stocks Mechanical and Dawsons Group JV: Minerals Processing Plant Maintenance ‘first’ for Africa

15th March 2018 In a first for the pan-African mining sector, Stefanutti Stocks Mechanical (SSM) – part of the Stefanutti Stocks Mechanical and Electrical division of Stefanutti Stocks (Pty) Ltd - has formed a joint venture with the Dawsons Group of Companies. This ground-breaking JV offers minerals processing... →

EnerMech Partners With Valves Specialist Farris Engineering In Australia

9th March 2018 70 Year Pedigree Adds To EnerMech’s Valves Offering Integrated engineering services specialist, EnerMech, has signed a partnership deal with Farris Engineering to provide safety relief valves and parts to the Australian market. Aberdeen-headquartered EnerMech provides a range of mechanical,... →

Anglo American Platinum and Yokogawa Forging a New Way Forward

7th March 2018 Mining Opportunities with new local business entity Yokogawa South Africa is proud to announce the signing of a distributor agreement with 3E Control and Instrumentation (3E C&I) to support local business development by the supply of their wide range of instrumentation products in the North West... →

Cape Town launches two landfill gas projects, working towards more

By: Schalk Burger 2nd March 2018 The City of Cape Town’s Department of Solid Waste Management on Friday launched gas extraction and flaring systems at the Coastal Park and Bellville South landfills, while a similar system is under development at the Vissershok South landfill. Each system comprises a wellfield made up of a... →

Hartha thermal power station – Unit 1 refurbishment, Iraq

By: Sheila Barradas 2nd March 2018 The project entails the large-scale replacement of core components of the Hartha plant. →

De Beers unit’s novel density measurement system now commercially available

1st March 2018 The De Beers Group of Companies’ innovation division, De Beers Technologies South Africa (DebTech SA), has developed a novel density measurement system that can provide process plants with fast and accurate data on the material density profiles of particle samples. Mia Breytenbach tells us more. →

SNC-Lavalin secures 4yr maintenance contract with Shell South Africa

By: Schalk Burger 20th February 2018 SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a four-year maintenance service and support contract for ten fuel storage facilities for oil multinational Shell Downstream South Africa. The scope of work includes mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and piping maintenance related services for ten Shell terminal... →

Big showcase for Bobcat compact equipment range at NAMPO 2018

19th February 2018 Bobcat Equipment South Africa, part of the Goscor Group, will showcase its full range of compact machinery, which is well-suited for application in the agricultural sector, at Grain SA's NAMPO Harvest Day from 15 to 18 May 2018 at Bothaville in the Free State. This includes Bobcat mini... →

M&R committed to deliver sub-Saharan power and water prospects as mega-project era draws to close

By: Creamer Media Reporter 16th February 2018 The Power & Water business platform within JSE-listed engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts (M&R) is beginning to shift its attention from Eskom’s two megascale power station projects, in Limpopo and Mpumalanga respectively, to tackling a range of smaller opportunities in various... →

M&R committed to deliver sub-Saharan power and water prospects as mega-project era draws to close

By: Creamer Media Reporter 14th February 2018 The Power & Water business platform within JSE-listed engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts (M&R) is beginning to shift its attention from Eskom’s two megascale power station projects, in Limpopo and Mpumalanga respectively, to tackling a range of smaller opportunities in various... →

Major projects rely on SMEIPP expertise from Tubular

9th February 2018 Tubular’s expertise, resources and in-house self-sustainable facilities make the company the preferred choice for major capital projects requiring structural steelwork, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, platework and piping (SMEIPP) solutions. Tubular are specialists in the supply of... →

Sasol Fischer-Tropsch wax expansion project, South Africa

By: Sheila Barradas 9th February 2018 Phase 2 of the project has successfully been commissioned. →

The Application Of Improved Sensing Technologies To Protect Product Quality In Polyethylene

6th February 2018 Polyethylene are thermoplastic resins obtained by polymerizing the gas ethylene [C2H4]. Because of its exceptional application flexibility, polyethylene’s rise in popularity for both consumer and industrial uses means that today it is the largest volume plastic in the world. Low density... →

Zest WEG Group

5th February 2018 The Zest WEG Group has a strong commitment to contributing to the development of the African region, and has been servicing the mining sector on the continent for more than 35 years. →

Tubular – Professionals of choice for SMEIPP services

2nd February 2018 Structural steelwork, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, platework and piping (SMEIPP) services specialists for the construction industry Tubular offers clients a seamless process from foundation level to commissioning and the final handover of the project. A well respected and privately... →

Junior projects lighting bright path into Africa for ‘search and solve’ group

By: Martin Creamer 26th January 2018 Motor and controls manufacturer Zest WEG Group, which designs, manufactures, markets and installs electrical products and solutions across the full electrical spectrum, is achieving great success with its new specially crafted ‘pavement pounding, search and solve’ business model that ensures... →

Yokogawa Develops N-IO Standard Field Enclosure and Control System Virtualization Platform

10th January 2018 For improved agility in implementing control system projects Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Tokyo: 6841) announces that it has developed an N-IO standard field enclosure and a control system virtualization platform. The enclosure is a weatherproof remote IO cabinet that stores IO devices used by... →

Medupi power station project, South Africa

By: Sheila Barradas 15th December 2017 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems has completed delivery of the third boiler unit of the Medupi power station project. →

More than 100 jobs on offer at Rio Tinto’s Weipa mines

By: Creamer Media Reporter 12th December 2017 Diversified miner Rio Tinto has launched a recruitment drive for more than 100 new roles at its bauxite mines on the western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. The opportunities are available across Rio Tinto’s operations at Weipa including existing mines at Andoom and East Weipa and the new... →

Owner’s engineer role by ‘Proudly South African’ Erudite pleasing Perth

By: Martin Creamer 8th December 2017 New ‘Proudly South African’ start-up Erudite Strategies has hit a rich vein of acceptance in Australia, where investors in junior mining projects in Africa are showing alacrity in taking up its unique client representative and owner’s engineer offering. Each of Erudite’s three leading lights has... →

Kita waste-to-energy plant refurbishment, Japan

By: Sheila Barradas 8th December 2017 The project aims to extend the service life of the Kita waste-to-energy plant to 2036. →

New standards change filtration requirements

By: Victor Moolman 1st December 2017 With filters being exposed to a much broader range of particle sizes, which requires higher levels of filtration maintenance, filter technology manufacturer Freudenberg Filtration Technologies (FFT) says attention should be drawn to the new ISO 16890 standard for filter testing and assessment.... →

Medupi power station project, South Africa

By: Sheila Barradas 1st December 2017 Eskom has linked unit four of its Medupi coal power station to the grid. →

More than 600 students register for renowned trade qualifications

By: Nadine James 24th November 2017 Witbank-based artisan training facility the Colliery Training College (CTC) has received a significant number of registrations for trade and mining qualifications. CTC MD Johan Venter says more than 600 students registered on September 18, with classes having started on September 20. →

Technical Support Brings Customised Applications Solutions To The Fore

21st November 2017 When economic pressure increases, companies often adopt a cautious stance. Conversely, Countapulse Controls has survived by instituting technological innovation in the face of socio-economic uncertainty. In its more than 60 years in business, this leading supplier of sensing solutions has created... →

Monitoring system streamlines maintenance activities

By: Robyn Wilkinson 17th November 2017 Global test equipment manufacturer Fluke is enjoying significant market success following the launch of Fluke Connect ™, which combines high-quality test tools and digital technology to help small, medium-sized and large industrial companies streamline critical maintenance operations. →

Company offers valve solutions for abrasive, slurry applications

10th November 2017 ARVALV through-port knife-gate valves have long been the product of choice for challenging abrasive and scaling applications at plants and facilities where extended service life is a must, states valve and instrumentation supplier AR Controls. The ARVALV range is manufactured, stocked, and... →

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... →

Custom-designed bearing housing supplied to West African gold mine

10th November 2017 Bearing parts supplier SKF South Africa (SKF) has supplied a custom designed heavy-duty bearing housing assembly and two IMX-S conditioning monitoring systems for a 12 MW semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill currently operating on a gold mine in West Africa. “This is the first combination online... →

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