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Order for 97 MW steam generation system received

22nd June 2018 Thermal power generation systems manufacturer Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has received an order to provide a steam turbine power generation system for a pulp and paper mill in Sumatra, Indonesia. With an output of 97 MW, the system will be used as an in-house power source, while steam... →

Arabiah condensate handling facility and sour-water disposal unit project, Saudi Arabia

By: Sheila Barradas 15th June 2018 SNC-Lavalin has been appointed by Saudi Aramco to install additional facilities for the Wasit gas plant. →

Equinox Gold says Brazil gold project past halfway mark

By: Creamer Media Reporter 14th June 2018 The Aurizona gold project that Canadian junior Equinox Gold is building in Brazil has moved past the halfway mark, with the overall project now 55% complete and the engineering, procurement and construction management activities about 70% complete. In a project update on Thursday,... →

The Principles for Effective Combustion Control in Fired Heaters

11th June 2018 The Principles for Effective Combustion Control in Fired HeatersFired heaters are integral to hydrocarbon processing. 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... →

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

8th June 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... →

Stefanutti Stocks Mechanical ‘shows its steel’ on Kwale Mineral Sands Phase 2: A milestone pan-African project, delivered on time

8th June 2018 Stefanutti Stocks Mechanical (SSM) have demonstrated their ability to compete in the pan- African mining sector by successfully executing Phase 2 of the Kwale Mineral Sands mine expansion project in Kenya (KP2). The project was awarded in June 2017 and scheduled for completion in April 2018. SSM... →

Boart Longyear launches new XQTM Wireline Coring Rods

5th June 2018 Boart Longyear is launching new XQTM Wireline Coring Rods for use in drilling and coring applications in the mining industry. Well-known for first introducing the industry renowned Q™ rod, and then the RQ™ rod which took rod performance to a new level, Boart Longyear’s patented and innovative XQ... →

New Wireless Pressure Gauge App Increases Convenience And Safety

1st June 2018 Emerson’s Plantweb™ Insight application provides streamlined view of networked Rosemount™ wireless pressure gauges, helping maintenance personnel stay informed and safe Emerson announces a new Plantweb Insight application for wireless pressure gauges that displays data in an easy-to-understand... →

Pulp and paper mill steam turbine generation system, Indonesia

By: Sheila Barradas 25th May 2018 The project involves the construction of a 97 MW steam turbine power generation system. →

ELB Continues To Provide Know How Solutions To Multiple Sectors

24th May 2018 ELB announces the award of Debmarine-M.V. Grand Banks and completes Assmang’s Black Rock Projects, the Sack Tipping Unit for Unilever Nigeria and Colleen Bawn Clinker Loading in Zimbabwe ELB Engineering Services (ELB) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the drying system for the M.V.... →

ParkerStore™ Limpopo opens with ribbon cutting by The Executive Mayor of Polokwane

23rd May 2018 New motion control products and services specialist facility officially opens doors to service the mining and industrial market needs. Polokwane, South Africa. The Executive Mayor of Polokwane, Cllr. Thembi Nkadimeng and Limpopo Economic Development MEC and Hon. Seaparo Sekoati helped cut the... →

Chana biomass power plant, Thailand

By: Sheila Barradas 18th May 2018 The project involves the construction of rubber wood-fuelled power plant. →

Stefanutti Stocks’ FY operating loss widens on impairment

By: Simone Liedtke 17th May 2018 JSE-listed Stefanutti Stocks’ operating loss widened to R451-million for the financial year ended February 28, compared with the R106-million loss incurred in the prior financial year. The company on Thursday reported that goodwill and intangible assets of R667-million had been impaired,... →

Zest WEG Group

11th May 2018 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 on the continent for more than 35 years. An in-depth understanding of the harsh conditions found... →

Local company targets mechanical tube cleaning opportunities at AUW

By: Melissa Zisengwe 4th May 2018 South Africa-based engineering, procurement and construction company Lesedi Nuclear Services says the African Utility Week (AUW) is the ideal platform to introduce energy companies and utilities to lesser known but an efficient mechanical tube cleaning system. The event is an opportunity to meet... →

Zest WEG Group

4th May 2018 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 on the continent for more than 35 years. An in-depth understanding of the harsh conditions found... →

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... →

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