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Battery Electric
3rd September 2021 Underground railway control systems manufacturer Battery Electric is a proudly South African company with a focus on the design and development of microprocessor-controlled underground mine locomotive controllers for battery, overhead trolley line and hydrogen fuel cell-powered systems. Through... →
Why use Consulmet?
3rd September 2021 Consulmet (Pty) Ltd is a specialised technology, process and project-house serving the minerals and metals processing industries through the design, supply, construction and operations and maintenance (O&M) of production-ready, processing and beneficiation plants. In a time where practical skills... →

Paccon Logistics
3rd September 2021 Paccon Logistics SA (Pty) Ltd is a South African freight management company with its head office in Durban and a branch office in Johannesburg. It operates nationally and across all neighbouring territories. Paccon Logistics SA (Pty) Ltd is a South African freight management company with its head... →

Acquisition improves manufacturing capability, export ability
By: Cameron Mackay 3rd September 2021 Industrial equipment supplier Fabchem Mining entered into a written agreement to acquire original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) VULA Drilling last month. Fabchem will complete the acquisition once all conditions are fulfilled. Fabchem Mining manufactures, distributes and supplies underground... →
Local companies continue to export despite poor local market
By: Cameron Mackay 3rd September 2021 Despite the fiscally constrained state of the local economy, local equipment suppliers are successfully exporting their products, says South African Capital Equipment Export Council (Saceec) CEO Eric Bruggeman. “In 2017, we exported about R198-billion worth of equipment, and this has remained... →
Partnership backs African market
4th September 2020 Partnerships such as Austin ETT are structured to offer customers products and services across a broader spectrum. The joint venture between Australia-based engineering company Austin Engineering and South African specialised mobile equipment manufacturer Engineering Top Tech (ETT) brings... →

Rolling ahead with railway wheel repairs
By: Tracy Hancock 4th September 2020 Rail components manufacturer Bakara Engineering has completed repairs to railway wheels for a private rail operator and is working on a similar project for Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), Bakara technical manager Reg Taylor tells Engineering News. Appointed by the private rail... →

Localisation key to economic recovery
By: Tracy Hancock 4th September 2020 Localisation should be the main driver of South Africa’s economic recovery following the Covid-19 outbreak, says diversified engineering company Pamodzi Unique Engineering CEO Sindi Dlamini. The Boksburg-based broad-based black economic-empowerment Level 1 company designs, manufactures and... →

HVAC specialist launches new tech
By: Tracy Hancock 4th September 2020 Three prototypes of a new modular mobile cool-air-drying system for agricultural use will be launched at the end of this year by Pretoria-headquartered multidisciplinary engineering company Specialist Mechanical Engineers (SME). The development of the system is in line with SME’s strategy to... →

Council adapting to Covid-19 chokehold
By: Tracy Hancock 4th September 2020 The South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC) is adopting new technological solutions to meet its goals of growing its membership and exports this year despite the Covid-19 outbreak, says SACEEC chairperson Benny Jiyane. Amid the pandemic, six new members have joined SACEEC, which... →

Local smoke vent fan gets green light
By: Tracy Hancock 4th September 2020 Cape Town-based industrial fan design and manufacturing company CFW Industries has received certification for its 400 °C powered emergency smoke exhaust fans, which will add to its basket of solutions in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning sector. The certification has been provided by... →

Wireless valve bank available locally
By: Tracy Hancock 4th September 2020 The EX600-W wireless valve bank module from industrial automation technology company SMC is officially available in the South African market, says SMC senior technical sales engineer Wade Holland. The product has been available in Europe and Asia since early last year, but still needed to conform... →

AFROMIX
4th September 2020 AFROMIX, a division of AFX Holdings, is a leading manufacturer of agitators and peristaltic pumps headquartered in Southern Africa. With more than 30 years’ experience and over 4 000 major installations to its credit, AFROMIX has supplied some of the largest agitators and peristaltic pumps across... →

Swagefast
4th September 2020 Swagefast is a leading supplier of complete fastening systems, including a range of standard and industrial fasteners, bearings, belting, installation equipment and spare parts, as well as specialised fasteners designed to customer specifications. The Swagefast range of products includes its own... →

Vector Engineering
4th September 2020 Manufacturing redefined! Do you require C.N.C machined components & tool making to exacting standards from a supplier that has a proven track record with both national and international leading companies? →

Victor Industrial Equipment
4th September 2020 With more than 80 years’ experience in the mining industry, Victor Industrial Equipment (VIE), is a leading manufacturer of electrical connectors for both underground and opencast applications. VIE is at the forefront of innovative design and supplies a wide range of products for the mining... →

WEIR MINERALS AFRICA
4th September 2020 Weir Minerals Africa is the market leader in slurry handling equipment with an unrivalled installed base of Warman centrifugal slurry pumps across Africa. The company offers a wide range of equipment solutions including pumps, hydrocyclones, valves, dewatering equipment, wear-resistant linings,... →

World-first heat pump to launch at Electra
By: Tracy Hancock 4th September 2020 Krugersdorp heat pump manufacturer EMS Holdings will officially launch its world-first 200 ℓ low-pressure, integrated heat pump alongside its official distributor, ACDC, at Electra Mining Africa 2020 Connect from September 7 to 11. “For the first time in a long time, we have something that is... →

Weba Chute Systems
24th January 2020 Effective transfer of materials in chutes is a pressing issue for all mines. With the spotlight firmly on increasing productivity through more effective discharge of materials, coupled with minimising downtime and maintenance, solutions are critical to sustainability. With over 4 000 transfer... →

Importance of export councils recognised, emphasised
14th September 2018 Export councils are key drivers for South Africa’s economic transformation and they should be supported and prioritised, according to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) deputy director-general Lerato Mataboge. This is in line with the South African Capital Equipment Export Council’s... →

Kwatani
14th September 2018 Established over 42 years ago, Kwatani is the largest independent privately owned original-equipment manufacturer supplying and manufacturing custom designed vibratory equipment in Africa, with over 15 000 units in more than 35 countries. An average of one vibrating unit a day is dispatched from... →

Consultancy pursues innovation, growth
14th September 2018 Engineering consultancy AZMET continues to showcase South African engineering talent to a global audience, and the company is pursuing a number of plans for further expansions and opportunities that exist for organisations willing to innovate, says AZMET marketing director Ruan Kukard. AZMET,... →

Pioneer expo to promote, enhance local manufacturing
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 14th September 2018 South African capital equipment representative the South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC) will host the pioneer Local Southern African Manufacturing Expo next year to promote localisation and showcase the country’s manufacturing industry, SACEEC CEO Eric Bruggeman tells... →

Ultra-3000 offered to local, international markets
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 13th September 2018 Concrete products machinery manufacturer Pan Mixers South Africa (PMSA) completed trials for the Ultra-3000 last month, and is offering this “unmatched machine” to the South African and international markets, PMSA marketing and sales manager Quintin Booysen tells Engineering News. The PMSA-Ultra... →

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