February 2012

This month's Captain of Industry is about Colin Kubank from AMEC Business, Africa, but you can call him Clive...

In the Construction: Into Africa section, read how Husqvarna South Africa, has taken demolition to a whole new level with the launch of its new range of high tech DXR remote controlled demolition robots.

A demonstration at Husqvarna SA's head office in Pietermaritzburg unveiled the company's demolition robots with industrial Bluetooth remote controls. Also see how, as part of the River Emscher conversion a new pumping station is being built for the Emschergenossenschaft in Gelsenkirchen, Germany - and Liebherr was there.

Contracts tells how Ai-TEC Eastern Cape has recently completed the installation of a new 800kVA generator at the Botha Sigcau building in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape and Volvo, in our Environment section, shows how minor adjustments to vehicles can have a surprisingly large effect on fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions, according to a study by Volvo Trucks and Michelin.

So, be informed and enjoy the read!

Industry Insight

In the new quarterly slot, Hatch Mining and Minerals Processing Director for Africa, Lister Sinclair, says that even though South Africa's mining industry has struggled to maintain its foothold against the significant growth seen in emerging countries such as South America, the country has still seen promising growth which should continue into 2012.

Major purchases

During a ceremony in early January 2012, at the Transnet Rail Engineering (TRE) facility in Koedoespoort, South Africa, Transnet SOC Ltd. and GE South Africa Technologies Limited (GESAT) celebrated the signing of a contract for 43 new Model C30ACi locomotives for South Africa.

Mining

This month read how Caterpillar's large and small hydraulic hammer series are designed to work seamlessly, providing a versatile work tool option for a wide range of machine classes, from excavators to skid steer loaders, for both impact and penetrative tasks.

Next month:

We cover the Mining Indaba, and CEN interviews Bell Equipment and CK Aerial Surveys at the show, and in Construction, we show a variety of road making equipment in applications.