Bearing Man Group (BMG) has delivered the entire R18,5-million drive pack to the Sishen South mine project for new stacker reclaimer and conveyor drives. The multi billion Rand Sishen South expansion project is aimed at lifting Kumba Iron Ore's annual production by 9 millions t/a year 2013.
Becker Engineering, part of the Becker Group of Companies, has secured a R500 000 order from Barplats' Crocodile River Mine, for four Pumpmor submersible pumps. These Pumpmor HTMS 12 submersible pumps will be installed at the vertical shaft surface dams for pumping media from the settling arrangement to the water purification plant," says Rick Jacobs, managing director, Becker Engineering.
Bosch Rexroth has put the hydraulics for a caisson transfer system into operation. It moves concrete blocks, each weighing up to 23 000 t, to the loading station. They form the foundation of the mobile tide barrier, the Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico, (MOSE), that protects the Venetian lagoon from the spring tides of the Mediterranean. The construction of one of the largest tide barriers in Europe is being built to protect the historically unique trade city, Venice, from flooding.
Honeywell has launched Field AdvisorTM, the company's newest addition to its family of mobile productivity solutions that help industrial facilities keep their equipment running within safe operating limits and at optimum performance.
Tectra Automation has supplied components to H. Rohloff for the design and manufacture of the world's largest billet inspection line. The machine, currently awaiting factory acceptance by the client, is destined for a Chinese steel mill, Dalian Steel. The machine is valued at R16 million and uses thermography to accurately detect defects.
Transvaal Rubber Company (Truco) has been awarded a contract to supply UV stabilised linear low-density polyethylene (LLDP) floats to the value of R1,6-million to the Moma Mineral Sands project in Mozambique.
The WEG Group of Brazil has announced its purchase of a 51% equity share in South Africa's Zest Group, effective as of 30 June 2010. The investment demonstrates WEG's commitment to the African market and its firm belief that the continent has considerable potential for future growth.
