Mechanical Technology — February 2014
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February 2014 contents
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ON THE COVER
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The increasing efficiency of sampling
laboratory filtration systems
In support of onsite ore sampling at
well-established local mines and remote
operations across Africa, Donaldson
Filtration Systems in South Africa is
developing newer and more efficient
filtration solutions for both mobile and
super laboratories.
MechTech
talks to
Hilton Knight, the company’s sales en-
gineer responsible for laboratory-based
systems.
For more information contact:
Hilton Knight
Sales engineer
+27 11 997 6000
+27 11 997 6039
FEATURES
Proactive maintenance, lubrication and contamination management
10 Fuel overflow protection reduces waste
Procon’s Andy Miller talks about Hydrau-Flo and its proven zero spillage capability
that can result in savings of between R1- and R5-million per year for a single site
mining operation.
13 Local office adds value to service offering
17 A new spin on industrial filtration
Materials handling and logistics
16 Complex design of chute systems at Black Rock Mine
Using its proprietary Weba Chute systems, M&J Engineering has completed the
complex design for ten chute systems comprising two for the tilt conveyors, four
for the silo discharge and four for the crushing circuit at Assmang’s Black Rock
Mine, about 80 kilometres north-west of Kuruman in the Northern Cape.
18 Complex heavy lifts at Port of Ngqura
20 Process equipment must be globally competitive
22 Modular plants, apron feeders and export success
Heating, cooling, ventilation and air conditioning
24 Newtown Junction: from potato shed to green building
Atterbury is currently in the construction phase of its Newton Junction Development
in downtown Johannesburg, which, as well as housing Nedbank’s consolidated
Johannesburg offices, will comprise 36 000 m² of shopping centre, gym and four
levels of basement parking with approximately 2 400 bays. Atterbury Property
Development is also planning to build a hotel on the site in the near future.
Mech-
Tech
talks to WSP’s Simon Berry, future cities thought leader for energy and green
buildings; and Lindsay Lund, the company’s technical director, mechanical, about
the HVAC system for Nedbank’s green office space and for the mall below.
28 Generation 5 positive displacement blowers
Manufacturing technology
30 SA’s engineered rubber products manufacturer
Tega Industries South Africa is currently upgrading the manufacturing facilities on
its new 45 000 m
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site in Vulcania, Brakpan. Its Industrial division has already
moved and the Mining division is set to follow in April.
MechTech
talks to Kirby
Vermaak, the company’s national sales manager, about engineered aftermarket
solutions and Tega’s just-in-time manufacturing philosophy.
Innovative engineering
32 Carbon trading as offsets against the proposed carbon tax
In a report for consultation published recently by Promethium Carbon, a mecha-
nism for carbon trading is proposed that works within the South African carbon tax
legislation scheduled for implementation in 2015. Funded by the Prosperity Fund
of the British High Commission, the report is the culmination of a project started
in August 2013 and completed in January 2014.
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4 On the cover: The increasing efficiency of sampling laboratory filtration systems
8 Industry forum
34 Products and services
36 Nota bene
