VEGA is on the front cover of this first issue of MCA for 2026, with a cover story about the role of the VEGA Inventory System (VIS) in integrating advanced instrumentation with secure, cloud-based inventory management.

VEGA Inventory System transforms supply chains

This article highlights the role of the VEGA Inventory System (VIS), which seamlessly integrates VEGA’s advanced instrumentation with secure, cloud-based inventory management software to transform material-flow operations in the process industries. Read more....

MATO’s high-performance belt cleaners

Benjamin Sibanda, managing director of MATO, highlights the expanding range of high-performance belt cleaners, which are ideally suited to coal, diamond, copper, and platinum conveying operations. Read more....

The CSIR’s National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) is on the cover of this last issue of MCA for 2025. For the cover story, the NCPC-SA director highlights the numerous roles this initiative plays in supporting industrial production facilities towards sustainability and cleaner production.

NCPC-SA’s critical role in decarbonising SA

MCA talks to the director of the CSIR’s National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) about the role it plays in supporting industrial production facilities in mitigating climate change. Read more… 

The Fuels Industry Association, CF2 and Imbizo 2026

Chief Executive Avhapfani Tshifularo discusses the new direction and key priorities of the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa, as well as what we can expect from the 2026 Fuels Industry Imbizo. Read more… 

The Chart Industries company, Howden, is featured on the front cover of this issue of MCA, with a cover story about its pioneering hard-ice solutions.

Mine cooling, ice systems, and the Mponeng ice plant expansion

Theuns Wasserman, General Manager for Mine Cooling and Compressors at Chart Industries Company, Howden, describes the range of mine cooling systems for different areas of a mine and the ongoing expansion of Howden’s hard-ice solution at the ultra-deep Mponeng Gold mine. Read more…

Driving sustainable lithium production in Brazil

Multotec is leveraging its custom wear solutions and global technical expertise to maximise uptime for a leading Brazilian lithium producer. Read more…

SEW-EURODRIVE has taken the cover of this issue of MCA. With Phase 1 of its South African expansion completed, Phase 2, a dedicated after-sales facility, is scheduled to open its doors by November this year.

SEW-EURODRIVE massively upscales after-sales service

Following the success of Phase 1 of its expanded operations in South Africa, SEW-EURODRIVE is now nearing completion of Phase 2 – a dedicated after-sales servicing, repair, remanufacturing and training facility in Aeroton, Johannesburg that aims to deliver total reliability services. Read more…

BMG’s Nord product range is featured on the MCA front cover for this issue. In the cover story, Johan Stoltz – South Africa’s specialist for Nord drives in BMG’s electromechanical drives division – presents solutions for mixing and agitation in water, wastewater, minerals processing, and raw materials management applications.

Modular industrial drives for mixing and agitating

BMG’s Johan Stoltz discusses modular Nord Drive Systems designed to ensure optimum performance in mixing and agitation applications across water, wastewater, processing, and raw materials management applications. Read more…