Our May-June issue features BMG on the front cover with the associated story highlighting the company’s comprehensive range of maintenance, service and repair offerings. “We believe the introduction of a structured maintenance management programme is critical to maximising production efficiencies in industry,” argues Carlo Beukes, group sales development manager for BMG.
ON THE COVER
Structured BMG programmes for reliability, optimised productivity and extended life
BMG provides the engineering components and support services that, if coupled with a structured maintenance programme, will ensure high productivity, reduced energy consumption, minimal downtime and long service life of systems.Read more…
PETER’S COMMENT
World class innovations launched in SA
Following the introduction of the world’s first 510 t ultra-class load haul mining truck to be fuelled by hydrogen and electrically driven via hydrogen fuel cells, Peter Middleton celebrates this and other South African world-first innovations.Read more…
MAINTENANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
Metso Metrics: for maximising uptime and asset value
Pilot Crushtec’s Jorge Abelho talks about the role played by Metso Metrics in protecting crushing and screening machines, preventing unplanned downtime and delivering value for money. Read more…
Bearing remanufacture supports circular economy
SKF is seeing rapid double-digit growth for bearing remanufacturing services compared to two years ago as companies seek more sustainable production processes to support a circular economy. Click to read in the online magazine…
WearCheck: Empowering the maintenance workforce
Steven Lumley of WearCheck presents an outline of the company’s training offering and urges companies operating in all industries to invest in their maintenance staff. Click to read in the online magazine…
Complex breakdown repair of 30 MW generator rotor
Marthinusen & Coutts’ (M&C) recently repaired the rotor of an aging 30 MW generator from Sappi’s Saiccor pulp mill. Rudi Els tells the story. Read more…
A new benchmark for filtration
Pratley Marketing Director Eldon Kruger, talks about the new company’s Percolite® filter aid, a new benchmark for a host of food-grade and industrial fluids. Click to read in the online magazine…
WATER, WASTEWATER AND PUMPING SOLUTIONS
Pumping innovations from Verder Pumps South Africa
MechChem Africa talks to Darryl MacDougall, Managing Director of Verder Pumps South Africa, about recent innovations, most notably the newly designed Verderflex Dura 65 peristaltic hose pump. Read more…
Full water management offering from Weir Minerals Africa
Weir Minerals Africa’s product and service offering aims to assist mines to reduce their overall water consumption while optimising usage requirements. Read more…
IPT gets pumps and support closer to customers
Revamping its distributorship base in recent years has given submersible pump specialist Integrated Pump Technology a solid foundation to support customers around sub-Saharan Africa. Click to read in the online magazine…
SEW-EURODRIVE delivers for WWTP upgrade
A Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in the Western Cape is undergoing a R1.7-billion upgrade. Willem Strydom highlights SEW-EURODRIVE’s contribution to the project. Click to read in the online magazine…
MINERALS PROCESSING AND MATERIALS HANDLING
MULTOTEC’S RAMA: a giant step in precision sampling
Multotec’s Realtime Automated Metallurgical Accounting (RAMATM) unlocks higher mineral content through improved grade control and recovery, while optimising reagent consumption. Read more…
Kwatani screens support golden opportunity in Namibia
An innovative expansion at a Namibian gold mine is to boost production by 50%, with vibrating screen specialist Kwatani on hand with its world class vibrating screens and feeder solutions. Read more…
Master Drilling projects showcase state-of-the-art
Master Drilling CEO, Danie Pretorius, talks about his company’s recent success in completing the world’s deepest raised-bore shaft construction project. Read more…
SA research on new ways to refine zinc
The Africa Desk of the International Zinc Association (IZA) has secured funding from Vedanta SA and Duferco Steel Processing for research on new clean, green and low-energy zinc refining, which may result in a new zinc refinery in the Saldanha Bay IDZ. Click to read in the online magazine…
A customised Bonfiglioli mining solution for flotation cells
As an example of its customised drive solutions offering to the mining industry, Bonfiglioli has recently developed and installed a purpose-built impeller drive for the flotation cells of a local mine’s processing circuit. Read more…
Laser scanning enhances TK Uhde modularisation offering
The thyssenkrupp Uhde (TK Uhde) management team explains how laser scanning technologies and the company’s renowned plant engineering know-how are being combined to enhance brownfield plant modularisation. Read more…
HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
Ventilation and cooling in Mexico’s mines
Director and Senior Engineer at BBE, Ross Wilson, talks about the application of the South African company’s deep mine ventilation expertise in Mexico. Read more…
TLT-Turbo Africa accelerates growth & reach
Following unprecedented resilience throughout the past 18 months, TLT-Turbo Africa is now accelerating global growth. Click to read in the online magazine…
Local HVAC expert works to global rail standards
While Booyco Engineering has been designing HVAC systems for South Africa’s rail industry for over three decades, it has also been serving the world’s largest rail players by meeting their exacting standards. Read more…
POWERGEN, PETROCHEM AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT
OceaniQTM: an innovation for the offshore environment
Hitachi Energy recently launched a new transformer solution into its OceaniQ portfolio to address the unique challenges of the offshore environment. Read more…
CHIETA confirms commitment to green hydrogen economy
Yershen Pillay, CEO of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA), outlines CHIETA’s role in promoting the use of green hydrogen. Click to read in the online magazine…
Making heating and cooling energy efficient
South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) outlines how switching to solar might take pressure off our energy grid while reducing carbon emissions. Click to read in the online magazine…
Low-maintenance mini substations for SA’s ageing infrastructure
Equipped with traditional oil-cooled technology, many of ageing ‘mini subs’ need replacement each year. Trafo Power Solutions asks: “why not replace them with a safer dry-type transformer option that costs less to maintain?” Click to read in the online magazine…
LOCAL MANUFACTURING AND FOOD PROCESSING
Orion Engineered Carbons makes Coega its Home
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has announced a R200-million investment in infrastructure to secure the supply of Carbon Black for the Tyre manufacturing industry in the Eastern Cape province. Click to read in the online magazine…
EPR legislation a benefit, not a burden
As companies navigate the new extended producer responsibility (EPR) landscape, a leading recycler in the plastics reveals unexpected ease in managing its new reporting and compliance requirements. Click to read in the online magazine…
INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING
Automation technology for sustainable packaging
OMRON, a global leader in industrial automation, presents some of the changes and technologies that offer sustainable solutions for the packaging industry. Read more…
REGULARS
Products and industry news Click to read in the online magazine…
Back page: Now is the time for BEVs in mining Click to read in the online magazine…
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