Nedbank Business Manufacturing’s comprehensive service is featured on the Front cover of our first issue of 2023. We also feature lead articles from WearCheck, COMTEST, IPR, Weir Minerals Africa, Bosch Projects, LNG Hub, Tal-Tec, (IZA) Africa, SMC, Sandvik and CFD service provider, SimSpire – amongst others.
ON THE COVER
Nedbank partners with the automotive industry to drive competitiveness
Amith Singh, National Manager for Manufacturing at Nedbank, outlines the five trends highlighted by Deloitte’s 2022 Manufacturing Industry Outlook. Read more…
PETER’S COMMENT
Peter’s comment: Agility, long-term resilience and sustainability
Responding to multiple global disruptions and future uncertainty, an article by WEC president, Børge Brende and Bob Sternfels of McKinsey & Company published during this year’s WEC annual general meeting in Davos calls for longer-term perspectives that embrace resilient growth strategies. Peter Middleton comments. Read more…
MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
Oxidation condition and lubricant refreshment in turbine oils
MechChem Africa presents a summary of WearCheck’s Technical Bulletin 81, which details how lubricant refreshment life for turbines can be accurately estimated to achieve lean operation. Read more…
Top tools for efficient operations
Paul Feenstra from Fluke shares the top three trends that are enhancing operational efficiency in today’s industrial environments. Read more…
Atlas Copco’s SmartLink optimises compressor rooms
Atlas Copco is pleased to announce the recent upgrade of its SmartLink remote monitoring system with the release of SmartLink 2.0 as well as the development of the new SmartLink mobile App. Click to read in the online magazine…
Metso Metrics offering extended to stationary crushers
Metso Outotec Metrics has extended its comprehensive digital solution to cover stationary crushers and enable new types of services to help customers reach their production targets. Click to read in the online magazine…
WATER, WASTEWATER AND PUMPING SOLUTIONS
Pump rental offers benefits that are hard to beat
Lee Vine, managing director of dewatering and dredge pump rental specialist IPR, presents some of the many advantages to consider when deciding to rent or buy pumping equipment. Read more…
Revamp for EC water treatment works
The Blue Crane Route Municipality has appointed Bosch Projects as the consultant for the refurbishment of the Water Treatment Works for the towns of Somerset East and Cookhouse in the Eastern Cape. Click to read in the online magazine…
JoJo water solutions acquires Calcamite
JoJo, as part of its evolution towards a complete water solutions company, has acquired Calcamite, a provider of practical, fit-for-purpose onsite wastewater and sanitation solutions. Click to read in the online magazine…
MINERALS PROCESSING AND MATERIALS HANDLING
Mines increasingly seeing value in digital systems
Mining companies are increasingly looking to invest in digital technologies to enable them to make informed decisions. Weir Minerals Africa’s Tiisetso Masekwameng explains. Read more…
Biomass gasification: the alternative hydrogen beneficiation pathway
Nithesh Mohun of thyssenkrupp Uhde SA talks about the use of proprietary Uhde® PRENFLO biomass gasification technology, which he sees as a bridging technology to full scale green hydrogen and synfuel solutions. Read more…
Avoiding load losses by keeping buckets in good shape
Sandvik’s Darren Scott talks about Sandvik’s Shark™ ground engaging tools, which help to avoid bucket wear and capacity losses. Click to read in the online magazine…
Molefi Letsiki Diamonds awarded De Beers Group Sightholder contract
As part of De Beers Group’s strategic objective of driving transformation within the diamond sector in South Africa, a Sightholder contract has been awarded to Molefi Letsiki Diamonds. Click to read in the online magazine…
Mobile crushing with less fines, more value
In the world of mobile coal crushing, Pilot Crushtec’s DoppiaTrac DR400 is a triumph of local design and engineering, with a decade of success in the field. Pilot Crushtec sales engineer, Ben Armitage, explains. Click to read in the online magazine…
Casting innovation for Weir Minerals’ Isando plant
Weir Minerals Africa has reduced turnaround times and further improved quality levels with the recent opening of its Replicast Plant at its foundry in Isando. Read more…
HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
Heat recovery, energy efficiency and decarbonisation goals
A newly developed dimple tube technology – developed and patented by Bosch Projects (Pty Ltd) – is set to transform the production capacity of vacuum pan heat exchangers. Click to read in the online magazine…
HVAC leader takes high-tech approach to prototyping
Booyco Engineering’s Brenton Spies explains how leveraging powerful simulation software can shorten product prototype development of HVAC equipment for locomotives. Read more...
POWERGEN, PETROCHEM AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT
LNG: a vital component for Southern Africa’s energy transition
MechChem Africa talks to Stephen Rothman of LNG Hub about reliable, financially viable, environmentally sustainable and socially responsible services for those wishing to start transitioning away from heavy-oil-based fuels. Read more…
Emerson and Neste to optimise Fintoil biorefinery
Automation software and advanced digital technologies to maximise performance at the world’s third-largest crude tall oil biorefinery, accelerating the transition to cleaner fuels. Click to read in the online magazine…
Concentrated solar thermal plant with molten salt central receiver
Grinaker-LTA Civil Engineering division’s General Manager, Chris Tshivhidzo, talks about the company’s role and its pride in participating in the Redstone Concentrated Solar Thermal (CSP) power plant project. Click to read in the online magazine…
LOCAL MANUFACTURING AND FOOD PROCESSING
Steel import tariffs destroying local manufacturing efforts
Tal-Tec’s Greg Talbot, MD of the Brits-based local manufacturer of modular farming solutions for managing livestock, describes how South Africa’s steel import tariffs are impacting the competitiveness of his business. Read more…
Can SA’s steel master plan revitalise the local steel sector?
PFERD, the specialist in high quality cutting, surface preparation and finishing, comments on SA’s steel master plan and the role training through the PFERDAcademy. Click to read in the online magazine…
Tetra Pak® South Africa joins PETCO
Tetra Pak’s has joined PETCO, driven by a need to improve the collection and recycling of liquid board packaging (LBP) in South Africa, a material widely used for beverage cartons. Click to read in the online magazine…
CORROSION CONTROL AND COATINGS
SA’s nuclear build programme a bonanza for galvanized steel
Simon Norton of the International Zinc Association (IZA) Africa talks about SA’s proposed nuclear build programme and the opportunities it presents for galvanized steel. Click to read in the online magazine…
Prevent CUI with injectable, vapour-phase corrosion inhibitor
Cortec® has developed CorroLogic® CUI Inhibitor Injection, a new vapour-phase corrosion inhibitor technology that simplifies protection for insulated pipes at high temperatures. Click to read in the online magazine…
AUTOMATION, HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS
Industrial automation, air handling and energy efficiency
MechChem Africa talks to SMC product manager, Brian Abbott, about local manufacturing and engineering expertise; air and energy optimisation solutions; and support for industrial automation. Read more…
INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING
A practical and cost-effective approach to CFD
Thomas Sprich of SimSpire talks about the use of computational flow dynamics (CFD) for improving process-mixer, pump and fan design. Read more…
REGULARS
Products and industry news Click to read in the online magazine…
Back page Sandvik improves sustainability of packaging: Read more
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