thyssenkrupp Uhde is on our front cover for this issue, with the cover story outlining the company’s green ammonia and other Power-to-X based sustainable chemical solutions. Other lead feature articles come from Eddie Martens of SKF South Africa; Teddy Malunga of Weir Minerals Africa; Multotec Group’s Ernst Bekker; Richard Gundersen of BBE Group; and for Innovative engineering we feature Sealhyfe, the first offshore green hydrogen production plant.
ON THE COVER
Power-to-X, green chemicals and engineering a sustainable tomorrow
Nithesh Mohun, Business Development Lead for Green Chemicals at thyssenkrupp Uhde Africa, talks about the benefits of green ammonia, Power-to-X and sustainability. Read more...
PETER’S COMMENT
Artificial, applied and human intelligence
Peter Middleton takes a shallow dive into artificial intelligence (AI), where the intelligence used is coming from and how it might affect its human creators. Read more...
MAINTENANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
Lubrication – is it really that important?
Eddie Martens of SKF South Africa unravels the mystery of lubrication which, he assures, if applied based on the ‘5 Rs’ taught to him during training, will deliver improvements in uptime and visible cost savings. Read more...
Sustainability through optimisation
Stephen Scholtz of RTS Africa, the approved distributor and service agent for NEO Monitors in sub-Saharan Africa, argues that sustainability involves more than simply monitoring and reporting on emissions. Read more…
Microfine filtration boosts fuel quality, reduces equipment failure
The path to contamination-free fuels relies on minimising contamination prior to use. Craig FitzGerald from ISO-Reliability Partners introduces his microfine filtration solution. Click to read in the online magazine...
Air filtration for dusty sites
Gordon Postma, Field Services sales manager for Booyco Engineering, explains how Sy-Klone clean air solutions achieve higher standards of filtration where dust levels are severe. Click to read in the online magazine...
WATER, WASTEWATER AND PUMPING SOLUTIONS
Integrated solutions deliver process improvements
“As mines look for opportunities to mine and process ore more cost effectively and sustainably, integrated solutions will play a growing role,” says Teddy Malunga of Weir Minerals Africa. Read more...
The right pump for your dewatering application
Industry specialist for IPR, Steve du Toit, gives some practical guidance about choosing the right pump for a dewatering. Click to read in the online magazine...
The truth about wastewater pump clog resistance
The biggest issue with the throughlet rule is that it focuses on large and hard objects as the main culprits behind pump clogging and impeller damage. But a lot of research by Xylem shows that these are not the source of clogging problems. Read more…
MINERALS PROCESSING AND MATERIALS HANDLING
Cyclone technologies for efficient size, mass and density-based separation
Ernst Bekker for the Multotec Group, talks about hydrocyclones and dense medium cyclones: how they work, their different applications and some of the things to look at, and to avoid for best possible separation, production, and recovery efficiencies. Read more...
FLSmidth delivers beneficiation equipment to phosphate mine
FLSmidth has been chosen to supply the key technologies and services for Ma’aden’s phosphate 3 phase 1 mine site in the Northern Province of Saudi Arabia. Click to read in the online magazine…
Radiometric mass flow measurement in lime works
An operator of a major lime works has decided to use a radiometric system from VEGA for precise mass flow measurement. Read more…
HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
BBE: SA’s Olympian mine ventilation and cooling specialist
MechChem Africa talks to Richard Gundersen of BBE Group, a world leading and independent engineering consultancy for many of the deepest and most challenging mine ventilation, cooling and heating projects in the world. Read more…
POWERGEN, PETROCHEM AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Zest WEG powers Kipushi’s new dawn
Mining in the DRC is seeing the rebirth of the historic Kipushi Zinc-Copper Mine in the Katanga province, and Zest WEG is providing key electrical and energy infrastructure. Read more...
Gearless mill-drive winding project for
Marthinusen & Coutts (M&C) has completed an on-site winding and sub-assembly of an 18 MW gearless mill drive for a new ball mill at the Cobre Panama copper mine. Click to read in the online magazine...
SA’s US$1-billion hydrogen economy fund
South Africa’s plan to raise $1 billion to kickstart the country’s hydrogen economy bodes well for a new energy future, says Dr Titus Mathe, CEO of SANEDI. Click to read in the online magazine…
Solar generation system at ACTOM
ACTOM recently gave the go-ahead for the first solar power generation system to be installed at the group’s main factory complex at Knights, Germiston. Click to read in the online magazine…
LOCAL MANUFACTURING AND FOOD PROCESSING
ABB invests in local MV switchgear manufacturing
To bring smart medium voltage (MV) switchgear closer to local customers while creating long-term job opportunities for engineering graduates, ABB has added the local manufacture of UniGear ZS1 medium voltage (MV) switchgear to its Longmeadow facility in South Africa. Click to read in the online magazine...
SA manufacturing opportunities for SMEs
Jeremy Lang, Chief Investment Officer at Business Partners Limited, discusses how small businesses (SMEs) can play a crucial role in driving the growth of the manufacturing sector. Click to read in the online magazine...
CORROSION CONTROL AND COATINGS
Massive 316 column for SA’s petrochemical industry
Sassda member Kelvion Services recently manufactured a large stainless steel column for a local petrochemical company from ultra resilient, top-of-the-range 316 stainless steel. Read more...
HYDRAULIC, PNEUMATIC AND AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS
Filter monitoring: a crucial component for energy-efficient operation
This article by Jürgen Arndt of WIKA outlines how continuous filter monitoring crucially influences the energy efficiency of a system and supports operators in complying with legal requirements. Read more...
Five value pillars for mining digitalisation
Erik Pretorius, Global lead for large mining and mineral processing projects at ABB, talks about ABB’s digitalisation roadmap, which the company aims to leverage alongside its physical and digital solutions to deliver value for customers navigating the complex digital solutions landscape. Click to read in the online magazine…
Emerson to automate electrification of catalyst reactor
Global technology and software company Emerson has been chosen by Syzygy Plasmonics to automate its innovative catalyst reactor technology, which uses light instead of thermal energy. Read more...
INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING
The world’s first offshore hydrogen production plant
Lhyfe, Europe’s green and renewable hydrogen producer, has announced that Sealhyfe, the world’s first offshore hydrogen production pilot, is now producing green hydrogen from a floating wind turbine in the Atlantic Ocean off Le Croisic on the West Coast of France. Read more...
REGULARS
Products and industry news Click to read in the online magazine…
Back page: ACTOM unveils SBV4XE MV Switchgear
MV Switchgear, a division of ACTOM (Pty) Ltd and provider of innovative electrical solutions, has announced the launch of its SBV4XE switchgear, which incorporates a wide range of modern features for the delivery of superior performance, functionality, and cost savings. Read more...