ON THE COVER
Endress+Hauser’s SANAS accredited laboratory
Preston Reddy talks about verification and calibration and the advantages of using the company’s local SANAS-accredited Flow Calibration Centre. Read more...
PETER’S COMMENT
The state of the nation? Peter Middleton discusses SONA 2019 and argues for a shift to technical-style analysis and competence-based management with respect to financial, operational and technical decisions if we are to move forward as a nation. Read more...
SAIChE News: Innovation award for Sasol R&T team: MechChem Africa talks to Nico Prinsloo about an Innovation award for his Sasol R&T team for the development of an automated bench-scale reforming catalyst control system. Read more...
ASSET, MAINTENANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Classic wear failures revisited: Johannesburg based consulting engineer, Tim J Carter, talks about wear failures and the importance of using the best possible lubricants and lubrication strategies. Read more...
Local engine remanufacture saves time and money: Metric Automotive highlights the increasing use of natural gas engines for generating electricity and its experience in refurbishing and maintaining these engines. Click to read in the online magazine...
Second extra heavy duty CNC for Metric Automotive: A story about the new Rottler F109 CNC machining centre at Metric Automotive. Click to read in the online magazine...
Risk management for industrial safety: Motlatsi Mabaso of MMRisk talks about the new Major Hazard Installation (MHI) Regulations. Click to read in the online magazine...
MATERIALS HANDLING
Hydroclone shines in diamond processing: The successful performance of Weir Minerals’ Cavex hydrocyclones at a diamond mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province has proved the technology’s applicability in dense medium separation (DMS) plants that treat diamondiferous material. Read more...
World-class supply for African customers: Weir Minerals’ Luhann Holtzhausen introduced his companies modern supply chain management system. Click to read in the online magazine...
Recent orders put Kwatani above the rest: Kwatani’s Jan Schoepflin talks about the cross-commodity success of the company’s vibrating screens. Click to read in the online magazine...
Chute system reduces risk of dust contamination: Safety officer Izak Potgieter tells of the dust reduction advantages of Weba Chute’s patented designs. Click to read in the online magazine...
Adapted excavators improve port operations: HPE Africa has installed ten monster-like Hyundai excavators for Transnet Port Terminals. Click to read in the online magazine...
Spiral technology brings value to minerals: Graeme Smith tells of Multotec spiral concentration technology for high value minerals. Click to read in the online magazine...
HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
Responsible management of refrigerant gases: MechChem Africa talks to A-Gas sales manager, Mike Labacher, about current trends with respect to refrigerants and the need for more responsible lifecycle management of these gases. Read more...
WATER AND WASTEWATER PROCESSING
Enhanced production for ion exchange resins: LANXESS, is investing in its ion exchange resin production facility at its Leverkusen site in Germany. Rainier van Roessel of LANXESS AG explains. Read more...
Cast resin transformers for Zuikerbosch WWTW: A piece about Trafo Power Solutions’ success in the wastewater segment. Click to read in the online magazine...
SA’s woven geotextile dewatering solution: MechChem Africa talks to Carien Spagnuolo of ZebraTube about dewatering using the company’s locally manufactured geotextiles. Read more...
INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING
Coal Ash: Tapping into resource potential: According to Mark Hunter, general manager of the South African Coal Ash Association (SACAA), South Africans stand to make a fortune out of the tons of ash produced by generators annually. Read more...
REGULARS
Product and industry news Click to read in the online magazine...
Back page: REFLUX Classifier increases mining productivity Click to read in the online magazine...
