Maintenance work in high-value industrial environments, such as silos, blast furnaces, cogeneration plants, and boilers, often faces a key challenge: limited space. Sometimes, access is limited to a 45 cm manhole, which means traditional lifting equipment cannot work effectively. This forces teams to rely on manual handling methods that consume time and require physical effort. To address this ongoing issue, SkyJacks has launched the GEDA 300 Z Boiler Hoist, a solution specifically designed for tight spaces.

By Martin Fernandes, Business Development Manager (Africa), Operational Technology at Fortinet

In contemporary South African discourse, "water-shedding" has, for many, replaced "load-shedding" as a term of frustration. Our national focus remains rightly on the tangible: the R1 trillion infrastructure boost allocated in the 2026 budget, the refurbishment of ageing bulk water augmentation schemes, and the urgent effort to repair the literal leaks that result in nearly 47% of our treated water being lost as non-revenue water.

By Luthando Makiwane, Marketing Manager, Industry Automation at Schneider Electric

Imagine a factory floor where humans and machines communicate instantly; issues flagged immediately, workflows adjusted smoothly, and downtime reduced to almost zero. This is not a scene from sci-fi but the reality unfolding across Africa as manufacturers adopt the next generation of intelligent signalling technologies.

Condition monitoring specialist WearCheck recently partnered with Tanzania-based condition monitoring company Technical and Engineering Solutions (TES) to deliver a comprehensive range of reliability solutions to clients in East Africa.

Siemens is launching Drivetrain Analyser Onsite (DTA Onsite), a new on-premises analytics solution for industrial drive systems. The software allows users to analyse drive data entirely within their own infrastructure to meet strict data-sovereignty requirements. As the initial module of this new solution, Siemens is releasing DTA Onsite – Monitoring, which offers continuous condition monitoring of mechanical and electrical drivetrain components using locally run AI methods for pattern recognition and anomaly detection.