Automating SA gold sector proves challenging

South Africa’s gold mines have been technology trailblazers for much of the last century, and produced some unique technologies, such as continuous and blast-free mining.

Sustainable solutions from new water partnership

The global Nalco Company spends more than $90 million on research and development each year, and with the re-entry of the group to South Africa earlier this year, its leading-edge technologies are now available to the local market.

Power group wins Swedish order

Power and automation technology group ABB has won an order worth about $27 million from Swedish mining company Boliden. ABB will supply gearless drive systems for two new grinding mills that will increase production at one of Europe's largest...

Automation enables underground transport from surface

Automation and industrial information technology is changing the way companies do business. For Sandvik, this means that this technology can also be used on their equipment to improve safety and productivity in the underground mining environment.

Detonator factory undergoes 'reinvention'

Explosives specialist African Explosives Limited (AEL) is in the process of undergoing a complete restructuring and reinvention of its detonator-manufacturing factories at the company’s Modderfontein base. “The new facilities will...

Cable-maker pursues innovative solutions

Automation technology has become an indispensable element of many industries and has facilitated a huge change in communication through all facets of the organisation.

On-The-Air (11/11/2005)

Every Friday morning, SAfm's AMLive's radio anchor John Perlman speaks to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly. Reported here is this Friday's At the Coalface transcript: Perlman: I believe an...

Group clinches R22m mine hoist drive-and-control order

Leading global power and automation technology group ABB has won a R22-million order to supply a drive and control system for a new rock hoist at Lonmin Platinum’s $230-million Karee K4 Shaft project at Marikana, near Rustenburg in the North...

7-million Euro order placed

The world leader in power and automation technology, ABB has announced that it has received the order for the fiftieth gearless mill drive system to be supplied by the company.