South Africa has a duty to make the energy efficiency knowledge accrued through the Industrial Energy Efficiency Project (IEEP) more accessible to the rest of the Southern African Development... 

There is an increasing need to think outside of the box when it comes to South Africa’s energy approach, not only in the energy mix, but in how it is managed and used, says Zest WEG newly appointed... 

Motors and controls manufacturer Zest WEG is expanding its WEG Motor Scan product in South Africa to incorporate Gateway – a game-changing solution that could help farmers further leverage the... 

Power transmission products distributor Bearings International (BI) has earmarked KwaZulu-Natal as a key growth area for its business going forward. 

Power transmission products distributor Bearings International (BI) is maintaining its focus on promoting its bearing hub units for agricultural applications this year. The BAA0005 is the latest in... 

Industrial equipment supplier BMG offers solutions for the water, wastewater and sewage sectors, encompassing the supply of quality branded drive systems. BMG supplies an extensive range of drive... 

GreaseMax lubricators can be fitted to pumps of all types, as well as to the electric motors that drive them.  Pump and motor reliability is improved.  Maintenance costs are reduced.  Productivity... 

With more than 60 years of servicing the sugar industry, power transmission products distributor Bearings International (BI) has gained meaningful expertise, which enables the company to continue... 

A new report into the Western Australia future battery industry has found that battery minerals contributed $6-billion in export revenue in 2018-19, specifically, rare earths has grown... 

As South Africa’s industry bears the brunt of devastating power cuts, Zest WEG, the South African subsidiary of Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, is encouraging mining companies to... 

Lubricants supplier FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA, part of Germany-headquartered multinational FUCHS PETROLUB Group, is investigating upgrades to the warehouse and production capacity of its... 

Following much investment and transfer of knowledge and skills, multinational corporation ABB South Africa’s motor and generator factory in Alrode, near Johannesburg in Gauteng, is now fully... 

Zest WEG Group, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, has a strong commitment to contributing to the development of Africa and has been servicing the mining sector... 

Mining industry decision-makers need to be more disruptive in their thinking to successfully bring optimisation and investment to the increasingly digitised African mining sector, says transmission... 

Zest WEG, the South African subsidiary of Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, has engaged local entities as well as the Embassy of Brazil to hold a roundtable in South Africa on energy... 

The global mining and metals sector is facing one of its most challenging transitions yet as the industry is considering how it can best position itself to regain and maintain stakeholder... 

Steenkampskraal Holdings has received the final permit it requires to start construction and production. 

Rare earth mine Steenkampskraal has received its water license from the Department of Water and Sanitation, marking the last of the remaining permits that the mine required, As a result,... 

The Central African Copperbelt offers some of the most attractive deposits worldwide, says diversified resources producer Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) CEO Benedikt Sobotka, adding that most... 

The project has received all the necessary regulatory approvals to complete construction and start production. 

What is considered to be one the world’s highest-grade rare earths mine, Steenkampskraal, in South Africa, has received all the necessary regulatory approvals to complete construction and be in... 

Bearings supplier and distributor Bearings International’s (BI’s) Durban branch stocks a range of bearings, electric motors, gearboxes, lubricants, seals, tools, and power transmission products for... 

Moves to reduce plastic packaging to protect the environment are starting to increase demand for aluminium packaging, the European head of Novelis, the world's largest producer of rolled aluminium... 

Metals producers, from miners to smelters, are grappling with increasingly tough and costly environmental demands imposed by banks seeking cleaner investments. While the transition may prove... 

e newly developed WEG 11 kV variable-speed drive (VSD) – which forms part of WEG Automation Africa’s new MVW3000 product line – is particularly suited to retrofit applications, notes WEG Automation... 

Regulating efficiency in motors by adopting a minimum efficiency performance standard (MEPS) for electric motors can help stabilise South Africa’s power supply, and mitigate the risk of... 

Subsequent to the launch of the new VDrivePlus and AlphaDrive-Micro variable speed drives (VSDs) from Hudaco Group company Varispeed, bearings and accessories distributor Bearings International... 

A new battery electric load-haul-dump (LHD) underground mining loader is currently being developed. The design promises the use of advanced technology lithium-ion batteries and fast, onboard... 

The demand for gravel pumps in South Africa has been on a steady decline over the past twenty years, says mining equipment manufacturer PCF Engineering managing partner Jan Feldtmann. “At times, it... 

Zimbabwean companies in the mining supplies sector are being encouraged by the country’s national trade development and promotion organisation ZimTrade to take advantage of opportunities in the... 

Engineering components supplier Bearing Man Group’s (BMG’s) Nord drive systems encompass optimum drive configurations to ensure ideal performance of mechanical speed control for specific... 

South Africa should join its peers in adopting a minimum efficiency performance standard (MEPS) for electric motors, says Zest WEG Group rotating machines manager Fanie Steyn. An MEPS is a... 

Despite new and innovative mining technologies continuing to enter the mining sector, tried-and-trusted technologies may still have an important role to play, says working face consumables... 

Sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco enhances its low emission, low noise E-Air solutions with electric fixed-speed and variable speed drive (VSD) compressors. Throughout 2019,... 

Blurb for online platforms A fast track solution applied by WEG Automation Africa at DRDGOLD’s new Far West Gold Recoveries Project’s Phase 1 tailings resulted in the commissioning of a... 

The only US rare earths miner is crying foul over China’s decision to raise tariffs on American shipments of raw materials used in electric vehicles. MP Materials – once the world’s biggest... 

UK industrial technology group Rolls-Royce gives a high priority to research and development (R&D), particularly with regard to aeroengines. “We are focused on pioneering the power that matters and... 

Caterpillar has chosen to make the new R1700 Underground Mining Loader its first battery electric LHD platform. The design of the new battery electric Cat® R1700 XE will use advanced technology for... 

Technical solutions provider BMG works closely with chief engineers in the sugar industry, providing engineering solutions and technical services, to enhance production efficiencies at every mill... 

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Mkango Resources on Thursday said Talaxis has, as planned, invested an additional £7-million into Mkango subsidiary Lancaster Exploration, which holds the licence for the... 

This week we profile Siegfried Kreutzfeld, CEO of Zest WEG Group Africa, whose offering includes low- and high-voltage electric motors, vibrator motors, variable-speed drives, soft starters, power... 

The Western Australian government on Tuesday revealed that some A$3-billion of additional lithium processing proposals were currently in development across the state. The planned investments were...