Switchgear facility to open gates to mining sector

US industrial group General Electric (GE) expects the R10-million expansion of its energy division GE Energy’s low-voltage switchgear manufacturing centre to create the platform the company needs to extend its offering into the mining arena.

Contractor completes installation of filter houses at Implats shaft

Nine months after being contracted to build three filter houses, provider of industrial solutions Rand Technical Services (RTS), reports that it has completed the construction of these filter houses at Shaft 16 at platinum giant Impala...

Deep-mine cooling system on show

Global technology firm IDE Technologies will showcase its energy-efficient Vacuum Ice Maker (VIM) for deep mine cooling at this year’s Electra Mining Africa event.

Siemens wins Indian furnace-supply and -upgrade contract

Indian steel producer Jindal South West Steel (JSW Steel) has signed a contract with Siemens for a new blast furnace No. 3 and for the modernisation of an existing flast Furnace No. 1 at its iron and steel works located in Toranagallu, India.

Portable radio shines at coal-mine

A new two-way radio model, the GP340, which offer numerous benefits for miners has been introduced by international communications-solution supplier Motorola’s commercial, government and industrial solutions sector.