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Shannon de Ryhove is Media Partnership Manager and Contributing Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Sandvik officially launches its new high-tech Khomanani manufacturing facility
Multinational mining and mineral processing equipment manufacturer Sandvik launched its new high-tech head office facility, workshop and manufacturing complex in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg,...
Exhibitor lounge offers relaxing space to network, do business
Enterprise resource planning software provider SYSPRO Africa is once again sponsoring the exhibitor lounge at this year’s Electra Mining Africa trade show after a successful first rendition of the...
Royal Bafokeng Platinum, NWDoE partner to deliver two new schools in Rustenburg
Platinum group metals mining company Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) has provided a tangible example of its philosophy of “More than Mining”, by partnering with the North West Department of...
Local manufacturer offers extensive knowledge on drive solutions
Local electrical equipment manufacturer Zest WEG offers extensive applications knowledge, underpinned by its local capabilities, to customers across a range of industries. Adding value to its large...
Local manufacturer produces discreet armouring for passenger cars
An increased concern for the safety of people in light passenger vehicles is driving local safety glass manufacturer South African Bullet Resistant Glass (SABRG) to extend its operations to the...
Covid-19 requires new ways of doing business
Business-to-business (B2B) news organisation Creamer Media, publisher of Engineering News & Mining Weekly, has launched a new Web-based interactive platform called the Virtual Showroom. The...
SACEEC joins all-access, global platform through Virtual Showroom
The South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC), which represents the capital equipment and project sector for new projects and the aftermarket, has entered into an agreement with...
Get going with galvanizing: new book for engineers from IZA
The International Zinc Association (IZA) will launch its new publication, The Essentials of Galvanizing, during a webinar hosted by Creamer Media Contract Publishing on July 15, 2020. The...
Multotec expands global reach into South America
South African minerals processing company Multotec is expanding its global reach by investing in South America, where almost 30% of the world’s foreign direct investment is being funnelled. “South...
Siemens ready to help Africa with digitalisation challenges
The effects of digitalisation are different worldwide, and Africa is no exception. German multinational Siemens senior VP for Digital Industries in Southern and Eastern Africa Ralf Leinen says...
Large pumps fleet offers fast turnaround for rental customers
Specialist pump rental company Integrated Pump Rental has reported a steady increase in the demand for rental pumps over the last four months, mainly owing to the start of the rainy season....
Company to unpack copper wire rod plant at inaugural wire conference
Metallurgical industry plant and integrated systems provider SMS group will present its modular compacROD copper wire rod plant during the inaugural Africa Wire, Cable & Tube Conference, for which...
Holistic approach to lifting projects saves time, money
Germiston-based mobile crane hire company Johnson Crane Hire tells Engineering News that the heavy lifting capacity of the company’s modern mobile crane is transforming industrial project roll-out....
Now is the time to focus on Industry 4.0 – CEA chairperson
With 2019 ushering in new executive leadership at employer and employee representative association, the Constructional Engineering Association of South Africa (CEA), chairperson Rajen Govender...
Global association aims to build sustainable future for zinc
Global association the International Zinc Association (IZA) was created in 1991 by a group of leading zinc producers who are guided by the principle of undertaking actions that positively influence...
Manufacturer ensures top quality screens for iron-ore sector
Vibrating and original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) and supplier Kwatani has successfully custom-engineered and manufactured about 1 000 of its robust vibrating screens and feeders in the iron-ore...
TwinPower generator doubles the power, flexibility of containerised gensets
Sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco Power Technique’s new prime power TwinPower containerised generators, the QAC 1100 and QAC 1450, are a well-suited power solution for...
Local manufacturer supplies backup power to new Sandton development
Local manufacturer Zest WEG Group’s Cape Town-based generator set (genset) division is in the process of commissioning two 11 kV, 2 000 kVA gensets for a mixed-use property development in Sandton,...
Supporting industry associations adds value – CMA
To ensure the use of high-quality precast concrete products in the market, it is vital for professionals and manufacturers of products related to the built environment to realise the value of...
Industry associations offer innovative opportunities for precast manufacturers
Leading construction materials company AfriSam, who has been producing quality construction materials for over 80 years, strongly believes that industry bodies, such as the Concrete Manufacturers...
CMA membership offers significant advantages
As a leading supplier of innovative infrastructure products to the construction and mining industries in Southern Africa, the Infrastructure Specialist Group (ISG), which represents precast...
Connecting international expertise to South African opportunities
European alliance partner company GC Top Technologies — an Italian company based in South Africa — aims to connect international suppliers of the best available technologies with South African...
Opportunities abound for Italian entrepreneurs expanding into Africa
The Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industries says Italian companies are becoming increasingly positive about the opportunities offered by South Africa, which is being acknowledged as a...
CAME Group parking solutions for revenue generation
Global technology company CAME, a group well-known in Italy and worldwide, has been operating in the home and building automation sector for over forty years. Cutting-edge technologies, soundness,...
Poorly designed chutes can lead to increased operating costs
Mines and process plant operators need to fully understand the total cost of ownership of all elements within an operation, and should be especially aware of the knock-on effect that a...
Pumps range displays benefits across applications
Innovative engineering has resulted in minerals industry supplier FLSmidth’s new Krebs slurryMAX split-case slurry pump gaining a strong foothold in slurry applications across Africa. The company...
High efficiency drives versatile pump set
Pump solutions specialist Integrated Pump Rental recently completed the assembly of an electrically driven Sykes XH150 pump set, which it exhibited at this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition....
Warman pump offers cost effective solutions for heavy duty slurry applications
Pump manufacturer and supplier Weir Minerals Africa exhibited its flagship Warman MCR 450 mill circuit pump at Africa’s largest trade exhibition, Electra Mining Africa, held in September this year....
Innovation recognised at this year’s EMA
The South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC) awarded South African mining supplier Afri-Tech the overall innovation award and the South African Innovation award at this year’s...
Big names in construction, earthmoving equipment headed for Hillhead 2018
Later this month, construction solutions company Tarmac’s Hillhead quarry, near Buxton, in Derbyshire, UK, will again host the world’s biggest working quarry exhibition. Some 525 UK and overseas...
Zest to enter renewables market
Local manufacturer of large electrical equipment and supplier of motors, drives and switchgear Zest WEG Group Africa has announced exclusively to Engineering News that it has recently restructured...
Acquisitions allow for access to tech, developments in industry
Global motors and drives manufacturer and supplier Zest WEG Group’s Brazil headquarters has made several new acquisitions over the past few years, which has enabled the company to access a larger...
ANC’s Mantashe backs fracking to meet SA’s energy needs
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, would have to begin in the Karoo to meet South Africa's growing energy needs despite resistance from environmental and other lobby groups, African National...
Second Take: Billion-rand cash burn at Amplats
Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about Anglo American Platinum's R1-billion negative cash outflow.
Second Take: SA coal opportunities
Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly edtior Martin Creamer about South Africa's coal supply and coal opportunities for emerging, black-owned mines.
Second Take: Botswana–SA coal rail link
Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about Transnet Freight Rail's plans to develop a coal rail link from South Africa to Botswana.
Second Take: Underground coal gas project
Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about an underground coal gasification project in the Free State.
Second Take: Sasol's Louisiana investments
Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about Sasol's three US projects.
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