Industrial plants and systems engineering, construction and service specialist thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (tkIS) is one of five business areas of global engineering company thyssenkrupp.

tkIS has a global network of roughly 19 000 employees at 70 locations, enabling the company to supply turnkey plants worldwide that set benchmarks in terms of value-added and resource-friendly technologies.

In South Africa, tkIS SA, employing 224 people, is the in-country company representative of global thyssenkrupp brands Polysius, an engineering company focused on cement factory construction; ForderTechnik, a materials handling equipment and systems expert; and Uhde, which delivers process technologies for chemical, refining and other industrial plants.

“tkIS SA combines proprietary technologies under those brands. These technologies, along with plant engineering and project, procurement, construction and commissioning management, as well as technical, operations and maintenance services, underpin our promise of superior customer focus and service delivery excellence as per our signature: engineering.tomorrow.together,” says the company.

tkIS SA, headquartered in Sunninghill, Johannesburg, combines its Chloorkop manufacturing facilities, in Kempton Park, with the capabilities of its local business partners and its global network of resources, suppliers and facilities when executing contracts. “The company’s production process and philosophy are primarily determined by a combination of the client’s requirements, project location and timelines, as well as the availability and loading of resources on a global scale.”

A testament to its customer focus, tkIS SA has just successfully completed the design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning of the tenth drum reclaimer for a major iron-ore mining company – a client relationship approaching half a century.

Besides reclaimers, the company is capable of supplying crushers, in-pit crushing and conveying systems, mills, high-pressure grinding rolls, conveyors, spreading systems, mobile bucket wheel excavators, stackers and wagon tipplers, as well as comprehensive parts, service, maintenance and operation capabilities.

tkIS SA is a NOSA five-star-rated, as well as ISO 9001:2008-rated and BS OHSAS 18001:2007-accredited, company.