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Innovative pulping chute cuts scrubbing costs at Ekapa
3rd September 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A revolutionary new concept in fines scrubbing has been installed by Ekapa Minerals at its Combined Treatment Plant (CTP) in Kimberley processing both virgin underground kimberlite as well as... 


Countrywide Gearbox Repairs
Countrywide Gearbox Repairs
28th August 2020

Countrywide Gearbox Repairs specialises in the repair of Flame Proof tractors, 120G Graders, forklifts, earth moving equipment, cranes, load-haul-dump (LHD) machines,  loaders and  underground... 


RAISING STANDARDS
BMG works closely with the food and beverage sector to raise hygiene standards throughout the food and logistics chain
Company provides support for food sector during pandemic
14th August 2020

Engineering solutions specialist BMG provides critical engineering support to ensure safe and efficient food and beverage production and handling during the Covid-19 pandemic, says BMG group... 


SPECIALIST TESTING CAPABILITIES 
C-AIM provides engineering consulting services to assist industry in optimally managing the structural integrity of physical assets over their life cycles
Centre’s expertise can improve asset testing
17th July 2020 By: Cameron Mackay

The Centre for Asset Integrity Management (C-AIM Consult), a business unit of research organisation Enterprises University of Pretoria (UP), can serve the local industry with key capabilities... 


FLSmidth gives stacker reclaimer new life
FLSmidth gives stacker reclaimer new life
29th June 2020

A comprehensive refurbishment on an FLSmidth stacker reclaimer in South Africa is preparing this giant machine for another decade of sustainable productivity. “As OEM and intellectual property... 


Accelerated renewables roll-out ‘one of the few substantial recovery opportunities’ open to SA
Accelerated renewables roll-out ‘one of the few substantial recovery opportunities’ open to SA
19th June 2020 By: Terence Creamer

The South African government is being urged to accelerate the implementation of its renewable-energy-heavy Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (IRP 2019) as part of the country’s post-Covid-19 economic... 


Condra manufactures eight explosionproof, high-lift hoists
5th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Crane manufacturer and refurbishment specialist Condra has completed the manufacture of eight explosionproof, high-lift hoists for Tenova Bateman. The custom-built two-speed machines will be... 


Accelerated renewables roll-out ‘one of the few substantial recovery opportunities’ open to South Africa
Accelerated renewables roll-out ‘one of the few substantial recovery opportunities’ open to South Africa
4th June 2020 By: Terence Creamer

The South African government is being urged to accelerate the implementation of its renewable-energy-heavy Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (IRP 2019) as part of the country’s post-Covid-19 economic... 


Explosion-proof hoists for Kusile coal conveyors
Explosion-proof hoists for Kusile coal conveyors
25th May 2020

Condra has completed manufacture of eight explosion-proof, high-lift hoists – four of them articulated – for Tenova Bateman. All are custom-built, two-speed machines that utilise the modularity of... 


Company approves R3m budget for Artisan 4.0
22nd May 2020 By: Khutso Maphatsoe

The Colliery Training College (CTC) board has approved R3-million towards achieving its Artisan 4.0 vision by the end of 2020. Artisan 4.0 will enable an artisan to know about bearings, gearboxes... 


Kwatani’s screen solutions custom-built for tonnage and lowest TCO
18th May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Customised screening and feeding solutions are developed by Kwatani’s in-house team of experienced mechanical engineers and metallurgists. The result is a design that delivers the optimal... 


Condra manufactures technically complex crane in tight space for colliery
8th May 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Condra’s authorised agent for the Witbank area, GTB Industrial Services, has secured a contract for a technically complex crane to service a Mpumalanga-based colliery’s dragline excavator. Condra... 


POWERING ON
Bearings International’s Durban branch stocks a range of bearings, electric motors, gearboxes, lubricants, seals, tools and power transmission products for several industries
KwaZulu-Natal vital for bearing distributor growth
1st May 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

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


GERHARD PIENAAR
Bearings International will continue to develop its special agri hub units in conjunction with its major original-equipment manufacturer clients
Agri hub units remain focus for supplier
1st May 2020 By: Darren Parker

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... 


HANDSOME HANSEN BMG offers a full range of gear units that drive aerators, water screws and brush aerators for the sewage and water treatment sector
Drive systems suited for sewage applications
24th April 2020

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... 


Dragline excavator.
Post-Covid delivery of crane for colliery’s dragline excavator
22nd April 2020 By: Martin Creamer

A contract won by Witbank company GTB Industrial Services will see Condra manufacturing a technically complex crane to service an Mpumalanga colliery’s dragline excavator. Condra will deliver the... 


KIM SCHOEPFLIN
By establishing a relationship with a customer, Kwatani is better equipped to customise vibrating equipment solutions
Consultative approach critical for heavy-duty applications
17th April 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Considering that manganese, a base metal, is an abrasive material and demanding on equipment, industrial and mining vibrating screens manufacturer Kwatani CEO Kim Schoepflin highlights the... 


Kwatani gearbox delivers excellent screening throughput performance in coal application
6th April 2020

Kwatani’s objective to position itself as an expert and advisor for screening applications has seen it execute a project that successfully delivered optimised throughput performance for one of the... 


SOAKING UP 
BMG’s new Fenagrid Premium taper grid steel flexible couplings absorb considerable torque overloads, achieving smoother running, with consequent reduction of wear and tear on machinery
Components provider extends offering for sugar industry
27th March 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Engineering components provider BMG has extended its range of power transmission components to include its recently upgraded Fenagrid Premium range. 


SWEET RIDE 
Bearings International supplies the complete drive chain – from the feeder tables where the sugar cane arrives from the farm to the pack house where the product gets distributed
Distributor’s experience makes for sweeter projects supply
27th March 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

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... 


TOUGH CONDITIONS
BMG supplies Tsubaki RS100HT heavy-duty reinforced roller chain to meet the high-volume capacity of agricultural machinery in tough operating conditions
Supplier provides quality equipment for optimum productivity
20th March 2020

Industrial equipment supplier BMG’s service to the agriculture sector focuses on the importance of investing in quality equipment and components for high efficiencies and optimum productivity... 


Sintech
Sintech
13th March 2020

Since 1984, Sintech has supplied the South African market with clutches, brakes and engineering solutions for a range of applications in mining and mining-related industries.  PT Tech’s A+... 


Company supplies motors for automotive plant upgrade
Company supplies motors for automotive plant upgrade
31st January 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Drive technology provider SEW-Eurodrive has supplied geared motors to an automotive company as part of an expansion project at its assembly plant in Silverton, Pretoria. 


Company leverages off diverse industrial supplier’s strengths
31st January 2020

As part of automotive consumable products supplier Hudaco Group, Bearings International (BI) is able to leverage synergies across a broad range of companies, meaning it can offer a complete product... 


LONGSTANDING LOCAL FOCUS Kwatani has relied heavily on local suppliers since going into production in 1976
Local suppliers make financial sense for manufacturers
24th January 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

Using South African suppliers can be far more effective financially when engineering and manufacturing locally and is not simply a matter of complying with Mining Charter III, says industrial and... 


SHAUN COMBRINCK
Improved efficiency and safety are part and parcel of embracing disruptive technology
Disruptive tech can take industry forward
24th January 2020 By: Darren Parker

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... 


Danie van Wyk (right) and Martin
Proudly South African continuous miner on way to Australian mining market
17th January 2020 By: Martin Creamer

A Proudly South African continuous miner, which is being shipped to Australia for final assembly, is due to go into operation Down Under in May, Mining Weekly can report. “It certainly shows that... 


Danie van Wyk (right) and Martin
Proudly South African continuous miner on its way into Australian mining market
13th December 2019 By: Martin Creamer

A Proudly South African continuous miner, which is being shipped to Australia for final assembly, is due to go into operation Down Under in May, Mining Weekly Online can today report. “It... 


STICK IT
Pratley's silicone gasket maker has been well received by the automotive sector
Silicone gasket maker well received
6th December 2019 By: Halima Frost

Since launching its RTV Silicone Gasket Maker, industrial products and adhesives manufacturer Pratley says there has been a positive uptake by the automotive component and maintenance sectors. The... 


Vast product offering caters to various industries
8th November 2019

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... 


SATHEESH VELLORE 
The drop-in service eliminates the need for costly infrastructure modifcations
Drop-in service modernises ageing mining technology
1st November 2019 By: Darren Parker

Drive engineering company SEW-Eurodrive has made a drop-in service available for the African mining sector, whereby historically inefficient worm gear units can be replaced one by one with... 


African mines gear up with refurbishment service from SEW-EURODRIVE (Pty) Ltd.
African mines gear up with refurbishment service from SEW-EURODRIVE (Pty) Ltd.
17th October 2019

A convenient and cost-effective option for ageing African mines, some of them 50 to 60 years’ old, is to have their geared units professionally and cost-effectively refurbished by SEW-EURODRIVE... 


2T DUAL-LIFT
The dual-lift utility vehicle has an 8 m, 2 t crane
Underground vehicles that use hydrostatic technology launched in South Africa
20th September 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Metals industry equipment and service company South African Mining and Smelting Solutions (SAMSS) has launched its range of underground mining utility vehicles in the South African market. SAMSS,... 


SAMSS dual lift utility vehicle
SAMSS launches hydrostatic drive underground mining vehicle in South Africa
12th September 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Metals industry equipment and service company South African Mining and Smelting Solutions (SAMSS) on Thursday launched its range of underground mining utility vehicles in the South African market.... 


TOP GEAR
The revamped gear units have been welcomed into the industry with open arms
Gear units prove successful in mining industry
30th August 2019 By: Halima Frost

Since launching the X.e Series, an upgraded version of its X Series industrial gear drive unit, drive component manufacturer SEW-Eurodrive says the X.e Series has been well-accepted by the local... 


Drive company supplies inverters for warehouse expansion project
16th August 2019 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Drive engineering company SEW-Eurodrive has supplied 98 MOVITRAC LTP-B inverters for conveyor belts installed for a local e-commerce warehouse, in Johannesburg. SEW-Eurodrive was contracted by... 


SENSOR SAFE Pratley’s Gasket Maker is a room-temperature-vulcanising silicone that does not contain acetic acid, which attacks the brass and copper components in vehicle sensors
Adhesive in demand
26th July 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

The demand for adhesives manufacturer Pratley’s new flange sealant and gasket maker has been so positive that the company had to “dramatically revise” its stock levels since its launch in February... 


DON’T BE REACTIVE
Having measures in place to predict pending failures, enables mining companies to be proactive and stay ahead of problems instead of waiting to react and, as a result, spending capital to solve them
Proactive maintenance saves mines reactive costs
12th July 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

US condition-based monitoring device supplier SpotSee is in the process of obtaining certification in Africa for its Wi-Fi radio, which enables its OpsWatch vibration monitoring system to stream... 


Much demand for Africa-tough drive package
12th July 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

Drive engineering company SEW-Eurodrive has more active projects in the rest of Africa, than in South Africa, exports head Marcio Sicchiero tells Mining Weekly. Involved in the delivery of conveyor... 


Finding fault: determining the true cause of premature bearing failure
Finding fault: determining the true cause of premature bearing failure
8th July 2019

Premature bearing failure is often blamed on ‘white etching cracks’ – but looking deeper for the true underlying cause will lead to a more effective solution, says Erik Vegter, Senior Scientist for... 


VICTOR STROBEL
It is essential to be on the lookout for loose bolts and nuts when servicing equipment or carrying out routine maintenance to prioritise safety and reduce downtime
Indicator paste takes care of nuts and bolts in mining
28th June 2019 By: Jessica Oosthuizen

There is significant interest from the local mining community in bearings and accessories distributor Bearings International’s (BI’s) Dykem cross-check torque seal, and company sales at BI branches... 


SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-EURODRIVE
28th June 2019

SEW-EURODRIVE (Pty) Ltd is a leading manufacturer of gearmotors, gear units, motors, components for decentralised installations, electronically controlled drives, mechanical variable-speed... 


New drive technology meets industry demands
21st June 2019

The current trend of rolling high-strength materials requires higher torque capabilities at the drive train in metallurgical plants and stainless steel technical services and products provider SMS... 


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