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Trucks transporting ore in a copper mine
Copper mines need $332bn new investment to ease shortfall
Updated 53 minutes ago By: Bloomberg

Copper mines need about $332-billion of new investment to avert a future supply shock, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates. Without significant capital outlays, the copper market... 


Vertiv Appoints Michael Resha to Lead Global Manufacturing and Operational Excellence
Vertiv Appoints Michael Resha to Lead Global Manufacturing and Operational Excellence
19th October 2026

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today announced that Michael Resha has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing,... 


PC Kruger, Business Line Manager Crushing at Sandvik Rock Processing
Sandvik Reborn Programme Gives Ageing Crushers A Second Upgraded Life
16th October 2026

Mines and quarries across Africa are pushing to maximise output from existing infrastructure while keeping capital expenditure under tight control – and Sandvik Rock Processing’s Reborn programme... 


Partnership empowers South Africa’s next generation of artisans
Partnership empowers South Africa’s next generation of artisans
16th October 2026

African Group Lubricants and Fezamax Training Academy are helping equip aspiring artisans with the practical skills, industry exposure and professional experience needed to succeed in South... 


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Manufacturer reflects on 120 years in S Africa
16th October 2026

Having celebrated 120 years in South Africa this year, engineering and technology company Bosch has reflected on some of the major milestones it has achieved during this period while remaining... 


EnergyX Lonestar lithium plant
EnergyX signs binding $2bn lithium supply deal with Trafigura
13th October 2026 By: Reuters

Lithium startup EnergyX said on Monday it has signed a $2-billion binding offtake to supply commodities trader Trafigura with the battery metal from Chile and the US, one of the largest deals ever... 


Interroll to showcase smarter material flow at Propak Cape 2026
Interroll to showcase smarter material flow at Propak Cape 2026
12th October 2026

As food and packaging manufacturers face mounting pressure to increase productivity while maintaining operational reliability, automation is becoming an increasingly important driver of... 


 	A new Synergy Ex IE3 loaded on a pallet ready for delivery
Flameproof motor range introduced for mining environments
9th October 2026 By: Halima Frost

The new Synergy Ex IE3 range of flameproof motors, designed by engineering components supplier BMG’s in-house engineering team in collaboration with global electric motor specialists, was launched... 


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Generators support electrical equipment
9th October 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

As mining operations increasingly electrify fixed and mobile equipment, the role of diesel engines is shifting from driving machinery directly to providing reliable and dispatchable electricity,... 


Looking ahead - Building the next 40 years
Looking ahead - Building the next 40 years
9th October 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

For SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa MD Raymond Obermeyer, the company’s 40-year milestone is less about assessing what has been built than what will be required to remain relevant as industrial... 


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Developing skills - Technology is only as advanced as the people supporting it
9th October 2026

One of the clearest indicators of how far industrial drive technology has advanced is what the technician now needs to know. A conventional mechanical drive requires an understanding of gearing,... 


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Driving Industry Forward - Forty years of engineering, partnership and industrial progress
9th October 2026

Forty years is an impressive corporate milestone, but longevity alone is not what defines industrial capability. What matters is what four decades of continuous investment have created. For... 


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Building an industrial partner - Capability is earned, not claimed
9th October 2026

There is an important distinction between reputation and capability. By 2002, SEW-EURODRIVE had built a strong South African reputation for geared motors. Engineers and procurement teams knew the... 


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Engineering beyond products - When a gearbox became part of a system
9th October 2026

At its simplest, industrial drive technology performs a very old mechanical task. Electric motors generally operate efficiently at relatively high rotational speeds, while most industrial machinery... 


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Partnerships that drive industry - Different industries need different engineering
9th October 2026

One of the risks in describing a broad drive technology portfolio is making every industry sound the same. The engineering requirements, however, differ considerably. A conveyor on a coal mine, an... 


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Investing in South Africa - Closing the lifecycle loop
9th October 2026

SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa’s investment has expanded beyond the manufacture and assembly of new equipment to supporting the full drivetrain lifecycle, from commissioning to repair, refurbishment... 


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Pumps’ evolution aids society, improves operations
9th October 2026

Moving water is one of the basic functions upon which modern life depends but that is rarely noticed, notes water solutions company Xylem, adding that water pumps keep wastewater moving to... 


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Ten years at the wheel, Toyota boss gears up for yet more change
2nd October 2026 By: Irma Venter

Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) president and CEO Andrew Kirby this year marks a decade in the driver’s seat at the country’s best-selling vehicle brand. (Toyota has, in fact, been South... 


a truck connected to The Quantum Electra-Haul trolley-assist solution at a mine in Zambia
Zambian truck electrification tech receives patent, trademark
2nd October 2026

In mid-2026, copper major First Quantum Minerals’ (FQM’s) proprietary trolley-assist solution – Quantum Electra-Haul – secured both a patent and trademark from the UK Intellectual Property Office... 


Hungry for Power: Stepping up Switchgear Manufacturing in South Africa
Hungry for Power: Stepping up Switchgear Manufacturing in South Africa
21st September 2026

Demand for switchgear is growing fast in South Africa, particularly among mines and other industrial clients using medium-voltage switchgear. With annual compound growth rates of between 7% and... 


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