As South Africa prepares for a transition from declining Mozambican natural gas to a proposed methane-rich bridge, LNG, industrial users can no longer assume a constant Wobbe Index and calorific value. The compact RMG RGQ 5 provides fast, plant-level gas-quality data to support approved burner and engine settings.
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At Electra Mining Africa, SEW-EURODRIVE demonstrated how its expanded local engineering capability, digital technologies and lifecycle support strategy help customers improve reliability, energy efficiency and total cost of ownership across the full life of their drive assets.
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Endress+Hauser’s inline measuring devices, the Proline Teqwave MW 300 and the Proline Teqwave MW 500, determine the total solids content of wastewater directly through microwave transmission.
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ACTOM has been appointed to engineer, procure, construct and commission the 1000 MVA main transmission substation for the Overberg Wind Farm in Swellendam, one of the largest substations of its kind in South Africa.
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Schneider Electric’s Paul Steyn argues that AI in industrial maintenance is only as good as the infrastructure and people behind it, and explains the three layers a facility needs before predictive maintenance can deliver on its promise.
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Manufacturing giant BIC deployed Plex MES from Rockwell Automation at its Bizerte plant in Tunisia, replacing fragmented, partly in-house software with a single cloud-based execution system that broke operational silos and improved shop-floor visibility.
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BMG has launched the Danfoss iC7-Automation enclosed variable speed drive range in South Africa, backed by significant local stockholding of 400 V models up to 710 kW, approved warranty workshops, and DrivePro digital asset management support.
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An obsolete control component rarely fails in isolation. Before ordering an exact spare, manufacturer successor or engineered alternative, maintenance and procurement teams should work through seven checks to define the problem properly and avoid a costly mismatch.
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Compressed air accounts for up to 80% of a system’s lifecycle costs, yet often remains overlooked in energy strategies. CompAir’s Energy Check provides a data-driven analysis of the complete compressed air network to identify energy savings of 20 to 30% or more.
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ABB’s Arvin Ramjee argues that fragmented automation, assembled from different suppliers at different stages of a plant’s lifecycle has become one of the pulp and paper industry’s most overlooked commercial risks, and that true integration, rather than surface-level connectivity, is what delivers measurable business value.
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SKF is further strengthening its condition monitoring offer portfolio by a newly developed hazardous area version of its Microlog Analyzer dBX portable vibration analyser.
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Bearings International entered the local pumps market in 2025 through an exclusive distribution agreement with Italian manufacturer SAER, bringing a range of centrifugal, multistage and submersible pump solutions to South African mining, municipal, agricultural and industrial sectors.
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Legrand South Africa has launched its fifth-generation TriMOD three-phase modular UPS, available from 10 to 80 kW. The system features hot-swappable modules, multiple input/output configurations, and up to 99% efficiency in Eco Mode, designed for data centres and critical industrial environments.
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BMG’s new EVO series electric diaphragm pumps – which form part of Ingersoll Rand’s ARO fluid handling products – are designed to enhance energy efficiency and improve fluid handling productivity in many industries, including the chemical and petrochemical sectors.
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Siemens has expanded its drive portfolio with the Sinamics G210, a versatile converter for continuous motion applications that combines motor openness with modular hardware, software options and flexible communication on a scalable OEM platform.
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Siemens has introduced the Sinamics G210X, a frequency converter for pump, fan and compressor applications combining easy engineering, IP55 protection and integrated S2 system redundancy for reliable operation in demanding infrastructure environments.
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igus South Africa is expanding its readycable hybrid range, combining power and data transmission in a single line to simplify automation cabling. The latest additions include harnessed cables for Siemens Sinamics S210 drives and SEW-EURODRIVE motors with MOVILINK
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Schneider Electric has launched its EasyPact CVS C4 moulded case circuit breaker in South Africa, extending the Easy series to 1 600 A and giving consultants, contractors, and end users a cost-effective solution for non-critical low-voltage applications.
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