From the Editor's desk: Digital transformation is more than just technology May 2019, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control) While digitalisation offers new ways to increase operational efficiency, we see many companies battling to overcome the challenges. Particularly, they struggle to get past the ‘pilot’ stage, and are therefore ...
ABB and BP celebrate global MEC frame agreement April 2019, ABB South Africa BP has appointed ABB as one of its global main electrical contractors (MEC) for the provision of engineering, procurement and construction of electrical equipment for BP Upstream Major Capital Projects. ...
Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger announce joint venture April 2019, Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger have announced an agreement to create a new joint venture, Sensia, the first fully integrated digital oilfield automation solutions provider.
The Sensia joint venture ...
Electra Mining Botswana April 2019, Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery Now in its fourth edition, Botswana’s leading mining, industrial and power generation expo returns in September together with the recently launched A-OSH Expo Botswana.
Taking place at the Gaborone Fairgrounds ...
Mecosa has moved April 2019, Mecosa Mecosa is pleased to announce that it has moved to new premises. The following changes come into effect immediately.
All deliveries and collections must be done via the following address: Mecosa (Pty) ...
Ten years of emerging enterprise and graduate development April 2019 Bosch Ulwazi marks its tenth anniversary this year, with a track record in the advancement of engineering skills across South Africa. The company was established in 2009 as a subsidiary of Bosch Holdings ...
SA Gauge receives SANAS accreditation April 2019, SA Gauge Temperature and pressure gauge manufacturer, SA Gauge recently received the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) accreditation conforming to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for temperature calibration. ...
SEW-Eurodrive drives for Greenfield coal mine April 2019, SEW-Eurodrive A Greenfield coal mine in the Mpumalanga coalfields region has standardised on drives from SEW-Eurodrive for its entire conveyor belt system. This entailed a massive 27-unit order that was assembled at ...
Endress+Hauser’s power packed marketing conference April 2019, Endress+Hauser Endress+Hauser recently hosted its Annual Marketing Conference. This much anticipated event brought together a delegation of Endress+Hauser experts from across the globe, partners from all over the African ...
BMG acquires Rustenburg Engineering and Joerg Foundry April 2019, Bearing Man Group t/a BMG Through BMG’s acquisition of Rustenburg Engineering and Joerg Foundry in 2018, the company is now a major player the foundry industry. “This strategic investment in a dynamic sector of engineering broadens ...
Martec’s new condition monitoring products April 2019, Martec (a Pragma company) Machine Assessment and Reliability Technology (Martec) formally ushered in a new era with an holistic suite of intelligent condition monitoring products and engineered solutions. Heralding the company’s ...
A game changer for MCCs April 2019, Zest WEG Group The replacement of steel by aluzinc in the manufacture of Shaw Controls’ motor control centres (MCCs) is giving a range of benefits to the company’s customers. “Traditionally we used only steel for our ...
Building sustainability through local manufacturing April 2019, Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery There is enormous potential for southern African manufacturers to increase their market share both locally and internationally. The driving force behind capturing this growth opportunity is the South ...
Zambian cement producer standardises on SEW-Eurodrive April 2019, SEW-Eurodrive A major cement producer in Zambia has not only standardised on products from SEW-Erodrive, but has also invested in a comprehensive stockholding of critical spare units to prevent any downtime and subsequent ...
Siemens infrastructure technology day April 2019, Siemens Digital Industries Siemens recently held an infrastructure technology day at its Midrand premises. The highlight was the launch of the new Sinamics G120X frequency converter range, which has been specially optimised for ...
Hytec in partnership agreement with GS-Hydro April 2019, Hydraulic & Automation Warehouse Hytec South Africa, and GS-Hydro, a multinational non-welded pipe manufacturer, have entered into a non-exclusive partnership agreement. This endorses Hytec South Africa as a sub-Saharan Africa distributor ...
From the editor’s desk: Predictive maintenance drives asset performance Technews Industry Guide: Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2019, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control) The modern trend in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) tactics is to deploy a combination of continuous monitoring and cloud-based predictive analytic solutions. The underlying principle is early ...
From the editor’s desk: A real case for artificial intelligence April 2019, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control) For many manufacturers, the era of mass production is drawing to a close. Changes in consumer behaviour have forced them to rethink their ‘economies of scale’ approaches as they reorganise to answer the ...
