Victor Industrial Equipment

With more than 80 years’ experience in the mining industry, Victor Industrial Equipment (VIE), is a leading manufacturer of electrical connectors for both underground and opencast applications. VIE is at the forefront of innovative design and supplies a wide range of products for the mining industry. 

Technical support, international certification and approval, and a range of superior quality products, combined with the experience and dedication of the VIE team, are the foundations of Victor Industrial Equipment’s trusted reputation. 

Cable Shop: The cable repair facility normally consists of a senior, skilled foreman with two to five skilled jointers. The Cable shop manager has over 14 years’ experience in the management of cable shops across both opencast and underground mines and oversees working of the cable shop. Only high quality products (such as cable sheath repair and jointing kits) are used in repairing cables on the mine, after which a test report follows. All VIE staff are trained by the Chief Electrical foreman and technical manager and medical are performed prior to commencement of work on site.

Worklight: VIE is proud to present the new portable worklight, complete with a battery pack that lasts up to 14 hours. The unit consists of a printed circuit (PCB) that houses 60x surface-mount-device light emitting diodes (LED’s) per metre, to form a 5 metre-long fully encapsulated strip. The battery and PCB are housed inside a fully encapsulated enclosure with two connection facilities, one for output, where the LED strip is connected, and the other for charging the battery. 

Pumps: VIE offers a variety of pumps, ranging from submersible to borehole and end-suction pumps. VIE has proudly announced that it is the sole agent for KSK submersible pumps (flameproof) for all underground mine dewatering pumps in South Africa. The pumps range from 2.2 kW to 45 kW with heads of up to 90 m and a flow rate of 0 m3/h to 220 m3/h and all include a cooling jacket.