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Despite materials shortage, company experiences market upturn
Construction polyethylene specialist Damax Kahn & Kahn has started delivering orange barrier netting, valued at R1-million, to a local construction company, in Johannesburg. The delivery process...
Nuclear industry remains dormant
The South African nuclear energy industry is currently dormant, but has the potential to “kick back into life” with adequate long-term planning and preparation, says engineering consulting firm...
Power yield to increase by 10%
Nuclear power company Areva will design, manufacture and install six steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power plant near Cape Town, in the Western Cape, which will increase State-owned utility...
Company develops packaged power boiler
Cape Town-based industrial boilers designer and manufacturer John Thompson developed the MicroGen watertube boiler – launched this year – to cater for increasing demand for small, medium-pressure...
South African biofuels industry slowly growing
Although a fledgling industry, biofuels in South Africa looks promising, owing to the high volumes of waste being produced that need to be managed and South Africa’s electricity constraints, says...
South African manufacturing industries in decline
Specialist wire supplier Nockers Engineering Products notes that the manufacturing decline, which started in all local sectors in 2002 has either led to industry consolidation or company closure....
New chain-assembly facility established
Engineering solutions provider Bearing Man Group (BMG) established a new facility early this year at BMG Park, in Johannesburg, where special attachment chains are assembled to exact requirements...
Company launches confined-space training
Rope access provider Skyriders, in conjunction with dedicated working-at-height training provider Height Wise Training Academy, started offering accredited confined-space training in July. The...
Factory notches up 200 aircraft
Light-aircraft manufacturer The Airplane Factory delivered its two- hundredth airplane in June, having started production of its light and light sport aircraft in August 2010, says Airplane Factory...
Aircraft set to boost African aerospace industry
Africa’s largest privately owned defence and aerospace company Paramount Group says the development and production of its Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC) is...
Science council supports aerospace industry
The Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI), a drive by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) that is hosted and managed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in...
Company on schedule to supply generators
Barloworld Power Rental, Cat dealer for Southern Africa will supply prime power generators to the eighth Aerospace and Defence Show (AAD) 2014, which will be held at the Waterkloof Airforce Base,...
Celebrity baker fights rhino poaching
The Good Food & Wine Show, which took place at the Coca-Cola Dome from July 31 to August 3, hosted a giant life-sized rhino cake set out to make a stand for the endangered rhino and raise money to...
Holistic approach key to tackling sustainability
Nongovernmental organisation the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) completed the first phase of its Food-Energy-Water Nexus project in April, which is a body of work that looks at the importance of...
Inaugural event provides ideal platform for food and beverage industry
Exhibition organiser Messe München International and its subsidiary MMI South Africa introduced the inaugural food & drink technology (fdt) Africa trade fair and conference on March 18 and 19 at...
Rooftop garden to enhance food security
Social housing provider the Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC) launched another sustainability garden, the Lake Success Food Garden, in Hillbrow, in June. The JHC has five similar projects in...
Vibrating equipment provider introduces new range of machinery
Specialist vibrating equipment provider Joest added US-based particle separation and size reduction solutions company Sweco’s full range of equipment to its product range in June, says Joest MD Kim...
Food industry using gases for freshness
A growing demand for fresh chilled products, without the need for artificial preservatives, has prompted the food industry to make increasing use of modified atmospheric packaging (MAP) gases to...
Prototype high-lift crane receives positive feedback
South Africa-based multinational engineering company Condra is receiving positive feedback on the testing of its prototype high-speed, high-lift crane technology, which is designed and manufactured...
Logistics industry moves towards mobile technology
The MobileControl application for Android operating systems and the Container Transport Solution were launched at logistics software provider Dovetail’s Multi-Tech launch at the Bryanston Country...
Mindset change in logistics industry
Projects in many industries are becoming more challenging because of the remote, undeveloped areas in which new resources are being discovered and, subsequently, the global projects market is...
Segmented supply chains represent new paradigm
The international logistics industry is on the cusp of a paradigm shift with regard to the way in which organisations manufacture and ultimately transport goods from one location to another, says...
Commercial dealership set to expand
Peugeot Isando, a division of the Kempston Motor Group, started the expansion of its top performing dealership in June, with the launch taking place at the dealership in September. The expansion...
Growth lies in burgeoning African mining sector
Johannesburg-based DCD Rolling Stock, a division of international manufacturing and engineering company DCD Group, has received supply orders for its 24 t and 35 t diesel hydrokinetic (DHK) Funkey...
Piping industry lacks necessary infrastructure
Industry body the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (Sappma) is hosting the Pipes VIII Conference, which will take place on September 2, at the Bytes Conference Centre, in...
PVC pipes supplied to Mozambique irrigation system
Following the installation of the German-engineered Krauss Maffei extrusion line in mid-2013, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe manufacturer DPI Plastics became the only plastic pipe manufacturer in...
R1.8m steel piping supplied for replacement project
Fluid conveyance products and solutions expert Incledon has successfully completed the supply of R1.8-million worth of pipeline materials for the replacement of a water pipeline in Tembisa,...
Brazil-based potash project in development phase
Brazil-based fertiliser development company Verde Potash is focusing on securing an environmental licence for its Cerrado Verde potash project, which is currently in the development stage, in...
South American mining to reach 6.2% growth by 2017
The South American mining industry will reach an estimated compound yearly growth rate of about 6.2% from 2012 to 2017, which will take the industry to a total value of $184.3-billion. Some of the...
Company-sponsored guide available
Banking group Nedbank sustainability carbon specialist Dr Marco Lotz announced that the Carbon Footprinting Guide was available for download free of charge at South Africa’s official organisation...
Campaign aims to eliminate plastic waste through sustainability
Local plastics industry umbrella body Plastics SA announced last month that it had set a new sustainability goal – the Zero plastics to landfill by 2030 campaign – which will greatly influence the...
R10m invested to tackle recycling industry challenges
Not-for-profit industry body the Polyolefin Recycling Company (Polyco) aims to invest R10-million in support projects this year to address current areas of constraint in the recycling industry....
Waste management facility wins award
Engineering and environmental consultancy Jeffares & Green (J&G), were the lead consultants for the eThekwini municipality’s Electron Road Waste Management Facility, which won first prize for...
Mining industry challenges affect manufacturing sector
South African manufacturers are not immune to the negative consequences of ongoing labour unrest in the mining industry, says heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment Sales South Africa (Bessa)...
Wagons designed to serve the mining industry in South Africa and abroad
Locomotives, wagons and bogies supplier DCD Rolling Stock, a member of international manufacturing and engineering company DCD Group, has sold 33 discharge hopper wagons to platinum mining...
Dust solution for reduced maintenance
Pretoria-based environmental management company I-Cat Environmental Solutions has supplied its 100% environment-friendly dust-suppression technology, RDC 20, to several mining operations across...
Company provides free guide for mining engineers
UK-based industrial power transmission manufacturer Renold last month published a free guide on the use of rubber-in-compression couplings for mining and quarrying applications, says Renold...
Specialised software captures maintenance data
Outsourced plant operations and maintenance specialist Minopex, a member of global multidisciplinary organisation DRA Group, has completed the implementation of new procurement and maintenance...
Strong focus on composites industry integration
Although the South African composites industry has the potential to develop, it is currently fragmented, owing to a chasm in the integration of product design, material selection, manufacturing and...
Government support for composites industry
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will assist the South African composites industry in organising and funding a South African composites pavilion at the 2015 JEC Composites, in France, and...
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