Jonathan Rodin

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Jonathan Rodin

Jonathan Rodin is a former Reporter for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

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Despite materials shortage, company experiences market upturn

10th October 2014 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 will take two months to complete. →

Nuclear industry remains dormant

3rd October 2014 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 GIBB power and energy GM Paul Fitzsimons. South Africa has one nuclear power station – State-owned... →

Power yield to increase by 10%

3rd October 2014 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 Eskom’s power yield by 10%, says an Areva spokesperson. This will represent an additional 90 MW... →

Company develops packaged power boiler

19th September 2014 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 power boilers that are particularly suited to applications in fibrous biomass fuel and coal-fired... →

South African biofuels industry slowly growing

19th September 2014 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 power technology, systems and solutions, equipment and aftermarket service provider Clyde Bergemann... →

South African manufacturing industries in decline

12th September 2014 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. “Many local component manufacturers have become importers of finished products, which they supply to... →

New chain-assembly facility established

12th September 2014 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 in less than one week. “BMG’s special delivery service enables customers to specify a wide range of... →

Company launches confined-space training

12th September 2014 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 training aims to prevent accidents and negligence in confined-space operations and includes a newly... →

Factory notches up 200 aircraft

5th September 2014 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 co-founder and director James Pitman. The business, located at the Tedderfield Airpark in Eikenhof,... →

Aircraft set to boost African aerospace industry

5th September 2014 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 expected to significantly boost jobs and skills in the African aerospace industry. Several local... →

Science council supports aerospace industry

5th September 2014 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 Pretoria, is achieving its goal of bridging the gap between the South African aerospace industry and... →

Company on schedule to supply generators

5th September 2014 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, in Pretoria, from September 17 to 21. The tender to supply the generators was awarded last year and... →

Celebrity baker fights rhino poaching

22nd August 2014 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 support the cause. The cake was made and donated by Cake-Extreme co-owner Paul Vieira and US Cake... →

Holistic approach key to tackling sustainability

22nd August 2014 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 developing policy and recasting business strategy around these three issues in a holistic manner,... →

Inaugural event provides ideal platform for food and beverage industry

22nd August 2014 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 Gallagher Convention Centre, in Johannesburg. The event focused on all aspects of the food- and... →

Rooftop garden to enhance food security

22nd August 2014 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 Hillbrow, Joubert Park, Troyeville, Newtown and Fordsburg, in Johannesburg, comprising rooftop gardens... →

Vibrating equipment provider introduces new range of machinery

22nd August 2014 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 Schoepflin. The full Sweco range comprises Gyramax gyratory sifters, round and rectangular... →

Food industry using gases for freshness

22nd August 2014 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 keep food fresher for longer. South African gas and welding products company Afrox special products... →

Prototype high-lift crane receives positive feedback

15th August 2014 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 for fast-tracking the presink phase of new mineshafts. “Radically different from the level-luffing... →

Logistics industry moves towards mobile technology

15th August 2014 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 Club, in Sandton, in June. Dovetail sales director Ralf Rolle says the MobileControl application... →

Mindset change in logistics industry

15th August 2014 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 beginning to follow a more innovative approach towards logistics, giving it a higher priority, says... →

Segmented supply chains represent new paradigm

15th August 2014 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 logistics company DHL Supply Chain strategy director Warren Brusse. Historical attitudes toward... →

Commercial dealership set to expand

15th August 2014 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 comprises an amalgamation with Peugeot East Rand at bigger premises, in Isando. The specialised... →

Growth lies in burgeoning African mining sector

15th August 2014 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 shunting locomotives from clients operating in the mining and industrial processing sectors over the... →

Piping industry lacks necessary infrastructure

1st August 2014 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 Midrand. “Several papers pertaining to this year’s theme, Plastic Pipe in Infrastructure, will be... →

PVC pipes supplied to Mozambique irrigation system

1st August 2014 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 Africa capable of producing 630-mm-bore PVC pipes. Industrial water treatment company Aquserv placed... →

R1.8m steel piping supplied for replacement project

1st August 2014 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, Gauteng. The project, which took eight months to complete, entailed replacing a heavily corroded 1.1km... →

Brazil-based potash project in development phase

25th July 2014 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 Brazil’s Minas Gerais province. Verde Potash CEO Cristiano Veloso tells Mining Weekly that the company... →

Photo by Verde Potash
POSITIVE RESULTS Verde Potash published a positive update in March on Cerrado Verde’s measured and indicated resource

South American mining to reach 6.2% growth by 2017

25th July 2014 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 world’s largest copper, bauxite, iron and nickel deposits are situated in South America, with the... →

MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR Brazil's mining industry contributes almost 40% of South America's total region revenue

Company-sponsored guide available

11th July 2014 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 for promoting glass recycling, The Glass Recycling Company’s inaugural Green Dialogues conference at... →

Campaign aims to eliminate plastic waste through sustainability

11th July 2014 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 plastic industry’s strategic direction over the next 16 years, says company executive director Anton... →

ANTON HANEKOM Organisations are working towards a vision of eliminating all plastic waste from the country’s landfill sites by 2030

R10m invested to tackle recycling industry challenges

11th July 2014 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. Five categories of support projects have been identified, for which funding will be made available,... →

Waste management facility wins award

11th July 2014 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 technical excellence at the South African Institution of Civil Engineering Durban Branch Awards 2014,... →

Waste tyre project effective

11th July 2014 The Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) reports that its waste tyre project – which has been operational for a year – has remediated 26 388 t of tyres, created 683 jobs and registered 1 641 tyre dealers. In addition Redisa is servicing 833 collection points.... →

Mining industry challenges affect manufacturing sector

4th July 2014 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) sales and marketing director Terry Gillham. "There is no question that our mining industry has taken... →

Wagons designed to serve the mining industry in South Africa and abroad

4th July 2014 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 operations in South Africa over the last five years, says DCD Rolling Stock supply chain manager Phillip van... →

Photo by Duane Daws
FUNCTIONALITY DCD’s latest discharge hopper wagons are designed to respond to the South African platinum belt needs

Dust solution for reduced maintenance

20th June 2014 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 Africa, says nonexecutive director Professor Jan du Plessis. The solution was implemented at one of the... →

Company provides free guide for mining engineers

20th June 2014 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 business development director Alan Dean. This guide, titled Coupling Solutions: Rubber-in-Compression,... →

Specialised software captures maintenance data

20th June 2014 Outsourced plant operations and maintenance specialist Minopex, a member of global multidisciplinary organisation DRA Group, has completed the implementation of new procurement and maintenance systems for four of the 15 sites at which it is currently involved in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho... →

Strong focus on composites industry integration

6th June 2014 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 research and development (R&D), says Biocomposites Centre of Competence (BCC) composites expert Dr... →

Photo by Duane Daws
APPLIED FOCUS The CSIR’s focus is on developing the appropriate product technology platforms for the construction, packaging, automotive and aerospace industries

Government support for composites industry

6th June 2014 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 the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX), in the US, says Biocomposites Centre of... →

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