Dylan Stewart

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Dylan Stewart

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Versatile loader launched at BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA

16th October 2015 The newly launched 760i loader was the focal point at multitask articulated loader designer and manufacturer Avant South Africa’s stand at BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA 2015. →

Chinese multinational launches in style

16th October 2015 Chinese multinational heavy machinery manufacturing company XCMG held its opening ceremony at BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA 2015, after having officially launched into the South African market in August 2014. →

SA gear manufacturer targets South American mining

9th October 2015 Mechanical power transmission manufacturers Pylon Gears last month embarked on a trade mission to Peru, which was funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), to gain a foothold in the country’s growing mining market, says Pylon Gears CEO Alex De Bruyn. →

Pylon can supply the entire undercarriage for a mining shovel, including the drive tracks, tumblers and swivel pinion

SA company launches exclusive unbalanced drives

9th October 2015 Specialist vibrating equipment supplier Joest Kwatani South Africa launched its exclusive range of Joest unbalanced drives in March, states company service GM Theresa Walton. →

Thousands participate in Pretoria march against corruption

30th September 2015 Thousands of people from various spheres of society on Wednesday gathered in the City of Tshwane, in a march titled Unite Against Corruption. The diverse crowd representing faith-based organisations, student organisations, civil society groups and political parties, marched from Lilian Ngoyi... →

SA aluminium body positive about aluminium prospects

25th September 2015 Owing to the increased use of aluminium in the automotive and beverage packaging industries, demand for aluminium in South Africa has positive long-term prospects, says Aluminium Federation of South Africa (Afsa) executive director Mark Krieg. →

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MANY APPLICATIONS Aluminium is used in the construction sector, the electrical sector, heat exchangers, solar geysers, the food and beverage packaging industry, and the transport industry

Automotive sector to drive aluminium growth, says metallurgist

25th September 2015 Metallurgical plant and rolling mill technology provider SMS group has identified the automotive industry as a crucial target market for the company, where its aluminium rolling technology can be applied, says SMS group Technical Services South Africa executive VP Michael Schäfer. →

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SMOOTH PRODUCTION Consistent flatness is required to feed the material into downstream processing lines

First SA company to manufacture sausage U-clips

25th September 2015 Durban-based precision aluminium components manufacturer AC Exports will receive a new machine for manufacturing small aluminium sausage clips this month, AC Exports chairperson Jens Reuning tells Engineering News. →

FULL OFFERING AC Exports' product range, including a spool of U-clips on the far righ

Richards Bay casthouse has new owner

25th September 2015 Australia-owned bauxite miner and aluminium producer South32 has confirmed the official transfer of ownership of the Bayside casthouse in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal to Isizinda Aluminium in a deal that will support the economic transformation of Richards Bay and the development of South Africa’s... →

Marquee company manufactures structures the size of a soccer field

25th September 2015 Cape Town-based aluminium-frame-structure manufacturer Speed Structures is manufacturing a 120-m-long, 40-m-wide marquee with an apex height of 10 m for hire or sale, says company chairperson Richard Downing. →

CRUCIAL MATERIAL Speed Structures relies totally on aluminium, especially for the extrusion components, which support the polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, covering.

Weakening of yuan bad for SA exports, good for inflation

18th September 2015 The recent depreciation of the Chinese yuan will put pressure on exports from South Africa to China, but could ease South Africa’s inflation, states South Africa law firm ENSafrica’s China Practice Group head Kenny Chiu. →

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INTERNATIONALISING THE YUAN China has had ongoing discussions with the International Monetary Fund for the yuan to join its Special Drawing Rights

End-to-end operation optimises all chilled water plant components

18th September 2015 Up to 40% of the energy consumed by a building’s cooling system can be saved by designing an end-to-end solution that monitors, controls and operates all the components of the system, says Johnson Controls Building Efficiency Africa GM Neil Cameron. →

NEIL CAMERON Johnson Controls aims to question the practicality of most cooling systems

V&A Waterfront harnesses seawater cooling technology

18th September 2015 Heating, refrigeration and air-conditioning solutions provider Carrier is installing a 6 MW district cooling plant that uses the cold Atlantic seawater in the harbour, at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, to provide cooling for the property’s Silo District development, says Carrier business development... →

SMOOTH SAILING The final phase of the V&A Waterfront’s Silo district is on track for completion in early 2017 at a substantial investment of R1.5-billion

BIM enhances HVAC installations

18th September 2015 Building information modelling (BIM) enables quicker, more economical and more sustainable installation of heating, cooling and ventilation (HVAC) systems, says mechanical pipe-joining service provider Victaulic, which has helped in the BIM stage of development of numerous projects, including the... →

INTERSECTING EXPERTISE BIM promotes collaboration between architects, engineers, contractors and owners

Fan manufacturer focuses on R&D amid challenging economy

18th September 2015 Owing to the sluggish local and global economy, South African fan manufacturer CFW Fans is homing in on research and development (R&D), particularly in terms of developing large fans for heavy industry and mining, says CFW Gauteng branch manager Bart Ziemski. →

Industrial elements manufacturer upgrades technology

18th September 2015 Benoni-based industrial elements manufacturer Independent Elements is adopting a number of new technologies that will enhance the reliability of the company’s product range, says Independent Elements chairperson Harry Flowers. →

HARRY FLOWERS For the past 50 years, only small tweaks to improve production efficiency and product cosmetics have been made in the elements industry

Small thermal oil heater to be released next month

18th September 2015 Oil and gas specialised equipment supplier Energas Technologies will launch its new Apek-mini thermal oil heater onto the South African market next month, says Energas product engineer Laetitia Botha. →

South Africa strategically significant for China’s future growth plans

4th September 2015 China is considering large-scale, long-term investments in South Africa, especially in terms of joint ventures, to secure resources that will help facilitate China’s future growth plans, says commercial law firm Norton Rose Fulbright director Milton Osborn. →

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STEELING THE FUTURE A Chinese government-owned steel firm is in the early stages of investing in South Africa’s steel manufacturing sector

China an attractive export market for South Africa, says analyst

4th September 2015 Owing to the significant expansion of China’s middle class, the world’s fastest-growing economy has become an attractive market for South African exporters, says KPMG director Glenn Ho. →

EXPANSIVE COLLABORATION The opportunity for partnership between South Africa and China is not limited to within the borders of either nation

Strategic partnership geared to achieve midtier status

4th September 2015 Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company, Wesizwe Platinum, whose anchor project is the Bakubung platinum mine, in the North West, aims to become a significant midtier multicommodity mining company, says Wesizwe CEO Jianke Gao. →

DIGGING DEEP In July the main shaft of the Bakubung mine had been sunk to 803 m below collar

Petrochemicals partnership develops wireless gas detector

28th August 2015 Japanese engineering and software company Yokogawa and Norwegian wireless optical gas-detector developer GasSecure in July announced the delivery of the world’s first SIL2-certified wireless gas detection system for use at a liquified natural gas (LNG) facility, in Northern Europe. →

WIRELESS MANAGEMENT STATION

Advanced vision sensors check catalytic converters

28th August 2015 Peter Jones Electronic Equipment, a division of the Actum group recently supplied two IV series vision sensors to the Port Elizabeth-based Mobile Emissions Catalyst division of Germany-based chemicals company BASF, says Actum technical sales manager Rob Howes, who notes that visual inspection... →

Mobile HMI enables real-time changes to out-of-view applications

28th August 2015 Industrial automation specialist company Rockwell Automation introduced its new Allen Bradley MobileView tethered operator interface – a mobile terminal that enables plant and industrial personnel to take a machine’s human-machine interface (HMI) with them to make real-time adjustments to... →

OUT-OF-VIEW APPLICATION The MobileView uses a 10" display with a resistive touch screen

Monitoring solution mitigates worker fatigue

28th August 2015 More than a dozen companies worldwide are using heavy machinery and engine manufacturer and designer Caterpillar’s 24/7 equipment operator monitoring service, which provides customers with the ability to see, mitigate and manage operator distraction or fatigue, says Caterpillar safety solutions... →

PREPARED When Caterpillar’s monitoring centre is alerted, the company’s analysts follow a custom, preset safety procedure

Shell helps develop advanced control systems software

28th August 2015 Japanese engineering and software company Yokogawa and international oil company Shell have jointly developed a software suite that acts as a platform for advanced control and estimation, which accelerates and simplifies the process of designing, deploying and maintaining advanced process control... →

Industrial switch helps manufacturers address network requirements

28th August 2015 Industrial automation specialist company Rockwell Automation introduced its new Allen Bradley MobileView tethered operator interface – a mobile terminal that enables plant and industrial personnel to take a machine’s human-machine interface (HMI) with them to make real-time adjustments to... →

NETWORK COMPONENT The Stratix 5400 switch offers up to 20 gigabit ports in a single switch

Platinum company and union reach agreement

21st August 2015 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) signed a substantive three-year wage agreement with platinum producer Northam Platinum last month at the company’s Zondereinde mine, in Limpopo. →

Load-shedding results in production losses

21st August 2015 Stage 3 electricity load curtailments have cost midtier platinum-group metals (PGMs) producer Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) a total of 34 hours of milling time, translating into about 13 000 t of lost production, during the six months ended June 30, the company said upon the release of its... →

Diesel vehicles to play big role in future platinum demand

21st August 2015 The future demand for platinum-group metals (PGMs) will largely be rooted in the automotive industry, where PGMs are used to make catalytic converters and platinum to produce autocatalysts for diesel engines, says Japanese trading company Mitsubishi Corporation precious metals strategist Jonathan... →

Unyielding platinum dip forces miners to cut costs

21st August 2015 Owing to weakened demand for platinum, the platinum price, currently at a six-year low of about $980/oz, is not expected to rise significantly in the near future, says geology and mineral resources consulting services provider →

LOW COST Amplat's Mogalakwena mine

Mine shaft reaches 803 m

21st August 2015 The main shaft at platinum miner Wesizwe Platinum’s Bakubung platinum mine, in the North West, has been sunk to 803 m below collar and has reached the brow of the 81 level station, says Wesizwe Platinum GM Eddie Mohlabi. →

Solar dryer in final testing stages

7th August 2015 Nelspruit-based agricultural processing equipment manufacturer Dryers for Africa is in the final stages of testing its SD300 solar dryer at an environment control solutions company, in the Western Cape, says GM Catherine de Villiers-Burgers. →

Ionic coolant sales gain momentum

7th August 2015 One year after introducing the specially developed ionic coolant into the global pyrometallurgical market, foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie is seeing a marked increase in interest and confidence in the product, says Thos Begbie CEO Edwin Dreyer. →

Brick company aiming to expand kiln capacity

7th August 2015 Owing to the current healthy market, the expected growth in local demand for face bricks and the subsequent opportunity to increase the company’s market share in the sector, clay brick producer Rosema is aiming to expand its kiln capacity, says Rosema factory manager Chris Clarke. →

Furnace vacuum installer observes wet-to-dry trend

7th August 2015 Vacuum furnaces are increasingly being upgraded to use dry pumps, says vacuum solutions provider Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum senior process industries marketing manager Uwe Zöllig. →

Andalusite producers to challenge merger prohibition

7th August 2015 Andalusite producers Andalusite Resources and Imerys South Africa have requested that the Competition Tribunal consider the proposed merger between the two companies. The request for consideration will be heard in October and follows the Competition Commission’s decision to prohibit the two... →

Tanzania coal-to-power project begins BFS

31st July 2015 Multi-commodity exploration and mineral project development company Kibo Mining has started with the bankable feasibility study (BFS) for the development of its Mbeya coal-to-power project, in south-west Tanzania, Kibo CEO Louis Coetzee tells Mining Weekly. →

IPP prepares final coal tender bid

31st July 2015 South African independent power producer (IPP) KiPower is preparing to submit a bid in response to a tender from the Department of Energy (DoE) under its Coal Baseload IPP Procurement Programme to supply coal-powered electricity to State-owned power producer Eskom, says KiPower chairperson Ayanda... →

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COAL TO POWER The DoE’s request for proposals indicated the aim to procure 1 600 MW of independently produced coal powered capacity

Expert highlights coal projects ‘likely to succeed’

31st July 2015 The four new coal mines being developed by energy and chemical company Sasol are highly likely to succeed as a result of two fundamentals: reserves and market, says mining and project finance evaluator XMP Consulting chairperson Xavier Prevost. →

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XAVIER PREVOST Sasol's Secunda mines are the largest coal producer in the country

Company pushing to bring closed lubrication system into iron-ore space

24th July 2015 Over the next 18 months oil and lubrication company Shell will target the iron-ore market and introduce its bulk grease customer value proposition (CVP) through the Shell Grease Truck to various iron-ore mines in South Africa, says Shell South Africa technical manager Hentie Spangenberg. →

LOADED The Grease Truck carries six containers called rockets with a capacity of 1400 kg of grease per rocket

Iron-ore surplus will persist – consultancy

24th July 2015 Australian iron-ore miners’ intentions to increase their production, slow demand from India and China, and displaced high-cost miners will continue to contribute to the long-term global surplus of iron-ore, which has halved the price of the commodity over the past two years, says mining... →

LARA SMITH Some west African countries rely on iron-ore to stimulate their economies

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