Claire O'Reilly

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Claire O'Reilly

Claire O'Reilly is a Creamer Media Features Journalist for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

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Microgeneration, the future of green stable power

27th August 2021 Amid growing interest in the adoption of hybrid energy solutions and South African mines’ aiming to invest in on-site standalone or microgrid hybrid solutions, engineering services consulting firm WSP suggests that microgeneration and hybrid solutions are the future for local industries and mines. →

Waste to power, a double opportunity

27th August 2021 Waste management is not only fundamental to the sustainability and legal compliance of a mine but it also has larger-scale, industry symbiotic economic benefits through enforcing and contributing to a circular economy-based business model. →

Multinational oil company promotes EALs growth

27th August 2021 Biodegradable, environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) offer companies a solution to balance productivity and environmental protection, with performance levels comparable with those of conventional fluids, says multinational oil and gas company Shell. →

Water management progress for KZN mine

20th August 2021 The conservation, protection and management of water have become top priorities for many mining companies, including the only South African anthracite-producing mine, Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC), a subsidiary of mining investment company Menar. The primary objective of ZAC’s sustainable... →

POLLUTION CONTROL DAM IN EMAKHALATHINI All water management measures implemented by ZAC protec freshwater resources against pollution, to provent contaminated water from being released from the Emakhalathini, KwaZulu-Natal mine.

Multiple approach plan to extend life cycle of mine water

20th August 2021 Environmental consulting firm Golder, a member of WSP in Africa, says a holistic approach to water management is essential to achieve resource sustainability. →

EVERGREEN SOLUTIONS Golder's life-cycle approach helps with effective environmental planning to optimise and minimise water consumption

Automation will harness the power of connectivity

6th August 2021 Digital transformation provides a major opportunity to address challenges in the mining industry, says industrial automation and digital transformation company Rockwell Automation, which has developed the Connected Mine solution, which aims to converge plant-level and enterprise networks, and... →

CANNINAH DLADLA-MAPENA Rockwell South Africa Managing Director

Inclusion in education to address gender disparity

6th August 2021 Mining is the biggest contributor to the South African economy, and statistically also the most male-dominated industry, but mining training company Prisma Training Solutions argues that through education, awareness and better gender representation, the percentage of women in the mining workforce... →

CAROL BRANDT Prisma metallurgy manager and trainer

Step towards holistic ESG in mining

6th August 2021 Regulations concerning environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) globally have made progress in recent years, with legalisation compelling mining companies to meet specific ESG targets. →

NIKITA LALLA LNP Attorneys CE

CAS battery enters local market

23rd July 2021 German riveting and processing technology company Gesipa recently introduced the Cordless Alliance System (CAS) battery to the South African market. CAS is used in tools such as Gesipa’s Accubird Pro, Powerbird Pro and Firebird Pro rivnut tools. →

FIREBIRD PRO S GE CAS Cordless Rivnut tool with CAS battery used for accessory fitments

Navara built in Africa for Africa

23rd July 2021 The first Nissan Navara vehicles produced in Africa have rolled off the production line at the new Nissan plant in Rosslyn, Pretoria this month. →

HOME GROUND ADVANTAGE First Nissan Navara vehicle manufactured in South Africa

Flow measurement tech still key in industry

9th July 2021 Despite electronic control systems and measurement instrumentation dominating applications in the processing and manufacturing industries, pressure, temperature, level, flow measurement and calibration technology company Wika argues that mechanical measurement instrumentation remains relevant and... →

WIKA HHR PROTAK MODEL Primary flow element used in oil and gas industry applications

New thermal imaging camera launched

9th July 2021 Portable measurement instrumentation company Testo South Africa, a subsidiary of Testo SE & Co. KGaA, in Germany, launched a new handheld testo 883 thermal imaging camera in the second quarter of 2021. →

THERMAL CAPTURER The testo 883 Thermal Imaging Camera offers an infrared resolution which can even be expanded to 640 x 480 pixels

Around-the-clock vaccine freezer monitoring

9th July 2021 Local automation and control industry electronic products manufacturer Omniflex is providing Data2Desktop technology to monitor and detect slight internal temperature deviation in Covid-19 vaccine storage facilities. →

Monitoring instrument promotes local health

9th July 2021 In order to protect community health, it is essential to measure particle matter (PM) levels on a continuous basis through the installation of specialised instrumentation, such as the PMsense PM transmitter from Italy-based measuring and control equipment company Delta OHM. →

PMSENSE Particle matter transmitter

Brazil reduces reliance on foreign potash

2nd July 2021 Brazil is the fourth-largest agricultural producer globally and, consequently, has become the second-largest consumer of potash. As such, fertiliser company Brazil Potash launched the Autazes project, in northern Brazil, to decrease the country’s reliance on foreign potash. →

LOCAL POTASH STASH The Autazes project’s aim is to extract potash, from the local Autazes, Itacoatiara and Itapiranga mineral deposits in Brazil

Orbitulum saw popular across various industries

18th June 2021 Industrial and electronic products importer and distributor Actum’s Orbitalum GF saw range, designed for cold cutting and bevelling, is becoming increasingly popular in the food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals, industries for automated applications where hygiene is essential, says Actum CEO... →

ORBITALUM GF SAW Orbital pipe cutting machine used in food and beverage, and pharmaceutical, industries

Skills key to economic upturn

18th June 2021 Welding and cutting are essential skills within manufacturing, which is a sector that may hold significant opportunities for uplifting South Africa’s economy and decreasing the unemployment rate, says PFERD South Africa training manager Marius Steyn. →

CUTTING EDGE TRAINING EQUIPMENT Workshops teach operators about abrasive tools and how to safety handle cutting and grinding equipment

Consultancy alters green processes due to Covid 19

11th June 2021 Owing to the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in South Africa last year, sustainability consultancy Solid Green altered its processes to assist the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) in meeting its net zero carbon goal by 2030, developing an EcoDistrict methodology for the city. →

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN The City of Johannesburg’s Green Building Policy awaits finalisation

Wood beneficial for the circular economy

11th June 2021 The Graduate School of Technology Management at the University of Pretoria (UP) says policy needs to be developed to ensure wood forms part of the circular economy. →

Pioneers for sustainable urban regeneration

11th June 2021 An urgent shift from traditional market practice towards the ‘green industrial revolution’ is underway, hence specialised commercial property financial services company TUHF’s advocating for the following of green and sustainable building principles in the construction and building industries. →

Air classifiers replacing wet classification in quarries

4th June 2021 Pressure on the quarrying industry and mining sector to reduce water consumption is at an all-time high, resulting in an increased shift towards quarries’ moving away from wet classification technology towards dry classification technology, such as the Fisher Air Separator (FAS), this is... →

PORTABLE FISHER AIR SEPARATOR UNIT Waterless classification system used on quarries

Silica’s future depends on paradigm shift

4th June 2021 Silica sands' long-term economic growth and stability is reliant on being reimagined and introduced into new industies and nonconventional applications – the traditional usage of this commodity is no longer enough to sustain silica sand companies, Mineral Processing Engineering & Consulting... →

Abatement solution for coal-fired power pollution

4th June 2021 EPCM Global Engineering are the South African representatives of the Luxembourg-based company Carbon Process & Plant Engineering (CPPE) who is the owner and provider of the Sulfacid® technology for flue gas desulphurisation by reacting the SO2 with water on an Activated Carbon bed in order to... →

Water preservation essential for mine

21st May 2021 Coal mining and trading company Minergy Coal completed the installation of two-phase water-efficient technology at its Masama coal mine, in Botswana, in March. →

DEWATERING CIRCUIT Fine material is pumped to a high frequency dewatering screen to remove excess water, producing manageable dry fine material ready for dispatch

Mine fosters symbiosis

21st May 2021 An electrification project, which was started in 2019 during the construction of the Masama coal mine – owned by coal mining and trading company Minergy Coal – in Botswana, has progressed to benefit 500 people in the village of Medie, situated 20 km from the mine. →

MEDIE PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Back to school for Medie primary school and back to work for Minergy Coal to provide electricity and computers to learners

Company aims to gain territory with faceless seal

14th May 2021 Mechanical seal supply and distribution company Pactor “is ready to break into potential markets”, as the local distributor of the Air-Shaft leak prevention system (LPS), says Pactor MD Kobus Swanepoel. →

TAMAR PUMP SHAFT SEAL 730-TP Faceless seal used in airshaft LPS systems

Silicone gasket maker for DIY and automotive repair market

14th May 2021 Industrial and do-it-yourself (DIY) adhesive producer Pratley’s latest innovation for cost-effective DIY and professional auto repairs, the Room Temperature Vulcanisation (RTV) silicone grey gasket maker, is ideal for use in the automotive repair market. →

DIY GASKET MAKER The Pratley RTV Silicone Grey Gasket Maker is ideal for gasket making in the automotive repair market

Ideal gasket storage and maintenance of plant is crucial

14th May 2021 Inadequate storage and the mishandling of gaskets, as well as inaccurate gasket material selection for an application – often treated as trivial or an afterthought – can be critical in precluding monetary losses and even dangerous occurrences, says industrial gaskets and sealing material... →

STORAGE CONDITIONS Gaskets are often treated as an afterthought, often even ordered last, when in fact it is one of the most critical parts of any application to ensure a plant functions properly

Hydrogen companies enter green economy MoU

30th April 2021 Green hydrogen technology company Nel Hydrogen has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global chemicals and refining industry catalysts, technology, and services supplier Haldor Topsoe. →

M4000 NEL WATER ELECTROLYSER The ideal generator for producing green hydrogen at scale for the production of green ammonia

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