Simone Liedtke

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Simone Liedtke

Simone Liedtke is Creamer Media Social Media Editor & Senior Writer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

Post-Covid environment brings further growth for Goodwin

8th September 2022 The post-Covid economy is proving prosperous for slurry pumping technology company Goodwin Submersible Pumps Africa, who not only managed to stay afloat throughout the global pandemic, but also saw growth. During this time, the company also managed to expand its reach further into South Africa,... →

MIP Process Technologies provides full dewatering solution to miners

8th September 2022 More than 90% of water used in mineral processing facilities is recovered, which means that mines use very little fresh water, says South African process equipment sales and manufacturing company MIP Process Technologies. This, explains MD Philip Hoff, is why the company can provide a full range... →

Valecus, Elite Vine develop cloud solution for health, safety prioritisation

8th September 2022 Cloud-based platform Valecus and South African technology firm Elite Vine have, together, developed a solution for businesses that enables the prioritization of employee health and safety. Elite Vine CEO and founder Jandre Janse van Vuuren and Valecus CEO Mario Nel give Creamer Media more insight... →

Elite Vine CEO and founder Jandre Janse van Vuuren

RS Components continues to support customers at biggest Africa trade show

8th September 2022 Leading omni-channel industrial product and service solutions provider RS Components, a trading brand of the RS Group, stocks more than 700 000 industrial and electronic equipment products. Sourced from over 2 500 leading suppliers, the company provides a wide range of product and service... →

Howden sees steady increase in greenlit projects

8th September 2022 The market has been responding favourably to industrial equipment supplier James Howden Holdings’ integrated solutions, with a steady increase in the number of proposals that have been submitted over the last few months. Further to this, the company’s MD, Kudzai Nyangoni says the company has won... →

MD Kudzai Nyangoni

Actom anticipating demand as energy projects continue to flow from REIPPPP

8th September 2022 With a major increase in renewable energy projects anticipated over the next 12 months, turnkey electrical solutions provider Actom is confident that this will translate into an increased demand for products and services, especially considering the general maintenance backlogs for power... →

CEO Mervyn Naidoo

TLT-Turbo Africa focusing on providing clean air to advance mining operations’ success

8th September 2022 With mining being the most important sector for technology-driven ventilation systems provider and manufacturer TLT-Turbo Africa’s products, sales and marketing head for sub-Saharan Africa Vusi Madlopha emphasises the importance of providing clean, contaminant-free air. He explains that the... →

TLT-Turbo Africa products, sales and marketing head for sub-Saharan Africa Vusi Madlopha

High-tech launches from SEW-EURODRIVE at Electra Mining

8th September 2022 Visitors to this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition in Johannesburg will be spoilt for choice as drive component manufacturer SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa unleashes more technology to drive productivity and efficiency. →

Weir Minerals Africa has big plans for Electra Mining

7th September 2022 Equipment and solutions provider Weir Minerals Africa, which enjoyed excellent attendance at its stand at the last Electra Mining Africa in 2018, will once again be exhibiting its extensive range of minerals processing equipment at this year’s show where it will have a capacious 300 m2 outdoor... →

Weir Minerals Africa regional MD Rajen Govender

Booyco Electronics continues to play pivotal role in Zero Harm

7th September 2022 South African proximity detection system (PDS) pioneer Booyco Electronics continues to play a pivotal role in the quest for Zero Harm in the mining sector. An acknowledged leader in the field, the company offers safety solutions for underground and surface mining, quarrying, construction,... →

Probe IMT – leading the way for integrated digital mines

7th September 2022 Productivity and safety product supplier Probe Integrated Mining Technologies’ (IMT’s) end-to-end digital mine operation solutions can significantly improve the design of digital mines, says CEO Gert Roselt. “We have built a strong reputation for providing a comprehensive range of premium... →

Probe IMT Mining Regional Manager for Mpumalanga Wesley Dean Lynn.

Brasco emphasizes the importance of dust-control, filtration equipment management

7th September 2022 A combination of lost knowledge and the loss of skilled workers has caused many companies to neglect maintenance of dust-control equipment, which industrial filtration company, Brasco Group, stresses is “an unfortunate situation that most industrial companies find themselves in”. “Industrial dust... →

FLSmidth focusing on ‘MissionZero’ at Electra Mining

7th September 2022 Global leader in the supply of equipment and solutions to the minerals processing industry FLSmidth will be using this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition to demonstrate the progress it is making in realising its MissionZero strategy, an ambitious programme which aims at allowing mines and... →

Zest WEG poised for African growth

7th September 2022 After a decade-long expansion of its manufacturing capabilities in South Africa, Zest WEG, the South African subsidiary of Brazil’s WEG Group, is well placed to extend its already extensive footprint in the African market. “We now have six manufacturing facilities in Gauteng and Cape Town,... →

OMV striving for ‘smart company’ status in construction sector

6th September 2022 Having grown into a substantial business in the sectors in which it operates, aggregate supplier OMV believes the secret of its success lay in the company’s provision of optimum solutions for the needs of its customers. Compared to other sectors, the company managed to survive the pandemic with... →

Hydra Arc eyeing mining industry, international markets

6th September 2022 Although there are many benefits when partnering with steel fabricator Hydra Arc, engineering manager Matthew Alfonso says the company’s “unique service” remains core to its management philosophy, as this means that “all layers of management are required at the coal face to support employees,... →

Alcohol Breathalysers to expand service, range of breathalysers

6th September 2022 Alcohol testing equipment supplier Alcohol Breathalysers Pty Ltd says that it will remain focused on expanding its service & range of breathalysers into new African markets, as well as improve turnaround times for servicing its existing customer base. The company is cautiously optimistic about... →

Director Angus MacArthur

Roytec credits diversification for business growth, sustainability

6th September 2022 International equipment supplier Roytec Global has seen an increase in tendering activity, with a significant increase in its global pipeline, largely owing to its diversification in terms of products, markets and commodities, says CEO Alan Fanton. This was critical, he adds, as the owner-managed... →

CEO Alan Fanton

ESAB moving into new 5 000 m2 facility owing to significant growth

6th September 2022 Welding company ESAB will be moving into its new state-of-the-art 5 000 m2 facility in November - a move that’s largely motivated by the company experiencing “significant growth” over the last four years. The new facility will allow the company to improve its product and service offering to its... →

ESAB GM Chris Eibl

Jacobs Transport’s young, compliant fleet shifts to bigger business premises

6th September 2022 Transportation service provider Jacobs Transport has outgrown its current yard space and will be redesigning the company’s modus operandi to conform with business requirement flow. The company talks to Creamer Media about this, and more, at this year's Electra Mining Africa exhibition. →

Jacobs Transport's Lee-Ann Courvoisier

Afrox cautiously optimistic about post-Covid success

6th September 2022 While signs of economic recovery have been evident since Covid-related restrictions were lifted, chemical industry company African Oxygen (Afrox) is cautious about the long-term effects, as “quite a few industry players did not survive the economic downturn resulting from Covid”. “We believe we... →

Afrox manufacturing industries applications business manager Johann Pieterse

Multotec technology assists in achieving ESG goals

6th September 2022 South Africa-based minerals processing equipment specialist Multotec will have a strong presence at this year’s Electra Mining Africa (EMA) exhibition, and will have its in-house experts on hand to brief visitors on the company’s comprehensive line-up of minerals processing equipment. Multotec... →

Multotec South African operations CEO Rikus Immink

Trafo’s flexibility on show at Electra Mining

6th September 2022 Owing to the individual nature of mines, a one-size-fits-all solution is often unfeasible. With that in mind, dry-type transformer specialist Trafo Power Solutions will use Electra Mining Africa 2022 to showcase its ability to customise its solutions for mine-specific conditions. →

Kwatani casts spotlight on innovation, digitalisation

6th September 2022 In response to the innovation imperative in the mining sector, mining equipment manufacturer Kwatani will use Electra Mining Africa 2022 as the platform to cast the spotlight on its modern multi-slope screen design and the company’s strides in digital innovation. While multi-slope screens –... →

Dry-ice blasting service provider underscores advantages of dry ice blast cleaning

2nd September 2022 Similar to sand blasting, bead blasting or soda blasting, dry ice blasting service provider Dry Ice Blasting Services underscores the advantages to dry ice blast cleaning, which it says is “not well known”, although it is a time-saving, green and cost-effective cleaning method. The modernized... →

Group of companies collaborate on delivering innovative solutions in the industrial space

2nd September 2022 Using innovative solutions that reduce project risk and increase productivity will help to drive schedule and budget compliance, says mechanical contractor Prommac. This focus, it adds, also will see “happy employees [being] more likely to give their best in all aspects of their work” as a... →

Photo by Prommac
Prommac offers innovative maintenance, shutdown and multi-discipline project solutions

Manufacturer to showcase industrial lighting range at Electra Mining

1st September 2022 Lighting manufacturer Visionware will be showcasing its industrial lighting range at this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition, which will be held in September. The Kempton Park-based company focuses on the in-house design and local manufacturing of products for the electrical switchgear and... →

The V-Light range in a parking bay area

AZ-Armaturen continues to engineer fast, dynamic solutions to customer specification

30th August 2022 During the 50 years that industrial equipment supplier AZ-Armaturen has been in existence, it has continuously developed its portfolio to meet the increasing demands of globally active customers. “The tradition of being a partner and meeting the highest demands of our customers is inextricably... →

Pictured is some of AZ-Armaturen's industrial equipment that's available to customers

Melco rolls from strength to strength thanks to bulk unit handling capabilities

30th August 2022 Goods conveying is a critical aspect of production, packaging and distribution of numerous large consumer products and industrial components, says conveyor equipment manufacturer Melco Conveyor Equipment. Part of the Rulmeca Group, Melco supplies rollers, idlers, pulleys and motorised pulleys for... →

Melco's Germiston-based manufacturing facility

MLT Group announces new generation of Super-Screw range for conveyor splicing

29th August 2022 The new generation of manufacturer MLT Group’s Super-Screw range allows for a reduction in conveyor downtime, while also improving productivity, the company says, noting that it is “an optimal way to splice conveyor belts”. In order to meet the needs of all its customers, the permanent endless... →

The company's Super-Screw in use at a quarry conveyor belt

BTECH Process, Diemme® Filtration partner for joint exhibition at EMA 2022

26th August 2022 Liquid/solid solutions provider BTECH Process and filtration specialist Diemme® Filtration will be undertaking their first joint exhibition in South Africa at the 2022 iteration of the bi-annual Electra Mining Africa (EMA) exhibition, which will be held in September. The decision to co-exhibit at... →

KonNx portfolio ensures constant connection, safety

26th August 2022 In an effort to ensure constant connection between power cables, the relevant equipment and electricity, high voltage cable coupler manufacturer KonNx designs, manufactures and distributes high and low voltage cable couplers and connectors for use in heavy industrial applications (such as... →

More women join the industry

26th August 2022 Material handling company CFAO Equipment South Africa has seen an increased interest from females that wish to enter the materials handling sector, which is largely perceived to be a male-dominated industry. →

SONIA PRETORIUS “The time is right” to advance the company’s waste management capabilities

South32’s South African operations deliver stable performance

25th August 2022 Diversified miner South32’s saleable manganese ore production remained largely unchanged at just over two-million tonnes for the financial year ended June 30, in spite of the miner having increased volumes of premium material from its Mamatwan mine, more than offsetting the impact of planned... →

A2C Distributors grows from strength-to-strength, attending EMA2022

25th August 2022 Still going strong since it was established in 1997, business support services provider A2C Distributors has grown its range progressively. The company supplies a variety of tools and solutions to suit a customers’ needs and requirements. →

EDS promoting patented Multishaft Mill at EMA2022

25th August 2022 Mining equipment manufacturer Energy & Densification Systems (EDS) has developed and patented its new technology crushing and milling equipment, the EDS Multishaft Mill. EDS will be exhibiting at this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition, in September, and will be promoting its Multishaft Mill... →

The EDS Multishaft Mill

Rockwell Automation underscores the importance of maintenance to improve asset availability

24th August 2022 Considering that high-capital assets have such a huge impact on production, they cannot be under maintenance or downtime without production being affected to some extent. Unscheduled downtime or maintenance in heavy asset industries, therefore, lead to a number of cost drivers within an industry,... →

Tech startup to launch flagship 3D metal printer at Electra Mining

24th August 2022 South African tech startup Aditiv Solutions will be launching its flagship three-dimensional (3D) metal printer, the HYRAX, at the upcoming Electra Mining Africa (EMA) exhibition, to be held at Expo Centre Johannesburg in September. A live demonstration of metal parts being ‘printed’ is also on... →

Aditiv's HYRAX 3D metal printer

BSSC Radiators continues to ensure diverse, efficient product delivery

24th August 2022 Privately-owned BSSC Radiators continues to develop and transform itself into a market leader, with over four decades of diverse experience and service in the mining industry. Through this experience servicing the mining industry, among others, BSSC aims to ensure efficient product delivery –... →

The "After" of a flag ship rebuild that was done in the BSSC workshop on a Komatsu 960E

Sosimple Energy provides cheap, clean energy that reduces electricity costs

23rd August 2022 Clean energy provider Sosimple Energy is protecting businesses in South Africa against rising electricity prices, helping them to save money through its solar installation offerings. The offering, which requires no investment and no costs for maintenance or insurance, provides businesses with an... →

Bonfiglioli promoting local engineering capability at Electra Mining

23rd August 2022 Machine industry company Bonfiglioli continues to leverage global best practices across its wide product range, while simultaneously tailoring its offering to local needs. This approach, the power transmission industry leader says, has allowed Bonfiglioli South Africa to “capture a significant... →

A combination of some of Bonfiglioli's products.

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