Jonathan Rodin

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Jonathan Rodin

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

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Gold mine achieves safety milestone

11th October 2013 Tanzania’s largest gold producer African Barrick Gold’s (ABG’s) Bulyanhulu gold mine, in the Shinyanga region of Tanzania reports that it has achieved a milestone of 500 000 hours lost-time injury-free hours. In January, Mining Weekly reported that ABG concluded negotiations with a syndicate of... →

Long-term potential of Tanzanian mining industry impressive

11th October 2013 Tanzania's mining industry is facing its toughest period in recent years owing to the gold price in 2013, which greatly affected the sector, reports consultancy firm Africa Practice senior consultant Tom Savory. He explains that, despite this, the country has had some success in this sector, as... →

Software solution targets practical challenges

27th September 2013 Bizmantools, a labour productivity management solution, is the first complete manufacturing management system that addresses the practical challenges in the aluminium and glass industries where it is in use. It takes the product from the quoting stage through manufacturing to delivery and the... →

Bizmantools product developer John White

Demand driven by metal’s versatility, green credentials

27th September 2013 The future of aluminium use for signage, display, presentation, packaging, storage and promotional gift purposes looks bright, owing to the versatility, recyclability and ecofriendliness of the metal, reports South African aluminium fabrication and finishing specialist Metal Graphics. →

New software for energy efficient window designs

27th September 2013 South African supplier and aluminium extrusion company Wispeco says its new software assists in measuring the transfer of radiant energy through aluminium windows, as all buildings are required to comply with U-value standards, which indicate a building’s level of insulation. Therefore, the... →

New quarry plant unique to South Africa

20th September 2013 Tooling, material technology, mining and construction engineering group Sandvik Construction which is a business area within the Sandvik Group reports that it is nearing the completion of a 350 t/h plant in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape, Sandvik construction sub-Saharan Africa VP Glen Schoeman... →

New mobile screening introduced to the South African market

20th September 2013 Belgium-based manufacturer of mobile track mounted crushing and screening equipment, Keestrack, exhibited at the inaugural bauma Africa 2013, in conjunction with the sole accredited sub-Saharan dealer, Metal’lum, which also introduced Metal’lum’s new range of track mounted crushing and screening... →

Mining industry remains challenging

20th September 2013 Importers and distributors of underground mining, surface mining and quarrying rock tools, Schwalbe, which supplies the Orange Rock Tools range to the Southern African market, reports that it is experiencing some challenges in a stressed mining industry. →

Changes regarded as opportunities

6th September 2013 It is expected that the official implementation of the changes to South Africa's MBA degree, which were announched in November 2012, will take effect in 2016, says private higher education institution Milpark Business School dean Dr Cobus Oosthuizen. →

MILPARK BUSINESS SCHOOLMilpark Business School ready themselves for the challenges of the future

Focused on developing skills of entrepreneurs

6th September 2013 Three hundred women entrepreneurs will, as part of the 10 000 Women project, have received business and management training by the end of the year from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs), in Illovo, Johannesburg. The project, which is funded by Goldman-Sachs and managed and... →

Technology helps increase efficiency levels of deliveries

30th August 2013 Logistics software developer Dovetail recently released its new MobileControl solution, which boasts its new estimated time of delivery functionality allowing for on-board vehicle scanning and near real-time tracking of collection and delivery processes. This enables customers to receive... →

Baby tracking system implemented

30th August 2013 Hugs and Kisses, a radio frequency identification (RFID) technology used to track and secure newborn babies, has been rolled out across South Africa at various public and private hospitals, reports barcode specialist Harmonic Group. →

Software a step forward for mining and manufacturing industries

30th August 2013 Two new solutions that could potentially change the way in which the mining and manufacturing industries operate at plant level are being tested by real-time operations management solutions provider Wonderware, says Southern Africa MD Deon Barnard. →

Industry seeks official recognition

30th August 2013 Recognition by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) will enable members of the automation, instrumentation, measurement and control industry to lobby government for changes in existing legislation which does not add sufficient value to the industry, says Society for Automation,... →

CONTROL ROOMInstrumentation and control is a huge part of modern society

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