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Thermometer designed and tested for industry use

7th July 2017 Handheld-products supplier Fluke - represented locally by distribution service provider Comtest - has launched the Fluke 64 MAX IR thermometer with internal memory, unattended monitoring, improved accuracy, increased battery life, as well as the precision needed to do the job accurately. →

Commissioning activities under way at pipeline

By: Simone Liedtke 7th July 2017 Packaging company Nampak Glass in May commissioned a 1-km-long, high-pressure underground gas pipeline that was constructed by multidisciplinary corporation Saiyl. →

NAMPAK STATION This underground pipeline ties into the newly constructed Nampak Pressure Reduction Station in Germiston

Need for accurate designs of dosing systems

By: Simone Liedtke 7th July 2017 The designs for dosing systems in the gas and fumes industries have to be accurate to ensure safety, says chemical dosing and pumping applications supplier Packaged Metering and Pumping Solutions (PMPS) technical director David O’Neill. →

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PMPS partnered with solar system integrator Solar Injection Australia to import complete units that include a solar power unit

Packaged Metering and Pumping Solutions’ David O’Neill talks about the company’s strategies with regards to the fracking process. Camerawork and Editing: Nicholas Boyd.

Correct air compressor size crucial for energy savings

29th April 2016 Significant energy savings can be achieved by replacing existing oversized air compressors with correctly sized units that use power more efficiently, says compressed air products distributor Goscor. →

SULLAIR AIR COMPRESSOR Goscor has installed variable-capacity control air compressors at Barloworld branches to increase energy efficiency

Installation of largest air environmental project under way

By: Robyn Wilkinson 29th April 2016 Resource industries solutions provider Tenova Takraf Africa is installing the largest air- environmental plant that the company has received to date at platinum producer Impala Platinum’s (Implats) Impala Platinum refineries, in Gauteng. The first phase is complete and is in the process of... →

Company assists clients with 2020 deadline

By: Robyn Wilkinson 29th April 2016 Air pollution and dust-control equipment designer, manufacturer and supplier John Thompson Air Pollution Control marketing and sales manager Gerard Pretorius says the company is ready to assist clients in complying with new emission standards by 2020. →

INCREASING FILTRATION EFFICIENCY Pulse jet bag filter replacing ESP on a kiln dedusting filter plant

New products aid compliance

By: Robyn Wilkinson 29th April 2016 Engineering, manufacturing, construction and maintenance services provider Steinmüller Africa boiler process group leader Warwick Ham says the company’s product offering positions it well to help South African companies meet stricter emissions standards because of its long-term establishment in... →

Emissions control gaining traction in Africa

By: Robyn Wilkinson 29th April 2016 The importance of emission control is gaining traction not only locally but also in sub-Saharan Africa, where it held little priority previously. This is especially true of international companies, says air filtration company Freudenberg Filtration Technologies (FFT). →

BAG FILTERS An example of FFT’s product offering – a bag filter unit for a fume extraction system at Ausmelt Copper Smelter

New opportunities, jobs in emissions control sector

By: Robyn Wilkinson 29th April 2016 As a result of South African companies’ efforts to adhere to the standards of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act by 2020, many higher-end jobs are being created, especially in the associated fields of design and engineering, third-party compliance testing, airshed studies and... →

DRY SORBENT INJECTION PILOT PLANT Lodestone Engineering uses its pilot plant to design various upgrades

Dust prevention reduces downtime

By: Bruce Montiea 1st May 2015 To prevent operational downtime that, on average, can result in a loss of between $1 000/h and $3 000/h, materials handling companies must invest in dust prevention solutions that effectively reduce or eliminate air pollution, says dust suppression engineering solutions company Dust-Act special... →

ACCIDENT PREVENTION Investing in dust surpression solutions can effectively reduce or eliminate air pollution at any materials-handling site

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ACCIDENT PREVENTION Investing in dust surpression solutions can effectively reduce or eliminate air pollution at any materials-handling site

Air Quality Act emphasises emissions control in South Africa

By: Bruce Montiea 1st May 2015 Since the implementation of the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act in November 2013, the importance of emissions control in South Africa has been increasing, says air filtration company Freudenberg Filtration Technologies. “In the past, industries focused mainly on protecting their... →

COLLECTING EMISSIONS The emissions generated from different industrial processes need to be collected at the source

Air purifier selling well in small business sector

By: Bruce Montiea 1st May 2015 While air quality solutions company Solenco SA has mostly sold its Airvax air purifier to clients in the residential market, the company has noted an increased uptake from industry and small businesses, including pubs and restaurants, which are using the product in their offices and to remove... →

HEALTHY SURROUNDINGS Airvax is ideal for hospitals, nursery schools and daycare centres as it does not release particles back into the air once captured

Company tackles haul truck dust emissions

By: Bruce Montiea 1st May 2015 International research, using human health and environment protection agency the US Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions factors for unpaved haul roads, indicates that haul trucks generate the most dust emissions from surface mining sites, accounting for between 78% and 97% of total dust... →

TREATED ROAD SURFACE Haul road surface treated with the Dust-A-Side bituminous-based product

Growing need for dust extraction benefits antipollution companies

By: Bruce Montiea 1st May 2015 Global public health institution the World Health Organisation’s 2015 statistics show that at least seven-million people worldwide die prematurely from air pollution-related diseases, which makes dust extraction a growing market that antipollution companies need to take advantage of, says process... →

DUST EXTRACTION MIP Process Technologies produces dust and fume extraction equipment capable of dealing with air pollution challenges

Company completes R5.8m dust-removal system installation

By: Bruce Montiea 1st May 2015 Environmental management company I-Cat Environmental Solutions completed the installation of a R5.8-million ScrubMist dust-removal system at diversified miner Assmang’s Beeshoek iron-ore mine, in Northern Cape, earlier this month. I-Cat director Anton van der Merwe tells Engineering News that... →

ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY DUST CONTROL I-Cat Environmental Solutions recently installed the ScrubMist dust-removal system at Beeshoek iron-ore mine

Partnership brings dust extraction, filtration techniques to Southern Africa

1st May 2015 Researched and tested dust-extraction, filtration, ventilation and waste-transfer techniques that enable companies to effectively combat the pollution caused by operating processes are now available to South African companies, owing to a partnership between local engineering, pumping and... →

DUST EXTRACTION EPF Systems’ approach is to design a specific solution for each customer using a testing station

Companies meet new emissions standards with smoke, dust solution

By: Bruce Montiea 1st May 2015 In response to the Department of Health’s new emissions standards that will come into effect this year, air-pollution control and dust extraction systems supplier Kentech is supplying smoke and dust control solutions that will help companies comply with the new requirements, says Kentech director... →

LOCAL PRODUCTON Kentech plans to start manufacturing antipollution filters in South Africa

Fine-particle engineering solution cost-effective for industry

By: Bruce Montiea 1st May 2015 Dust-suppression solutions provider 88Chemco is saving costs for clients in the mining, oil and gas, and plantation industries with its chemical technologies and engineering methods, including fine-particle engineering, which was launched in July last year, says 88Chemco CEO Sebastian Karsas. He... →

TOTAL DUST MANAGEMENT 88Chemco uses appropriate chemistry for each project to ensure the solution fits performance and economic parameters

Detector headed to market

9th May 2014 Gas detection and environment monitoring company Trolex has announced that it has launched a carbon monoxide (CO) detector, the Sentro D, which is capable of giving precise CO level readings in the presence of diesel nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The company states that it was asked to develop a... →

Southern Africa on par with international dust management trends

9th May 2014 International mobile equipment solutions supplier Pilot Crushtec International states that the Southern African region has been keeping pace with stringent global regulations regarding the management of dust pollution. Pilot Crushtec International sales director Graham Kleinhans says that despite... →

Compressed-air purifier an effective air-control method

By: Pimani Baloyi 9th May 2014 South African industrial instrumentation and control equipment supplier Etest says its compressed-air-sourced Air Amplifiers – manufactured by US-based compressed-air product manufacturer Exair – remains one of the most effective methods for air, gas, fumes and dust control available to industry... →

Protection of chemists from gas emissions prioritised

By: Pimani Baloyi 9th May 2014 South African laboratory equipment supplier Labotec says its supply of air- filtration protection equipment for laboratory personnel, which is manufactured by global laboratory equipment manufacturer Erlab, ensures chemists’ safety in laboratories. Labotec product manager Ashmita Rajkumar tells... →

Increasing demand for air-pollution-control systems

By: Pimani Baloyi 9th May 2014 Tenova Takraf Africa, part of the global Tenova Mining & Minerals Group, reports that it has seen an increase in demand for air pollution control systems from businesses that operate within South Africa and other regions. The company designs and supplies globally sourced air-pollution-control... →

Company delivers hot gas filtration system in South Korea

9th May 2014 Filtration and separation technology group Porvair Filtration Group has successfully completed the delivery of an energy char filtering system for South Korean business Gwangyang steel plant, in South Korea, in collaboration with South Korean construction company Posco Engineering and... →

First facial air curtain to be launched this month

By: Pimani Baloyi 9th May 2014 South African air filtration solutions company Aircure has advanced the country’s innovative product development capacity by designing and developing the first facial air curtain, the Airhead – to be attached onto hard hats of workers who are exposed to fumes, dust, gas and polluted air – to... →

DARREN BIBBY
We wanted to eliminate workers’ exposure to harmful air and dust and, thereby, preserve their health

How the Airhead works and in which Darren Bibby discusses the product.

Industry becoming more receptive to cost-effective air-filtering technology

By: Pimani Baloyi 9th May 2014 Pretoria-based specialised engineering solutions company Rand Technical Services (RTS) reports that its industrial cyclone air-filtering technology has experienced a boost in market share after being introduced to the South African market about 15 years ago. “In its basic form, the cyclone... →

Rand Technical Services offers robust, highly-effective inertial spin filter technology for industrial dust and exhaust separation

Photo by RTS
Rand Technical Services offers robust, highly-effective inertial spin filter technology for industrial dust and exhaust separation

Valve components offer mines environment-friendly dust management solutions

10th May 2013 Pneumatic solutions provider, Pneumax, reports that it is well-positioned to meet pending legislative changes, in the National Environmental Management Act, related to dust control regulations for mining operations. →

Looming air-quality standards facing industry

By: Sashnee Moodley 10th May 2013 Critical deadlines for the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (NEM: AQA) No. 39 of 2004 have either passed or are looming for activities listed under Section 21 of the Act and operators need to be aware of and meet the remaining deadline by handing in their licence applications or... →

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