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Economic growth a top priority for GNU

By: Creamer Media Reporter 19th July 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the key themes of interest to business raised during President Cyril Ramaphosa's Opening of Parliament speech; the ongoing and new reforms that will be pursued by the Government of National Unity; and the immediate priorities from an economic... →

Open Society Foundations commits $400m for green industrialisation in the Global South

By: Schalk Burger 18th July 2024 Philanthropic grant organisation Open Society Foundations will commit $400-million over eight years to support the development of green industrial policies that contribute to economic growth in the Global South, significantly scaling up its support of economic development. The new Economic and... →

First Battery showcases 80 t/d lead-acid battery recycling plant

By: Schalk Burger 17th July 2024 Automotive and industrial battery manufacturer First Battery on July 17 took media on a tour of its battery recycling facility in Benoni Industrial Sites, in Ekurhuleni, where it recycles 80 t of lead-acid batteries a day. The facility features advanced technology to efficiently recycle used... →

Inside First Battery's Benoni battery recycling plant

Localisation to be used to create early-stage demand in targeted sectors - Tau

By: Terence Creamer 16th July 2024 While proclaiming industrial policy to be the “centre piece” of the government of national unity’s economic development strategy, new Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau indicated he would be leaning on local procurement to create early-stage demand in targeted sectors. In his... →

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau

iMasons Climate Accord calls for improved EPD reporting to boost data centre industry sustainability

By: Darren Parker 16th July 2024 The governing body of the iMasons Climate Accord (ICA), which is a programme of Infrastructure Masons, has called on the digital infrastructure industry to more widely adopt the publication of environmental product declarations (EPDs) for materials and equipment used to build and operate data... →

Two employees in a data centre server room

Actom builds first 66 kV transformer, sets sights on further expansion in Africa

By: Schalk Burger 12th July 2024 Electromechanical equipment manufacturer Actom, which has manufactured its first 66 kV transformer, says it plans to supply small high-voltage (HV) power transformers in Africa, as part of plans to expand into more African countries. HV transformers are typically used in the electricity... →

CE marked washer range offered by distributor

12th July 2024 The Swedish wedge-locking solutions manufacturer Nord-Lock range of securing washers, distributed and supported by industrial equipment supplier BMG, is reportedly the only brand on the market that currently displays the European CE quality mark of approval. “The prestigious CE marking is... →

A gloved hand holding a securing washer made by Nord-Lock

QUALITY AT HAND BMG distributes CE certified wedge-locking solutions manufactured by Nord-Lock to its South African and sub-Saharan African clients

Damen signs new NIP agreement with dtic, celebrates more than 40 vessels built at Cape Town shipyard

By: Irma Venter 12th July 2024 Damen Shipyards Group (DSG) has signed a new strategic partnership agreement with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) as part of the National Industrial Participation (NIP) programme. Under the agreement, Damen subsidiary Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) will continue its... →

Railway functionality hinges on fasteners

12th July 2024 Railway infrastructure stands as a testament to human ingenuity, connecting cities, nations and continents, says local fastener manufacturer and distributor Swagefast, adding that beneath the seemingly simple tracks lies a complex network of components that ensure the safety and efficiency of... →

STAYING ON TRACK The bolts and fasteners supplied by Swagefast to teh rail sector are specially designed for the rigours of continuous use

New concrete fastener meets high-load demand

12th July 2024 Global fastener solutions manufacturer fischer India announced the launch of its pre-positioned undercut anchor, or FSU, which is a “ground-breaking addition” to fischer's line-up designed to meet the demands of high-load applications in concrete. “This innovative anchor not only delivers... →

A building with metal beams bolted to the cement holding a platform up

UNDER PRESSURE The pre-positioned undercut anchor designed by fischer meets the demands of high-load applications in concrete

Fastener provider expands portfolio

12th July 2024 Solar system fastening solutions provider Ejot has announced the launch of its EJOFAST JF3-2-6.0, a 6 mm self-drilling screw that expands on Ejot’s already vast portfolio of fasteners for solar systems on various roof types and substructures. The company notes that the established EJOFAST... →

An Ejot EJOFAST JF3-2-6.0, a 6 mm self-drilling screw designed for solar installations on a solar panel

SHINING LIGHT Solar installations need a reliable and sturdy fastener to hold the panels and frame together while outside in the elements

Belt fastening system supplier growing footprint in S Africa

12th July 2024 Conveyor belt solutions company Mato Products, a member of the Multotec Group, is paving the way in the Botswana mining market with its innovative belt fastening systems, range of lacing equipment, and strong focus on belt cleaners. Mato MD Benjamin Sibanda states that, since entering the... →

An image of a conveyor system with the belt fastening system

KEEPING IT TOGETHER The belt fastening systems offered by Mato Botswana keep the splices together

Manufacturing output down 0.6% y/y in May

By: Creamer Media Reporter 11th July 2024 Manufacturing production decreased by 0.6% in May, compared with May 2023. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports that the basic iron and steel, nonferrous metal products and machinery and motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment divisions had made the largest... →

Industry advances creation of R10bn-a-year gas company to ensure security of supply

By: Sabrina Jardim 11th July 2024 South African industrial users of natural gas are moving forward with the establishment of a R10-billion-a-year gas-aggregator company to provide the basis for large-scale gas infrastructure investments and transactions. The establishment of this gas aggregator (GasCo) will enable South African... →

IGUA-SA CEO Jaco Human

NDT testing expert launches vendor inspection services

By: Nadine Ramdass 5th July 2024 Non-destructive testing (NDT) and inspection provider DEKRA Industrial South Africa (SA) has launched local vendor inspection and expediting services, leveraging its global vendor inspection network and NDT and inspection expertise, to service various industries, including power generation,... →

An image of a worker conducting inspections

TAILORED SERVICES DEKRA Industrial's vendor inspection and expediting services can be customised according to business, and industry, requirements

Onus on sector to optimise steel capacity – SAISI

By: Lumkile Nkomfe 5th July 2024 Amid the mounting challenges of slow economic growth and increased steel imports, steel representative organisation the South African Iron and Steel Institute (SAISI) emphasises the need to address trade barriers and use steel capacities effectively to unleash opportunities on the continent.... →

CHARLES DEDNAM Overall steel consumption decreased by 23% over the past decade, even as imports surged to 30% of total consumption

Company upgrades KZN facilities

5th July 2024 Solid demand growth has led conveyor solutions innovator Tru-Trac to upgrade and expand its facilities at Richards Bay, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, and Middelburg, in Mpumalanga. “These strategic expansions are part of enhancing our branch infrastructure across major mining regions... →

EXPANDED CAPABILITIES Expanded warehouse capabilities at Tru-Trac’s facilities, ready to meet the growing demands of the mining and cement sector

Sound level meters find local distributor

By: Simone Liedtke 5th July 2024 Local test and measurement company TANDM Technologies has introduced engineering company Brüel & Kjaer’s (B&K’s) wireless, smartphone-operated 2245 and 2255 sound level meters (SLMs) to the South African market, which TANDM business development manager Jozua Joubert says marks a significant... →

SAFER WORKING Through the precise identification and quantification of noise sources, these tools pave the way for a safer and more regulated work environment

Geobrugg inaugurates new steel wire mesh manufacturing facility

By: Darren Parker 4th July 2024 Steel wire net manufacturer Geobrugg Africa has inaugurated its first high-tensile steel production facility in Africa in Lanseria, Gauteng. The facility boasts a new TECCO manufacturing machine to manufacture high-tensile steel wire mesh. A second TECCO machine will be added in the third quarter... →

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The Geobrugg management team cut the ribbon at the newly inaugurated manufacturing facility in Lanseria

Decision to impose duties on PV modules met with mixture of surprise and support

By: Terence Creamer 3rd July 2024 The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has expressed surprise at government’s decision to introduce a 10% import duty and rebate on “photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels” in the absence of consultations with domestic consumers. The trade measure has... →

New trade and industry leadership expected to use industrial policy levers to support key sectors

By: Terence Creamer 2nd July 2024 With industrial policy back in fashion in many economies, business and policy specialists expect new Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau to prioritise measures to support key sectors, including those aligned to the emerging green economy. The former Department of Cooperative... →

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau

Absa PMI rises, but remains below 50-point mark amid persisting challenges

By: Schalk Burger 1st July 2024 The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased by 1.9 points to 45.7 points in June, from 43.8 in May, but remained below the 50-point mark. Following a strong start to the second quarter, which was also reflected in solid growth in official manufacturing production data, May and June have... →

Damen renews NIP agreement with dtic; celebrates more than 40 vessels built at Cape Town shipyard

By: Irma Venter 27th June 2024 Damen Shipyards Group (DSG) has signed a new strategic partnership agreement with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) as part of the National Industrial Participation (NIP) programme. Under the agreement, Damen subsidiary Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) will continue its... →

DSCT's facilities in Cape Town

‘Second wave’ of Operation Vulindlela set to prioritise ‘green and digital’ growth

By: Terence Creamer 25th June 2024 The ‘second wave’ of government’s Operation Vulindlela initiative is poised to be widened to include additional structural reforms to those that have been pursued to date in electricity, freight logistics, telecoms, water and skills with the goal of stimulating higher levels of economic growth... →

South Africa could leverage its potent solar and wind resources to power green manufacturing

435 kW solar, battery system ensures Naboom Plastic can produce, reduce backlog

By: Schalk Burger 25th June 2024 Clean energy developer Blue Energy Africa has built a hybrid 435 kW solar and battery storage system for planting bags producer Naboom Plastic, in Mookgophong, Limpopo. The system provides the producer with energy security and operational resilience, as well as saving 80% to 90% on its previous... →

Solar panels installed at Naboom Plastic's operations in Limpopo

61% of manufacturers expect AI to drive growth by 2029, study finds

By: Darren Parker 21st June 2024 Nasdaq-listed Zebra Technologies has found that 61% of manufacturers expect AI to drive growth in the sector by 2029, up from 41% in 2024. These findings are part of Zebra’s ‘2024 Manufacturing Vision Study’, the results of which were released on June 21. →

BUTEC unveils rebranding strategy

By: Sabrina Jardim 21st June 2024 As part of a rebranding strategy to showcase its full spectrum of services, electromechanical contractor and facility management services provider, BUTEC Group has rebranded its subsidiaries in South Africa to BUTEC. As previously reported in Engineering News, the group is currently rebranding... →

Institutes promote sustainable development

By: Trent Roebeck 21st June 2024 Members of welding professional body the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) stress the importance of high-quality welder education and training strategies to help catalyse the “reindustrialisation” of developing countries – including many of the countries on the African continent – and... →

JOHN TARBOTON The SAIW executive director emphasises that the SAIW and IIW play an important role in sustainable development in Southern Africa and Africa

Corobrik sets out plans for its Rietvlei operations

19th June 2024 Brickmaker Corobrik has outlined its plans for accessing prime clay at its Rietvlei operations, assuring that while it needs to remove coal deposits, it has no intention of becoming a coal producer. Natasha Odendaal has the story. →

Corobrik sets out plans for its Reitvlei operations

Transnet to boost rail for VW, other automakers

By: Bloomberg 14th June 2024 Transnet said it’s in talks to run additional trains between a port in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province and the country’s commercial hub of Gauteng to better link the two automotive manufacturing hubs. The state freight rail and ports company has faced withering criticism from carmakers to... →

Youth empowered through manufacturer’s YES commitment

By: Nadine Ramdass 14th June 2024 Automotive manufacturer BMW Group South Africa onboarded its 2024 cohort at BMW Group Plant Rosslyn Training Academy on May 7, marking its ongoing commitment to the Youth Employment Service (YES) Programme, an initiative aimed at addressing youth unemployment. During the event, BMW Group South... →

An image of BMW Group executives, including BMW Group CEO Peter van Binsbergen, at the BMW Group Plant Rosslyn Training Academy onboarding event

ONGOING COMMITMENT BMW Group CEO Peter van Binsbergen reaffirmed his commitment to the YES Initiative during the onboarding event for the 2024 YES Programme students

Manufacturing confidence at its highest in two years amid loadshedding relief

By: Schalk Burger 12th June 2024 Confidence among local manufacturers has reached the best level in two years during the second quarter of the year, according to financial services firm Absa's Manufacturing Survey for the second quarter. The survey showed that business confidence rose seven points to 28 during the quarter, with... →

Manufacturing production up 5.3% y/y in April

By: Darren Parker 11th June 2024 South Africa’s manufacturing production increased by 5.3% year-on-year in April, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported. Stats SA Industry statistics director Nicolai Carson said on June 11 that, out of the ten manufacturing divisions, nine showed positive growth. →

Stats SA Industry statistics director Nicolai Carson

Explosion at Quantum Foods feed mill kills one, injures two

By: Darren Parker 11th June 2024 An explosion at Quantum Food’s Malmesbury feed mill on June 10 resulted in the injury of three individuals, one of whom subsequently succumbed to his or her injuries. The two other injured individuals sustained serious injuries and are receiving treatment but are in a stable condition, the... →

Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber launches think tank to drive job creation in ‘bay of opportunity’

By: Marleny Arnoldi 10th June 2024 One of the country’s most active business organisations the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber (NMBBC) has launched a Local Economy Reinvention Think Tank, marking another step in its vision of unlocking the potential of the metro as a “bay of opportunity”. The launch included the signing of a... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Marleny Arnoldi
Jendamark CEO Quinton Uren

Challenges, opportunities abound for industry

7th June 2024 In an address at the World Cement Association (WCA) yearly conference, WCA director Emir Adiguzel outlined the significant challenges and transformative opportunities facing the global cement industry. The conference – held in Nanjing, China on May 20, 2024 – brought together industry leaders,... →

The above image depicts WCA director Emir Adiguzel

EMIR ADIGUZEL For the first time in history, cement production has the potential to become a net-zero industry

Anchor bolts provide security in bolted construction elements

7th June 2024 In a continuous drive for product improvement, specialist designer, manufacturer and supplier of structural and precast concrete construction elements Peikko South Africa has introduced the HULCO range of anchor bolts. This makes the company a good choice for securely anchoring concrete or steel... →

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