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Company aims to expand AI, IIoT development through acquisition

9th February 2024 Automation company ABB announced its agreement to acquire a majority of software service provider Meshmind last month with the aim of expanding its research and development (R&D) capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), Industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT) and machine vision. Through this... →

Multi-core, multi-tasking solution for motion control

9th February 2024 Automation company Beckhoff’s next generation TwinCAT MC3 is equipped with the features of the previous TwinCAT NC2 motion control solutions, along with a modular design among other features. The TwinCAT MC3 can be operated in parallel with NC2 and MC3 axes can be coupled to existing NC2 axes.... →

Photo by Beckhoff Automation
NEXT GEN The TwinCAT MC3 combines features from the previous TwinCAT NC2 with a modular design and improved features

Analyser offers high performance at low cost

9th February 2024 Gas analysis company Servomex’s feature-rich Servotough Oxy 1900 digital oxygen analyser is specifically designed for hazardous area use and delivers high performance with a low cost of ownership. “[Our] innovative oxygen analysis sets new standards of flexibility, stability and reliability with... →

Partnership to facilitate process technology development, broaden product range

9th February 2024 Sensor company SICK and measurement and automation technology specialist Endress+Hauser are aiming to enter a strategic partnership to broaden Endress+Hauser's product range, enhance SICK's process automation business segment and advance SICK’s process technology. The joint memorandum of... →

An image of SICK executive board chairperson Dr Mats Gökstorp

MATS GÖKSTORP Through working together, Endress+Hauser and SICK can capitalise on emerging opportunities

Manufacturing production increased by 0.7% y/y in December

By: Schalk Burger 8th February 2024 Manufacturing production increased by 0.7% year-on-year in December, Statistics South Africa reports. The largest positive contributions were made by petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products, which increased 5.3% and contributed 1.1 percentage points; wood and wood products,... →

Hudaco grew turnover by 9%, operating profit by 5% in 2023

By: Schalk Burger 2nd February 2024 JSE-listed industrial, automotive and electronics distributor Hudaco has increased turnover by 9.1% for the financial year ended November 30, 2023, to R8.9-billion, and its operating profit by 5.1% to R1.07-billion. The group's operating profit margin was 12%, down from 12.5% in the 2022... →

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Hudaco CEO Graham Dunford.

SKF provides support for successful counterfeit bearings raid in Cape Town

By: Schalk Burger 31st January 2024 Industrial components and systems company SKF has provided support to Cape Town authorities that conducted an effective raid against a bearing seller who had been selling counterfeit SKF bearings to customers in the region, seizing fifteen bags of various types and sizes of counterfeit SKF... →

ArcelorMittal South Africa warns of losses on the back of long steel impairment charge

By: Marleny Arnoldi 30th January 2024 Primary steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa expects to report a 238% to 261% year-on-year decrease in earnings per share (EPS) for the year ended December 31, owing to a R2.1-billion impairment charge on the company’s long steel operations and a challenging local trading environment. The... →

Integrity NDT Projects secures Sanas accredication

By: Schalk Burger 26th January 2024 Nondestructive testing (NDT) services company Integrity NDT Projects has attained South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) accreditation, effective from October 26, 2023, which aligns all the company's technical processes with the rigorous standards set by SANAS. This marks a milestone... →

Model Y most registered new vehicle

26th January 2024 Despite not topping the table at the end of October, the Tesla Model Y proved to be the most popular battery electric vehicle (BEV) in Europe, from January through to October 2023, and may continue to grow in popularity in 2024. This is according to research conducted by research organisation for... →

An image of the Tesla Model Y and a table showing vehicle registration statistics in several European countries

TESLA TIME A table showing the Tesla Model Y popularity in Europe 2023

Equipment boosts compressed air quality

26th January 2024 Compressed air quality is a frequently neglected topic, but contaminated compressed air (c/air) is almost as bad as no compressed air. However, two products offer solutions to these air quality problems, namely: the SUTO iTEC and the CDK range of refrigeration air dryers. →

REJUVENATING COMPRESSED AIR CDK Series dryers on offer from Artic Driers

Modified fleets can benefit African sectors

By: Trent Roebeck 26th January 2024 Special vehicle modifications company RMA Automotive South Africa (RMAA SA) has deepened its promise to use “excellent” design expertise and capabilities, as well as “cutting-edge technology” to enable multi-sectoral industry players to employ modified fleets and business transport vehicles to... →

An image of Brendan Londt and Alan Caugant standing in front of vehicles modified by RMAA SA

AUTOMOTIVE REVOLUTION Brendan Londt and Alan Caugant stand in front of an ambulance vehicle and a mobile service vehicle modified by RMAA SA

Heat pump saves manufacturer’s site 169 MWh/y

26th January 2024 According to a recent press release from firm specialising in developing, producing and marketing “forward-looking” machinery Ecoclean, premium car manufacturer BMW has replaced its electric water heating system with a heat pump at its Steyr site, in Austria. This has resulted in electricity... →

An image of a heat pump installed by Ecoclean

HEATING UP A heat pump installation done by Ecoclean at BMW Steyr site

PPC concludes sale of Rwandan cement business

By: Marleny Arnoldi 25th January 2024 JSE-listed cement manufacturer PPC’s subsidiary PPC International Holdings has successfully disposed of its 51% shareholding in Cimerwa, in Rwanda, for $42.5-million. PPC confirms that all conditions precedent to the disposal have been fulfilled and that the proceeds have been received from the... →

Energy transition offers once-in-century potential for South Africa to reindustrialise

By: Schalk Burger 25th January 2024 The global and local renewable energy transition is presenting industries, and South Africa, with a once-in-a-century growth trajectory to provide products and components into the value chains of renewable energy and battery energy storage systems (BESSs). During the second quarter of 2023, more... →

Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies senior economist and South African Renewable Energy Masterplan facilitator Gaylor Montmasson-Clair

Glasfit achieves Level 2 BBBEE certification

By: Darren Parker 25th January 2024 Glass repair and replacement company Glasfit has attained its broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) Level 2 certification, featuring a 55.9% black female ownership. “We believe diversity in leadership is key to driving innovation and success. This certification aligns seamlessly with our... →

Downstream companies implore ArcelorMittal South Africa, govt to avoid long steel plant closures

By: Darren Parker 24th January 2024 The South African downstream steel industry has urgently appealed to both steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) and the government to find immediate solutions that will allow the continued operation of the three AMSA plants that make up the company’s long steel business in South... →

Manufacturer poised to support Transmission Development Plan

19th January 2024 Electromechanical equipment manufacturer ACTOM High Voltage Equipment, a division of the ACTOM Group, is preparing to participate in State-owned electricity utility Eskom’s Transmission Development Plan (TDP). South Africa's electricity landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, driven... →

An image of ACTOM High Voltage Equipment divisional CEO Casbah Zwane

CASBAH ZWANE ACTOM High Voltage has started looking at expanding the manufacturing capacity of its local factories by about 40%

Hydrogen implementation remains limited

By: Nadine Ramdass 19th January 2024 Following global trends, discussions in South Africa on hydrogen, its production and use have gained momentum, although actual implementation remains limited, says power technology provider Cummins Africa and Middle East hydrogen and fuel cell business director Alan Zhao. Aligned with other... →

An image of Cummins Africa and Middle East hydrogen and fuel cell business director Alan Zhao

ALAN ZHAO A nuanced approach to hydrogen production is needed in the low-carbon energy transition

Sunward South Africa unveils new facility in Boksburg

17th January 2024 Drill, earth-moving and construction equipment supplier Sunward South Africa has unveiled a new dedicated office, warehouse and workshop facility in Jet Park, in Boksburg, to better serve the Southern African mining and construction markets. Marleny Arnoldi attended the launch. →

Sunward South Africa unveils new facility in Boksburg

Schneider Electric completes EcoAct acquisition

By: Schalk Burger 14th December 2023 Electrical automation and equipment company Schneider Electric has finalised the acquisition of climate consulting and solutions company EcoAct, which is headquartered in Paris, France. The completion of the transaction follows consultation with the relevant employee representative bodies and... →

Manufacturing output up 2.1% y/y in Oct

By: Creamer Media Reporter 12th December 2023 Manufacturing production increased by 2.1% year-on-year in October, Statistics South Africa has revealed. The largest positive contributions were made by the petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products (7.8% and contributing 1.5 percentage points); and motor vehicles, parts and... →

Schneider appoints Anglophone Africa Industry and Segment VP

By: Schalk Burger 12th December 2023 Electricity management and equipment company Schneider Electric has appointed Christophe Begat as Anglophone Africa Industry and Segment VP. Begat has been at the helm of the company’s operations in countries, including Iraq, Algeria, Singapore and, most recently, Nigeria overseeing the West... →

Christophe Begat

Expansion helps enhance efficiencies

8th December 2023 Industrial products supplier BMG relocated its regional service centre and opened two new facilities in September, with BMG KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) regional manager Keith van Wyk noting that the expansion will help the company meet the increased regional demand for engineering consumables and support... →

An image of a sugar refinery included in the BMG expansion programme

MEETING DEMAND Many sugar refineries are reaping the benefits of the BMG expansion programme

Startup elevates local production, aims for rapid growth

By: Nadine Ramdass 8th December 2023 To promote renewable energy and local manufacturing, lithium battery manufacturing startup IG3N produces battery storage systems to address the intermittent nature of renewable energy while providing an alternative to imported batteries and its associated challenges. A drawback of solar... →

Financial support aids industry

By: Trent Roebeck 8th December 2023 To address the ongoing negative impacts and challenges posed by the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), or sugar tax, industry association SA Canegrowers, in partnership with millers from the South African Sugar Association (SASA), is providing R1-billion to support sugar industry players while the... →

LAND OF SUGARCANE Sugarcane field under the supervision of the South African Canegrowers Association

Tech enhances mill productivity

8th December 2023 Several sugar mills in KwaZulu-Natal have received productivity-enhancing benefits following installations of manufacturer of engineering consumables and components Bosch Projects’ new dimple tube technology, which it developed, analysed and tested over the course of three years. “By integrating... →

An image of one of the dimple tubes on offer from Bosch

DIMPLE TUBE TECHNOLOGY Bosch dimple tube technology allows for enhanced sugar processing capacity

EU carbon tax could cost Africa $25bn, AfDB chief says

By: Bloomberg 7th December 2023 Africa could lose as much as $25-billion annually due to the European Union’s new carbon border tax, hurting the continent’s trade by penalizing valued-added exports such as iron and fertilizers, African Development Bank Group president Akinwumi Adesina said. The EU’s carbon border adjustment... →

AI can help humanity, but data and computing needed to enable its use

By: Schalk Burger 7th December 2023 A specially trained neural network artificial intelligence (AI) system can use the signal from an electroencephalogram to detect epilepsy symptoms with a 90% accuracy, can work constantly and its accuracy does not degrade like a real doctor's owing to fatigue or illness. This can help to improve... →

UN University rector and UN under-secretary-general Professor Tshilidzi Marwala

Ramohlale Industries, Exxaro Resources mark milestones in Limpopo

6th December 2023 Electromechanical engineering company Ramohlale Industries in October launched its new offices and factory facility at the N1 Industrial Park in Polokwane, Limpopo. →

Ramohlale Industries, Exxaro Resources mark milestones in Limpopo

Opinion: AfCFTA can support the development of local OEMs, unlock economic growth on the continent

6th December 2023 In this opinion article, ACTOM CEO and Manufacturing Circle chairperson Mervyn Naidoo writes about the importance of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and how it can support the development of original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on the continent. →

Merwyn Naidoo

Energy efficiency strategy provides promising results

1st December 2023 Global air filtration expert Parker Hannifin has demonstrated substantial savings following the first full year of implementation of its carbon reduction strategy, aimed at achieving carbon neutral operations by 2024. In 2022, Parker Hannifin established a year-on-year emissions reduction target... →

Financial backing boosts decarbonisation initiative

1st December 2023 Financial institution Standard Bank announced last month it had finalised an agreement to support global carbon project developer The African Stove Company (TASC) with funding for what is believed to be the first carbon credit project of its kind in South Africa. The carbon credit project has... →

An African Stove Company cookstove which is helping rural areas reduce their emissions

NOW WE ARE COOKING The new improved cookstove uses even less fuel, subsequently reducing emissions

New waste management system has multiple environmental benefits

By: Halima Frost 1st December 2023 Sustainable waste management solutions provider Asher Africa’s latest waste management system effectively decreases a client's waste output and offers an “almost emissions-free process”, contributing to a client's decarbonisation efforts. The Asher, introduced to the South African market in... →

The Asher machine installed at a client which incinerates waste in a more environment friendly manner

BREAKING IT DOWN The Asher uses lower operating temperatures to reduce waste to an ash more efficiently

Manufacturing sentiment at its highest level for this year, but conditions remain tough

By: Schalk Burger 29th November 2023 Confidence in the manufacturing sector improved slightly to 26 points – the highest level this year – in the fourth quarter, financial services firm Absa's latest quarterly manufacturing survey shows. The confidence index ranges between 0 and 100, with zero reflecting an extreme lack of... →

Absa Relationship Banking manufacturing sector head Justin Schmidt

Self-lubricating bushings transforming side-tipper landscape

By: Simone Liedtke 24th November 2023 A prominent South African side-tipper truck manufacturer has substantially raised its monthly orders for South African bearings manufacturer Vesconite Bearings’ self-lubricating bushings, which Vesconite development engineer Tristen Wintershoven says, “showcases the manufacturer’s trust in... →

TRISTEN WINTERSHOVEN Self-lubricating bushings have emerged as the preferred choice for the side-tipper industry

Electric 4 × 4 enters production

24th November 2023 Scotland-based automotive manufacturer Munro Vehicles announced the completion of the first pre-production model of its white Series-M utility all-electric 4x4 earlier this month. The vehicle is a hard-top five-seater and leaves the factory in East Kilbride ten months after Munro unveiled the MK... →

MUNRO SERIES-M Munro Vehicles has completed the first pre-production model of its white Series-M utility all-electric 4x4

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