Metso is expanding its global Bulk Material Handling (BMH) network with the inauguration of its new regional hub in Cape Town, South Africa on April 15th, 2026. The new centre delivers expanded engineering expertise, and access to advanced automation technologies for bulk material handling and port customers across African region.Continue Reading
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (President and Executive Officer: Masafumi Senzaki; “Hitachi Construction Machinery”) announces the establishment of the new “WIXIM” brand for emerging markets to address increasingly diverse customer needs. WIXIM will be positioned as a brand that offers highly practical OEM products tailored to specific regions and applicationsContinue Reading
Emerson, a global leader in automation, continues to advance industrial edge innovation with the launch of DeltaV Live Enterprise View—a new solution that securely extends real-time control system visualisation beyond the traditional control room. The application forms part of Emerson’s growing edge ecosystem, giving engineering, maintenance, reliability, and leadership teamsContinue Reading
Komatsu has reached a historic milestone in autonomous mining, commissioning its 1,000th autonomous ultra-class haul truck equipped with the company’s industry-leading FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System. The milestone reinforces Komatsu’s position as the pioneer and global leader in autonomous haulage, having been first to market with a commercial autonomous mining solutionContinue Reading
The precise accuracy of taking an oil sample from a machine component is one of the most critically important steps in the scientific analysis of oil as part of a condition monitoring programme. According to condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, taking samples is often a very specialised task, and notContinue Reading
RCT – Powered by Epiroc is helping transform warehouse safety at one of Australia’s leading logistics providers, with the successful deployment of its advanced Pedestrian Alert System (PAS). The client identified increasing safety risks within its warehouse and distribution environments, driven by higher activity levels, mixed materials handling equipment (MHE),Continue Reading
Industrial sectors form the backbone of the South African economy. Mining, power, electrical, automation, transport and local manufacturing each play a distinct yet interconnected role in driving economic growth, employment, exports and industrial development. However, capital equipment purchases in these sectors are complex, high-cost and long-term investments that rely heavilyContinue Reading
The organisers of the DRC Mining Week expo and conference have welcomed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Fonds de Promotion de l’Industrie (FIP), recently signed in Cape Town. VUKA Group, the organisers of the annual flagship mining gathering inContinue Reading
The mining sector’s significant progress in health and safety – with fatalities declining from 200 to 41 over the two decades from 2005 to 2025 – has been supported by improved skills development. According to the newly appointed director of the Wits Mining Institute (WMI), Dr Pontsho Twala, training hasContinue Reading
Compliance with the specified material size is a decisive factor for efficient work processes in opencast mining. With the Vario Impact Sizer (VIS), Wirtgen offers a system that scores highly in terms of flexibility, precision, and adaptability. It allows machine operators to reliably control the top particle size and particleContinue Reading
