South Africa’s heavy users of diesel, such as the mining, agriculture and food production industries, face three converging pressures on their fuel budgets. Firstly, fuel price volatility is eroding profits in these industries, some of which already have very thin margins. Secondly, SARS is changing the diesel rebate process toContinue Reading
Building on several years of continuous operation, with the P1000 expansion, sensor-based sorting at PLS’ Pilgangoora Operation in Western Australia has moved beyond project milestone status to become a fully embedded part of day-to-day hard rock lithium processing – demonstrating reliability, feed consistency and long-term resource flexibility at industrial scale.Continue Reading
Booyco Engineering has moved into full production of its third generation heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a customer’s latest 8×8 amphibious infantry vehicles. This latest HVAC solution is the result of the company’s intensive research and development, aimed at addressing both environmental extremes and the stringent operationalContinue Reading
South Africa’s mining sector has long relied on a pit-to-port model – extracting raw minerals and exporting them with minimal local processing. While the argument against this method is nothing new, and while it has sustained the industry for decades, it severely limits economic multipliers, job creation and fiscal resilience. ThisContinue Reading
As South Africa seeks to accelerate economic growth through localisation, manufacturing expansion and infrastructure development, the availability of skilled technical talent is becoming increasingly critical. The country’s mining and engineering sectors, which underpin much of this industrial activity, continue to face a shortage of practical technical skills. While efforts haveContinue Reading
In many parts of Africa, mining remains a frontier sector, frequently arriving as the first large-scale investment in remote or underdeveloped regions; its impact, however, extends far beyond extraction. According to Vis Reddy, chairman of SRK Consulting (South Africa) and global Africa lead, mining companies have been the pioneers inContinue Reading
Morris, Minn. – Superior Industries, Inc., a US-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, is introducing expanded horsepower options across its Patriot® Cone Crusher lineup, giving aggregate producers greater flexibility to optimize performance in demanding and unpredictable crushing applications. According to the manufacturer, the moveContinue Reading
A shift towards structured service level agreements (SLAs) is redefining how conveyor systems are managed with moving operators away from a cycle of breakdown and repair towards proactive performance optimisation. According to conveyor systems specialist Tru-Trac, this trend recognises the central role that conveyors play in high tonnage mining andContinue Reading
Sumitomo Drive Technologies is expanding its portfolio of zero-backlash precision gearboxes with the B Series of the Fine Cyclo® family. The new series is aimed at manufacturers and designers seeking to implement compact drive solutions with high dynamics and maximum transmission accuracy – particularly in applications with limited installation spaceContinue Reading
: AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, and IFS, a global leader in AI-powered enterprise software for asset-intensive industries, announced a technology partnership to enable complex industrial organizations to connect operational intelligence, enterprise execution and strategic capital planning. CEOs Caspar Herzberg and Mark Moffat shared the first wave ofContinue Reading
