‘Can-do’ Approach of South Africans
A world leader in bulk material handling solutions Martin Engineering has celebrated its 20th anniversary of growth across the African continent. The company, which works with mining and mineral processing companies to improve safety, efficiency and productivity, first entered Africa in November 2003 with the acquisition of South African business, Scorpio Conveyor Products. Two decades […]
Belt Management Package
Becker Mining South Africa has developed a total belt management system package, that ensures absolute reliability and optimum safety of conveyor belts used in surface and underground mining. It encompasses a range of advanced Becker systems, that are known for dependable performance and extended service life in demanding mining conditions. “This comprehensive belt package includes […]
Reconditioned Submerged Scraper Idlers
The utilisation of SKF sealed bearings, combined with upgraded internal modifications, reconditioning and locally-manufactured custom seals, has increased the average MTBF (Mean-Time Between Failures) of scraper idlers on a customer’s submerged scraper conveyor (SCC) from 3-6 months to 12-18 months. The submerged scraper idlers convey water-quenched, hot coarse ash to the front of the SSC […]
Five Reasons to use Energy Chains
Global polymer manufacturer, igus, is steadily making inroads into applications where its energy chains can improve cable management on machines where repetitive linear movements are required. The energy chains usually replace festoon systems on equipment like gantry cranes, tripper cars and can even replace cable reel drums on heavy duty mining machines such as stackers […]
Australian Fire Technology for Conveyors
Integrated Fire Technology (IFT), the new trading name of Fogmaker South Africa, has boosted its fire suppression line-up with the addition of QTEC fire suppression solutions. QTEC’s scalable and versatile system provides a fire suppression solution for fixed plant applications such as conveyor belts and diesel and oil storage tanks, as well as large, semi-enclosed […]
A Marked Reduction in Dust
Custom engineered chute systems have significantly reduced dust levels while increasing productivity at Zimplats. Over the last two decades, Weba Chute Systems has installed 99 of its tailor made transfer points in various applications across the mine and processing plants. These bespoke installations span various applications including conveyor onto conveyor transfer chutes, apron feeder discharge […]
Upholding his Father’s Standards
Specialist fabrication powerhouse Efficient Engineering is this year celebrating a momentous 55 years in business. Established in 1968 by Giuseppe Cimato, a young blacksmith from Italy who had arrived in South Africa aged 17, Guiseppe carved a niche for himself in the metal fabrication business, recalls his son Tony, CEO of Efficient Engineering. “My dad’s […]
Longitudinal Belt Rip Detection
Becker Mining has introduced its upgraded BRS-2 Belt-rip detection system, which further enhances the productivity and safety of conveyor belts, by detecting longitudinal rips as soon as they occur. “This advanced belt rip detection BRS-2 system is used to detect longitudinal rips on steel cable and fibre conveyor belts in diverse industries, including mining and […]
Energy-free Dust Suppression
BLT World specialists, working in conjunction with the global ScrapeTec team, offer dependable solutions for specific problems at the transfer points of conveyor systems in many industries where dust and material spillage are concerns, including the sugar sector. “The risk of explosions caused by sugar dust emissions on conveyor belts in sugar production is an […]
Eleven Different Profiles
Continental is launching a new generation of polyurethane (PU) timing belts in the Truly Endless Product Line, under the name Synchromotion. The PU cover ensures more efficient power transmission than is the case with other materials. With Synchromotion, customers can now choose between eleven different profiles in the length range 1 500 to 14 500mm with a […]
