Rigorous Testing on Used Trucks
Babcock is taking used DAF trucks to a brand new level with the recent launch of DAF Premium Select. Incorporated in Babcock’s used trucks division, DAF trucks are fully refurbished, certified and given the DAF seal of approval before getting a second lease on life in the pre-owned trucks market. Only A-grade used DAF trucks […]
First Alternative to Classic Festoons
Energy and data cables hanging from jib cranes often pose a great risk. Careless movement of loads, forklifts or other slewing crane systems in the immediate vicinity can cause them to become entangled and torn off. igus has therefore developed the guidelok swing, the only energy supply system of its kind in the world. It […]
A Tyre Transformation
Otraco Southern Africa, a leader in off-the-road (OTR) tyre management solutions and a subsidiary of Bridgestone Southern Africa, has been accredited a B-BBEE Level 1 supplier. André Bode, Otraco’s Managing Director, says that the accreditation has enhanced the company’s ability to deliver specialist tyre management solutions to the mining and construction industries. “Our clients in […]
New Fall Arrest Systems
SCB-Cape, a division of Waco Africa and a leading provider of industrial scaffolding safety equipment and services for the construction, mining, and oil and gas sectors in South Africa and Africa, has announced the launch of their new fall arrest systems service offering. The company’s services includes the supply and installation of fall arrest anchor […]
Industrial Demolition and Decontamination
Jet Demolition Contracts and Project Manager, Kate Bester, says their scope of work ranges from the safe and controlled demolition of coal-fired boilers to product conveyors, steam turbines, transformers, silos, cooling towers and associated auxiliary equipment, in addition to the removal of hazardous materials. The company also carries out clean-up operations whereby it reduces hazardous […]
Excavator in 800 Metre Shaft
The Murray & Roberts Cementation shaft sinking team responsible for delivering a new ventilation shaft at Palabora Copper Mine (PMC) recently celebrated the achievement of a major milestone – the reaching of the 800m mark. This represents two-thirds of the shaft’s final depth of 1 200m. The ventilation shaft forms part of the copper producer’s […]
Full Battery Dump Trucks
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. and First Quantum Minerals Ltd have announced that they have entered into a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to advance the development of sustainable mining solutions at First Quantum’s flagship mining operations in Zambia. Hitachi is supplying the first of its full battery, rigid frame dump trucks fitted with an ABB […]
Chute Design to Reduce Dust
Many industrial facilities, mines and power stations rely too much on dust suppression and extraction systems, when the real answer is to improve the flow of material through well-designed chutes. This is the opinion of Weba Chute Systems technical director Alwin Nienaber, based on decades of experience in this field. His view is that 50% […]
Rigging Not Just for Men
Three years ago Ntombovuyo Madyaliti was working as a security guard at Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT). Today she is one of just four women in South Africa with an Occupational Certificate in Rigging and works fulltime for DSCT, where she is the only female rigger helping to build steel hull vessels for harbours around […]
Quality Local Dump Bodies
According to Gary Colegate, chief operating officer at Efficient Engineering, the company has seen exciting growth in orders from OEM customers in the mining sector who recognise its world class design and fabrication capability. Ongoing upskilling efforts have been matched by the latest technology, including a recent R55 million investment in CNC floor and table […]
