Nov 20, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys, Safety
IN the current economic climate, with project managers under increasing pressure to reduce costs, there may be a very real danger that inferior quality products will be used, posing a potential safety risk. That’s according to National Technical Sales Consultant at...
Nov 14, 2018 | Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys
FOR many years, the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW), has provided opportunities for young South African men and women to acquire the skills in the welding and related inspection industries. “Over 75% of our graduates find meaningful employment and this,...
Oct 30, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Metals & Alloys, Petrochemicals
MASS & Heat Transfer Technology (MHT)are in the process of completing the construction of five large Ethanol Distillation Columns for export to The Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). Four of the columns have already been delivered and the last is due for...
Oct 30, 2018 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys, Property – Commercial & Industrial
ARUP was commended for their entry of the V&A Grain Silo Complex facade in the Architectural Category at the 2018 South African Steel Awards recently. The company, an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists, works...
Oct 10, 2018 | Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, Import / Export, Metals & Alloys, Transport & Logistics
SAB KickStart is one of the country’s longest-running and most successful youth development programmes, recently announced its top 21 finalists. Meet the three Eastern Cape entrepreneurs that made the grade. Ebenezer Smith co-established Profecia IT in 2012, a...
Sep 30, 2018 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys, Plastics & Rubber, SMME Development & Support
ADIENT South Africa’s modern new trim and JIT assembly plant in Rosslyn, near Pretoria, represents a positive statement for South Africa’s automotive manufacturing sector and demonstrates the value of localisation. That’s according to the National Association of...
Sep 27, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys
TRADITIONALLY, steel-cutting band saws tended to be larger equipment items that were not particularly portable. However, in manufacturing most of the steel used is smaller than 50mm in section. Starrett has responded by producing an innovative range of portable band...
Sep 27, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Metals & Alloys
HIGH chrome white irons (HCWI) are renowned in mining ore processing plants for their hard-wearing, abrasion-resistant qualities. They have proven ideal for highly durable mill liners and for protecting ore-chutes. Johannesburg-based Mitak is one of the largest...
Jul 31, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Metals & Alloys, SMME Development & Support, Special Economic Zones
CHINESE automaker BAIC will significantly ramp up the use of local materials and labour as its new Coega plant moves from its set-up phase into full scale production, with the first batches of its X25 compact SUV due to start rolling off the assembly line in the...
