Access roads, bulk stormwater drainage forms part of community development projects
Globally-trusted infrastructure consulting firm AECOM is supporting the creation of significant opportunities for skills transfer, development of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and community development projects as part of its scope of work for the R573 upgrade on...
A fire that broke out at the KZN Resins factory in Durban at the end of August has placed the spotlight on the extreme hazards associated with the chemical-processing industry (CPI), comments ASP Fire CEO Michael van Niekerk.
These hazards can quickly lead to a cascading sequence of events, resulting...
When electrical, mechanical and control engineering expert Proconics was recently called upon to install new gas-monitoring instrumentation at a major petrochemical producer, it turned to rope-access specialist Skyriders to provide the secure access and work-at-height required for the trunking, tubing and cabling.
This followed an earlier project whereby Skyriders was...
The Delta compact modular mid-range AS series PLCs, available locally from leading supplier ElectroMechanica (EM), is a high-performance, multi-purpose controller designed for all kinds of automated equipment.
The AS series of PLCs features Delta’s self-developed 32-bit SoC (System on Chip) CPUs for enhanced execution speed (up to 40 k steps/ms),...
Industrial sectors such as petrochemicals cannot afford production downtime due to electrical power failure or disturbances
When a major petrochemical producer in Mpumalanga required an industrial UPS solution, Proconics selected the PowerLine DPA 20-120 kVA modular three-phase UPS system from ABB in South Africa. Many industrial sectors such as petrochemicals...
Australian headquartered online technology company Real Time Instruments (RTI) believes that strong demand for their AllScan Online PGNAA Analyser reflects a renewed focus on quality and processing efficiency by the mining and mineral processing sector. The AllScan is a new-generation online elemental analyser that uses PGNAA (prompt gamma neutron...
Water jetting is proving to be increasingly useful for many industrial tasks – from cleaning machinery in the manufacturing and mining sectors through to materials cutting and hydrodemolition.
It is used extensively in petrochemical processing and food production for pipe and tank washdowns and in the marine sector for surface...
As oil, gas and petrochemical companies rise to the challenge of meeting the increasing demands of ever stricter environmental and health and safety regulations, valve automation systems, developed by Frames, are playing a key role in delivering the High Integrity Protection Systems (HIPS) needed.
Poor environmental practices are being progressively...
Founded in 2009 as a boutique emergency medical first-response organisation, Medi Response has grown into a respected entity within the field of pre-hospital emergency care. We provide professional and comprehensive emergency medical support across a range of sporting and recreational events throughout South Africa. Medi Response also offers a...
Stat-X condensed aerosol fire suppression technology offers the most compact and economical fire extinguishing solution available today. A Stat-X unit consists of an extremely rugged, hermetically sealed, stainless steel canister containing a stable, solid compound. The canister is durable and non-pressurized, and is capable of withstanding harsh environments.
Stat-X –The...
The South African Government gazetted the latest specifications related to the cap lamps used in underground mining industry. Specifications SABS 1438-2013 became the law in May 2013. This meant that all South African underground mines were required to use cap lamps complying to this specification within twenty-four months from...
Craig Menzies, UK Manager at Restrata, leading the Incident Management Centre in Aberdeen.
In the 5th century BC, General Sun Tzu wrote in “The Art of War” that “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat”. Given that effective Incident Management...
Instrotech, local distributor of process control instrumentation and specialised systems, has on offer two products specifically for application in the measurement and control of temperature, the Optris CSmicro LT pyrometer, for cement manufacture and Optris PI400 infrared camera.
CEMENT MANUFACTURE and Optris CSmicro LT pyrometer
Temperature is a critically importance component...
Analog Arts develops PC-based USB oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, arbitrary waveform generators, frequency and phase analyzers, data recorders, TDR cable analyzers, frequency and phase meters, pattern generators, logic analyzers, data acquisition systems, and application specific test instruments. Analog Arts products satisfy a wide range of applications in various industries.
With an...
"Made in Italy, made in Parma: dating back to 1964, BRAM-COR headquarters is located in highly specialized industrial district, heart of the Italian food valley and of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The diversified know-how and field experiences in developing water treatment systems from COR S.r.l. and in developing filling lines...
At the forefront of precision lapping and polishing technologies, Kemet International Ltd provide innovative solutions to achieve precise geometry and finish. Maintaining this finish is key so Kemet have established strategic partnerships with world leading manufacturers of ultrasonic cleaning equipment and aqueous based cleaning fluids.
Kemet offer the full...
The Shock Pulse Generator (SPG), developed and manufactured by the Swiss company Explosion Power GmbH, is an online boiler cleaning equipment. The innovative technology has proven its outstanding performance at more than 400 installations in 20+ countries since 2009 (cf. Figure 1). Plant operators confirmed significant prolongation of boiler...
Ideally, a PV solar system should be sized to suit the individual requirements of a customer. Installing a solar system is not just a matter of putting up a few panels and adding a few batteries. There are many other factors (and complex calculations) involved such as wiring, connections,...
IT IS OFFICIAL. The Solenco Comefresh CF8500 and CF8608 Air Purifiers are the first air purifiers in South Africa to boas the Seal of Approval awarded by the Allergy Foundation of South Africa ( AFSA).
Other products in the Solenco South Africa stable that received...
