SKF Group Company, Lincoln Lubrication South Africa’s Africa Export division recently received approval from a leading cement producer in Africa to supply, install and commission 51 Muster II Automated Fire Suppression (AFS) systems at its cement plant in Nigeria. The systems will be installed on drill rigs, crawler excavators, dumpContinue Reading
Yorkshire Water has selected Samotics as the sole supplier of electrical signature analysis (ESA) for its full sewage network until at least 2025. The three-year contract, worth £10 million, is part of Yorkshire Water’s Dynamic Maintenance program. In January 2022, two tenders were issued for two different condition-based monitoring (CBM)Continue Reading
An updated app from SKF extends access to information on super-precision bearings – allowing users to combine bearings into sets. SKF has updated the app that gives users instant information on super-precision bearings. Super-precision manager app allows users to scan a code on the product packaging, or on the bearingContinue Reading
Seventeen miners at a coal mine in southern Zambia survived gas suffocation while working underground, a mining official said on Tuesday. The accident happened in the early hours of Monday at Collum Coal Mine situated in Sinazongwe district at shaft 6 underground when suspected carbon monoxide gas filled the undergroundContinue Reading
Germany’s KSB SE & CoKGaA and Leistritz Pumpen GmbH have unveiled an international service alliance to raise customer service worldwide to a new, networked and especially fast level. Image © WrightStudio – stock.adobe.com. Following a successful test phase in France, the service alliance will now be rolled out to otherContinue Reading
DR Congo’s mines ministry has proposed lifting lockdowns at mining operations after workers went on strike to protest compulsory on-site confinements during the coronavirus outbreak. Human rights organisations said earlier this month that mining workers in the vast African country were being forced to stay in overcrowded, unsanitary accommodations. DuringContinue Reading
Sulzer is supplying pumps for Shell’s major new biofuels facility that is under construction in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Image © Inna – stock.adobe.com. The Shell Energy and Chemicals Park, which is expected to become one of the largest biofuels production sites in Europe, will create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) andContinue Reading
Rolls-Royce and airframer Tecnam are joining forces with Widerøe – the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, to deliver an all-electric passenger aircraft for the commuter market, ready for revenue service in 2026. The project expands on the successful research programme between Rolls-Royce and Widerøe on sustainable aviation and the existingContinue Reading
SKF Group Company, Lincoln Lubrication South Africa’s Africa Export division recently received approval from a leading cement producer in Africa to supply, install and commission 51 Muster II Automated Fire Suppression (AFS) systems at its cement plant in Nigeria. The systems will be installed on drill rigs, crawler excavators, dumpContinue Reading
United Kingdom, month date, 2020 – Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science through its exclusive African Distributor United Scientific (Pty) Ltd based in South Africa has supplied 24 handheld X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) X-MET8000 Geo Expert analyzers to the Tanzanian Ministry of Mining based in Dodoma to help officials ensure correct mining laboratoryContinue Reading
