Bearing Assist is a new mobile app developed by SKF in collaboration with customers to simplify the process of mounting, installing and replacing bearings. The app delivers a host of benefits including minimising the possibility of incorrect mounting, reducing installation time and costs, increasing uptime and extending the operating lifeContinue Reading
This year, the sustainable energy sector began seriously addressing one of its most pressing issues: finding enough minerals to manufacture solar panels, wind turbines, and large batteries for energy storage and electric vehicles. It will be important to figure this out if we are to avoid a fossil-fueled ecological cataclysm. InContinue Reading
An Information Technology (IT) specialist, Mr Prince A. L. Zutah has suggested the need to employ the use of smart technologies to monitor the activities of small-scale gold miners to prevent illegal mining in the country. He observed the government was making effort to stop illegal mining operations but smartContinue Reading
Chrysos’ PhotonAssay technology is set to make a debut in the Western Africa market after Capital Ltd’s MSALABS signed a provisional five-year agreement with Societe Des Mines De Morila SA at the Morila gold mine in Mali. The mine, which has an existing drilling contract with Capital Ltd, is 80%-ownedContinue Reading
The Android Enterprise Recommended IS530.M1 is a high-level smartphone specifically tailored to the needs and requirements of the mining industry. It had been developed by i.safe MOBILE, the German based innovative specialist for mobile communication devices for safe use in explosion hazardous areas. Android Enterprise Recommended smartphones support features likeContinue Reading
Superior Industries, Inc., a US-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, recently completed development of a new model TeleStacker® Conveyor for loading dry bulk cargo ships. This multi-purpose, highly mobile conveyor incorporates truck unloading and ship loading capabilities into a single machine. “Since expanding our TeleStackerContinue 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
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
