Mining Developments News

SKF Maintenance Products Division now offers full Android support for shaft alignment tools. After the successful launch of the SKF Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 51 with Apple iOS apps, SKF have now launched the Android apps for the TKSA 51. The TKSA 51 apps “Shaft Alignment for TKSA 51” and “Soft Foot for TKSA 51” are now available for Android devices in the Google Play Store. The apps are virtually identical to the iOS apps and both platforms will be supported with the same software updates. Key customer benefits The support of Android and iOS devices allows customers with a wider choice of devices to better meet their operational needs. Lower prices - Android devices are typically less expensive than similar iOS devices, increasing the affordability of the complete alignment system. Better market penetration - In many regions around the world, such as Latin America or Asia, Android devices have a significantly higher market presence than iOS devices. Since users are mostly exper...

Atlas Copco South Africa’s participation in Career Indaba 2016 once again demonstrates the company’s unwavering commitment to South Africa’s youth in finding suitable, secure and successful careers. Career Indaba, considered to be South Africa’s number one education and career guidance event, took place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on 7 and 8 March 2016. Interactive workshops and two days of networking with top corporates companies and further education institutions presents an ideal opportunity for students, parents and teachers to gain practical knowledge on how students can succeed in their lives after school. Upon visiting the show in 2015, Atlas Copco South Africa and Sub-Sahara Communications Manager, Kgothatso Ntsie, recognised that Career Indaba would serve as an ideal vehicle to explore alternative ideas as part of Atlas Copco’s Employer Branding strategy. “In order to get a feel for the exhibition, we decided to kick off our first support year with bra...

Bobcat Equipment South Africa, in partnership with Ferrobrake in Witbank, has pioneered a failsafe braking system on the Bobcat T40180 Telescopic Handler that optimises worker safety during materials handling operations in surface and underground mining by stopping the machine in the event of engine failure. The brake system is a critical component on any piece of moving machinery and in South Africa it is a mine safety requirement,” says Bobcat Engineer, Ian Caulfield. “Reducing the risk of run-away machines, especially in underground mining where machines are taken down steep incline shafts of up to 25 degrees, cannot be over-emphasised. We took the decision to design the brake system on Bobcat’s largest Telescopic Handler as the T40180 18m high-reach machine already delivers the best possible efficiency and productivity through class leading performance while always focusing on safe operation thanks to the machine’s state-of-the-art safety systems.” “The failsafe brake system is i...

Goscor Cleaning Equipment, part of the Goscor Group of Companies and South Africa’s leading supplier of industrial cleaning and hygiene equipment solutions, capped off 2015 with a flourish by clinching a consecutive top service provider award from key customer, the Oryx Group of Companies. Established in 2012 and situated in Meadowdale on Johannesburg’s East Rand, the Oryx Group delivers cleaning and hygiene solutions across diverse South African industries that include the retail, hospitality, health, commercial and industrial sectors. The company’s commitment to service excellence, stringent monitoring and the effective controlling of standards extends to ensuring the provision of high-level in skills training, transformation and equal opportunities within the Group. The Top Service Provider Awards stem from the Oryx Group’s passion for providing world class services to its customer and the company believes in rewarding service providers that share this passion for service excelle...

Atlas Copco has expanded its range of HiLight towers to seven models, including four advanced LED solutions. The comprehensive HiLight range gives users the widest choice when it comes to sourcing the safest and most efficient light tower for multiple applications and industries, including construction, outdoor events and industrial sectors. The HiLight range comprises of the H5+, B5+, V5+ and E3+ LED light towers, plus the V4, H4 and E2 metal halide variants. Atlas Copco’s latest LED light towers feature a unique, fully directional optic lens that maximises practical light coverage while minimising ‘dark spots’ to ensure efficiency. A single LED light tower, depending on the model, can illuminate an area up to 5,000m2 with an average brightness of 20 lux. In doing so, the LED light towers, depending on the model, offer a run time between refuelling of 260 hours and consume less than 0.5 litres of fuel per hour. The operational savings are achieved largely by dedicated power pack...

ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems Cape Town meets the growing demand for climate-smart door opening solutions for climate-smart buildings in the Western Cape. ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems as the perfect business partner for the supply and installation of innovative, aesthetic, safe, convenient automatic entrance solutions for retail and industrial applications with over a century of combined engineering experience and specialised application knowledge. Recognising a gap in the Western Cape market for an entrance solutions specialist, ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems established the Cape Town branch in 2008 with branch manager, Morgan Adams, bringing a great deal of expertise to the door solutions table. According to Adams, ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems is part of the global crusade to preserve precious dwindling resources. In cold climates or seasons, every effort is made to reduce heating costs and vice versa in warm climates or seasons. The Western Cape is known for its cold wet winters and str...

Grinding Power, based in Jet Park, Gauteng, is one of the longest standing Chicago Pneumatic distributors in South Africa and management attributes this success to the affordable quality and reliability of this globally renowned brand. Recognising the potential for a service orientated company that would close the gap between the manufacturer and the end user, Managing Director, Andrew Fogarty, established Grinding Power in 1991. Setting the foundation for the sales, service and repair of pneumatic tools, the company evolved into delivering sales in industrial tools and compressors for the construction industry. With more than 25 years’ experience in the pneumatic tool industry, Andrew together with his team has taken the company to the next level. In 2014, Black female-owned consortium Losika Investments purchased 30% shares in the company and on 1st March 2016 KANG Ubunye Investments bought 21%, earning Grinding Power level 2 BEE status under the latest BBBEE codes. According to G...

ASSA ABLOY South Africa, word-class door opening solutions specialist, brings yet another smart innovation to the local market with the introduction of the new Code Handle for secure and convenient interior door access control. The ASSA ABLOY Code Handle sets the benchmark in quality, reliability, affordability, convenience and simplicity. Featuring a built-in code lock and presented in an attractive brushed stainless steel and satin chrome zinc finish, the handle is the perfect solution for locking and unlocking interior doors in areas requiring low level security. Store rooms, conference rooms, consultation rooms, etc. are for the most part not high security areas but they are usually limited access zones and therefore their doors sometimes require locking. Keys can be a liability and extremely inconvenient, especially when there are multiple users like in a training or conference room. Cutting of lost or stolen keys has cost implications and impacts security – Code Handle remove...

Shumani Industrial Equipment, official dealer of the Goscor Group of Companies, secured a contract with Kalmar, part of Cargotec, which represents the largest supply of mobile equipment in Africa and one of the biggest reach-stacker orders globally. Shumani, which means “working” in Venda, is a proudly South African level 2 B-BBEE black-owned and -managed company within the industrial and construction market sectors. The trusted industrial equipment provider is responsible for the supply of the Goscor Group’s entire range of industrial and construction equipment to the local mining, construction, industrial, warehousing and manufacturing sectors. According to Executive Director, Victor Nemukula, Shumani is a certified Kalmar distributor in South Africa. “We have enjoyed a long standing relationship with Kalmar in recognition of their top quality equipment and outstanding reputation as a service provider. They have a thorough understanding of our customer and end-user operations and ...

At the Hannover fair, SKF launched SKF Enlight, a package that combines a powerful new mobile app with a special Bluetooth-enabled sensor. It allows non-expert staff to gather expert data such as vibration and temperature information, using standard mobile devices on an on-demand basis, gaining access to SKF specialist analysis. SKF has introduced a solution to help non-expert staff gather critical data. SKF Enlight is a platform that combines a mobile app, special sensor and, if appropriate, intrinsically safe hardware to allow fast, simple gathering of data from machinery. There are three key elements to SKF Enlight, the first of which is Data Collect, an app that turns a standard mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet into a data collection device. Data can be sent directly to the SKF cloud, for expert analysis by the global SKF Remote Diagnostic Centre (RDC) network. The second key element is the SKF Wireless Machine Condition Detector (WMCD), a special sensor that measu...

At this year’s Nampo, farmers can look forward to viewing two agricultural workhorses from Goscor Hi-Reach’s stable of premium brand work-at-height machines, the Hydralada Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) and the compact rough terrain Genie telehandler. Recently introduced to the local agricultural market by Goscor Hi-Reach, the tough, heavy duty Hydralada Maxi 540 is ideal in its design for working at height in orchard environments such as mango, avocado, litchi, etc. The machine’s excellent lift capacity enables operators to work up to seven metres high while the low tail profile makes it the perfect choice for work in restricted spaces. The Maxi 540 is economical to operate and service and is easy to transport to the job site. “The Hydralada is a big productivity factor in pip and stone fruit picking,” notes Goscor Hi-Reach Managing Director, George Landsberg. He adds that alongside branch pruning and training, this compact and versatile machine can also be used for general m...