Feb 1, 2019 | Chemical & Allied Industries, EC Industrial & Business News, Petrochemicals
HEAT sensitive industries today require highly effective temperature maintenance solutions to keep operations running optimally. In the bitumen industry for example, viscosity must be managed and maintained consistently, and temperature maintenance plays a critical...
Feb 1, 2019 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
THE Hino 300 and 500 models with automatic transmission are making a positive impression on Riaan Harmse, who is the fleet logistics controller for Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA), the largest Coca-Cola bottler in South Africa. “We haven’t had many Hino...
Feb 1, 2019 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, ICT In Industry
DIGITAL transformation of energy management company Schneider Electric has won the ‘Hyper-convergence Innovation of the year category at the SVC Awards 2018, for the second year in a row. Following last year’s award for its Micro Data Centre solutions, the 2018...
Feb 1, 2019 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News
EVERY workplace accident generates cost, and potentially includes a severe human toll that impacts morale and productivity. Managing safety risks to prevent workplace accidents from happening is both a humane and an economically sound strategy to protect or even...
Feb 1, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Engineering Supplies, Machine Tools
MILWAUKEE power tools are built to last, owing to features such as compact brushless motors, in addition to gearboxes made from magnesium, and durable and heat-resistant materials that extend the lifespan of the motors significantly. That’s according local supplier...
Feb 1, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Heating, Cooling & Ventilation, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Occupational Health, Packaging, Safety, Transport & Logistics
THE quality, shelf life and saleability of consumables are dependent on several factors, including their freshness. Linked to this is the absence of pollutants and unsafe micro-organisms. Creating favourable environmental conditions with temporary climate control...
Jan 26, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Featured-EC, Government & Municipal
M&C Saatchi Abel have led a consortium that has won a bid to design a new precinct for Nelson Mandela Bay to honour Madiba’s contribution to South Africa, as well as elevate the city’s status as a hub for socio-economic transformation, tourism and employment...
Jan 23, 2019 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News
VOLKSWAGEN Group South Africa (VWSA) ended 2018 as the market leader of the passenger car segment in South Africa for the eighth consecutive year with total sales of 83 449 units (Volkswagen – 74 396 and Audi – 9 053) and an overall market share of 22.9%. The...
Jan 23, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News
DESPITE the undeniable power of modern predictive analytics, in some ways we are no better off than the old crone with her crystal ball when it comes to predicting what the world holds in store for us in 2019. That’s partly because the world we live in has become much...
