Aug 30, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Packaging
WHEN Oliver Nudds, CEO of boat-building company, AquaQuad, grew dissatisfied with many of the rigid inflatables he was shipping to the United States arriving damaged, despite being packaged with copious quantities of bubble wrap, he found a solution just around the...
Aug 30, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Mining & Quarrying
Mining investment company Menar plans to build on its successful turnaround of Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC) when it participates in the development of another anthracite mine. Like ZAC, which is situated in the north of the province, the RAC project will produce...
Aug 30, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News
IF KwaZulu-Natal, and the country as a whole, are to realise their full potential and restore manufacturing to its former glory, government and local business need to work together on an aggressive import substitution programme, starting with the top 100 items...
Aug 28, 2018 | Food & Beverage, KZN Industrial & Business News
PLASMA non-stick coatings are ideal for a wide range of applications within industries such as food processing, printing and packaging, paper and pulp, tyre and rubber, and conveyor belt manufacturing. That’s according Johan Squara, Sales Engineer at Thermaspray, who...
Aug 28, 2018 | Food & Beverage, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, KZN Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health
THE Safety-TL4896 from Martens, described as a “world first” SIL2 rated temperature measuring device, is now available from GHM Messtechnik South Africa. GHM Messtechnik South Africa Managing Director Jan Grobler, said the Safety-TL4896 was the first safety...
Aug 28, 2018 | Food & Beverage, KZN Industrial & Business News, Packaging
BMG’s extensive range of Ammeraal Beltech belts includes low stretch Ziplink belts, designed for quick installation and replacement in diverse industries, including food and packaging sectors. “These specialist belts have a flexible design that facilitates easy repair...
Aug 28, 2018 | Food & Beverage, KZN Industrial & Business News, Motors, Drives & Transmissions
ELECTRIC motor applications require a reliable, robust fit-for-purpose product that will give the end user the requisite low total cost of ownership. That’s according to Fanie Steyn, manager responsible for rotating machines at Zest WEG Group, who said it is...
Aug 28, 2018 | Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, KZN Industrial & Business News, Water & Effluent Management
INSTROTECH is offering Kobold’s portable DUC-MP and the stationary DUC-MF, designed for continuous flow measurement. According to a statement from the company, “they are highly accurate and drift-free operating flowmeters for liquids in filled pipes. The devices...
Aug 28, 2018 | Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, KZN Industrial & Business News
BMG has been appointed as exclusive distributors of the Hydrotechnik range of analogue and digital test and measurement equipment in Southern Africa. “Through this agreement, BMG has extended its range of fluid technology products to include Hydrotechnik measurement...
