Sep 27, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Machine Tools
THE innovative design of the new QAC 1100 and QAC 1450 TwinPower containerised generators from Atlas Copco Power Technique present what the company is touting as “the ultimate power solution” for applications with variable power needs. “End-users receive twice the...
Sep 27, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys
TRADITIONALLY, steel-cutting band saws tended to be larger equipment items that were not particularly portable. However, in manufacturing most of the steel used is smaller than 50mm in section. Starrett has responded by producing an innovative range of portable band...
Sep 27, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Metals & Alloys
HIGH chrome white irons (HCWI) are renowned in mining ore processing plants for their hard-wearing, abrasion-resistant qualities. They have proven ideal for highly durable mill liners and for protecting ore-chutes. Johannesburg-based Mitak is one of the largest...
Sep 27, 2018 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Fire Protection
STELLENBOSCH University’s Fire Engineering Research Unit (FireSUN) has received a financial injection of R2.9 million that will be used to develop Africa’s first-ever postgraduate programme in fire engineering. The risk of deadly fires, especially in...
Sep 27, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Fire Protection
THE challenges of protecting buildings from fire can be complex, depending on the fire load of the facility and the fire risk of goods stored in the building. Although a sprinkler system is often considered sufficient to protect a building and its contents,...
Sep 27, 2018 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News
WITH large portions of the Eastern Cape currently declared disaster areas due to the persistent drought, businesses really need to prepare for water shortage emergencies, according to Rob Gardiner, principal environmental scientist in SRK Consulting’s Port Elizabeth...
Sep 26, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, SMME Development & Support
FIRST National Bank (FNB) has received US$50 million from the DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft) to deploy towards small and medium enterprise (SME) development in South Africa. DEG is a development finance institution whose mission is to...
Sep 26, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
IN business, you can’t ignore what’s being said about you online. Most importantly, you need to respond appropriately. The internet is a free-for-all of consumer commentary, inevitably, some of it can be damaging. Crisis management comes with the online...
Sep 26, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News
IT’S official, South Africa has some of the best bakkie technicians in the world. The Isuzu South Africa team came third out of 24 participating countries in the Light Commercial Vehicle Division of the 2018 Isuzu World Technical Competition, known as the I-1 Grand...
