Mar 29, 2019 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Fire Protection, Safety
WHEN Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality needed to upgrade its existing fire-fighting fleet, they procured these tough fire-fighting machines right on their door step. Locally built at Isuzu Motors South Africa’s Port Elizabeth truck plant, the Isuzu FXZ 26-360 6×4...
Mar 29, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage
SOVEREIGN Foods, the third largest poultry producer in South Africa, has announced the acquisition of the Blue Hills hatchery in Midrand. The hatchery was previously known as Hyline Africa which was a commercial layer grandparent facility. Sovereign’s expansion began...
Mar 29, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Water & Effluent Management
THE severe drought and water crisis in South Africa should be a wake-up call. We are sadly unprepared for water restrictions and it is clear we need to invest in alternative water resources. That’s according to two Eastern Cape entrepreneurs who know what is like to...
Mar 29, 2019 | Automation & Robotics, Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys, Motors, Drives & Transmissions
THE auto industry is so complex that a regional automotive pact is required before it can succeed in Africa. That’s according former politician and now consultant, Alec Erwin, speaking at the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers...
Mar 29, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
By Nomkhita Mona, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber THE key to a future of inclusive economic growth for South Africa lies in the development and sustainability of its micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). This is the assertion made by the World...
Mar 29, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control
THE monitoring of measurements of illuminance, temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity and CO2 is critical in the manufacture and storage of electronics, pharmaceuticals and frozen foods and other temperature sensitive applications. The ongoing tightening of...
Mar 29, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, Metals & Alloys
THE replacement of steel by aluzinc in the manufacture of Shaw Controls motor control centres (MCCs) is giving a range of benefits to the company’s customers, according to the Senior Manager Operations, Anderson Kohler. “Traditionally, we used only steel for our MCCs,...
Mar 29, 2019 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, ICT In Industry, Industrial Cleaning, Transport & Logistics
A SICK Automation LiDAR sensor was used to build a winning robotic platform in the prestigious Drexel University’s annual College of Engineering senior project design competition, pointing the way to a number of industrial applications, including smart warehouses. The...
Mar 29, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control
INSTROTECH is offering Kobold’s MMA range of industrial temperature probes, or insertion resistance thermometers, with or without transmitters. According to the company, the MMA is engineered using 316 stainless steel and incorporates high accuracy Pt100 resistance...
