WEG motors assembled, commissioned on oil rigs
CLASSIFIED as hazardous areas, offshore oil rigs require that any equipment installed on them is designed and certified accordingly – including electric motors to...
Condra acquires iTek Drives
Condra, a South African leader in crane and hoist manufacture, has bought iTek Drives, a distributor of the Optidrive range of variable frequency drives...
Developing robust local supply chains
ZEST WEG, the South African subsidiary of Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, has progressively increased its level of local manufacturing over the past...
Drive-based solutions enhance operational efficiency and safety of machines
NORD DRIVESYSTEMS, in partnership with BMG, will be exhibiting at Electra Mining 2022, to be held at Nasrec in Johannesburg, between 5 and 9...
SEW-EURODRIVE delivers for WWTP upgrade
A Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in the Western Cape is undergoing a R1.7-billion upgrade. Currently treating 72 Mℓ/day, the new plant will be more...
Drive-based solutions enhance operational efficiency and safety of machines
BMG’s NORD predictive maintenance solutions offer fast, efficient and comprehensive evaluation of analogue and digital data, to enhance the operational efficiency and safety of...
Gensets beat outage deadline
“WITH our design and manufacturing experience, we can provide genset solutions that can be started up prior to an outage, so that the plant...
Seamless plant switchovers with Zest WEG gensets
AS power outages and loadshedding continue to plague the optimal performance of industrial and mining process plants, Zest WEG is providing standby power solutions...
Private electricity trader set to transform SA energy
A new South African private electricity trading company has recently being awarded a landmark licence that allows it to transport energy from independent power...
Futuregrowth’s position on nuclear
NUCLEAR power as a long-term solution to our energy woes is a sensitive topic, partly due to the ramifications for our country of the...
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