Read more about the article MRO Inventory Optimisation as a Data-driven Approach to Operational Efficiency
De Wet Joubert, Operations and Strategic Projects Director, RS South Africa

MRO Inventory Optimisation as a Data-driven Approach to Operational Efficiency

De Wet Joubert, Operations and Strategic Projects Director, RS South Africa, discusses how striking the right balance between availability and cost containment is central to reducing downtime, waste, and inefficiencies. Maintenance,…

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Read more about the article Detecting Transformer Faults Before They Become a Crisis
WearCheck transformer division manager, Gert Nel, urges transformer maintenance teams to take heed of important information revealed during the process of transformer oil analysis to ensure transformer longevity.

Detecting Transformer Faults Before They Become a Crisis

Transformers rarely fail without warning: oil tests indicate problems early on. Unfortunately, as human behaviour goes, the petrochemical industry is no exception — oil tests are ignored until a transformer…

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Read more about the article Thermal Carrier Choice Critical  to Optimal Manufacturing and Processing 
Craft beer brewing equipment in brewery! Alcoholic drink production

Thermal Carrier Choice Critical to Optimal Manufacturing and Processing 

Historically steam, fuelled by coal, has been the most prevalent thermal carrier in South African industry. However, according to Dennis Williams, Commercial Director of boiler operations and maintenance service provider…

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Read more about the article DEKRA Showcases South African Expertise in Global Vehicle Testing and Mapping
Image 1 – (L – R) JP Muller – DEKRA Industrial Supply Chain and Inspections Manager, Run Zhe Shu – Beyond Your Dreams (BYD) Engineer, Johann Dorfling – Branch Manager Cape Town and Wicus De Beer – Project Manager Cape Town Branch

DEKRA Showcases South African Expertise in Global Vehicle Testing and Mapping

DEKRA Industrial South Africa has successfully completed an advanced road mapping project for DEKRA Japan, collecting highly accurate, terrain-specific data across five key South African routes. The initiative forms part…

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Read more about the article German Passive Fire Protection for Lithium-ion Battery Risks
Genius Boxes, specialised UN-certified containers for the safe storage and transport of Li-ion batteries, including those that are damaged or defective

German Passive Fire Protection for Lithium-ion Battery Risks

In response to the growing threat posed by lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery fires, a breakthrough passive fire protection solution is now available in South Africa. Developed in Germany and now distributed…

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Maintenance, Repair and operations (MRO) Procurement Challenges in South Africa

"Currently, key concerns for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) buyers include ensuring cost savings, maintaining ageing assets, contract compliance with preferred suppliers, and managing multiple stakeholder expectations across dispersed sites."…

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Read more about the article Milestone Recoveries Through Data-Driven Maintenance
Ines Hartwig, Director of Product Management at TOMRA Mining

Milestone Recoveries Through Data-Driven Maintenance

The Technical Team at TOMRA is contented to see their data-driven maintenance strategies improve the availability of the company’s flagship high-capacity sensor-based sorting systems in challenging-recovery applications in diamond mining.…

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