Fix the Old Before Buying the New
"Even new locomotives would require a sound maintenance strategy. Otherwise, similar downtime challenges to those experienced with the old fleet could arise." Currently, there is a lot of excitement (or…
Dangote’s petroleum refinery in Lekki, Nigeria, one of the world’s largest single-train refineries.
Honeywell Launches AI Platform at Dangote Refinery in Nigeria
Honeywell Technologies (NASDAQ: HON) has launched Forge Plant Cognition, an industrial AI platform developed using NVIDIA AI and accelerated computing capabilities, alongside Dell Technologies’ AI infrastructure. The platform is designed…
Leaking steam flange
Pull the Plug on Draining Input Costs by Optimising Boiler Water Savings – Advises AES
South Africa is a water-scarce country, beset by ageing municipal water infrastructure and water outages. Water tariffs have soared by over 500% since 2009 - approximately six times faster than…
Even within the same fleet, locomotives can experience different wear patterns. This depends, among other factors, on route conditions, train loads, operating practices and environmental factors (Pic credits: Alstom)
Going Beyond Assumptions in Locomotive Fleet Maintenance
Tristan le Masne, Managing Director of Alstom, highlights the importance of understanding individual locomotives’ operating histories and conditions to ensure effective fleet maintenance. The rail OEM and lifecycle maintenance solutions…
Alstom's Managing Director, Tristan le Masne (Pic credits: Alstom)
The Small Fleet Dilemma: Maintain or Keep Running?
A common challenge in Africa’s freight rail sector is that some operators have relatively small and ageing locomotive fleets, yet are under pressure to meet high demand for their services.…
Marc Cameron, new President of Weir Minerals Division
Weir Appoints Former Caterpillar Vice President to Lead Minerals Division
Weir PLC has appointed Marc Cameron as President of its Minerals Division. He will join the company on 26 October 2026 and become a member of the Group Executive. Cameron…
AIBN researchers have engineered a single application ‘smart’ self-repairing coating to dramatically extend rust protection for buildings, bridges, cars and other steel components (Credits: AIBN)
Self-repairing Coating Could Extend Corrosion Protection
Researchers at the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) have developed a self-repairing coating that could extend the service life of steel components and reduce the…
Properly engineered transformer solutions help stabilise electrical networks and minimise the impact of voltage fluctuations and harmonics.
Power Quality Becomes a Strategic Priority for Modern Industrial Operations
As industrial operations become increasingly automated, maintaining high power quality is essential for protecting equipment, improving energy efficiency and ensuring reliable production. Trafo Power Solutions highlights how properly engineered transformer…
Non-genuine wear parts often look similar to OEM components, but subtle differences in metallurgy, profile geometry and dimensional tolerances can dramatically affect performance. While these deviations may be invisible to the naked eye, they have measurable consequences (Pic: Pilot Crushtec)
How Non-Genuine Wear Parts Inflate Crusher Ownership Costs
Non-genuine wear parts increase the likelihood of unplanned downtime – through poor fitment, incorrect tolerances and inferior metallurgy. This can cause premature failures or damage to mating components. When structural…
OLI TrueCORR is designed for operators managing corrosion-critical assets where changing operating chemistry can increase integrity and safety exposure before the risk becomes visible through traditional inspection and monitoring programs (Graphic: OLI Systems)
OLI Launches TrueCORR to Deliver Continuous Corrosion Intelligence
OLI is introducing a new approach to corrosion management with OLI TrueCORR, a corrosion intelligence solution that combines live plant data with first-principles chemistry to help operators identify changing corrosion…
