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MINERALS PROCESSING AND MATERIALS HANDLING 6 MATO’s high-performance belt cleaners Benjamin Sibanda, managing director of MATO, highlights the expanding range of high-performance belt cleaners, which are ideally suited to coal, diamond, copper, and platinum conveying operations. 9 Chute systems deliver at Palabora 10 Multotec redefines screening media attachment 11 Sandvik Rock Processing strengthens footprint POWERGEN, PETROCHEM AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT 12 WEG Turbine Services: the long-term service offering MCA visits the Benoni facilities of WEG Turbine Services for an introduction to WEG’s comprehensive steam turbine-related supply, installation and long-term service offering now available to operators across Africa. 14 Unlocking Investment to close Africa’s energy gap 15 Condensate return and waste heat recovery WATER, WASTEWATER AND PUMPING SOLUTIONS 16 Weir’s WARMAN ® DWU: the dirty water workhorse The WARMAN ® DWU (dirty water unit) is a high-head hybrid pump for mine dewatering applications that combines the efficiency of a clear-water pump with the robustness of a WARMAN ® slurry pump. Marnus Koorts of Weir highlights the features and niche uses of this locally manufactured workhorse.
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18 Integrated Pump Technology redefines dewatering 20 Maximising dewatering efficiency at extreme depths
21 Osmotic Engineering’s landmark year HYDRAULICS, PNEUMATICS AND AUTOMATION 22 Ceramat retractable sensor fittings: the solution for extreme conditions Henning Springer of Mecosa presents the key advantages of using Knick Ceramat fittings to protect and manage process control sensors in harsh, corrosive, abrasive, toxic, sticky or fibrous processing applications. 24 AI-led mine shaft scanning takes centre stage 25 Practical skills for real opportunities in Africa’s automotive sector MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS AND ASSET MANAGEMENT 26 SEW-EURODRIVE’s expanding gearbox repair and refurbishment services SEW-EURODRIVE is addressing the lack of OEM support in the South African market. MD Raymond Obermeyer highlights what is to come after the 2026 move to the new service and repair facility. 28 KSB SupremeServ: SA’s comprehensive aftermarket pump service HEATING. VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING 30 Ventilation-on-demand and the Venetia Underground Project MCA talks to Russell Hattingh, MD of BBE Consulting, about the role of advanced ventilation-on-demand in helping Venetia to deliver the mine’s enhanced air quality and operational efficiency. 32 HVAC solutions enhance operator safety and compliance 33 Liquid cooling in African data centres ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 34 Babcock Africa partners with NCPC-SA to unlock sustainable gains As part of its plans to reduce environmental impacts, Babcock Africa has partnered with the National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) to conduct resource-efficient and cleaner production (RECP) assessments. INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING 36 Towards greater screening productivity Duncan High of Haver & Boecker Niagara, highlights the advantages of adopting advanced vibrating screening technologies, including double eccentric screening with shear rubber mounts to improve screening performance and productivity. REGULARS 2 Peter’s comment: 2026: reasons for optimism 4 On the cover: VEGA Inventory System: VEGA’s Inventory System (VIS) is transforming material-flow operations in the process industries. 38 Products and industry news 40 Back page: 140 MW San Kraal wind farm advances Koruson 1 project
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