Komatsu, a global heavy equipment manufacturer, has implemented a cloud-based industrial Internet of things (IIOT) analytics platform powered by Cloudera Enterprise and Microsoft Azure. The platform enables Komatsu teams to...
General Mining Production In key industries such as mining where operational downtime can be extremely costly, operators need to be able to continuously monitor, manage and control their high value-equipment,...
Marthinusen & Coutts operates the largest independent high speed dynamic balancing machine in sub-Saharan Africa. As the operator of the largest independent high speed dynamic balancing machine in sub-Saharan Africa,...
The Nkomati Nickel Mine in South Africa wanted to achieve a major reduction in unplanned breakdowns and an increase in plant availability and reliability. It wanted to overcome the extremely...
As part of its Life Cycle Services offering for the aggregates industry, Metso is now introducing a new digital solution to help further optimise mobile crushing and screening equipment operations...
Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa has unveiled a state-of-the-art robotic system that has modernised the way the refurbishment of track shoes for Caterpillar bulldozers is done, the company says in a...
Equipment is a significant factor in construction, especially in the heavy segment of the construction industry. According to an article published by Day & Benjamin there is little doubt that...
Image supplied by Sasol Aveng Grinaker-LTA’s Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) business unit has recently been awarded several maintenance and shutdown contracts and electrical and instrumentation installation projects at Sasol. This...
To fleet managers the big Kawasaki ZV90 wheel loader working for GaNala Plant Hire is just a number, one of a fleet of 19 similar loaders on hire to...
AN EVOLVING BACKHOE LOADER LEGEND: ‘A’ TO ‘F2’ IN 30 YEARS The year 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Caterpillar’s first backhoe loader and coincides with the worldwide release of...