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Local defence company confident it can ride out global downturn

The global market for armoured and mine-protected vehicles has entered a downturn, local company BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa (Land Systems SA) reports. This is in part due to economics and in...

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Vibration tester continues to assist in detecting mechanical faults

Test and measurement distribution company Comtest, a distributor of Fluke electronic test equipment, is seeing continual growth in sales of Fluke 810 mechanical vibration testers, owing to an...

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Stainless steel apparent consumption increases

South Africa’s stainless steel apparent consumption hit a high of 228 258 t last year, despite economic difficulties in most countries, as a result of a global financial meltdown, states the Southern...

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Technological solutions for improving combustion efficiency, safety concerns

According to sources, more than 12 steam boilers in South Africa fail catastrophically each year as a result of undetected low water-level conditions, says specialist combustion optimization company...

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Gas-fired boilers exceed popularity of coal counterparts

The increasing conversion of existing coal-fired boilers to natural gas usage, owing to the changes in the price of natural gas, not only reduces emissions but also decreases boiler maintenance when...

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IMESA to establish Harare branch amid regional collaboration drive

Industry association the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) has called for greater integration and collaboration between South African municipal governments and municipal...

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Service excellence emphasised as key to sustainability

The biggest potential for growth for Atlas Copco Compressor Technique Service South Africa, a division of global industrial and tooling manufacturer Atlas Copco, lies in its installed base, says...

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Compressed-air leaks a silent money pit, millions of rands to be saved

Companies are yet to realise how significant the costs of air leaks in compressor systems can be, hence the surprise at the costliness of having high leak rates, which could have been avoided, says...

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