Capital Equipment News January 2022

CONTENTS Capital Equipment News is published monthly by Crown Publications Editor: Munesu Shoko capnews@crown.co.za Features writer: Mark Botha markb@crown.co.za Advertising manager: Elmarie Stonell elmaries@crown.co.za Design: Ano Shumba FEATURES 31 Full recovery for global machinery production in 2021 40 SA still a land of opportunity THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

COMMENT 2 The case of growth optimism against supply chain challenges COVER STORY 4 The ‘Eagle’ has landed DISTRIBUTORSHIP AGREEMENTS 8 The making of SA’s equipment one-stop shop Decarbonisation 14 Liebherr Mining advances Zero Emission Programme WET PROCESSING 18 Getting the better of water management challenges

Publisher: Karen Grant

Deputy publisher: Wilhelm du Plessis

NEWS

Circulation: Karen Smith

mining news 32 Business as usual as Kwatani/ Sandvik transaction closes 33 Increased productivity with Next Gen Cat 966 and 972 wheel loaders 34 Epiroc launches Mobius for Drills, a data hub for mine operations CONSTRUCTION NEWS 35 WearCheck embraces communication tech 36 Volvo CE develops full power of electric ecosystem with E-Worksite 37 New Vermeer D130S and D60S HDDs for emerging markets TRANSPORT NEWS 38 Daimler Truck launched on stock exchange as an independent company 38 Prestigious award for Ctrack in the Middle East 39 FAW Trucks celebrates a year of highs

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in wet processing ROAD CONSTRUCTION 22 Reconstructing roadbuilding CRUSHING & SCREENING 26 The crushing costs of poor screening TRAILERS 28 Succeeding with standardisation

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