MechChem Africa November-December 2024

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Maintenance solutions and asset management 6 Tru-Trac adopts Rip Prevent+ conveyor monitoring

Dustin Schiller and Simon Hausknecht of SHG Conveyor Control of Germany introduce the AI-based Rip Prevent+ conveyor monitoring system now available in South Africa from Tru-Trac Rollers.

8 Remote monitoring for rock crushers 11 Lower TCO from OEM maintenance

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Water, wastewater and pumping solutions 12 Engineered dewatering for emerging markets

Xylem’s Jonathan Höll talks about dewatering and the Godwin BD 150 Dri-Prime ® Pump, which has been re-engineered for mining, industrial and utility dewatering in emerging markets.

15 VEGAPULS: the easy way to adopt smart technology 16 SA’s dewatering specialist IPR joins Atlas Copco 17 Pump donation revives municipal infrastructure Minerals processing and materials handling 18 Scroll centrifuge and bed dryer for salt recovery

Gerrit du Plessis introduces the advanced Siebtechnik Tema screen scroll centrifuge and Tema Process shaking fluidised bed dryer. 20 The WARMAN ® MCR ® 650: a benchmark mill circuit pump 23 Value solutions: to modularise or not to modularise? 24 Moving non-free-flowing bulk materials using Flexicon solutions Hydraulics, pneumatics and automation solutions 26 SEW-EURODRIVE’s automation and synchronisation solutions MCA talks to Willem Strydom of SEW-EURODRIVE about the extended range of drive automation solutions for syn chronising torque and speed, and controlling multi-axis automatic machines. 29 Atlas Copco PACE compressors for offshore drilling PowerGen, PetroChem and sustainable energy management 30 Acoustic steam leak detection system raises boiler uptime Stephen Scholtz of RTS Engineering and Neil Robinson of Procon Engineering talk about their boiler tube leak detection system and its role in improving the performance of the Eskom fleet.

Transparency You Can See Average circulation Apr to Jun 2024: 10 721 Printed by: Tandym Print, Cape Town

32 A sustainable solution to SA’s waste and energy crisis 34 Mainstream to provide flexible PPAs to private customers Heating ventilation and air conditioning 36 Ventsim and the five levels of ventilation optimisation

MCA talks to Stephan Bergh of Howden about Ventsim CONTROL, a ventilation optimisation solution that offers five levels of control for on-demand mine ventilation. 38 Anti-idle APU launched for dump-truck HVAC units Local manufacturing 40 WEG steps up local manufacturing capability in Africa MCA talks to Anderson Kohler and Arno Broodryk of WEG about the expansion and upgrading of the company’s local manufacturing facilities for MV switchgear and soft starters, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and containerised solutions.

Front cover: CSIR’s NCPC-SA Contact: Zenzile Masipa

Tel: +27 12 841 3772 Email: ncpc@csir.co.za Website: www.industrialefficiency.co.za

Innovative engineering 46 Innovations driving sustainable processing

Alistair McKay of FLS talks about latest technologies and trends in minerals processing and to company’s strong drive to support sustainability.

Regulars 2 Peter’s comment: CBAM, COP29 and doubling the rate of energy efficiency 4 On the cover: CBAM: a call to action for SA’s metals sector Zenzile Rasmeni Masipa of NCPC-SA talks about South Africa’s metals industries and the impact of the EU's CBAM. 42 Products and industry news 48 Back page: Waste to energy boilers for industrial sectors

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