Modern Mining August 2024

ELECTRA MINING AFRICA

For Electra Mining Africa 2022, the organisers have received an excellent response to the New Products and Innovation Awards competition, which was organised in partnership with SACEEC. It was introduced in 2018 on a small scale and, on the back of many additional entries, grew significantly in 2022. With exhibitors now more familiar with the competition, the organisers are expecting an even higher number of entries this year. The awards recognise the outstanding levels of innovation presented at the show across local and international exhibitors. “Organised in partnership with the SACEEC, we’re going bigger and better with the New Products and Innovation Awards competition this year. (The winners will be announced on the evening of 4 September at an exhibitor’s event with the winners displaying their awards at the show on Thursday to coincide with Innovation Day.) The Forklift Driver competition, organised in conjunction with Lifting Africa and LEEASA, is back this year on a much bigger scale. This is where exceptional forklift driver skills will

Five days with thousands of products on display and thousands of face-to-face interactions.

together a plethora of industrial sectors under one roof, which is attractive to both exhibitors and visitors. The allure of Electra Mining 2024 is certainly the introduction of the latest innovations, products and technologies that will be on display across the full exhibition, along with loads of live product and software demonstrations.”

automation, power generation, power transmission and renewable energy, transport and ancillary services, as well as software and other technologies that facilitate a streamlined AI-leaning type manufacturing environment. “With that in mind, Electra Mining Africa presents a platform for bringing

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