Jun 4, 2014
Africa has been earmarked as a big growth market in which to operate, but you need to know what you’re doing to achieve any kind of success in this dynamic environment. This is especially true in two of the largest sectors on the continent: mining and manufacturing....
May 6, 2014
Factories, along with process automation, has developed increasingly, with smart machines rapidly changing the industry. Within certain key industry sectors, the development trend is gradually moving away from semi-automated processes towards highly automated...
Apr 3, 2014
For many years, the South African tool, die and mould making (TDM) Industry, represented by the Tool Making Association of South Africa (TASA), struggled to defend its market share with increased competition from low cost imports. However, after signing an agreement...
Feb 19, 2014
As for many companies, they will deliberate for months over their strategy, and then when they decide on implementing it they soon realise that either their strategy has become out-dated, or their plan of action was completely off-the-mark. Even worse, is when the...
Oct 30, 2013
There are the normal operating procedures on a mine designed to get everyone home safely every day. Then there are the everyday incidents that remind miners of the possible dangers that they face if the rules are not followed. For instance, a driver descending an...
Jul 3, 2013
As many executives already recognise, knowing that production efficiency and capacity problems exist is one thing; however, effecting real and lasting change through a continuous improvement (CI) initiative is another, says Ian Huntly, CEO of Rifle-Shot Performance...
