Elingo completes Ivanhoe Mines’ ShoreTel migration in record time
Ivanhoe Mines has contracted Elingo to assist it with the migration of its managed and licensing services from Singapore to a new office in Sandton, South Africa. Despite the challenging timelines and working across four different time zones, Elingo successfully...
The circle of engagement
In this Aptean white paper, James Wood, director of Factory & Activplant product lines at Aptean and Ian Huntly, CEO and MD of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings, whose organisation represents Aptean in South Africa, discuss the importance of achieving employee...
Safety System Integrator program connects manufacturers
Manufacturers looking for help with safety system design and installation have new resources available to them as part of the Machinery Safety System Integrator program from Rockwell Automation. Seven new members have joined in the second half of 2016, bringing the...
Geobank 2017 available for download now
Micromine's Geobank 2017, the latest version of its secure and flexible data management solution, is now available for download. Geobank 2017 delivers to our users improved usability, functionality and performance, with a variety of benefits relevant to both...
Plan ahead with Micromine
With the introduction of the new scheduling workflow in Micromine 2016, the latest version of MICROMINE's exploration and 3D mine design solution, users now have powerful tools available to create and prepare their optimal open pit mine plan. The new workflows have...
Wesizwe Platinum uses SAP budgeting solution
Wesizwe Platinum, a local platinum mining corporation in South Africa with a strong corporate philosophy and sustainable mining practices. The focus of the business is the development of their flagship project - the Bakubung Platinum Mine - in the North West Province....
Minetech can turn SA’s mining industry around
Graham Schwikkard and Aaron Burton of Datta Burton & Associates, examine some of the challenges facing South Africa's mining sector - and how technology could help. The effect of disruptive innovation has affected many industries, but so far, mining has been slow...
Accenture to create apps on Siemens MindSphere
Accenture is building a range of applications for MindSphere, a cloud based platform from Siemens to enable industrial equipment makers to benefit from new services based on data insights. MindSphere is an industrial IoT ecosystem with easy connectivity for all types...
Manufacturers seize opportunities for change
There are three strategic approaches that can help manufacturers capitalise on key changes transforming their industry, writes Antony Bourne, IFS industry director: global manufacturing. These strategies offer the potential of increasing revenues and profits, while...
The role of cyber-security in manufacturing
Cyber-security has become an integral component of any organisational strategy. With intellectual property becoming even more essential in a highly competitive world, no company can afford not to ensure that this critical asset is protected. For manufacturers, with...
Attracting digital natives to manufacturing
The manufacturing sector is not usually front of mind when young adults – today’s ‘digital natives’ – consider possible career choices. But with the advent of digital manufacturing, the sector is facing a serious skills shortage, and executives need to take concerted...
IP video networking drives access control innovation
Integration between the two most common and active systems in a security environment, video management systems (VMS) and access control systems (ACS), will soon offer security managers a powerful tool to incorporate ACS access and biometric data with video...