Consistent and Significant Growth
Celebrating its 65th anniversary last year, Bearings International (BI) is on track for another year of significant growth. MD Bart Schoevaerts attributes the company’s upwards trajectory since the Covid-19 pandemic to maintaining close contact with its international partners and ensuring that stock levels remain intact despite the supply chain challenges. BI has grown its network […]
Bushing Material for Space Launch
Vesconite Bearings is proud to be associated with an exciting communication satellite launch that took place late last year. The company supplied marine bearings to a vessel that has historically transported launcher components, including communications satellites, for various heavy-lift space launch vehicles. Vesconite Bearings marine applications engineer Monique Potgieter explains that when the MN Colibri […]
Still Fleet-footed after 65 Years
“If you see how quickly South African companies adapted to online shopping during Covid, from the retail to the commercial and industrial sectors, and how quickly they came up with new business models to remain relevant, we realised we had to go that route as well, even though we did not have any internal capacity […]
Special Bearings for Extreme Conditions
BMG specialists recommend HKT split cylindrical roller bearings for dependable use in extreme conditions, including applications above ground, underground and in underwater environments. These high-performance bearings, which have been developed to operate efficiently in demanding environments, are incorporated into conveyors, fans, cooling beds, continuous casters, and stacker reclaimers, as well as motors and generators. According […]
50% Turnover from Africa
SEW-Eurodrive SA, a specialist in drive and control technologies, currently services 23 countries throughout the African continent from South Africa. “With the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) protocol, which came into effect in early 2021, and a push to grow manufacturing on the continent, we are expecting African markets to account […]
Wire Rope Hoists
Becker Mining South Africa (Pty) Ltd has recently launched the new range of Kito RX wire rope hoists in Southern and Sub-Saharan Africa and has sold its first unit to a processing plant in Rustenburg area. “This 10ton 525V with 25m lift Kito RX wire rope hoist will be supplied by our distributor in the […]
Improved Bearing Block Units
BMG’s range of BTC bearings and components, which is manufactured exclusively for BMG to stringent quality and safety specifications, has been extended to include new bearing block units. “These robust BTC bearing block units have been developed recently for dependable use in many rotating equipment applications in general industry and the agricultural sector. The newly-designed […]
Spherical Roller Bearings
Leading supplier Bearings International is the exclusive distributor in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa for all products from Cross Ocean Company (COC) of Japan. The main product lines are unitised spherical roller bearing units for all industrial applications and a world class, fully stainless steel range of ball bearing units for the food and beverage […]
All-in-one Modular Drive
A suite of products has been launched that automates drive applications, whether they be simple or very complex. It is ideal for optimising or expanding existing automation systems or for rapidly implementing new automation projects where flexibility, rapid deployment and cost-effectiveness are key. A true 4IR solution that offers huge productivity benefits to users, SEW […]
Boost for Local Manufacturing
A new assembly line for its low voltage (LV) premium efficiency WEG IE3 electric motors is yet another advance by Zest WEG in sustainability and local economic impact. Zest WEG CEO Eduardo Werninghaus says the addition of the new facility is an important contribution to local manufacturing capacity in South Africa. It improves flexibility in […]
