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PUBLISHER Sandton Central - Elaine Jack E.S.C Magazine T/A Mining Developments 9427-MultiTox DG-TT7-S rvb Magazine SKF participated in 3 simultaneous raids against retailers of counterfeit bearings in China SOUTH AFRICA OFFICE Tel: +27 11 027 9009 Fax: +27 86 601 9195 62, 2nd Avenue, Houghton. P.O. Box 92744, Norwood, 2117 South Africa UGANDA OFFICE Plot no.768, Entebbe road, Kawuku, Kampala Tel : +256 75 510 1313, Uganda. Email: info@miningdevelopments magazine.com Website: www.miningdevelopments magazine.com Contributions The editors welcome newsitems, press releases, articlesand photographs relating to the Mining Industry. These will be considered and, if accepted, published. Noresponsibility will be acceptedshould contributions be lost, damaged or incorrectly printed. © All rights reserved 3

Creagh Concrete Tackles Conglomerate with New CDE plantCreagh Concrete a CDE long term A percentage of Creagh's products are pit. e R2500's apron feeder can handle even customer from Northern Ireland has added a CDE R2500 feeding generated from a challenging raw feed made the most di cult of feed materials and the and screening system and an additional AggMax log washer to up of conglomerated aggregate, sand and silts heavy duty P2-75 Infinity screen that forms their existing installation at Draperstown in order to tackle in equal proportions. is conglomerate part of the R2500 removed the need for a conglomerate even more e ciently and rapidly than before e requires high tech equipment to recover good mobile screener at the face. Additionally, combination of the new plant arrangements means that the quality sand and aggregates. In 2013, Creagh a er consulting with CDE, it was agreed that minimum amount of mobile equipment and manpower are decided to handle this body of di cult the plant layout would be redesigned so thatrequired and that expensive double material which underlies their main sand and Creagh's existing jaw crusher could be handling is eliminated gravel deposit. e di culty of recovering incorporated into the feeding arrangement in 9427-MultiTox DG-TT7-S rvb4 this material, which contained in excess of order to preclude the need for a mobile jaw 30% unusable material, was overcome with crusher at the face. Crucially, double the installation of a CDE AggMax modular handling has been taken out of the equation. logwasher, which recovered approximately 70% of the material including top quality A second AggMax 251 was incorporated into natural sand containing no crushed material. the washing circuit and is now used to break up the conglomerate and release the sand, e challenge which is then removed before the aggregates A er three years of successful production are sent to the original log washer for even Creagh decided to take their capacity further more e cient scrubbing. by tackling additional issues. Best use of resources Willie Doherty, Director responsible for With the new upgrade in place, Creagh Ireland for Creagh Concrete, explains: currently processes up to 150 tonnes per hour “Whilst we were very happy with this of raw feed. A VSD unit has been fitted to the outcome there remained some issues which first AggMax log washer to accommodate we felt we wanted to address to further variations in the feed rate. improve our production facility. e company produces high quality concrete “Some extensive areas of the pit contained sand and aggregates which are transferred to what is e ectively a compacted conglomerate the existing crushing circuit to enhance which actually has to be ripped with an production of 20mm and 10mm aggregates excavator from the face. e original feed and add to the overall sand production. hopper was specifically designed by CDE to handle sticky material when wet. is was Des Crawford, NI Ireland Area Sales fed by a loading shovel from material that had Manager for CDE, comments on Creagh's been pre-screened and crushed in the pit. decision to tackle all available feed material more e ciently. “With planning permission “It proved necessar y to crush the for new deposits of sand and gravel being so conglomerate to reduce it to a size suitable for di cult to attain, it is extremely important to processing, therefore preventing large gain maximum production from existing oversize from blocking the hopper. resources.” Originally this was done at the face but the process required the use of a mobile crusher Quarry Manager Colm Scullion advises: followed by a mobile screener. We also “these latest innovatins should extend the life wanted to avoid double handling and use of the quarry by at least 10 years.” dumpers to feed the plant and increase Creagh's installation is a landmark for CDE e ciency.” in terms of engineering innovation and design solutions, leaving them able to tackle e solution the most challenging materials to produce e introduction of a CDE R2500 feeding high quality products with minimum waste.” and screening system made the use of 40- tonne dumpers possible and did away with the need to use shovels for transport from the

Excellent performance from SKF bearings generate moreorders from OEM water purification specialistAn OEM water solutions company was “Although the OEM has been using ourapproached for assistance by their customer Mapro products for a number of years thiswho was experiencing constant bearing is the first time that they have ordered ourfailures. “Although the OEM company used bearings. Having gained the customer'snon-SKF brands, their customer insisted on trust we have successfully grown ourSKF bearings as the best replacement for business with the OEM, supplying boththe problematic bearings,” states Anneritha SKF products and services,” concludesMaritz, Key Accounts Manager at SKF. Maritz.Following an investigation of the water SKF is a leading global supplier of bearings, Excellent performance frompurification process, SKF concluded that seals, mechatronics, lubrication systems, SKF bearingstwo types of bearings (6302 2Z/C3 and and services which include technical7304 BE) would o er the ideal solution for support, maintenance and reliabilitythis application. e OEM subsequently services, engineering consulting andbought ten of each of these bearings. training. SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 17,000Since the installation of these SKF bearings, distributor locations worldwide. Annualno failures have been reported by the end- sales in 2015 were SEK 75 997 million anduser. e OEM has since placed more the number of employees was 46 635.orders with SKF for these bearings. 5

Peggy-Sue Khumalo shares her six 'Ps' of lifeto help entrepreneurs achieve real growth and success Few people are better positioned Today, Khumalo heads the Public Sector Khumalo knows what it means to start from to share valuable insight for and Black Business Portfolio for Investec humble beginnings. She describes herself as Group and Investec Corporate and a farm girl from Newcastle, where she grewentrepreneurs on goal setting with Institutional Banking. But, her impressive up in a single parent home. A er finishing determination than achievements haven't come easy. It has school and not knowing what she wanted to taken a lifetime of pursuing her goals with do, but being aware that the tertiary businesswoman Peggy-Sue heaps hard work, pure determination, education she desired was far beyond the Khumalo. putting her best foot forward and making financial reach of her mother, she worked the most of the support and opportunities with her mother as a domestic worker for she has received from mentors. two years. Khumalo shared her powerful story with a Wanting more, she went in search of a job full house of entrepreneurs at a recent To and not only found one washing hair as an e Point session, hosted by Property Point, assistant to a hairdresser, but met people a Growthpoint Properties initiative. e from all walks of life who opened her eyes monthly events are designed to help to new possibilities. She entered and won entrepreneurs achieve the success and the regional Miss Ellerines competition. growth that will help them reach their is led her to embark on a modelling goals. career and ultimately win the title of Miss South Africa. “ riving small businesses are essential to create the jobs and the growth we need for During her reign as Miss South Africa, she this country. We must support small o en travelled with Nelson Mandela to business to help achieve this growth,” says represent the country at di erent events. Khumalo. About a year a er she handed over her crown, remembering that Khumalo had expressed a long-time wish to go to university, Madiba asked Investec's Stephen Kose to sponsor her studies and Kose agreed. Khumalo earned a BA Hons (Economics & Political Science) and an MSc (Economics) from the University of Manchester, UK. en, she went on to join Investec Bank UK in its asset management division. Returning to South Africa, she joined Investec Corporate and Institutional Banking (ICIB) progressing to her current position over a 13-year banking career with Investec. Khumalo shared her inspiring story during the insight-rich To e Point workshop. She also provided pointers to help entrepreneurs set achievable business targets and objectives, and follow them through with determination and stamina.Peggy-Sue Khumalo Importantly, Khumalo explored ways to6 adopt a new mindset and internalise the

discipline needed to reach goals and help welcome to attend, but booking is essentialkeep entrepreneurs and their teams as seating is limited. e investment ismotivated to accomplish these objectives. R150.00. Book by emailingShe o ered her six 'Ps' of life as a guiding [email protected] Khumalo's six 'Ps” of life:1.PurposeHave a purpose greater than yourself. Serveothers. Make a di erence.2.PassionYour purpose becomes your passion.Whatever it is – children, community,family – it is what gets you out of bed everymorning and keeps you moving forward,through good times and bad.3.PersistenceNever give up. Life is full of surprises.Don't quit. Have a zest for life. In SouthAfrica, many of our parents had nothingbut made it work. Be careful of becomingcomplacent or dependent on others.Challenge others who have fallen into thistrap.4.PatienceWe get impatient too quickly. Be patient;not everything happens in the time youwant it to. is is an unbelievablyimportant quality.5.PerformanceGive your best. If you want something tohappen, get on with it and do the job. isisn't only about work, but also about work-life balance. ere isn't one perfect balance.It is all about the integration of all aspectsof your life.6.PeoplePeople and relationships are everything.You are who you are because of the peoplein your life. You are also accountable tothese people. Serve those who matter toyou.Property Point is a Growthpoint initiative Shawn eunissen - Property Pointthat helps build sustainable small 7businesses. Its information-packed monthlyTo e Point workshops take place at theSouthern Sun Hotel, Hyde Park and arefocused on entrepreneurs as well as smalland growing businesses. Everyone is

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SKF participates in raids against retailers of counterfeitbearingsSKF has participated in three simultaneous damage, suggesting that it had not been ree simultaneous raids in Chinaraids against retailers of counterfeit able to meet the performance needs of the are the latest in e orts to combatbearings in China. e raids, which were machine in which it was installed. e the sale of counterfeit bearingsled by Chinese police, resulted in the damage was so severe, the failure of theseizure of counterfeit bearings which may counterfeit bearing would most likely haveotherwise have been sold to industrial created substantial damage to itscustomers and end-users. surrounding machinery, resulting in unplanned production downtime andTina Astrom, Director, Group Brand financial implications for the end-user.”Protection, says: “Counterfeit products areo en associated with luxury and consumer Every year, SKF's brand protection teambrands, but they are also a problem for participates in more than 100 raids againstindustrial customers in almost all regions. retailers, distributors and manufacturers ofAlthough the sale of counterfeit bearings is counterfeit products, half of which takea problem in China, Chinese law place in China.enforcement is very proactive andsupported by a legal framework thatenables taking action againstcounterfeiters.”“Amongst the seized goods, there was acounterfeit large-size cylindrical rollerbearing. e bearing had severe visibleSKF brand protection team annually SKF participated in 3 simultaneous raids against retailers ofparticipates in more than 100 raids counterfeit bearings in Chinaagainst retailers, distributors &manufacturers of counterfeit products. 9

Rugged mining cables & connectors for opencast &underground mining applications e 67.4mm diameter cables which have a minimum bending radius of 550mm and a maximum recommended tension of 4.3kN, are suitable for use across a wide range of mining and industrial applications including electrically driven machines, movable electric apparatus in hazardous Components equipment and Powermite's rugged range of TPU mining areas, portable electric apparatus, section systems specialist Powermite alongside sister company Proof cables with flexible Class 5 tinned annealed feeders, medium sized draglines, shovels Engineering bring end to end cable and connector solutions for copper wire conductors has been specially and drills. “ e cables are also suitable formining and industrial applications designed to withstand the hazardous underground reeling applications,” adds conditions typically found in open cast Marks. mining. e copper-screened mining cables' rugged design which incorporates a tough Proof Engineering, market leaders in the sheath, reduces the risk of cable damage manufacture and supply of flameproof and and extends component service life. explosion proof products, have incorporated the latest technology design “ e resultant low maintenance leads to into their Opencast range of connectors. increased uptime and improved e IP 65 rated connectors are corrosion productivity for the end-user,” says resistant for improved safety and reliability Powermite Director, Donovan Marks. “In in the field and are ideal for use on addition, the cables' orange / silver reflective equipment such as drag lines. Proof tape, under an outer extra-heavy duty ICEA Engineering also supply a quality range of S-75-381 compliant TPU jacket, ensures connectors suitable for underground easy identification, especially at night, applications. which increases personnel safety and also reduces the risk of cable damage.” Powermite is a Division of Hudaco and has been a leading supplier of world class e cables' insulation consists of ethylene components, equipment and systems to the propylene thermosetting compound and mining, marine, industrial and general features a strippable semi-conducting core engineering sectors in Southern Africa for screen (triple extruded). e core assembly over 45 years. e company's extensive comprises three tinned copper/nylon braid product portfolio includes a range of energy screened power cores and three unscreened supply systems, motorised and spring cable pilot cores. reels as well as industrial and mining cables, plugs and sockets.Flexible, reflective or neon TPU sheathed screened mining cables.High abrasion and tensile pull properties.10

SKF extends market reach with appointment of newAutomotive Distributor“SKF pledges continued support of both Permatex, DJ and FTE, not only continues SKF South Africa's appointment ofTop Class Automotive as well as its new to enhance our strategic growth in the Torre Parts and Components Ptyshareholder, Torre Parts and Components,” Automotive A ermarket sector but Ltd as the o cial Automotiveconfirms SKF's Gary Czapski, Manager – expands Torres product range and provides Distributor for South andAutomotive / Agriculture (VSM) Southern further reach into the Commercial and Southern Africa follows the recentAfrica. “We see this new association as a O -Highway markets, which are seen as acquisition by Torre Parts andgreat opportunity to extend our reach into strategic growth nodes for the Torre group.” Components of Top Classtarget markets and to further improve the Automotive Pty Ltdsupport and service levels currently “We are very excited about theprovided to customers.” opportunities that this will bring to our business and we look forward to“ e demand for our extensive range of continuing to develop the business of Topquality products at workshop and end- user Class Automotive, SKF, Permatex, DJ andlevel has grown significantly,” continues FTE Automotive. We will ensure that weCzapski. “Lack of brand commitment and keep you completely informed of anycontinued focus on cheaper more inferior changes or improvements that are beingproducts by many automotive outlets has made, and assure you that throughout therestricted the availability of the SKF brand. process our customers will continue to always be put first. We look forward to a e association with and commitment new and exciting era for Top Classgiven by Torre will assist us in achieving an Automotive as a Part of Torre Parts andimproved level of service and availability in Components and its key Brand Principles,”these areas.” concludes Rogers.SKF's product portfolio for the automotive e transaction to acquire 100% of thea ermarket includes wheel end, engine, share capital of Top Class Automotive wasdrivetrain and suspension components concluded on 16 May 2017. For the nextwhich are complemented by a range of few months Top Class Automotive (Pty)special tooling and lubrication products. Ltd will continue to trade and operate unchanged under the control of Torre PartsKevin Rogers, Managing Director Torre and Components, with all their detailsParts and Components, says “ e remaining exactly the same during thisacquisition of Top Class Automotive with period.its premium basket of brands, namely SKF,SKF automotive a ermarket portfolio_wheel end, engine, drivetrain & suspension components, special tooling & lubrication products 11

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Atterbury development Mall of Africa gets top honours atinternational VIVA Awards e VIVAs are an initiative of the “As developers of Mall of Africa, Atterbury Atterbury Property's developmentInternational Council of Shopping Centres is thrilled it has received international of the iconic Mall of Africa secured(ICSC) and are the most recognised recognition among the most esteemed its place among top honoureesachievement for professional excellence in shopping centres across the globe. From its from around the world in thethe global retail real estate industry. conception to its design and development, highly coveted international VIVA Mall of Africa was envisioned to create a Vision Innovation ValueEach year the VIVA Best-of-the-Best world-class mall with a unique shopping Achievement Awards announcedAwards honours the most outstanding experience unlike anywhere else,” says van in Las Vegas USA on Sunday 21examples of shopping centre design and Heerden. May 2017development, sustainability, retail storedesign and marketing, worldwide. ey “Every detail of Mall of Africa catershave been claimed by the world's best towards understanding and delightingcompanies and shopping centre customers and supporting the trade ofprofessionals. retailers and being an asset for its community.But, the finalists first have to go through arigorous regional round before they can be To receive recognition in the VIVA Awardsconsidered for the awards. As a gold rea rms our commitment to deliveringwinner of the South African Council of exceptional developments that o er designsShopping Centres' (SACSC) Retail Design and experiences second to none,” concludesand Development Awards, the ICSC's van Heerden.regional awards programme, Mall of Africawas automatically entered in the prestigiousVIVA global awards.Atterbury's development of Mall of Africaholds the honour of being the only mall onthe African continent to achieve in theawards in this category this year.Mall of Africa is South Africa's largest Cobus van Heerdenshopping Mall ever built in a single phase,with over 130,000m2 of retail space, it ishome to over 300 shops, restaurants andservices. e mall's unique architecturalappearance is inspired by Africa'sgeological features and iconic landscapes,leading the way for its achievement in theVIVA design and development category.Atterbury, the leading South Africanproperty investor and developer, developedthe landmark mall.Cobus van Heerden of Atterbury PropertyDevelopment says the Mall of Africa wasinspired by leading international trends indesign elements and underpinned by solidretail property fundamentals. Mall of Africa-Atterbury Property Development 13

RMA celebrates 123 years of caring for injured workers Providing occupational injury ursday, 1 June 2017, With the world “As a non-profit mutual assurance company compensation for over a century having just celebrated Workers' Month in with more than 12 decades of experience, South Africa, Rand Mutual (RMA) we have continuously strived to not only and still going strong understands the profound ways in which provide compensation for injured workers disability a ects individuals' lives. e but to provide for their needs with personal journey of dealing with the sensitivity, caring, and compassion. We consequences of physical injury is unique to consequently feel that we have much to each individual and few organisations celebrate and take pride in on this understand such challenges better than milestone 123rd anniversary, which we view RMA, which on 1 June 2017 celebrates 123 as an apt occasion continuing from years of providing caring, compassionate Workers' Month commemorations in May,” compensation to injured workers. adds Singh. “We were the first institution in South “In the 123 years our company was founded Africa to provide compensation to workers, to administer workers' compensation, and RMA has been a pioneer in this field advances in health and safety regulations since our inception in 1894. e company's and industry-driven initiatives have made birth predates the workers' compensation significant inroads in the prevention of legislation in this country,” says RMA's chief occupational injuries. Even then, accidents executive o cer Jay Singh. do unfortunately still occur14

from time to time and it is our role to “ e Rand Mutual Care Facility hasprovide medical treatment and allowed us to ensure that our beneficiariescompensation, not only in terms of the receive the highest standard of care, in aCompensation for Occupational Injuries custom-built medical and rehabilitationand Diseases Act (COIDA) but through the unit that has been designed and developedextended solutions that we provide for this to be as inclusive and enabling anpurpose. environment as possible.“We must acknowledge the foresight of ouroriginal founding fathers, the three mining “We have found that embracing a diversecompanies in the Witwatersrand in 1894 approach to care lends a more intuitiveincluding Simmer & Jack Mines (Simmers), level of support and commitment in ourwho identified a need to help care for mission of assisting people living with life-miners injured on duty. We still have a changing injuries. For 123 years, thelong-standing relationship with our mining dignity of the injured individual has beenclients who have continued to support us central to our ethos of caring,and ensure our longevity. Today we compassionate compensation, and wecelebrate with these clients, as they have consider it an honour to provide formade our 123 years possible. We have also injured and disabled workers in their timesince welcomed clients from the iron, of need,” Singh concludes.metal, steel and related industries into theRMA fold since Class XIII industries weretransferred to RMA in March 2015,” aproud Singh adds.“We are committed to our promise ofCaring, Compassionate Compensation anda promise that goes above and beyond ourlegislated commitments to ourbeneficiaries. An example is our mobileprosthetic clinic that travels each year totake services to beneficiaries by visitingrural areas. In this way, we take our specialbrand of care to claimants who live faraway from cities where specialised servicesare readily available.“We have come to know our beneficiarieswell over the years, and we are also awareof the socio-economic circumstances underwhich some of them live. Whereappropriate, RMA far extends the aido ered as part of our social commitmentsto our beneficiaries. We also pay for theeducation, including tertiary level studies,for many of the children of seriouslyinjured workers and those who have diedfrom their injuries,” he adds.In April 2016, we opened our own state-of-the-art facility in Welkom with theHonourable Labour Minister MildredOliphant in attendance. is facility o erscustodial care, as well as a range of services,prosthetic review, rehabilitation, pressuresore management and pro-active healthinterventions to RMA beneficiaries. 15

Signalling the end forSandton Central tra c woes e Sandton Central Management According to the Johannesburg Road cabling at key intersections. District SCMD in conjunction Agency (JRA), on average roughly 50 of with Johannesburg Metropolitan Johannesburg's 2,135 intersections e city has started a 'no-join' policy for Police Department JMPD and experience signal downtime each day. fixing electrical faults, ending a practice Tra c Freeflow continue to work Ageing signal infrastructure and lack of where signals were fixed by joining cables.towards significant improvement to secure electricity supply account for roughly In addition, the JRA will be implementing tra c signals and tra c flow in 25% of faults reported daily. improved tra c monitoring systems, including a 24-hour response centre for Africa's financial hub However, proactively addressing the responding to reports of signal loss. electricity supply to tra c signals, SandtonSandton Central - Elaine Jack Central has already sponsored six “Non-working tra c signals in a business16 uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units for district like Sandton Central can be tra c signals at key intersections in its well- detrimental in terms of lost time and managed precinct. economic productivity. To add to the problem, the environmental impact of cars Elaine Jack, City Improvement District sitting on the road contributes to increased Manager for SCMD, says: “We have invested carbon emissions. Not only are we working in measures to ensure that key tra c signals towards better tra c flows, but the City of in the district are always on. Also, we have Joburg, in its commitment to the Paris partnered with the JRA on a number of key Agreement signed at COP21, is also initiatives, including a tra c signal forum working to find innovative ways to combat where we actively engage with both the JRA climate change. As a leading financial and Eskom technicians in order to reduce district, Sandton Central prioritises both the time tra c signals are down. We work these goals,” says Jack. closely with JRA management and tra c engineers to relook tra c signal timings to Looking ahead, SCMD would like to see all ensure the best tra c flows too.” CID tra c signals resynchronised but, the imminent arrival of Rea Vaya Bust Rapid Recently, JRA engineers re-timed several Transit System in Sandton Central will intersections to start peak-hour flow timings require the timings to be changed again, half-an-hour earlier in the morning, which according to the JRA could prove a running from 6am to 9am. eir peak costly exercise. a ernoon plans now run longer too, from 3.30pm to 8pm. e intersections are. “ ere has already been a great Ÿ Rivonia and 5th improvement. We are experiencing less Ÿ Sandton Drive and Alice tra c signal outages within Sandton Central Ÿ Rivonia and Pybus as all our tra c signals have been recabled Ÿ Rivonia and Katherine and upgraded. Going forward we hope to Ÿ Sandton and Grayston engage with the JRA in order to open more Ÿ Rivonia and Fredman road accesses into Sandton Central, which is Ÿ Rivonia and Maude / Linden currently restricted to the only five core Ÿ Rivonia and Pretoria / Daisy entries and exits,” says Jack. Ÿ Rivonia and West She adds: “SCMD looks forward to SCMD is also thrilled by the City of continuing with the successful partnership Johannesburg's recent announcement that it we have built with city, the JRA, JMPD and will be allocating an additional R200 million Tra c Freeflow as we forge ahead to ensure over the next three years to improve tra c a better, smarter, smoother flowing and management, paying special focus to tra c more environmentally-friendly city, which is lights, and the replacement of copper a great place to live, work and visit.”

Resolution Health Medical Scheme/Agility CorporateTuesday, 6 June 2017, South Africa's greatest challenges in terms of worker Digging deeper for mining sectorprosperity is intertwined with that of the health in the mining sector are o en wellness and productivity solutionsmining industry, and the health of the preventable or manageable.workforce that supports it. With large Mark Arnoldnumbers of employees within the industry 17becoming ill or incapacitated each year dueto lifestyle conditions and occupationalinjuries, access to intuitive healthcare covercan go a long way to support productivityin the workforce. is is the view of Mark Arnold, PrincipalO cer of Resolution Health MedicalScheme (Resolution Health), which hasbeen serving the mining industry for over adecade. “ e Mineral and PetroleumResources Development Act of 2002, whichenshrines equal access to mineral resources,has opened the doors to meaningfulparticipation of previously disadvantagedpeople in the exploration and exploitationof mineral resources,” Arnold notes.“When the Act was passed, there was onlyone junior mining company but by mid-2008 this had grown to 21 junior miningcompanies. According to the Chamber ofMines, since 2000, the value ofempowerment transactions has grown toR205 billion in 2014 money terms.“On the other hand, the industry, which isfraught with change and challenge has alsoreportedly lost as much as 10% of itsworkforce in 2015 and 2016 with some 40000 jobs being shed. is means that agreat deal of skill and experience has beenlost to this industry.“Each individual workplace has di erentchallenges when it comes to the health andwellbeing of workers, which ultimatelyimpacts on profitability. is holdsparticularly true for South Africa's juniormining companies, many of which arenowadays working on increasingly tightmargins,” he adds.According to Arnold, years of experienceand research in the industry, whereResolution Health has established itself as atrusted partner, has indicated that the

What we are striving for is a “Resolution Health's o ering for business caters financial, legal and psychological counselling overpreventative healthcare programme for sta at all levels, although our Foundation the phone with relevant external experts. ese option has been particularly popular with the services can significantly assist individuals in supported by an e ective multi mining sector. We recognise the power of mitigating a range of common pressures, which pronged approach to wellness that preventative healthcare solutions, and therefore a can help to o set the potential harmful e ects of range of preventative screenings and vaccinations stress on existing health conditions. is of considerable assistance in are available from participating Foundation managing risks in the mining Network healthcare providers,” he explains. \"One of the trends we identified in the mining sector e Agility Corporate industry is that employees all too o en fail to approach is to analyse the context “In addition, members under our care who live comply with established safety measures, withto determine the interventions that with chronic conditions are empowered and some workers choosing not to wear the protective could best address problems supported to keep them healthier while clothing provided by their employer. We have seen threatening the health and work maximising the benefits they are entitled to.” a marked improvement in such compliance since performance of employees at a we introduced workshops and various practical Productivity at the coalface measures to positively reinforce safety measures; particular workplace ” Lizette Bester, Executive at Agility Corporate, thereby reducing the risks employees were agrees that worker health is central to supporting exposed to in terms of occupational diseases and South Africa's miners, but argues that the injuries,” notes Bester. underlying causes that may impact on the health of a workforce need to be addressed in order to “Preventative health screenings and voluntary make a meaningful and sustained di erence to HIV counselling and testing, as well as overall worker productivity. educational health talks that are designed to fulfil identified gaps in a way that is understandable and “While most mines have their own healthcare constructive to the workforce, are valuable tools in programmes in place, particularly the larger empowering sta members to take better care of mines, high rates of illness and chronic disease themselves. Wellness Days and other relevant among mineworkers have created the need for interventions tailored to a particular company's additional support and wellness services to keep needs are an e ective step towards helping the workforce healthy and productive,” Bester employees to make healthier choices, thereby adds. reducing or mitigating the risk of such illnesses for improved productivity,” adds Bester. e Agility Corporate employee wellness solutions can stand alone, or can be complementary to an A considerable financial benefit for employers employer's existing programme. e service caters making use of Agility Corporate solutions is that to the specific needs of the entire workforce, the risk mitigation measures implemented can be regardless of the nature of their employment, from presented to the underwriters of the company's top management to unskilled labour. group risk insurance provider, or providers, with a view to negotiating a reduction in premiums – Bester advocates a holistic approach, thereby reducing the costs associated with incorporating a comprehensive disease employment. management programme, in tackling the challenges of worker wellbeing for lasting “We not only seek to prevent loss of productivity improved productivity in the mining sector. through our extensive holistic and cost e ective healthcare service o ering, but are also looking to “It is imperative that valued sta members with develop and implement creative solutions that will chronic conditions remain on their medication help employees to perform at their best, thereby and are empowered with information to keep contributing to better overall performance. themselves healthy. In addition, employees cannot simply leave their worries at the door when going rough implementing meaningful, multi-faceted to work, and it is well established that sources of wellness solutions, healthcare expenses and stress can negatively impact on job performance. absenteeism can be substantially reduced,” notes Such a service can work particularly well in Bester. companies where there is a medical scheme in place. “In the mining sector in particular, the specialised skills, experience and institutional knowledge As part of this service o ering, Resolution Health required by the workforce can be di cult and Medical Scheme provides healthcare cover for costly to replace. Valued sta members are hard to employees and anonymous data drawn from a come by, and companies are o en able to prevent company's medical claims provide insights to sta attrition through investing in health and guide proposed interventions. wellness, which further boosts morale and productivity – representing a sound investment Employees who are members of the scheme also for any company in the mining industry,” have access to the Employee Wellbeing concludes Bester. Programme (EWP), providing access to basic18

Atlas Copco's sale of Road Construction Equipment leads toestablishment of Dynapac South Africa e Road Construction Equipment Technique Business Line Manager, e Atlas Copco Group has sold itsdivision became part of Atlas Copco's Dynapac Road Construction Equipment. global Road ConstructionConstruction Technique business area in “Until closure, the Road Construction Equipment Division including the2007 and manufactures Compaction Equipment Division will remain part of Dynapac brand name to theRollers for asphalt and soil application, as Atlas Copco's Construction Technique number one construction Group inwell as asphalt equipment Planers and Business Area. So it is business as usual,” France and world leader in roadPavers. e products are well known Marthinussen assures customers. “As construction equipment Fayatglobally under the Dynapac trade name. Dynapac South Africa we will continue to Group serve the market with our products andFounded in 1957, Fayat is a 100% services. e current product portfolioindependent family owned Group with an remains unchanged and all scheduledinternational scope in 120 countries and product renewals will continue as planned.”representation by 152 companies around Marthinussen confirms that the Atlasthe world. Fayat has earned a reputation for Copco name will gradually be phased outbeing a dedicated and reputable original to end 2017 and the Dynapac brand will beequipment manufacturer through eleven prominently displayed on all productsroad construction equipment companies come 2018.and dedicated brands active in this area. Fayat has plans to further strengthen itsDynapac will transfer to Fayat on 1st July strategic position in road construction and2017 and become a company within the road maintenance equipment. “ e Group'sGroup operating under the Dynapac brand reputation as a world-leader in roadname. Following the acquisition, road construction equipment with over 60 years'construction equipment which forms one experience, presents a solid platform onof the Group's seven core businesses - which we are able to reinforce the strengthpublic works, foundations, building, energy of the Dynapac brand through continuedservices, steel and mechanical construction development, improvement and expansionand pressure vessels - will become the of our Dynapac product ranges andstrongest division in the Fayat Group. services that have clearly earned the respect and trust of our customers over manyMiddle East Africa will be one of eleven years,” concludes Marthinussen.regional Dynapac business areas globally, /Ends-with sales and service operations in 37countries together with five global Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider ofproduction facilities being Brazil, Sweden, sustainable productivity solutions. eGermany, India and China. e global Group serves customers with innovativeholdings company will be based in Sweden compressors, vacuum solutions and airand the divisional management head o ce treatment systems, construction andin Germany. Dynapac has 1 265 employees mining equipment, power tools andwith revenues of approximately MSEK 2 assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops900 (MEUR 309) for 2016. Once all due products and services focused ondiligences have been finalized, Dynapac SA productivity, energy e ciency, safety andwill be a local legal company responsible ergonomics. e company was founded infor the Southern Africa territory within the 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, andMEA region and the head o ce based in has a global reach spanning more than 180Dubai. countries. In 2016, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 101 (BEUR 11) and“ is is an ownership change and not a about 45 000 employees.change in business structure,” says NevilleMarthinussen, Atlas Copco Construction 19

Transformation in liquid fuels sector is a sustainability issue Despite much work by the “ e Moloto Report of 2011 showed why Mr Kapdi says that industry players mustindustry and government, and the companies are not complying with the not forget the political and moral charter, and the Department of Energy is imperatives behind transformation: the signing of the first industry working with stakeholders to align the normalisation of the industry a er charter in 2000, the liquid fuels charter with the BEE Codes. is is apartheid, and the need to fast-track the important and needs to be done, but a incorporation of black interests into the sector has still not achieved compliance mindset will never deliver sector. e redress of past injustice is one significant transformation. Noor genuine transformation,” Mr Kapdi says. important driver of transformation but, as “It's the same challenge we see when it important, only a transformed industry will Kapdi, Managing Partner, comes to governance and the King Codes. have the “social licence to operate” in aDentons South Africa, argues that Only when the industry accepts that democratic South Africa.what the industry needs is a focus genuine transformation is its passport to a “An industry that is not seen to be fully successful future, will we see progress.” representative of the country's on the underlying reasons for demographics, and contributing to building transformation, rather than the economic future of all citizens, will simply lose the support of society as asimply treating it as a compliance whole. When the social licence to operate is issue. forfeited, the legal licence will soon follow,” he says. “Transformation, above all, is an issue of sustainability and, as such, boards, executive management, shareholders and employees should all be driving it with great vigour.” Mr Kapdi has co-authored a guide to, and overview of, the legislative framework of the liquid fuels industry. He says that the guide builds on Dentons' long involvement in the sector, and was born out of the realisation that the transformation journey has to be carefully managed in order to support the development of a profitable and robust industry. “Too o en, transformation is seen as an additional burden but, in line with the thinking behind the Sullivan Principles, companies need to see why it is crucial to their futures, and the future of the industry, to get it right,” Mr Kapdi concludes. “Once the industry players see this, we can start to develop transformation solutions together, and build a culture of mutual support and cooperation, as the Moloto Report suggested. is is an industry with lots of potential—we must not waste it.” Noor Kapdi120

DRA awarded Elikhulu Gold TailingsRetreatment Plant projectMulti-disciplinary international DRA has developed a good working is is DRA s first gold tailingsengineering group, DRA has been relationship with all team members, both retreatment plant development andappointed by JSE-listed Pan African on an executive and operational level, and it includes all aspects of theResources to deliver a detailed design and we will leverage this alliance to further construction including hydraulicconstruction supervision service for its establish a long-term partnership with Pan mining processing and tailingsElikhulu Gold Tailings Retreatment Plant African Resources,” Howard concludes. deposition ” says Paul Howard atfacility planned for its Evander operation in DRA e Elikhulu Project isMpumalanga. e new CIL process plant will be valued at circa R1 6 billion and commissioned in 4th quarter 2018 and the entails the construction of facilities is is a substantial project relative to the final phase of the TSF will be complete in and infrastructure at Evander tosize of Pan African Resources’ operations 1st quarter 2019 retreat Gold Plant Tailings at thein the Evander area and will be a game- rate of 1 million tonnes perchanger for Evander. e project is equally month ”important to DRA as the lead contractor.DRA’s scope of services through all stagesof the TSF project include the reclamationof the three existing storage facilitiesnamely Kinross, Leslie and Winkelhaak.Furthermore, the project scope includes:Ÿ e water supply to the project as a whole;Ÿ e water supply to each of the reclamation sites;Ÿ Hydraulic Mining infrastructure;Ÿ A new Carbon in Leach (CIL) gold recovery process plant;Ÿ Pump and piping systems to transfer the hydraulically mined tailings slurry to the new CIL process plant;Ÿ e residue disposal pumps and piping systems to deposit the tailings on a new Tailing Storage Facility; andŸ e construction of the new TSF.DRAs competitive advantage over otherbidders for the project lies in the fact thatthe engineering firm was involved with PanAfrican Resources from a DefinitiveFeasibility Study phase and was able toensure a cost e ective, fit for purpose,technically appropriate solution.“ e team involved in the study phase (andwho will also be executing the project) havemanaged many projects with an array ofchallenges including schedule and capitalexpenditure constraints as well as limitedwater availability, all of which wereovercome to implement the project planssuccessfully,” says Howard. Howard_Paul_bw 21

EUROVIA to host demonstration of CDE wet processingequipment at June Open Day in SlovakiaEurovia - Kame olomy, s.r.o, part Eurovia, part of the VINCI Group, is a world e Projectof the VINCI Group, will partner leader in transport infrastructure construction e Dubina Skala Quarry is an 100 year-oldwith CDE to host an Open Day at and urban development. Active in 15 countries granite quarry situated in rural Slovakia. Due totheir Martin quarry in Slovakia on across the world with close to 1,300 industrial and the remoteness of its location and the lack of commercial entities, it employs over 38,000 people access to a water supply, the customer needed 6-7 June. e company will and totalled a revenue of €8,188 million in 2014. their new wet processing plant to have a low showcase its new CDE 60 tonne- energy requirement and to be able to recirulate e company has a large presence in Slovakia the water through the system. per-hour wet processing plant, where it produces aggregates in 10 rock quarries which will supply materials for a and one sand & gravel plant. e CDE wet Eurovia's main objective was to turn an unsaleable processing plant was installed in 2016 in the 0-4 crushed granite sand fraction due to high major motorway construction Dubna Skala Quarry is based near the city of levels of contamination (contamination of project over the next three years. Martin in northern Slovakia. e main product 0/0,063mm fraction in the feed material at a range from the quarry is a 0-4mm crushed granite. of 8 – 9%) into a high value product. As the quarry is located at the top of the mountain and Eurovia supplies concrete for urban development has limited access to water supplies, ridding the and road projects, including a major road granite of contaminants was challenging. construction project to develop an 11km stretch of the D1 highway between the cities of Martin and During a process of co-creation with Eurovia, Zilina, which is currently under construction with CDE prepared a bespoke design for a modular work continuing until October 2018. is project installation that would fit the limited space has a budget of €427.2 million and comprises 11 available on the quarry whilst addressing water bridges and two tunnels so the requirements for e ciencies and significantly increase product aggregates is ongoing and significant. quality.22

A er investigating various options over a number of Plant Process “Not only are we saving water andyears, Eurovia opted for the only comprehensive e extracted dry material travels by conveyor to the increasing the quality of our overallsolution that could meet their specific circumstances: a product, but we have gone further andCDE EvoWash wet processing plant combined with an feedbox from where it enters the sump of the EvoWash turned a highly contaminated graniteAquaCycle thickener and a Filter Press. 71. From the sump the sand is pumped to a cyclone product we believed we could never sell which separates the material into the required size, into a highly profitable sand product.”Meetings with the CDE team convinced Eurovia that with one of the key benefits of the EvoWash being thatCDE had the technical capabilities and experience to it does this without losing fines materials. From thedeliver the project successfully. Jaroslaw Modrzejewski, cyclone the washed sand is sent to a dewatering screenCDE Area Sales Manager for Poland, the Czech and a er further dewatering on the screen the 0-4 mmRepublic and Slovakia was the main point of contact sand travels by conveyor and forms a stockpile.for Eurovia and was able to use a number of previousreference projects and organise site visits to other CDE e fine material sized under 63 microns is send to theinstallations. AquaCycle thickener. In the AquaCycle a small amount of polyelectrolyte floculant is added to theCDE places great importance on using technical water from the automatic dosing station which forcesexpertise to provide tailored solutions that are unique fine particles to settle on the bottom of the thickenerto each customer's requirements. tank. e clean water on the top overflows the the weir and is stored in the AquaStore tank before being re-Modrzejewski says, “To help ensure we provided the circulated around the plant again, helping to reducebest solution I arranged for several material samples to the amount of fresh water required. e waste sludge isbe washed by another local company's CDE plant and discharged into a bu er tank where a motorised rakequality-checked at CDE's headquarters in Northern in constant rotation ensures the material does notIreland. is allowed us to make an accurate settle and solidify. e sludge is held in the bu ercalculation of the output for the new plant in order to tank before begin processed to recover more water inprovide guaranteed rates in our contract, providing the FilterPress.additional confidence for the customer to proceed.” Following testing of the materials it was determinedCDE Solution that the Side Beam Filter Press required 36 of theA first within the region, the Eurovia CDE installation 800mm2 plates to achieve a processing rate of 3 tonnescomprises an EvoWash 71 wet processing plant, an per hour. Currently the Filter Press is completing 4A200 AquaCycle thickener and a Filter Press. e press cycles per hour. During each cycle the filterplant is completed by a bu er tank, an AquaStore and plates fill with sludge and are compressed under higha FlocStation. pressure to remove moisture, the waste material, a dry filter cake then drops into a holding bay from which itModrzejewski adds, “ is is the first full water can be easily transported and stored.treatment plant in this region. It solves the problemwhich all other quaries have experienced and struggled Conclusionwith: what to do with the final fraction 0-4mm whichis heavily contaminated with dusts a er the crushing Vladimir Sulovec, Main Production Director inprocess? Eurovia have now positioned itself as the Eurovia Slovakia, Eurovia, concludes: “Working withleader in this field and we are proud to have achieved the CDE team has been a very positive experience.this project as a reference site in the Slovak and Czechmarket.” anks to the professionalism and collaborative spirit of the CDE team, Eurovia has installed the mostCommenting on Eurovia's specific need for a low e cient wet processing solution for the requirementswater requirement, Modrzejewski says: “Our plant uses of our quarry… and the first one of its kind in theonly a few cublic meters of water per hour, which region, which we are very proud of.allows EUROVIA to wash its low value product andturn it into high value washed crushed sand, openingup new markets for the company.” 23

Atlas Copco's sale of Road Construction Equipment leads toestablishment of Dynapac South Africa e Atlas Copco Group has sold its e Road Construction Equipment division e global holdings company will be based in global Road Construction became part of Atlas Copco's Construction Sweden and the divisional management head Technique business area in 2007 and manufactures o ce in Germany. Dynapac has 1 265 employeesEquipment Division, including the Compaction Rollers for asphalt and soil with revenues of approximately MSEK 2 900 Dynapac brand name, to the application, as well as asphalt equipment Planers (MEUR 309) for 2016. Once all due diligences and Pavers. e products are well known globally have been finalized, Dynapac SA will be a localnumber one construction Group in under the Dynapac trade name. legal company responsible for the Southern Africa France and world-leader in road territory within the MEA region and the head construction equipment, Fayat Founded in 1957, Fayat is a 100% independent o ce based in Dubai. Group.“ family owned Group with an international scope in 120 countries and representation by 152 “ is is an ownership change and not a change inDynapac heavy-duty CA255 drum vibratory roller delivers companies around the world. Fayat has earned a business structure,” says Neville Marthinussen,superior compaction performance in stringent environments reputation for being a dedicated and reputable Atlas Copco Construction Technique Business original equipment manufacturer through eleven Line Manager, Dynapac Road Construction road construction equipment companies and Equipment. “Until closure, the Road Construction dedicated brands active in this area. Equipment Division will remain part of Atlas Copco's Construction Technique Business Area. Dynapac will transfer to Fayat on 1st July 2017 So it is business as usual,” Marthinussen assures and become a company within the Group customers. “As Dynapac South Africa we will operating under the Dynapac brand name. continue to serve the market with our products Following the acquisition, road construction and services. e current product portfolio equipment which forms one of the Group's seven remains unchanged and all scheduled product core businesses - public works, foundations, renewals will continue as planned.” Marthinussen building, energy services, steel and mechanical confirms that the Atlas Copco name will gradually construction and pressure vessels - will become be phased out to end 2017 and the Dynapac brand the strongest division in the Fayat Group. will be prominently displayed on all products come 2018. Middle East Africa will be one of eleven regional Dynapac business areas globally, with sales and Fayat has plans to further strengthen its strategic service operations in 37 countries together with position in road construction and road five global production facilities being Brazil, maintenance equipment. “ e Group's reputation Sweden, Germany, India and China. as a world-leader in road construction equipment with over 60 years' experience, presents a solid platform on which we are able to reinforce the strength of the Dynapac brand through continued development, improvement and expansion of our Dynapac product ranges and services that have clearly earned the respect and trust of our customers over many years,” concludes Marthinussen. /Ends-Sixth generation Dynapac large Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider ofasphalt roller CC5200VI . sustainable productivity solutions. e Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and services focused on productivity, energy e ciency, safety and ergonomics. e company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2016, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 101 (BEUR 11) and about 45 000 employees.24

Atlas Copco Compressor Technique - at the heart ofcustomers' sustainable productivityDuring hard-hitting times, sustainable Atlas Copco Compressor Technique backs quality products with exceptional serviceproductivity becomes even more essentialto mining and industry in order to remain ready for growth through the identification While South African businesscompetitive. As a major player in the global of sectors that show the greatest potential, mining and industry have beenarena for over 145 years and in the local increased market penetration, expansion of under prolonged pressure causedmarket for over 70 years, Atlas Copco has our product ranges, the constant not only by the protracted globalthe necessary global and local experience, improvement of products and e ciencies economic downturn but also byexpertise and know-how to continue and finally by matching our company and economic political and socialproviding sustainable productivity product strengths to markets.” di culties on the local front Atlassolutions. “In order to assist our customers Copco Compressor Techniquewith sustainable productivity it is our Compressor Technique is moving its focus remains resolute in its commitmentresponsibility to ensure that we are in a from saturated markets and from areas to providing customers withposition to deliver seamless support where coverage of its medium and high sustainable productivity solutionsthrough the provision of world-class pressure o erings is good to sectors through people developmentquality, e cient and reliable products showing strong growth potential. continued stability and growthbacked by unsurpassed service levels,” Ackerman notes that the medical sectorcomment Pieter van Wyk and CharlAckerman, Business Line Managers for Oil-Free Air and Industrial Air respectively.“While growth is di cult during marketinertia and project mothballing, we simplycannot a ord to stagnate. ere will be anupswing albeit a conservative one and wemust be ready for it. So we have not restedon our laurels waiting for things to happen;instead we have been proactive and aremaking it happen.”Atlas Copco's Compressor Techniquebusiness area which comprises oil-free air,industrial air, a er-market service andmore recently Vacuum Technique, isnearing its conclusion of a three-year planthat has been focusing on a number ofinitiatives in preparation for the economicupswing. A strong focus area is thedevelopment of people skills throughtraining programmes and the upgrading ofwork tools. Employee satisfaction hasresulted in the business area retaining itssta and subsequently people skills.A professional and motivated team brings Atlas Copco ZS_250plusVSDstability and Compressor Technique's 25investment in its people has paid o . “Witha 100 plus strong team and a solid, stablefoundation we can provide completequality air solutions – compressors, dryers,filters, vacuum pumps as well as parts andservice. We are now more than ever before

Food Safety System Certification for its production facility in Belgium. “ is has certainly opened up new markets for us as alongside food and beverage processing there are many other applications within pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging, chemical and petrochemical processing, electronics and textile manufacturing, automotive paint spraying as well as medical diligences that demand 100% oil-free air,” a rms Van Wyk.Atlas Copco GA250Plus remains largely untapped by Atlas Copco. Product range expansion positions Atlas26 “Our ISO 7396-1 certified medical air Copco to penetrate markets with end-to- systems which include the GA MED end quality air solutions for small, medium compressors, dryers and receivers, mVAC and large air demands. Alongside the vacuum products and oxygen generators, expansion of Atlas Copco premium GA, deliver reliable, e cient and ultra-pure air.” GA+, GA VSD (variable speed drive) and Two further growth areas where Atlas GA VSD+ compressor ranges, the GA oil- Copco plans to increase its footprint is rail injected screw compressors now include 200 as well as onsite on-site industrial gas and 250 kW VSD versions, closing the gap (nitrogen and oxygen) generators which in the 160 and 315 kW VSD ranges. o er a more sustainable and cost-e cient solution compared to gas delivered in VSD presents an e cient option for cylinders or bulk liquid supply which also operations where compressors are regularly requires a bulk storage area. run at below maximum capacity, by matching the compressor's speed to the Our latest NGP+ onsite nitrogen generator compressed air demand. e boosting of with PSA technology can simply be plugged GA VSD+ technology o ers increased into an existing compressor network to e ciencies that deliver significant cost produce nitrogen with purities of up to savings to customers. e GA 7-75 VSD+ 99,999%,” reveals Ackerman. compressors and GHS 350-900 VSD+ rotary screw vacuum pumps can cut energy Another major focus area is the food and bills by as much as 50%! beverage industry, a sector which Van Wyk points out has been less a ected by the On the ultra-high e ciency side Atlas economic downturn. Here Atlas Copco Copco has extended its Permanent Magnet draws on its leadership in the field of oil- VSD+ compressor range. With Permanent free solutions. As the first company to be Magnet (PM) motor being the most certified as 100% oil free with ISO 8573-1 e cient option for compressors running at Class 0 certification of its oil-free maximum capacity 24/7, the GA VSD+ compressors approximately eight years ago, compressors have been completely the company took oil-free air to the next redesigned to make optimum use of level. In 2015 Atlas Copco scooped another patented PM motor and drive train first by becoming the first compressor technology. company globally to receive ISO 22000 While VSD compressors are not widely used in mines, Van Wyk says that they have seen immediate success with this technology amongst energy-conscious customers. Aeration in mining presents a huge market for low pressure and Van Wyk envisages particularly good growth in the gold and coal mining sector for Atlas Copco low pressure ZS blowers. Here too the ranges have been expanded; the ZS

o ering now goes up to 355 kW and alsoincludes VSD options. e turbine range,previously limited to 132 kW, now go up to250kW, and VSDs can be coupled to almostall compressors in the range. “We are nowpositioned to o er best-fit solutions foralmost any application requiring lowpressure compressed air.” Low pressurecompressors are also widely used forwastewater treatment; pneumatic conveyingof powders such as cement or dry foodpowders, for iron smelting furnaces and forchemical industry processes. e recent expansion of the vacuum rangeshas warranted the establishment of VacuumTechnique as a separate business areawithin Atlas Copco. “Vacuum technology isalmost as big as the compressor businessand we have not even begun to scratch thesurface locally,” says Vacuum Pumps andSystems Sales Representative, Willem Brits. e GHS 350 - 5400 VSD+ rotary screwoil-lubricated single-stage vacuum pumpsbring far-reaching innovation in vacuumtechnology with energy savings of around50%, a dramatic reduction in lifecycle costsand improved productivity. e GVSsingle-stage and GVD double-stage oil-sealed rotary vanes, DVS dry vane, DZSdry claw vacuum pumps (VSD alsoavailable), ZRS Rotary Lobe booster pumpsand AWS single stage and AWD doublestage liquid ring pumps complete AtlasCopco's current vacuum product portfolio.While the main focus for growth remainslocal, Atlas Copco Compressor Technique'sgrowth strategy extends to the rest ofAfrica with EPCs as the main route tomarket. “We perceive a slight yetnoticeable upswing with new projects,expansions and upgrades leading to moreRFQs and boosting orders which leaves usoptimistic about the future. We are fullyequipped and ready to deliver end-to-endquality air solutions to assist our customersin becoming more successful and profitablethrough improved product e ciency andequipment reliability, increased uptime andreduced operational costs for sustainableproductivity and lowest possible cost ofownership,” concludes Van Wyk andAckerman. Atlas Copco Vacuum Technique's flagship range_ GHS 1900 VSD PLUS_energy savings of up to 50% 27

Cable reeling solutions like no other from Powermite e materials handling division of Cable reeling systems are used to lay down and “In addition, the greased-for-life bearings ensure a mechanical and electrical retrieve cable in applications where a maintenance-free cable reeling solution. With no predetermined length of travel and a fixed amount stoppages for maintenance and no maintenance engineering specialist Powermite of cable is connected to a fixed point while a costs, our reeling systems deliver significant cost supplies superior quality rugged moving point travels over a fixed line, rail, ground savings for end-users,” notes Marks. or height at a set speed. In addition to a wide reliable and economical cable variety of cabling including medium voltage, low ese systems are also extremely versatile and canreeling systems and accessories to a voltage and milli power, control, fibre optic/data be applied to low speeds (5m/min) or high speedswide spectrum of Southern African and composite cables for data and video supply, (120m/min) over distances ranging from 1m to these reeling systems also carry water, air and over a 1000m and the length can be increased or industries hydraulic hosing. decreased to meet end-users' requirements. “Our cable reeling systems deliver numerous cost Powermite supplements its renowned spring and time saving benefits for end-users,” says driven, torque motor and permanent magnet Powermite Marketing Director, Donovan Marks. clutch drives with Variable Speed Drive (VSD) “ eir extremely rugged design ensures reliable technology. “It is crucial that the system keeps the operation for optimised uptime and productivity. correct tension at all times to prevent damage Manufactured in a variety of materials including during operation and to keep the cable out of painted steel, stainless steel and hot dip galvanized harm's way,” explains Marks. surfaces, the cable reeling equipment is suitable for a wide range of indoor and outdoor “Our VSD technology enables all the drives to applications.” By utilising the anti-runback provide a constant torque to keep the correct bearing/braking resistive-based drive systems, tension at all times which is crucial to preventing Powermite achieves tremendous success with damage by protecting the cable and keeping it out system reliability. “Our systems continue to of harm's way during winding and un-winding operate over several years in extremely dusty and functions.” corrosive environments.”Powermite's rugged cable reeling systems deliver reliable operation for optimised uptime and productivity28

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SKF destroys 15 tons of fake bearingsCounterfeit bearings with a market SKF has recently completed legal a ected by the counterfeit SKF bearingsvalue of approximately EUR 1 000 proceedings against a dealer of counterfeit sold by this non-authorised dealer in the 000 were destroyed in Greecefollowing the successful completion bearings in Greece. Initiated in 2009, a total Piraeus area. Instead of getting theof legal proceedings commenced in of 15 tons of counterfeit SKF bearings were premium quality product they thought they 2009 seized as part of a raid at a dealer's were purchasing, the customers ended up warehouse in the area of Piraeus, with with products of unpredictable quality and whom SKF had no business relationship performance. during these years. e bearings have now o cially been declared counterfeit by the “We are very happy that this case is Greek courts system, resulting in their o cially closed and has resulted in a destruction. positive outcome for SKF and our customers. We will continue to fight the e raid in 2009 resulted in the seizure of problem of counterfeit products and 17,000 pieces of counterfeit rolling bearings, importers in Greece. is is vital for us in with a total weight of 15 tons and a market order to protect our customers and their value of over EUR 1,000,000 ese have business as well as the reputation of the SKF now been destroyed at a metal recycling brand”, says Rania Patsiopoulos, Managing facility in Greece, by crushing them in a Director, SKF Hellas S.A. scrap press, to ensure they will not resurface on the market. SKF actively supports law enforcement globally to stop the trade of counterfeit SKF A wide range of companies from the products. is trade is illegal and may lead marine and other industrial sectors were to substantial fines or imprisonment.SKF actively supports law enforcement globally to stop the trade of counterfeit SKF products.30

“Counterfeit industrial products like supplier. We needed the bearings urgently To distinguish a counterfeit bearingbearings are not bought intentionally by and the supplier matched our required lead from an authentic SKF bearingcustomers, so the best way to fight time. eir failure was a fact a er only a o en requires expertise. Customerscounterfeit is to raise awareness. Customers few months, while the expected service life that suspect they might have beenwho accidentally purchase counterfeit was several years. We faced costly sold counterfeit products shouldproducts are being cheated financially and downtime and broken promises to our use the SKF Authenticate app forrisk damage to their machinery and customers. All this could have been smartphones to take and sendexpensive downtime”, says, Tina Åström, avoided, by more awareness and caution in photos of suspect products directlyDirector, SKF Group Brand Protection. our sourcing. We will not allow this to to SKF for verification. e app can happen again.” be downloaded for free from Apple e financial damage resulting from the App Store or Google Play. ey cancounterfeit products is di cult to quantify. All premium brands are a ected by also e-mail pictures of theLost sales and significant loss of image are counterfeit products. SKF, along with other suspected bearings todefinitely some of the consequences. bearing manufacturers a ected by [email protected] that sell counterfeit products risk counterfeiting are working to fight againstboth financial damage as well as their this problem and have launched acredibility and reputation. counterfeit awareness campaign through an umbrella organization, World BearingSKF urges its customers to carefully select Association (WBA). e campaign aims totheir supplier of SKF products. e best make customers aware of the risks andway to safeguard authenticity is sourcing problems with counterfeits. Morethrough distributors authorised by SKF. information can be found atEnd customers that install counterfeit www.stopfakebearings.comcomponents will su er the most. A recentcase proved once again that significant More information on SKF's branddamage can be caused by the failure of a protection work can be found on:rolling bearing. An anonymous customer www.skf.com/group/our-says: “We spent EUR 100,000 on large size company/organization/skf-care/business-bearings, purchased from an un-authorized care/anti-counterfeiting/index.html Counterfeit Bearings were being destroyed in Greece 31

SKF o ers new multipoint automatic lubricator SKF today announced the e sturdy TLMP is packaged as a complete kit, With its high IP protection rating, this durableintroduction of the SKF MultiPoint including the lubricator, required tubing and lubricator design is vibration resistant, withstands connectors. Designed to supply from one to equipment washdowns and prevents Automatic Lubricator TLMP eighteen lubrication points, the lubricator features contamination ingress. Also, the TLMP series series Developed for industrial pluggable outlets and is easy to install and enables machine steering to temporarily disable program via its keypad with LED display. In lubrication by removing power. applications as well as addition, the TLMP has low-level andagricultural and o road vehicles malfunction alarms, both of which o er remote SKF is a leading global supplier of bearings, seals, this reliable unit facilitates proper notification. mechatronics, lubrication systems, and services which include technical support, maintenance and lubrication essential for bearing Featuring a reservoir capacity of nearly one litre, reliability services, engineering consulting and life and supports improved safety this versatile lubricator has a stirring paddle to training. SKF is represented in more than 130 prevent grease separation, making it suitable for countries and has around 17,000 distributor for employees more lubricants. e TLMP provides a maximum locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2015 were operating pressure of 120 bar (1,740 psi) and can SEK 75 997 million and the number of employees be utilised in temperatures ranging from -25 to was 46 635. www.skf.com +70 °C (-10 to +158 °F).SKF Multipoint Automatic Lubricator TLMP Series32

Why hygienic design of bearings is key to food safetyHygienic design considers specifically how get airborne and potentially contaminate An emphasis on the hygieneproblems such as corrosion, lubricant the food product. element of the design of equipmentleakage, cleaning and self-drying could can play an important role inadversely a ect food safety – and applies In order to minimise the risk of controlling the safety of fooddesign principles to solve the problem. In contamination, designing bearings with products manufactured Howeveressence, it is a design philosophy applied hygienic design principles in mind is a key applying this too broadly withoutthrough dedicated and specific rules. Just as consideration. One of the most important focussing specifically on theergonomic design pays close attention to principles underpinning hygienic design is hygienic design of the componentsthe physical needs of product users, the ability to clean e ectively. is may be part of the system can potentiallyhygienic design has a laser focus on easy to understand, but it is o en di cult risk the spread of bacteria trappedpreventing issues of food contamination. to achieve in practice, for bearings and within bearings says Davide bearing units. For a start, the products Zanghi the person responsible for\"In early November, in Denmark, it will should be made from non-corrosive and the Hygienic design o ce in SKFrun its biennial World Congress. Here, SKF non-porous materials, such as stainless- an EHEDG member since 2016 - will steel, or composites and with shapes that Hygienic design of bearinghighlight its long record using these design are cleanable, allowing self-draining. key to food safetyprinciples\" into \"In November 2016, in Bearing units should have filled bases,Denmark, it ran its biennial World which removes cavities where germs may SKF Hygienic design o ce.Congress. On this occasion, SKF - an fester. 33EHEDG member since 2006 - highlightedits long record using these design In general materials used such asprinciples\" elastomers and composite and grease should be compliant with food safetyDesign principles - a dim view on bearing directives and regulations. In all instances,components potential of grease leakage onto the food product during operation should beIn general, EHEDG guidelines consider avoided.bearings an easy place to trap food particlesand water and therefore these are seen as Ideally, bearing units should have e ectivepotential breeding grounds for harbouring end covers – that prevent processbacteria. e advice is: keep bearings well contaminants and cleaning fluids fromaway from food product contact areas. entering the bearing units cavity and, at the same time, allow a frequent visual is is very much the case with recent inspection.guidelines on hygienic design of beltconveyors for the food industry, where Other relevant areas are:EHEDG addresses two of the major Ÿ avoid metal to metal contacts inchallenges in safe food production: how toavoid contamination of food through between unit components and ininadequately designed processing between units and attaching surfacesequipment and how to improve food safety Ÿ avoid re-lubrication as much aswithout raising operating costs for cleaning possibleand production hygiene. Even if lots of Ÿ achieve high service life despite of veryattention goes on systems design and major demanding operating and cleaningcomponents such as belts; bearing and regimesbearing units consistently have a low profile Ÿ Hygienic design applies to foodwithin the overall hygienic system design. production and packaging machinery in its entirety. But dealing specificallyHowever, even if not in direct contact with with one of the most problematicthe food zone, bearings are o en in the components – bearings – can only helpproximity of food product and with high to improve the overall risk strategy.pressure water or dry cleaning regimes theypose the risk that bacteria – if present – can

Buyers snap up final phase of Clara Anna Fontein e second and final phase of e Colin Green, a director of Rabie which is also have a study and/or scullery.Village at Clara Anna Fontein in developing Clara Anna Fontein in a joint “ e design of the townhouses incorporates a Durbanville where total sales to venture with the landowner, said buyers number of exciting upmarket architectural date have topped R1billion was snapped up 26 of the 69 separate title features including stone cladding, timber andlaunched in early May with more townhouses at the launch with strong interest large expanses of glazing.” than R110million in sales being being shown in the remaining units. Auret said the civils work – roads and servicesfinalised within the first 24 hours Townhouses in phase two will be free-standing – was nearing completion as was the palisade with private, landscaped gardens. Houses fencing and the Gatehouse which provides a remaining to be sold, range in size from 178 dramatic sense of arrival. square metres to 302 square metres, and are “Due to the very dry summer we have had to priced between R3,7million and R6,75million. put a substantial portion of the landscaping on hold other than around the gatehouse and one e launch follows the sale of more than 80% other portion of the estate. e rest of the of the 57 homes in the first phase of e Village planned landscaping will be rolled out closer to for a total of R200million as well as the near the winter rainfall season.” sell out of 334 single residential erven for a She said in terms of the clubhouse and other total of more than R680million. amenities which form Die Werf, building plans were currently being circulated and were e 128ha Clara Anna Fontein estate borders a expected to be approved shortly. private game reserve and is destined to become “We have gone out to tender for the the most sought-a er address in the northern construction contract and a contractor is suburbs. Over and above the townhouses and expected to be appointed in the near future.” single residential erven it also includes a In terms of the single residential erven where Reddam House High School which opened in buyers are able to construct their own homes January this year as well as a retirement according to architectural guidelines, Auret said development which is yet to be launched. a significant number of buyers had already Construction of phase one of e Village is taken transfer with the remainder expected to underway with handovers and transfers to be take transfer in May this year. e first 10 phased from October this year through to homes are already under construction with a March next year. Construction of phase two of further 30 or so plans having been assessed by the estate's Design Review Committee. e Village is expected to get underway in the Purchasers of the single residential erven have latter part of this year. five years from transfer to build their homes Project manager Mariska Auret says the size of before facing penalties. the plots in phase two range from 375 square For further details go to metres to 530 square metres and buyers have a www.claraannafontein.co.za or contact Johan de choice of nine modern contemporary designs Bruyn of agents, Louw & Coetzee on by award-winning Vernon Viljoen Architects. 082881201. Six of the designs are single storey and three double storey family homes. All townhouses will have double garages, fireplaces and a built-in braai while some will34

Atlas Copco's AutoDrill 2 - automated drilling at its best touch of a button. Since its introduction by Mines that keep abreast of and Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions a few years implement the latest cutting edge ago (2008), the first generation AutoDrill technology today are the mines has been deployed on literally hundreds of that will still be around Pit Vipers, drilling millions of meters tomorrow ” says Regional Business around the world in a multitude of Line Manager for Atlas Copco applications. “Mines that have successfully Drilling Solutions Heino installed automated blast hole drilling Hammann techniques report improved productivityHeino Hammann and high level performance from theirRegional Business Line Manager drilling fleets,” states Hammann. “BetterAtlas Copco Drilling Solutions mines planning and higher quality blasts have anmust embrace cutting edge technology enormous positive impact on the entirefor a sustainable future mining process adding value both up and downstream.”“State-of-the-art technology is incorporatedinto both hardware i.e. machinery and e success of AutoDrill in revolutionisingequipment, as well as into so ware the global blast hole drilling industryprogrammes developed to optimise the combined with the ongoing developmentcapabilities of these machines. Enter for automated Pit Vipers through the Rigautomation technology which alongside Control System (RCS) prompted theimproving machine performance, upskills development of the AutoDrill 2.operators and improves safety andproductivity, ultimately drives up “Fitted with AutoDrill 2, our Pit Vipersprofitability which is paramount to a mine's function 22% faster than a manual human-sustainability. It is therefore our principal operated rig,” a rms Hammann.goal to develop sustainable solutions that “Equipped with the very latest modernwill contribute to more e cient and cost technology, the AutoDrill 2 delivers bettere ective mining operations.” production e ciency, repeat-ability, consistency and stability, basicallyOne such solution is the new AutoDrill 2 consistent overall improved drill holeautomated drill system from Atlas Copco quality. Additionally, excellent blastDrilling Solutions. Specially developed to fragmentation improves load- and crush-enhance the entire drilling process and ability which contributes to huge savings.production stream, the AutoDrill 2 o ers a Reductions in operational costs andgame changing solution for Pit Viper improvements in productivity enable plantsautomation and blasthole drilling. to operate at maximum capacity, adding to the bottom line.” is next generation patent-pending drillsystem is the smarter sibling of the original e design of the AutoDrill 2 incorporatesAutoDrill, an auto drilling system with the all the experience and knowledge gainedcapability of completing the hole with a from developing the Pit Viper drills and Atlas Copco Auto Drill2 _ Automated drilling at its best 35

consumables' physical capabilities. “ e result of this joint development ensures high penetration rates without sacrificing bit life leading to reduced overall drilling costs.” e drill system's revolutionary performance has rewritten the drilling rulebook delivering speed, quality and consistency - hole a er hole, shi a er shi . In addition to improving performance, another primary objective behind the design of the AutoDrill 2 was to provide a simple and intuitive setup process. “ e AutoDrill 2 can be considered as the adaptive cruise control of the drilling world,” explains Hammann. “As the control system basically does all the work it is extremely simple and easy to use and does not require high knowledge or experience levels.”AutoDrill 2 delivers consistent overall improved drill hole quality. Hammann confirms that customers who are operating the first generation technology ground engaging tools. By matching the can easily upgrade to AutoDrill 2 which can power of the Pit Viper drill, the capability be fitted to any single pass Pit Viper with of the bit and the intelligence of listening to RCS 4. Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions' the ground through proprietary algorithms, other automated system technologies unparalleled hole quality is maintained including optional HPGPS capabilities (pre- from collar to cleaning. planned holes location to improve hole accuracy and reduce setup time) and According to Hamman AutoDrill 2 was AutoLevel (reduce setup time level at each developed in conjunction with the Atlas hole with a touch of a button) can also be Copco's Rock Drilling Tools division to retrofitted to Atlas Copco's in-house ensure it complemented the rig and its developed Rig Control System (RCS). Alongside technical support, Atlas Copco also o ers on-site operator and technical training; correct operation of the machine and AutoDrill 2 will ensure utilisation of the machine to its full capabilities automated drilling at its best. Atlas Copco Surface Drilling Equipment is a division within Atlas Copco's Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area It develops manufactures and markets rock drilling equipment for various applications in civil engineering quarries and open pit mines worldwide e division focuses strongly on innovative product design and a ermarket support systems which give added customer value e divisional headquarters and main production center is in Örebro SwedenAutoDrill 2 enhances Atlas Copco Drill Rig performance36

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Atlas Copco portable LED light towersshed reliable and e cient light Atlas Copco Portable Energy's Heavy-duty applications like construction But as LED technology is widely available latest range of portable HiLight rely on rugged, reliable and e cient Atlas Copco wanted to o er customers a light towers incorporates cutting equipment to maintain uptime and keep lighting solution that is second to none in edge LED Light Emitting Diode projects on-track to ensure profitability. every respect. So the company invested a technology and delivers reliable More and more sites are operating 24/7, great deal of time, e ort and capital andand e cient lighting solutions with working day and night to meet deadlines conducted a deep analysis of this up to 25% more light compared to and avoid penalties. “Metal halide lamps technology to develop a unique solution to metal halide lamps and average can simply no longer compete with the meet customers' portable lighting ground-breaking features and cost saving applications. “It has taken us approximately savings of 60% on fuel elements o ered by LED technology within two years to design and perfect our HiLight consumption the heavy-duty arena,” states David range of LED light towers and our di erent Stanford, Portable Energy Business Line approach to LED technology has paid o ; Manager at Atlas Copco Construction encapsulating unparalleled reliability and Technique. e ciency, our light towers deliver significant cost and energy savings to end- “In line with Atlas Copco Portable Energy's users.” forward-thinking philosophy, we endeavour to constantly add value by anticipating the e LED lamps are designed for both future needs of our customers and portability and performance. e heavy- developing products to meet and even duty floodlights benefit from high ingress exceed these needs. We recognised early on protection (IP) and impact protection (IK) that LED lighting, driven by extreme ratings. Additionally, LED lamps o er durability, superior performance and super- higher durability without any deterioration e ciency, is no longer a technology of the in lux level while providing instant light. future but the preferred light source of today and immediately got to work to ese features are as a result of the right incorporate LED technology into our combination of LED chips and LED optics. HiLight light towers.” Manufactured from glass, the LEDHiLight LED lamps achieve up to 5000 square metres of light coverage38

directional optics o er the correct lightdistribution, guaranteeing both the lengthand width of light coverage andsignificantly increasing the completee ciency of the light tower. HiLight LEDlamps' high CRI (Colour Rendering Index)score of > 85 (out of 100) is close to naturallight sources and deliver the correct tone oflight.Colours are better than standard metal HiLight LED models decrease maintenance costs by enabling longer service intervalshalide lamps and the fully directional opticlens maximises practical light coverage halide. As metal halide solutions contain a e operational savings of LEDwhile minimising 'dark spots' resulting in bulb that gives 360° light, emission light towers are achieved largely byimproved visibility on the job site and reflectors are required which will try to dedicated power packs With ourenhanced worker safety and comfort. redirect all the light towards the area where focus on e ciency from the veryFurthermore, the extended lighting-reach it is required. “ e result is an average beginning we looked for powerof the LED models means that larger sites e ciency of 60%. Putting it another way, a packs that are specifically designedcan reduce the number of light towers metal halide floodlight wastes 40% of the for LED applicationsrequired. total luminous flux or lumens.”Depending on the model, a single HiLightLED light tower can illuminate an area upto 5,000m2 with an average brightness of20 lux while o ering a run time betweenrefueling of 260 hours and consuming lessthan 0.5 litres of fuel per hour. Explaininghow bulb technology helps a light towerconsume less fuel Stanford says it isimportant to first look at how the lightdispersal di ers between LED and metalAtlas Copco Portable Energy's HiLight LED light towers incorporate cutting-edge LED technology 39

e custom design of the HiLight While the majority of portable diesel- A more e ciently working engine reduces range provides heavy duty powered light towers are 4000W metal fuel consumption by a remarkable average halide powered by 6000W power packs we of 60% and CO2 emissions by as much as protection even under the most have developed power packs with 2700W of 70%. Additionally the extended lifetime of stringent conditions and the LED net power.” ese dedicated power packs the power pack module combined withlamps' aluminium casting prevents optimise the total power output to the light longer service intervals lead to further cost transport damage minimising the source load and improve e ciency by savings through maximised uptime andneed for regular bulb replacements protecting against under-loading of the reduced maintenance. engine and ensuring regulation of performance in any kind of temperature HiLight LED light towers present a win-win and altitude. scenario for end-users short or long-term rental customers. Customers who rent for a short period of time are usually dealing with an event, urgent maintenance or a construction site which needs to be finished in a tight timescale. e most reliable solution is required here as a breakdown on a short project may kill profitability. “Our goal is a maximum payback time of two years for rental companies switching to LED technology.” e HiLight LED range designed and manufactured by the Portable Energy division in the Construction Technique business area comprises three models: e premium HiLight H5+ for large construction sites; the HiLight B5+ model recommended for applications such as music and sporting events, residential construction, road construction, temporary public lighting, etc. and the HiLight V5+ for general construction and tough mining conditions. “We are extremely proud to announce that the HiLight H5+ LED light tower has just walked away with the prestigious Red Dot Design Awards for 2017 for outstanding design of its innovative optic lenses that maximise light coverage,” says Stanford. “ e award recognises the unit as the most e cient LED light tower with the highest luminosity.”Portable Energy's HiLight LED light towers designed for portability_easy to While LED lights are without any doubt all-transport & place where needed on the job site round game changers, there are still a number of applications where metal halide40 light towers are su cient. As a turnkey light solutions partner, Atlas Copco Portable Energy o ers the HiLight V4 within the 4000W metal-halide light tower segment as well as the HiLight E2 and E3+ electric models which demonstrate exceptional plug-and-light capabilities.

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