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WearCheck turns the focus on friction modifiers
First Quarter 2026
One of the most important features of a lubricant is the reduction of friction between two surfaces.A dditives like friction modifiers are added to perform this function. Wearcheck turns the focus on friction modifiers

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From the editor's desk: Where is AI taking us?
First Quarter 2026, Technews Publishing
         Welcome to another year with Motion Control. May it be a happy and healthy one where you can rise to the challenges ahead and still enjoy all the good things we have in this country. As we continue ...

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Timken funds Kids Haven STEM classroom
First Quarter 2026
A bright new chapter in digital education has begun at Kids Haven with the official opening of a fully equipped STEM classroom at the Kids Haven Village. This exciting addition was generously donated by Timken South Africa and expertly installed by Breadline Africa.

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Bearings International enters South Africa’s pump market
First Quarter 2026, Bearings International
Bearings International has entered into the local pumps market through an exclusive distribution agreement with leading Italian pump manufacturer, SAER.

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SKF launches the Patent Bay
First Quarter 2026, SKF South Africa
SKF is launching The Patent Bay, a new platform open to companies that aim to accelerate technologies with the potential to advance sustainability, by making selected patents freely available to others.

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SKF and Sieb & Meyer announce strategic partnership for magnetic bearings
First Quarter 2026, SKF South Africa
SKF has announced a strategic partnership with Sieb & Meyer, a renowned expert in variable frequency drives and control electronics.

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Young SA scientists awarded medals at IRIS Global Symposium in India
First Quarter 2026
Young local scientists have been awarded gold and silver medals at the recent Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM global symposium in India, where they displayed their scientific brilliance.

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UKZN’s SMART lab wins aviation award
First Quarter 2026
The SMART Lab at UKZN was awarded first place in the Aviation Research and Development category at the Civil Aviation Authority of South Africa’s award ceremony for outstanding contributions and achievements in the aviation sector.

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Hamar Controls earns dual Siemens Partner Awards
First Quarter 2026
Hamar Controls, a provider of advanced electrical, control and instrumentation solutions to Africa’s mining and industrial sectors for over 40 years, has been honoured with two Smart Infrastructure Partner of the Year Awards by Siemens.

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Schneider Electric to become Official Energy Technology Partner of McLaren Racing
First Quarter 2026, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric will become the Official Energy Technology Partner of McLaren Racing.

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WearCheck brings predictive maintenance expertise to Mining Indaba
First Quarter 2026
WearCheck showcased a broad mix of condition monitoring solutions at the 2026 Investing in Africa Mining Indaba.

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Technology trends that will and won’t shape 2026
First Quarter 2026
A whitepaper by ABI Research shows that a clear trend is taking shape, and 2026 is set to be characterised by practical, outcome-driven change.

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AfricaAI secures continental rights to deploy advanced robotics platforms across Africa
First Quarter 2026
AfricAI has signed a multi-year exclusive distribution and deployment agreement with Micropolis Robotics, granting AfricAI sole and exclusive rights to commercialise, deploy and scale Micropolis’s advanced robotics platforms across Africa.

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Innovation award for Beckhoff’s XTS machine
First Quarter 2026, Beckhoff Automation
The Premio Innovazione award has confirmed that Tetra Pak’s Cap Applicator 40 Speed Hyper has achieved a machine solution that pushes the boundaries of conventional packaging lines. The decisive factor ...

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How FUCHS Is Tackling Mining’s Maintenance Skills Crisis
First Quarter 2026
FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA is taking significant strides to address one of the mining sector’s most pressing issues, the erosion of maintenance capability on the ground.

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Super-skilled employees: The imperative for proactive employee training
First Quarter 2026, Festo
In an era of rapid technological advancement and shifting market demands, companies are facing a significant challenge: predicting the skills their employees will need for the future.

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SEW-EURODRIVE unveils world class facility in Gqeberha
First Quarter 2026, SEW-EURODRIVE
: In a landmark event in the Eastern Cape attended by key customers and industry leaders, SEW-EURODRIVE officially opened its expanded state-of-the-art facility in Gqeberha, marking a major milestone in its strategy to strengthen regional support and deepen its footprint in the region.

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Africa’s brightest young battery innovators
First Quarter 2026, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric and Enactus, the international NGO dedicated to inspiring students through entrepreneurial action, have announced the winners of the 2025 Energy Transition Battery Innovation Challenge, funded by the Schneider Electric Foundation. It empowers young innovators to design battery solutions addressing the region’s most pressing energy challenges.

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From the editor's desk: What happened to the metaverse?
Fourth Quarter 2025, Technews Publishing
One of the most interesting technical crashes in recent years is the metaverse. As recently as 2022 it was white hot, with massive hype led by Meta. Even Bill Gates was saying that in two to three years ...

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Hamar Controls earns dual Siemens Partner Awards
Fourth Quarter 2025
Hamar Controls has been honoured with two Smart Infrastructure Partner of the Year Awards by Siemens. These acknowledge the company’s exceptional manufacturing output within the Siemens SIVACON S8 partner programme.

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