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Auto digital tyre inflation – Part 2: good for business
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Automatic digital inflation products help businesses in a number of ways, including helping to save time by offering fast and accurate tyre …
Auto digital tyre inflation – Part 1
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Why you should insist on the accuracy of digital inflation. Auto digital inflation products are mostly found in wheel alignment bays, tyre …
The world’s largest tyres and why they getting bigger!
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The world’s largest and highest payload capacity haul trucks are referred to as Ultra Class Trucks. An Ultra Class Truck includes all …
Hot versus cold vulcanising for conveyor belts
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Conveyor belts typically incur damage to their covers, fabrics and carcasses. Covers acquire rips, tears, cuts, gouges and scoring. Carcasses become worn …
Multi-piece rims: know the dangers
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A multi-piece wheel is a vehicle wheel consisting of two or more parts, one of which is a side or locking ring …
Repairing of ultra-large mining tyres
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As mining tyres are becoming larger and larger, mining tyre repair has been evolving to keep up with the increasing requirements to …
Mining in South Africa
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88% of South Africa’s metals are exported. South Africa is the world’s largest diamond producing country, where the discovery of diamond and …
A brief history of conveyor belts
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The use of conveyor belts are quite recent in the history of mining, but today play a pivotal role in moving materials …
Retreading in South Africa
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Did you know that one of the world’s largest commercial truck tyre retreading facilities is in South Africa? Auto & Truck Tyres …
Chemvulc’s early years
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Starting in November of 1977, with just six factory workers and a small factory in the South of Johannesburg. Chemical Vulcanising Systems …