BUSINESS
ELECTRA MINING
DRAWS LARGE CROWDS
By Eamonn Ryan and Ntsako Khoza
Electra Mining has grown exponentially over the past few years
in terms of the scale and variety of companies, products and
solutions showcased.
W
There was an expansive collection of machines, winches, robotics, mechanics, engines and pumps.
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ith more than 850 exhibitors
at Electra Mining Africa 2018,
the five-day biennial expo
held from 10 to 14 September drew almost
30 000 visitors from across South Africa,
neighbouring SADC countries and as far
away as South America, Turkey and Iran.
Visitors experienced the latest
innovations across sectors such as mining,
industrial, electrical, power, transport
and related industries and saw many new
products and technologies unveiled at the
show via hundreds of live demonstrations.
A regular programme of free-to-attend
seminars provided delegates with insight
and knowledge. An innovation at this
year’s show was the assignment of different
themes to each of the days: day one
focused on the future of skills development
in South Africa and saw the launch of
the Artisan Training Centre; day two
celebrated ‘all that’s new’ with new product
and technology launches, as well as the
digital revolution; day three was Proudly
South African; day four was dedicated to
safety; and day five to diversity in industry.
This year’s show introduced an
Artisan Training Centre established in
partnership with the SAJ Competency
Training Institute and the South African
Equipment Export Council (SACEEC).
The facility provided a fully-functional
workshop to discuss training options
available to artisans and where training
institute students demonstrated their
skills including welding, boilermaking,
millwright, electrical, welding, fitting and
turning, CNC programming, as well as jig
and die making.
This coupled with an expansive
collection of machines, winches, robotics,
mechanics, engines, pumps and the