Wednesday, 01 February 2017 13:09
Mining Indaba 2017
The WearCheck team will once again be at Mining Indaba this year, showcasing our traditional condition monitoring options - Oil and Fuel analysis - as well as our extensive range of Reliability Solutions services. Our technicians and diagnosticians will be at the stand daily to answer your questions about how…
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Monday, 30 January 2017 12:14
Prestigious peer review
WearCheck's diagnostic manager, John Evans, who - in his more than 25 years with the company - has had many of his articles published in many scientific journals in several countries, has diagnosed over a million samples, has conducted many training courses and is widely recognised as an inveterate expert…
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Friday, 27 January 2017 10:34
MINEX
Iran hosted the 5th annual Mines and Mining Industry Expo (MINEX), featuring the latest mining innovations for Iran and the Middle East. This year, WearCheck was present for the first time. Managing director Neil Robinson and Peter Safadi, manager of WearCheck PM Dubai were on hand to meet delegates. Neil…
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Friday, 23 December 2016 08:14
Monitor Issue 73
2016 was a busy year indeed for WearCheck...celebrating 40 years of condition monitoring excellence, reaching an important SABS milestone, attending many international and local conferences and expos and installing some high-tech new laboratory equipment. Have a look at Monitor 73 to read more about these stories, as well as WearCheck’s…
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Tuesday, 20 December 2016 09:32
Clean oil, clean fuel save money
Condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, have now extended their fuels, lubricants, air and coolants (F.L.A.C) maintenance programme to include unique bypass filters, which minimise contaminants, thereby extending the life of the oil or fuel. The filters were initially trialled at a chrome mine on three GHH machines running air-cooled motors. Once…
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016 08:09
Making headway
There have been some well-earned promotions and new appointments at WearCheck recently. Here, we introduce you to the new folk in their new positions… Our man in the Middle East (image 3) Peter Safadi recently joined the WearCheck family as the regional manager: Middle East, based at WearCheck PM in…
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Tuesday, 22 November 2016 12:32
Customer dialogue improves service
Based on WearCheck's annual interaction with customers regarding many aspects of service, the company alters the way things are done to improve customer service, and implements new suggestions made by customers. 'A hearty thank you to all customers who took the time to give us feedback, we are happy to…
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Tuesday, 01 November 2016 11:47
Windaba 2016
Windaba 2016 will soon be blowing into Cape Town, and WearCheck will be there once again. This year, our popular wind turbine oil analysis kit will be on show – we are experiencing unprecedented demand for this service due to the burgeoning number of new wind farms in Southern Africa.…
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Wednesday, 26 October 2016 14:46
WearCheck gives a helping hand
WearCheck has supported Saint Giles - the non-profit organisation in Durban that assists people with physical disability - for 39 years (nearly as long as the company’s 40 year existence!). The people of Saint Giles pack the WearCheck kits, work for which they are paid by the company. WearCheck MD…
Wednesday, 05 October 2016 13:06
WearCheck family now includes Zim
Zimbabwean mining and industrial operations now have their very own local WearCheck laboratory, right on their doorstep! WearCheck, recently acquired the long-established oil analysis laboratory in the form of Harare-based Tribology Services, and brought it into the WearCheck fold. The Zimbabwean laboratory has been operating for 27 years, and already…
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Wednesday, 28 September 2016 10:35
WearCheck delivers Husab lab
Namibia’s Husab Uranium Project – a mining operation that is owned by Swakop Uranium – awarded WearCheck a 5-year contract to supply and operate an on-site laboratory, which opened recently. The on-site laboratory boasts a full complement of instruments, and provides Husab with services such as oil analysis and a…
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Monday, 26 September 2016 12:27
International WearCheck Group meets again
This year, China was the destination for the annual International WearCheck Group (IWCG) meeting. Each year, member countries meet in a different part of the world to hear industry news from fellow industry leaders, to learn about the latest technological advancements in condition monitoring and to maintain invaluable dialogue with…
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