The Parmalat plant in Kyalami produces and packages a number of different yoghurt products. The client approached Martec to conduct a leak detection survey which involved the process of finding, tagging and quantifying leak loss on all compressed air lines in the factory.
Resource Category: Case studies
Nampak Glass is a leading glass manufacturer producing glass bottles for the food and beverage industry.
Transformer oil tests including Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) were conducted on the oil filled transformers at Nampak Glass, Germiston, during November 2016.
The client is a manufacturer of glass bottles for wine and carbonated soft drinks. Manufacturing of glass products is an energy-intensive process, and the supply of electricity to the plant is critical to the operation.
The client operates the largest copper mine in Africa. The mine has undergone several expansions since it began operating in 2005. From an initial production capacity of 110,000 tonnes of copper, the mine is now capable of producing 340,000 tonnes of copper and more than 120,000 ounces of gold per year.
A specialised printing entity providing services to government stakeholders realised the need for reliability improvement due to irregular maintenance expenditure.
The client operates one of the largest iron ore open-pit mines in the world some 14km long. The JIG plant at the mine is the largest of its type in the world. The mine produced 19.9Mt of iron ore in H1 2019.
The client has a significant in-house electrical generating capacity. They operate a large electrical network ranging from 220V up to 132kV. The loss of generation capacity affects not only a specific section of a plant, but also plant processes downstream.
The client is an integrated chemical and energy company that produces a range of high-value product streams, including liquids, fuels, chemicals and low-carbon electricity. A few years ago the client began producing power from a newly built gas engine power plant which has an export capacity of 140MW and is one of the largest power […]
Client Reference | Manufacturing | High Volume Printing Condition Monitoring Improvement Plan (CMIP)
The CMIP provided the information needed for the development of a reliability programme. The assessment used ISO 17359 as a guideline for improving existing maintenance and reliability practices. The assessment consisted of an equipment audit, process/philosophy evaluation, maintenance tactic evaluation, technology evaluation and training programme development.