Deputy Minister Visits Electra Mining Africa: A Glimpse into Mining Innovation and Investment Electra Mining Africa has long been a pivotal platform for showcasing innovation, technology, and progress within the mining and industrial sectors. This year, the event attracted notable attention from the government, with the Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Ms. Nemadzinga-Tshabalala, visiting the exhibition.  Her visit underscored the vital role that Electra Mining plays in fostering economic growth and advancing South Africa’s mining industry.  In this blog post, we’ll explore the highlights of the Deputy Minister’s visit, the importance of investment in mining, and how Electra Mining continues to stimulate growth and development. Electra Mining Africa: A Catalyst for Economic Growth Electra Mining Africa at a Glance Electra Mining Africa is Southern Africa’s largest trade show in the mining, electrical, automation, manufacturing, power, and transport industries. Held from 2-6 September at the Expo Centre in Johannesburg, the

Electra Mining Africa is a recognised highlight on the mining and industrial events calendar. Local and international companies are gearing up to take advantage of the opportunity to meet face-to-face with thought leaders and decision makers in their specific industries and are preparing to launch their new products, innovations, technological advancements and services at this year’s show. Taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, from 2-6 September, Electra Mining Africa is the largest mining, electrical, automation, manufacturing, power and transport trade exhibition in Southern Africa. The show provides companies with an excellent platform to launch their new products into the market and provides visitors with the opportunity to engage with new products and see numerous live demonstrations during the event. Independent Power Producer SolarAfrica will launch its suite of virtual power solutions for factories and mines at this year’s Electra Mining Africa. Full details about the solutions will

The local South African manufacturing sector is a pillar in the South African economy, with the potential to play a crucial role in the country’s economic growth and recovery. Electra Mining Africa provides an excellent platform to support local businesses in unlocking the potential of the local manufacturing sector.  This year’s Electra Mining Africa is the biggest show in its history and incorporates Automation Expo, Elenex Africa, POWERex and Transport Expo. This ‘5-in-1’ trade show experience provides an exciting showcase of new innovations and technologies, ground-breaking machinery, and cutting-edge products, systems, services and solutions. Local manufacturing will play a prominent role this year with the inclusion of the Local Southern African Manufacturing Expo within Electra Mining Africa. The exhibition is taking place from 2-6  September at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg. An international contingent of exhibitors will also be participating at Electra Mining Africa including companies from the UK,

Industry specialists from across the mining and industrial sectors of the economy will deliver a programme of highly informative free-to-attend seminars at Electra Mining Africa, taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg from 2-6 September. Hosted by the South African Institute of Mechanical Engineering (SAIMechE), seminars will take place in Hall 9 on each day of the trade exhibition. Experts will talk on topics aligned with the show’s theme days, mainly centered around sustainability and innovation, skills advancement trends, occupational health and safety which incorporates the lifting industry, latest technologies, and local manufacturing.  Power solutions for the mining and industrial sectors will be one of the main topics for the seminars, providing innovative new solutions to meet industry’s energy requirements. Head of Commercial at SolarAfrica, Brandon Horn, will be talking on ‘Creating a Sustainable Future for Business with Solar, Battery and Wheeling.’ Horn will elaborate on how on-site

An exhibition viewed by industry as one of the most important events on the calendar, Electra Mining Africa provides a unique platform where exhibitors can launch new products and showcase their latest innovations and technologies. Taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, from 2-6 September, visitors to Electra Mining Africa will have the opportunity to connect with over 950 exhibitors and explore thousands of new products, ground-breaking machinery, latest innovations and world-class technologies at what will be the biggest show ever in its history. The many live demonstrations will give visitors an opportunity to see products and machinery in action during the five days of the exhibition. “We knew it was going to be one of the biggest shows we’ve ever had, but we can now say that this year’s Electra Mining Africa is the biggest show in its history!” says Charlene Hefer, Portfolio Director at Specialised Exhibitions

Competent women business leaders are breaking barriers and transforming the role of women in the local mining and industrial sectors, while inspiring a future generation to follow in their footsteps. Many women-owned businesses and female business leaders will be participating at this year’s Electra Mining Africa,  Southern Africa’s largest mining, electrical, automation, manufacturing, power and transport trade exhibition.   Taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, from 2-6 September, every day of the exhibition will be themed, with Day 2 focussed on celebrating women in industry and skills advancement trends. Supporting this theme, Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA) continues its unwavering support for Electra Mining Africa by hosting a memorable Women in Mining Workshop at the show on 3 September. The focus will be on empowering women in mining as a catalyst for inclusive growth, innovation and career advancement. WiMSA provides a forum that supports and guides

This year’s event is set to be one of the biggest Electra Mining Africa exhibitions to date with over 850 companies exhibiting across six exhibition halls and four outside exhibit areas. Visitors will get to see the latest industry innovations with thousands of new products and technologies on show, and hundreds of live demonstrations showcasing machinery and equipment in action. Taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, from 2-6 September, Electra Mining Africa is recognised as a ‘5-in-1 Trade Show’. The five incorporated shows – Electra Mining Africa, Automation Expo, Elenex Africa, POWERex, and Transport Expo – will put the spotlight on mining, manufacturing, engineering and related industries; automation, instrumentation, mechatronics and control; the electronics, electrical and electro-mechanical sectors; as well as power generation, power transmission and distribution, power application and renewable energy. The trucking, transport and logistics industries will also be highlighted. The Local Southern African Manufacturing

From drones to the Cloud to AI, the world is progressing at the speed of light. It’s not always easy staying on top of the latest innovations in your field. But at Electra Mining Africa 2024, you’ll find all the latest cutting-edge technology on display, hear talks from trailblazers in the industry and meet hundreds of exhibitors across the areas of mining, electrical, automation, manufacturing, power and transport all in one place. Taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg from 2-6 September, this year’s event will be one of the biggest Electra Mining Africa exhibitions to date. The show will extend across 35,000+ m² of exhibition space and accommodate over 850 exhibitors, demonstrating the popularity of the show. It’s focus is largely on local industry suppliers and manufacturers with top brands participating, together with an international contingent from countries including the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany, Switzerland,

New home for Local Manufacturing Expo alongside Electra Mining Africa 2024 Specialised Exhibitions is excited to announce that the second edition of the successful Local Southern African Manufacturing Expo will be taking centre stage in Hall 10 alongside Electra Mining Africa 2024. As a showcase of Southern Africa’s manufacturing capabilities across industry, construction, mining, agriculture and power sectors, this broad reaching expo is geared to facilitate the growth of Southern Africa’s manufacturing sector and to help grow sustainability for the local manufacturing industry. “With the inaugural expo having exceeded exhibitor and visitor expectations, next year’s Local Southern African Manufacturing Expo is expected to grow exponentially at its new home alongside Electra Mining Africa, one of the top mining and industrial related shows in the world,” says Charlene Hefer, Portfolio Director at Specialised Exhibitions, organisers of the show. “The local manufacturing sector has enormous potential to provide the very growth needed

This year’s Electra Mining Africa Innovation & New Products Awards’ overall winner is ABC Ventilation Systems (ABC). The new product hardline that won them top honours, as well as the Local Manufacturing: Innovation New Product (Mining category), is a Modified HDPE Polymer material converted into ducting for ventilation underground. The hardline product overcomes safety and logistical as well as installation issues associated with traditional steel ducting. “The inside of the product hardline is smooth and offers a low friction factor compared to other ducting and is also fire retardant and has a low toxicity index rating,” says Terry Pearce, MD ABC Ventilation Systems.   “In addition, it is easy to move logistically, and the product can be recycled when the mine is finished with it,” he adds. ABC has also engineered the ESD electrostatic discharge HDPE Polymer product for mines and customers that require anti-static products. It is black in

Over 30,000 visitors at this year’s Electra Mining Africa Celebrating 50 years this year, Electra Mining Africa saw thousands of buyers and sellers coming together at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg from 5-9 September to meet in-person and see the latest innovation and new products, services and technologies that were on display at the show. During the five days of the event over 30,000 thousand people connected across industries, thousands of products were on display and thousands of face-to-face interactions took place. Live demonstrations and competitions also kept visitors enthralled. Buyers were able to get up close to the products, see and feel the quality and speak to technical experts. The show also offered visitors the opportunity to compare products and brands together under one roof. “It was amazing to be back after 4 year years and we were blown away,” says Gary Corin, Managing Director of Specialised Exhibitions