CONTENTS
REGULARS
Editor’s comment
1
World news
4
New equipment news
6
Africa news
8
Regional directory of
rental equipment
35
Insight 40
Maintenance
Don’t wear it out
24
Equipment maintenance is a particularly important field when it comes to reducing operating costs
and optimising operations. Equally important is that operators minimise the wear on the machines
they use. HPE Africa gives some tips on how to reduce wear for tracked excavators.
Product focus
The genesis of generators
31
Generators convert mechanical energy into
electrical energy — an invention that has proved
particularly useful to the equipment industries.
Generators as we know them today can be traced
back to the work of English scientist Michael
Faraday, who discovered the operating principles
of electromagnetic generators in the early 1830s.
Face-to-face
Building a better tomorrow
28
Rod Watson, managing director of Doosan, has 40 years’ experience in the construction
industry. He has lived through booms and recessions, and learnt how to manage
businesses effectively no matter the economic cycle. Watson spoke to Robyn Grimsley
about the effect of the economy on industry, the future of technology and security, and
what to watch for in the future.
Keep a lookout for our upcoming issues,
where we will look at areas relating to
technological advancement and second-
hand equipment, including training,
cybersecurity, and maintenance. If you
would like to contribute, or to partner with
these topics through advertising, please
contact [email protected].
SEPTEMBER 2017
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