As mining, manufacturing and industrial businesses continue to navigate rising costs, supply chain disruption and increasing pressure to improve operational performance, procurement and inventory management have become strategic business priorities rather than simply administrative functions.

Weller’s WE1010 Black Edition Soldering Station is a premium limited-edition soldering station.

Conformal coating is widely used to protect electronics from moisture or other environmental hazards. It is critical to know if coatings are properly applied; covering what is meant to be covered and not covering what should be exposed.

With smarter localisation, clearer procurement rules and a more deliberate industrial strategy, public spending could again become a powerful engine for rebuilding factories, expanding supply chains and restoring confidence in South Africa as a place that makes things.

Amphenol Sine Systems ATD series connectors, available from Mouser, are a compact, high density, heavy duty, thermoplastic solution with superior environmental seals and end caps for exceptional rear seal retention.

Samtec has announced a new product portfolio designed for the SGeT oHFM.c standard. These connectors are based on Samtec’s proven AcceleRate HD and AcceleRate HP high-density, high-performance product families.

Radiall has released the Space SMPM and SMPM-Lock, miniature Space connectors for high-frequency performance and high-density applications.

As South Africa celebrates Women’s Month in August, women are increasingly taking their place on the factory floor, in technical workshops and across engineering environments, helping manufacture the infrastructure that keeps the country’s electricity network running.