Voith is launching its PowerDrive Mining electrified conveyor drive system at Electra Mining Africa 2026, held at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec, from 7–11 September 2026. The package combines an electric conveyor drive with an integrated control solution, supplied as a fully coordinated system rather than separate components. Voith is pitching the system as a cost‑attractive alternative to conventional conveyor drive trains, targeting large overland and plant conveyors where harmonised drive and control design can reduce lifecycle and integration costs.

Metso will supply the first commercial-scale DRI Smelting Furnace plant to Eti Bakir’s Mazidagi integrated fertiliser and metal complex in Türkiye, targeting higher metal recovery from leach residues. The major order covers furnace technology, associated process equipment and engineering, building on Metso’s existing partnership with Eti Bakir at the site. By treating leach residue in a dedicated smelting line rather than stockpiling or conventional disposal, the project aims to recover additional metal units and cut the operation’s overall environmental footprint.

Surface reliability issues in drill rig breakout and rotation systems are being traced less to inadequate material hardness and more to surface engineering and load-path design, according to MASPRO’s field work on high-load components. MASPRO’s engineering team reports premature failures on rigs operating under continuous, shift-by-shift high torque and axial loads, where surface treatments and contact geometries, rather than bulk wear, govern life. For maintenance and design engineers, the findings point to closer scrutiny of surface finish, residual stress and lubrication regimes before simply specifying harder alloys.