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South Africa

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Nitration: The Acid You Didn’t See Coming

Nitration: The Acid You Didn’t See Coming

By WearCheck  |  22 July 2026

Wearchecks “When Good Oils Go Bad” features a discussion around nitration.

AAD 2026 To Showcase unmanned Systems

AAD 2026 To Showcase unmanned Systems

By SAAF  |  7 July 2026

Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2026, the continent's premier tri-service def...

Wearcheck: Oxidation: When Oil Gets Old

Wearcheck: Oxidation: When Oil Gets Old

By WearCheck  |  30 June 2026

Oxidation is one of the most common chemical reactions we encounter in everyday ...

Wearcheck: When Good Oils Go Bad Part 1

Wearcheck: When Good Oils Go Bad Part 1

By WearCheck  |  7 June 2026

Bonsai trees mature into highly valued works of art and even acoustic guitars an...

Armscor: advanced analytical chemistry programme

Armscor: advanced analytical chemistry programme

By Armscor  |  7 June 2026

The Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor) is proud to host twenty-one ...

WearCheck strengthens onsite sampling capabilities

WearCheck strengthens onsite sampling capabilities

By WearCheck  |  2 May 2026

The precise accuracy of taking an oil sample from a machine component is one of ...

Technical Bulletin 95: Oil Analysis: corrective action

Technical Bulletin 95: Oil Analysis: corrective action

By WearCheck  |  4 April 2026

The majority of organisations implementing oil analysis face the challenge of ma...

New WearCheck agent in East Africa

New WearCheck agent in East Africa

By WearCheck  |  4 April 2026

Condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, recently teamed up with Tanz...

Armscor: inclusion of women and youth-led enterprises

Armscor: inclusion of women and youth-led enterprises

By Armscor  |  29 March 2026

The Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor), in partnership with the Sou...

Grid-tied renewables still need old-school reliability

Grid-tied renewables still need old-school reliability

By WearCheck  |  29 March 2026

South Africa’s wind and solar build-out is accelerating, but the novel assets th...

WearCheck lightens the fleets cost burden

WearCheck lightens the fleets cost burden

By WearCheck  |  5 March 2026

Specialist condition monitoring company WearCheck is driven by a clear purpose: ...

How WearCheck training boosts asset reliability

How WearCheck training boosts asset reliability

By WearCheck  |  28 January 2026

In workshops, plants and pits across Southern Africa, the craft of machinery mai...

WearCheck brings predictive expertise to Mining Indaba

WearCheck brings predictive expertise to Mining Indaba

By WearCheck  |  14 January 2026

WearCheck will be showcasing a broad mix of condition monitoring solutions at th...

The lube kitchen series part 12: anti-wear additives

The lube kitchen series part 12: anti-wear additives

By WearCheck  |  11 January 2026

During a recent visit to my local library, I asked the librarian where the books...