Kenya Engineer

Silas Santana, Engineering Services Manager - One AfricaAcross Africa’s industrial and mining sectors, reliability engineering is no longer just a maintenance function — it is a strategic lever for productivity, sustainability, and cost control. From harsh operating environments and unstable power supply to long spare-part lead times, African plants face unique reliability pressures that demand disciplined engineering and practical...

Global chemical manufacturer WACKER Chemie AG has announced an upcoming price increase across its silicone-based product portfolio, citing escalating costs driven by geopolitical tensions and supply chain instability. The adjustment, set to take effect on April 1, 2026, comes as ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to ripple through global energy and raw material markets, significantly impacting industrial production...

The Africa Energy Indaba 2026, held from 3–5 March in Cape Town, once again positioned itself as the continent’s premier platform for energy dialogue. Beyond the high-level engagements, however, this year’s discussions highlighted a more pressing reality: Africa is no longer constrained by a lack of vision, but by the pace of execution. At the centre of this shift was...

Kenya has taken a significant step toward transforming how it finances major development projects following the enactment of the National Infrastructure Fund (NIF) Act, 2026, signed into law by William Ruto. The legislation establishes a new financial framework designed to mobilise approximately KSh5 trillion over the next decade to fund strategic infrastructure projects across the country. The initiative represents a...

SKF South Africa’s innovatively engineered, remanufactured Stub Shaft and sealing solutions, installed on ash plant Submerged Scraper Conveyor (SSC) systems at two of the country’s power stations, have delivered five years of uninterrupted performance, operating without leaks or failures. This proven reliability underscores the robustness of SKF’s design and directly supports the plants’ three critical priorities: Enhanced operational efficiency,...

Belts are the heartbeat of a vast array of machinery, from compressors and conveyor systems to pumps and harvesters, providing the essential link that transfers power and drives motion, ensuring smooth operation and sustained productivity. “In a nutshell, when belts perform at their best, machinery runs seamlessly, production stays on track and reliability becomes the standard,” says Eddie Martens, Product...

Blending innovation with decades of engineering expertise, SKF South Africa recently delivered a comprehensive trunnion assembly replacement project that significantly improved the reliability and efficiency of a horizontal grinding mill for a major construction materials supplier in Johannesburg South. The intervention not only restored operational stability but also strengthened long-term sustainability and asset performance within the customer’s heavy industry and...

Global bearing and rotating equipment specialist SKF continues its mission of “fighting friction to move the world forward” with the introduction of a new generation of air-operated grease pumps designed to improve equipment reliability and advance plant sustainability. Friction remains one of the primary causes of premature component wear, costly breakdowns and operational inefficiencies across industrial environments. Through precision lubrication...

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, this week announced the expansion of the Vertiv™ PowerBar Track busway family with the introduction of a compact, high-capacity double-stack design that enables higher power density while optimising valuable white-space. Designed to address rapidly evolving AI workloads within colocation and hyperscale data centres, the scalable system delivers high-capacity power...

NETSCOUT® SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), this week released its second half of the year 2025 Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Threat Intelligence Report, revealing sophisticated attacker collaboration, resilient botnets, and compromised IoT infrastructure that drove more than eight million DDoS attacks worldwide – some as large as 30 terabits per second (Tbps) – marking a new era of hyper-scale, coordinated threat...