Kenya Engineer

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent's leading infrastructure solutions provider, is arranging a project development facility to support Africa's largest gas-to-methanol plant, with the aim of significantly reducing CO2 emissions by offsetting flaring of natural gas and turning it instead into a valuable chemical for solvents, paints, plastics and car parts. The project in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, targets producing an...

In the world of manufacturing, every second counts and precision is paramount. Bearings International (BI) knows this all too well, which is why the bearings, drives and power transmission specialist has teamed up with Twinsaver, a household name that’s been part of South African life for over four decades. Together, these two giants are not just ensuring the seamless...

Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa has increased significantly in recent years as Beijing strengthens its global trade and credit lines. Programs such as the Belt and Road Initiative – a China-led global infrastructure initiative – have seen up to $21.7 billion invested in Africa in 2023 alone while together, state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China National...

Fencing a plot is a major element in building. Aside from its aesthetic, it provides security to the inhabitants and deprives unscrupulous people from encroaching. Beyond that, fence walls creates privacy for your home. Consequently, the thinking that fence walls are just one of those “Not too important” elements is flawed. If you’re doing it, then do it well. Make...

If you've ever stood next to a diesel truck or car, you've probably noticed how much noisier it is compared to a regular petrol vehicle. But why is this? The main reason diesel engines are louder comes down to how they work.  Diesel engines use something called "compression ignition," while petrol engines use "spark ignition." This difference is key to understanding the...

As the next generation Very Large Array navigates towards its key science goals, SKF’s technology is playing a pivotal role in charting the stars. SKF is providing key components for the next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA), a $2 billion telescope system that aims to peer deeper into the universe than ever before. The U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is...

African enterprises seeking to scale into new markets and build new capabilities need access to accurate real-time data about the total performance of the business. For one of Nigeria's leading renewable energy providers, a reliance on outdated systems led to inefficiencies that were stifling growth. "The value proposition for renewables has strengthened significantly over the past year in our market,...

Temperature monitoring is a critical requirement in various industrial settings, from research labs and clinical environments to retail outlets and, even, shipping tankers. Here Gary Bradshaw, director at alarm annunciator specialist Omniflex, explores the importance of alarm annunciators in temperature monitoring applications, drawing on examples from different industrial settings. The use of IoT Technology in the era of Industry 4.0...

The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) today hosted the inaugural Annual SME Conference, Awards, and Exhibition in Nairobi. The conference showcased available market solutions, fostered connections for scalable projects and facilitated discussions on collaborative solutions from various stakeholders.  Hon. Wycliffe Oparanya, the Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs Development, graced the event that brought together more than 800 participants including entrepreneurs, industry...

The future of IT thermal management is here... and it's a hybrid of air and liquid cooling technologies. Enterprises across the globe are adopting high-performance computing (HPC) for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) model training and inference, causing a swift rise in chip, server, and rack power consumption, thus increasing heat dissipation levels. Traditional air cooling alone within a...