Africa sugar. Hardfacing solutions and the sugar （非洲的糖。）.pdf

Africa sugar. Hardfacing solutions and the sugar industry In support of South Africa’s sugar industry, which grows and processes some 2,5-million tons of sugar every season and contributes R6-7-billion to the South African economy, Afrox is rolling out a comprehensive service and product offering for the hardfacing of washboards, cane knives, shredder hammers and mill rolls. African Fusion talks to Bonisile Isaac, the company’s product manager for hardfacing electrodes. he South African sugar indus- manager for the Pietermaritzburg area, try consists of approximately we have developed a comprehensive T30 000 registered cane growers process offering for the hardfacing of and 14 currently operational sugar wear components. We have developed mills spread across three provinces, specific electrodes, consumables, and KZN, Mpumalanga and the Eastern optimised welding processes and pro- Cape. Approximately 50% of local cedures to save the mill both money production, of which 80% originates and, more importantly, to improve in KZN, is exported. uptime,” he adds. “Afrox, through its Special Consum- “I started out in the welding consum- ables Factory (SCF), and its extensive ables factory in Brits and then went regional representation and technical on to be Afrox’s process development expertise, has been a dominant player specialist for the sugar industry. So, on in the hardfacing of sugar mill com- the hardfacing