Category: News articles
Asset Reliability The Key Differentiator in the South African Automotive Sector
March 27, 2017
We are very pleased that Pragma will be a participant and exhibitor at the inaugural NAACAM Show, which will take place from 5th to 7TH April 2017 at the Durban ICC. The NAACAM Show is the effort from all South African automotive stakeholders, including government, to respond to the challenges facing South Africa’s automotive sector. […]
Diversity As A Competitive Advantage In The Workplace
March 1, 2017
Kolosa Madikizela, Pragma’s first female Managing Director, will be sharing valuable insights into “Diversity as a Competitive Advantage in the workplace” at this year’s SAAMA Conference. Kolosa Madikizela is the recently-appointed Managing Director for Pragma’s African region. She first joined Pragma in 2014 as Cape Regional Manager and has since added considerable value to the […]
Integrated asset management a roadmap
MechChem Africa’s Peter Middleton talks to Karl Nepgen, a partner consultant for Pragma, about optimising plant ownership and operations by following the Pragma way, a multi-level approach to implementing physical asset management solutions. Born in South Africa in 1990, Pragma started out as a four-man business operating out of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape Province. […]
Mario on maintenance – The engineer’s nemesis
February 28, 2017
In the first Mario on maintenance column for 2017, Martec’s Mario Kuisis shares advice for helping engineers. Mario Kuisis Mario on maintenanceAs a whole, engineers and other like-minded technical people are both very versatile and good at a great many things. In fact, I think remarkably versatile compared to most other disciplines. But there is […]
Enabling contractors through accreditation – Video
February 23, 2017
In this video, Lyronne Sigamoney covers the benefits of contractor accreditation and work enablement on site. Credits Interviewee | Lyronne Sigamony Producer | Johlene Lehnberg Camera work | Peter Deane
Credible Maintenance solutions
December 7, 2016
Author: Ronnie Taljaard, Chief Operating Officer | International Services and Consulting Asset management is an integrated discipline that requires competent, consistent and optimal decision-making to find the right compromise between competing interests. Think about: Asset utilisation/performance versus maintenance, Capital investment cost versus operating expenditure and Short-term benefits versus long-term stability In today’s global and ever-changing […]
Video Enabling contractors through accreditation
Share this video | In this video, Lyronne Sigamoney covers the benefits of contractor accreditation and work enablement on site. Credits Interviewee | Lyronne Sigamony Producer | Johlene Lehnberg Camera work | Peter Deane
Do you listen when your equipment speaks to you or do you risk a wait and see approach
December 5, 2016
Condition based maintenance – much more than just another technical solution Condition based maintenance (CBM) has been around for many years, however, it remains an approach that requires a different way of thinking and acting on the part of everyone concerned. Some organisations are still stuck in routine based maintenance systems and find it difficult […]
What ConditionBased Maintenance can mean to your organisation
Whilst maintenance is perhaps not considered to be the most exciting field of engineering, it is a fundamentally important one. Through the use of condition-based maintenance methodologies and applications, the risk of functional asset failure can be minimised, saving companies millions of rands. Says Simone Theron, Research and Development Engineer at Pragma: “The goal of […]
Pragmas Johannes Coetzee elected as GFMAM ViceChairman
October 28, 2016
It is with great pride that we announce Johannes Coetzee’s election as the latest Vice-Chairman of the Global Forum on Maintenance and Asset Management (GFMAM). “I feel honoured to be part of such a renowned organisation. I look forward to serving GFMAM in pursuing their goals to develop and promote knowledge, standards and education for […]
