https://www.bizcommunity.com/Manufacturing Rest of Africa Manufacturing news 15 Manufacturing news - Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/Manufacturing en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:46:01 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-digital-evolution-of-safety-across-africas-critical-industries-849093a Not long ago, industrial work across Africa was defined by risk. In sectors like mining, ports, logistics and heavy manufacturing, dangerous conditions were seen as part of the job. Fatal accidents, equipment failures and human exposure to hazardous environments were often treated as operational realities rather than preventable outcomes. Today, that mindset is undergoing a fundamental shift — and at the heart of this change is the digital evolution of safety. 1-264829 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/647/240410.html Some US companies buying minerals from countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo and its eastern neighbours are still failing to properly authenticate that the metals don't come from conflict zones, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report. 1-240410 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 07:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/703/174061.html Plastics are incredibly useful materials with extremely diverse properties, allowing a multitude of different applications that benefit our lives. 1-174061 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:08:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/399/173091.html When you think 'IoT', is your first thought newly affordable, available sensors being added to products after they've been manufactured? If it is, well I believe 2018 will change that perception as IoT takes a decisive step forward in its evolution. 1-173091 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/358/168501.html Claridges in London, editor in chief Lionel Barber conducted a candid public conversation with successful business leader, Aliko Dangote, at the Financial Times' 4th annual Africa Summit. Mastering detailed production statistics and highly-compelling demographics on promising sectors of the African economy, Dangote outlined the key to his success: self-sufficiency and backward integration, a manufacturing strategy that extracts value from entire processes. 1-168501 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/583/165504.html Without going into the specifics too deeply, blockchain is a huge, global distributed ledger or database running on many devices and open to anyone within the blockchain. In the blockchain, information or anything of value can be stored. Its purpose is to ensure a 100% secure, verifiable, and traceable database protocol. 1-165504 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 11:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/399/165303.html Digital transformation, as we've come to realise, means something different in every industry. In manufacturing, the term can be broad-reaching, encompassing everything from automation and robotics, to fully-fledged 'smart factories', all the way to the reinvention of the entire sector - captured in the 'Industry 4.0' concept. 1-165303 Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/794/165292.html The internet of things (IoT) offers many more opportunities than merely improving efficiency and reducing costs. With increasing automation and networking, for example, the industry is able to produce even small quantities at low cost and manufacture products according to individual customer requirements. 1-165292 Thu, 27 Jul 2017 08:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/90/122214.html Coverage of the rest of Africa in our media provides an interesting gauge of our relationship with the continent since our borders opened up 20 years ago. 1-122214 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 04:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/580/94705.html With limited opportunities for expansion in SA, a slew of hospitality companies are eyeing the rest of the continent, for future growth as there is an under-supply of quality hotels and upbeat economic prospects. 1-94705 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing Rest of Africa