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Dredging

DREDGING

IPT is an established/ long-serving quality supplier of dredging spares to local and international OEMs. Conscious of industry needs, we offer reverse engineered parts to mines and ports where time constraints and price are essential.

Our dedicated professional team is on call to meet our customers’ needs – no matter how remote their operations are. With the rising demand for housing and land along the world’s coastlines and the ever present threat of rising sea levels there has been no greater need for dredging services around the globe.

Power Generation

POWER GENERATION

As a seasoned suppler of critical parts to the power generation industry across Southern Africa and abroad, whether it be coal-fired, gas or nuclear, we work closely with our customers to improve on the design of existing parts to decrease downtime and increase productivity in this vital industry.

Railways

RAIL

Rail networks are the lifeline to a country’s economy, as transport can be the most critical factor in getting your product to the market at an affordable price.

IPT works consistently with local and international OEM’s to produce world-class, safety-critical components for the rail industry. We are honoured to be part of the manufacture of the first locally manufactured DC electric locomotive engine in South Africa.

Pulp & Paper

PULP AND PAPER

IPT has been supplying high-quality, dependable castings to the paper industry in South Africa, Europe and the USA for decades. We have experts in the field that custom design refiner plates to suit the needs of our customers’ pulp characteristics.

We have highly effective solutions for high-wear components Screw feeders and housings as we combine hard facing technology to some of these components to dramatically increase their service life and productivity.

Mining

MINING

Africa has some of the largest and diverse mineral deposits in the world which has attracted the biggest names/leaders in mining. We are proud to be essential suppliers to major international pump manufacturers locally and abroad.

We offer proactive, onsite problem solving – whether it be reverse engineering or improvements on a safety critical component’s design and material choice.

Our face-to-face approach builds long-lasting and trustworthy relationships with mines in remote areas who rely heavily on dependable suppliers to keep their operations running smoothly.

Abrasion Resistant Products

ABRASION RESISTANT PRODUCTS

Sometimes extreme environments need extreme solutions. IPT has formed partnerships with highly specialised companies locally and abroad that manufacture niche wear products that meet the demands of handling highly abrasive materials. We offer customised spares & products that will greatly improve on the operational life of key components operating in extreme environments.

TECHNOGENIA

High-performance tungsten carbide-based anti-wear hardfacing products will help you to find the best solution for effectively eliminating your abrasion problems. Technodur, Technosphere, Lasercarb, Technocasting, Spherotene and our anti-wear expertise will increase the useful lifetime of your wear parts.

Smelting

SMELTING

Aluminium smelters are a 24-hour operation that rely heavily on a constant flow of indispensable spares to keep their production lines running smoothly and continuously.

IPT is an experienced, essential supplier to the smelting industry locally and abroad, ensuring that our customers always have a constant supply of quality, traceable spares. We work closely with teams in various stages of the process to improve on the design of existing components and offer superior materials to increase production and extend the life of essential components.

General Engineering

GENERAL ENGINEERING

Here at IPT we are passionate about engineering and no customer is too big or small for us to offer our services to. We love a challenge and will be relentless in finding the right solution for our customers’ needs, no matter how niche they are. .

Dredging

SUGAR

The process of making sugar starts from harvesting sugar cane. This process can be very abrasive as soil is often mixed in with the cane. Specialised materials and solutions are needed to maintain the life of these hard-working components. We work closely with sugar mills all over Africa to provide our customers with robust solutions to their challenges.