Kwatani

Kwatani, previously known as Joest South Africa, is one of the largest local original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of custom-engineered vibratory equipment solutions for the African continent. On average, one machine a day leaves the company’s 17 000 m2 heavy fabrication facility outside Johannesburg.  Joest South Africa started operations in 1976 and was acquired by Gunter Vogel in 1989. At the time, it was a small company importing motors from Germany and assembling small vibrating equipment. Under Vogel’s guidance, it successfully integrated local technology into the original German designs, boosting efficiencies in the harsh African mining environment.