IRPD is a specialist in additive machine tools. Development is heavily focused on high system throughput and consistently high process quality. This goal was achieved with the help of PC- and EtherCAT-based control and drive technology from Beckhoff.
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In this edition of The Road to the Indaba, the focus turns to Dr Horman Chitonge, whose expertise in economic development and public policy brings critical insight to one of the Indaba’s most important discussions.
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In the ports and harbours sector, Abacus Automation completed a significant modernisation of a Gottwald crane, improving both operational reliability and serviceability.
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Parker Hannifin has released its PSD servo drive family delivering new control modes, advanced synchronisation functions and performance optimisations designed to improve throughput, accuracy and system efficiency in demanding industrial applications.
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The Mining Indaba in Cape Town brought industry leaders together to explore how the sector can unlock long-term value. Sabine Dall’Omo, CEO of Siemens sub-Saharan Africa, joined the conversation.
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ABB’s electrification manufacturing plant in Argentina has achieved a major sustainability milestone under ABB’s global Mission to Zero programme.
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Namibia’s power utility, NamPower, has officially commissioned the Sekelduin 132/66/33 kV substation near Swakopmund, marking Africa’s first fully digital substation.
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Energy efficiency as a service shifts the financial burden from capital expenditure to operational expenditure. This allows commercial property managers and owners to retrofit existing facilities with energy-efficient solutions and monitoring technology without the need for upfront costs.
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Cybersecurity has shifted decisively from an IT concern to a core business risk, and South African organisations are feeling this change acutely.
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Festo’s automation portfolio delivers solutions that help manufacturers increase productivity, flexibility and reliability while reducing lifecycle costs. Central to this portfolio is Festo Automation Experience, a unified automation platform that combines modern control technology and industrial intelligence to meet the needs of today’s smart production systems.
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Motivair by Schneider Electric has introduced a new, industry-leading 2,5 MW coolant distribution unit designed to cool high-density data centres reliably and at scale.
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AMI’s Model 789 OEM CW and pulsed laser diode driver is a highly efficient current-regulated buck converter that will provide a programmable current to a floating laser emitter diode load.
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OMRON’s NX Safety platform, Online Safety Functional Test Verification is a feature built into the Sysmac Studio engineering environment. This intuitive tool allows safety verification to be carried out digitally, with step-by-step guidance and full traceability, all from a single workstation.
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VEGA offers practical, reliable solutions through specialised measuring instruments and deep industry know-how, all tailored to help energy companies keep costs under control while meeting strict regulatory standards.
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[Sponsored] Predictive maintenance, once considered an emerging technology, is now a core requirement for modern operations and SEW-EURODRIVE is driving this evolution with its advanced DriveRadar IoT Suite.
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The ultrasonic flow meter of the SU series from ifm - South Africa monitors liquid media such as water, glycol solutions or industrial oils. It detects the three process categories volumetric flow quantity, consumed quantity and medium temperature.
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The PSE 30x-8 positioning systems from Vepac are intelligent, compact drives for the automatic adjustment of auxiliary and positioning axes comprising an EC-motor, gear, controller, measuring system and several bus interfaces or IO-Link interface.
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The SAIMC invites professionals and thought leaders in automation, mechatronics, computer engineering, artificial intelligence and other emerging 5IR technologies to volunteer as speakers for our monthly Power Hour sessions.
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