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Windows tablets for hazardous areas
i.safe Mobile has expanded its intrinsically safe product range with the launch of the IS945.x series rugged Windows tablets, designed for use in hazardous and demanding industrial environments.

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Hydrostatic machine base for ultra-precision grinding centre
Hyprostatik Schönfeld has developed a high-precision hydrostatic machine base for a new ultra-precision grinding centre for Optotech. The machine platform enables a previously unattainable combination of dimensional accuracy, dynamics and surface quality in the ultra-precision grinding of optical surfaces.

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Hazardous area inspections
The i.safe MOBILE IS940.1 tablet from Extech delivers the performance of a modern Android device, but in a package designed from the ground up for hazardous areas.

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Latest articles

Discover Arcflow
IT in Manufacturing

Arcflow has on offer a next-generation, AI-enabled ERP system purpose-built for SME manufacturing, distribution and project management firms. This delivers the depth and functionality of an enterprise-grade ERP while remaining intuitive and simple for SMEs to adopt and use effectively.
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Siemens drives next-generation vehicle development
Siemens South Africa, IT in Manufacturing

The Siemens PAVE360 Automotive technology is a new category of digital twin software that is pre-integrated and designed as an off-the-shelf offering to address the escalating complexity of automotive hardware and software integration.
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Accessible automation is reshaping South Africa’s fabrication sector
Yaskawa Southern Africa, Motion Control & Drives

Welding automation, once largely confined to high-volume automotive production, is becoming increasingly accessible to a broader range of manufacturers.
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Building Zayed National Museum with one of the world’s largest land-based crane
Motion Control & Drives

To build Abu Dhabi’s Zayed National Museum, the construction team focused on a modular approach that could reduce work at height, accelerate build time, and limit disruption across an active construction site with multiple trades and tower cranes operating at the same time.
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Self-tensioning system improves pump reliability in tough operations
Motion Control & Drives

OST-Africa has developed the E-Base system, which is a precision-engineered belt drive base system, developed to optimise tension, alignment and efficiency in pump and motor applications in mining and heavy industry.
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Why expert O&M will secure South Africa’s energy future
Electrical Power & Protection

As more companies depend on embedded generation to stabilise operations and manage electricity costs, day-to-day performance has become one of the most critical factors influencing business continuity. This shift firmly places operations and maintenance at the centre of long-term energy reliability and financial returns.
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Strengthening safety, skills and operational resilience during strategic shutdowns in petrochemical plants
IS & Ex

In the petrochemical industry, shutdowns are high-stakes operations that play a vital role in maintaining plant performance, safety and compliance. A well-executed shutdown helps prevent unplanned outages, minimises costly downtime and keeps operations running efficiently long after production resumes.
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Data protection is the first line, recovery is the lifeline
IT in Manufacturing

Many businesses only realise the importance of data protection after experiencing system failures or data loss. The 3-2-1-1 backup model is a proven approach for safeguarding data.
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Digital innovations reshaping the future of mining in Africa
IT in Manufacturing

Africa’s mining sector is stepping into a new era, driven by the accelerating pace of digital transformation. Digital tools are making operations smarter, safer and more efficient, laying the groundwork for a more competitive and sustainable industry.
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Green IT practices: cutting costs while saving the planet
IT in Manufacturing

Sustainable IT practices are proving that companies can reduce their carbon footprint and operating costs simultaneously. The financial benefits are significant, offering a promising outlook for businesses.
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Legrand strengthens high-efficiency UPS offering
Electrical Power & Protection

Legrand SA’s next-generation Keor DK single-phase uninterruptible power supply has been designed to deliver high levels of power continuity, efficiency and operational flexibility in technical and infrastructure installations where consistent power quality is essential.
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Earth leakage relay
Vepac Electronics, Electrical Power & Protection

The ELR01PN from Vepac measures highly sensitive currents of 0,06 mA to 1 A and continuously displays them via an LED bar indicator.
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Rugged notebook with unrivalled flexibility and performance for mobile industrial computing
Vepac Electronics, Industrial Computer Hardware

The 34 cm fully rugged notebook from Vepac with hot swappable twin batteries, detachable keyboard with optional backlit keys and highly configurable capabilities brings unrivalled flexibility and performance for mobile business computing.
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Range of CDUs to meet the rising demands of HPC and AI workloads
Schneider Electric South Africa, IT in Manufacturing

Motivair by Schneider Electric has introduced two new coolant distribution units that are engineered to meet the rising thermal demands of HPC and AI workloads.
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Kollmorgen advances linear motor safety and performance
Motion Control & Drives

Kollmorgen Corporation has released the next update for the SafeMotion Monitor (SMM) firmware, SMM 3.0. This upgrade expands functional safety support for linear motors and linear axes, helping machine builders implement functional safety in industrial applications that require safety.
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Coolant distribution unit for high-density data centres
Schneider Electric South Africa, IT in Manufacturing

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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Highly efficient current-regulated buck converter
Vepac Electronics, Electrical Power & Protection

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 simplifies safety verification for SA manufacturers
Omron Electronics, IT in Manufacturing

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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