Schneider Electric connects to the future January 2024, Schneider Electric South Africa, News, Electrical Power & Protection Schneider Electric had a major presence at the recent MESA Africa International Summit, which focused on ‘accelerating the journey to smart manufacturing’. SA Instrumentation & Control’s editor caught up with Dr. Suven M Ramsunder, Digital Transformation Expert, Anglophone Africa, to find out how the company is approaching the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into the manufacturing industry, both in its own factories and for its customers.
Loop signatures 21: You cannot control if your measurement is incorrect. January 2024, Michael Brown Control Engineering The first law of process control could be stated as saying that you cannot control if your measurement is incorrect. We all know this law. However do we all remember it in the heat of the moment?
Intelligent energy recovery January 2024, Beckhoff Automation, Electrical Power & Protection Beckhoff’s AX8820 regenerative unit for effective energy management is designed for a nominal supply voltage of 400 to 480 V AC, nominal output of 7 kW, and a maximum DC link voltage of 848 V DC. The regenerative energy is initially stored in the DC link.
Valves for severe service January 2024, Valve & Automation, Valves, Actuators & Pump Control Valve specialist, Valve & Automation supplies total valve and control solutions to a wide range of key process industries across southern Africa. Chemicals and pulp and paper are top of its list of industries with demanding process conditions.
Scalable condition monitoring solution January 2024, Turnstar Systems Turck Banner’s newly launched Asset Monitoring Gateway (AMG) helps optimise and maintain your critical equipment. Start with a few connected sensors, then simply add more as your needs grow. Your asset monitoring system can be as big or as small as you need it to be, and it always assembles quickly and simply, operating with ease.
Choosing a system integrator January 2024, System Integration & Control Systems Design Automation is an essential part of manufacturing today. Whatever the size, an upgrade or migration project can be complex, and the risks can be high. This is where system integrators (SIs) can help. They can bring together complex subsystems or components of a larger system and make them operate as a whole.
World’s most powerful pneumatic knocker for heavy-duty industries January 2024, Neu Matics SA, Pneumatics & Hydraulics Pneumatic knockers are a valuable tool in minimising buildup of materials and preventing disruptions in material flow in silos, rotary dryers, coolers, granulators and coating drums. This helps plant managers improve production efficiency and product quality.
Automated robot charging technology for mines January 2024, ABB South Africa ABB has successfully tested its industry-first automated robot charging technology for underground mines. The goal is to make mines safer by automating one of the few manual processes left in mining, charging the blasting holes with explosives.
New IO-Link master future-proofs pneumatic valve systems November 2023, Emerson Automation Solutions, Pneumatics & Hydraulics Emerson has introduced a new Class A IO-Link master that provides customers with a cost-effective solution for smart and analogue sensor connectivity on the AVENTICS Series G3 Fieldbus platform.
Thor’s hammer of pneumatic knockers November 2023, Neu Matics SA, Pneumatics & Hydraulics Neu Matics acts as sole distributor for a range of internationally recognised brands, and one of these is the pneumatic knocker from singold.
How to look after your pressure gauge November 2023, SA Gauge, Pressure Measurement & Control Pressure and temperature gauges are very widely used on process plants.
Specialising in the design and manufacture of pressure and temperature measuring instruments, SA Gauge believes that all process and ambient factors should be considered when selecting and installing pressure measuring devices. The company recommends that the following guidelines on selection and calibration be followed in order to prevent gauge failure.
Case History 190: Measurement problem ruins level control. November 2023, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking The widely held belief in many plants that tuning will solve all base layer control problems is completely fallacious. Bad tuning is generally not the main reason for loops to perform badly. It is important when performing optimisation that all elements in a loop are considered, in addition to the control strategy, before even thinking of tuning.
Precise part machining November 2023, Beckhoff Automation, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking toolcraft manufactures on behalf of its customers using its 60 CNC machines, and designs, plans and builds turnkey production systems for companies in various industries, having added injection moulding, mould making and additive manufacturing technologies along the way. Robotics is the company’s newest technology division. This is why toolcraft relies on PC-based control, including in the production cells, which have seven-axis milling robots for machining components at CNC level.
Megatrends shaping the auto industry November 2023, IT in Manufacturing The automotive industry is in the midst of a technology-driven revolution that will not only advance the safety and sustainability of transportation, but also transform how consumers interact with their vehicles and the OEM brands behind them.
How lighting solutions support lean manufacturing processes November 2023, Turck Banner Southern Africa, Industrial Wireless The philosophy of lean principles is a big trend in the pharmaceutical industry. It emphasises using time and resources as efficiently as possible in order to reduce waste and focus on value-added activities. Here are four examples of how lighting solutions can help increase efficiency by addressing common sources of wasted time and resources in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Loop signatures 20: The great deceivers. October 2023, Michael Brown Control Engineering It is generally better to live with noise rather than filtering it out, provided it does not cause the final control element to jump around excessively.
Getting results with process optimisation and AI October 2023, Loesche South Africa , IT in Manufacturing Cement is one of the most energy-intensive industries, and a typical cement plant consumes around 100 kWh of energy for each ton of production. LOESCHE’S software solution systems can automatically assess a vertical roller mill’s process parameters and help optimise power consumption, improve maintenance, reduce environmental issues and make the process sustainable.
Unlocking the potential of industrial AI October 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just a buzzword; it’s a dynamic field with tangible industrial applications that are already starting to reshape certain industries. In this article we explore the real-world impact of Industrial AI, moving beyond the initial hype.
20 years of EtherCAT October 2023 EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) will be holding a series of exclusive breakfast seminars across the country at the end of October. Here is executive director, Martin Rostan’s Q&A account of EtherCAT’s remarkable history.
Multifieldbus supports all major Ethernet protocols October 2023, Siemens South Africa In the course of digitalisation, the communication capability of field devices is becoming increasingly important. A unique research facility for the construction and operation of modern road and rail tunnels was recently built under the terraces of an open-cast mine in Erzberg, Styria. This utilises the Simatic ET 200SP multifieldbus interface module from Siemens, which can communicate via Profinet, EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP.
