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Advanced Layer 2 switching capabilities
The Raptor EP4200 and EP5200 series switches provide advanced Layer 2 switching capabilities with high performance and availability tailored for demanding critical infrastructure and energy applications.

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Effective monitoring of solar panels for dust and debris
To assist in the quick monitoring of solar panels for dirt, Senseca has introduced the Dust Fall Monitoring System, which alerts control centre operators at photovoltaic solar farms utilising solar panels when their panels need to be cleaned.

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Scalable, high-capacity double-stack busway system
Vertiv has expanded its PowerBar Track busway family with the introduction of a compact, high-capacity double-stack design that enables higher power density while optimising valuable white space.

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Latest articles

Four futures for AI: The choices we need to make now
Editor's Choice, IT in Manufacturing

AI is everywhere and its implications are now structural. The question is no longer whether AI will matter, but what kind of society it will shape.
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Adroit Technologies strengthens Sasol Synfuels operations with digitalisation
Adroit Technologies, SCADA/HMI

Adroit Technologies has reinforced its position as a trusted digitalisation partner to the petrochemical and mining sectors through its longstanding collaboration with Sasol Synfuels.
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Why grid flexibility and reliability are more important than you think
Schneider Electric South Africa, Electrical Power & Protection

In South Africa the grid was never designed to accommodate large-scale rooftop solar adoption, widespread distributed generation, or the rapid growth of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. As the electricity landscape and grid evolve, flexibility and reliability should become part of this equation.
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Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation chooses finalists
News

The Royal Academy of Engineering has shortlisted 16 innovators for the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. This is the continent’s largest prize dedicated to stimulating, celebrating and rewarding engineering innovation and entrepreneurship across sub-Saharan Africa.
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SA’s next gen scientists set for Tunisia science festival
News

Research projects by local young scientists that address real-world challenges in education systems, aviation engineering and AI will be on display at this year’s International Festival of Engineering Science and Technology in Tunisia.
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SAIMC: Durban branch
SAIMC, SAIMC

At the SAIMC Durban monthly meeting, James Adams from Adroit Technologies presented to a full house on the subject of ‘The intelligent factory: AI, digital twins, zero-defect production, and cybersecurity in modern automotive manufacturing’.
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Control Station and Dimension Software partner to connect control performance monitoring with enterprise operations intelligence
Fieldbus & Industrial Networking

Control Station has entered into a strategic technology partnership with Dimension Software, a leading provider of industrial operations management platforms. The collaboration connects Control Station’s PlantESP control loop performance monitoring platform with Dimension Software’s Asset Intellect operations intelligence environment, enabling manufacturers to operationalise control performance insights across their organisations.
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Huge increase in denial-of-service cyber threats
IT in Manufacturing

NETSCOUT has released its Distributed Denial-of-Service Threat Intelligence report, revealing sophisticated attacker collaboration, resilient botnets and compromised IoT infrastructure that drove more than eight million DDoS attacks worldwide.
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Reinventing grain silo management
VEGA Controls SA, Editor's Choice

The VEGAPULS 6X radar sensor is designed for continuous level measurement to help overcome the challenges faced by storage in grain silos.
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Distance sensor for confined spaces
ifm - South Africa, Sensors & Transducers

The O6D100 from ifm has been designed as a powerful all-rounder for typical applications in object detection, distance measurement and positioning.
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Direct drive with integrated control
Vepac Electronics, Motion Control & Drives

The PSD 40 direct drive is a mechatronic system with integrated control, bus interface and absolute measuring system, with no battery required.
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PCS Global
System Integration & Control Systems Design

Project and industry: PCS Global led a digital infrastructure initiative in a southern African data centre setting, aiming to merge several essential operational systems into one cohesive platform. ...
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PCIe digitiser cards for optimal GHz signal acquisition and analysis
Vepac Electronics, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking

The addition of two new PCIe Digitiser cards from Spectrum Instrumentation extends the company’s flagship M5i series to deliver optimal GHz signal acquisition and analysis capabilities.
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Robust PLC for field applications
ifm - South Africa, PLCs, DCSs & Controllers

ifm is a leading suppliers of robust control systems for mobile use. Its ecomat series comprises PLCs, I/O modules and sensors that can withstand the harsh environmental influences of mobile applications.
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Windows tablets for hazardous areas
Extech Safety Systems, IS & Ex

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
Motion Control & Drives

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
Extech Safety Systems, IS & Ex

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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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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