Festo June 2011, Festo South Africa Removing the bottleneck with automated systems.
When Pioneer Foods realised that the bottling plant where it packages the Marmite and Bovril spreads was running slower than expected, it was time to consider ...
Cube Technologies May 2011 Tangible increases in productivity and consistency of product at LACSA.
A member of the Illovo Sugar Group, LACSA is a leading manufacturer of laxative ingredients for export and local consumption. As ...
Hybrid Automation May 2011, Hybrid Automation Successful local technology deployment at Unilever results in adoption at facilities in Germany.
Unilever is the manufacturer of Knorrox brand spices, stock cubes and soups in South Africa. During one ...
Chenming Pulp and Paper improves quality May 2011 Honeywell to provide integrated controls for major pulp facility in China.
Honeywell is to supply the integrated control system for ZhanJiang Chenming Pulp and Paper Company’s new 700 000 ton per year ...
Metso upgrade for Russian paper manufacturer May 2011, Valmet Flow Control South Africa, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA) Mondi Syktyvkar is one of the largest producers in the Russian pulp and paper industry with one board machine and three paper machines. The mill also comprises a wood yard, two fibre lines, a power plant ...
Control loop case history 118: ‘Naughty’ valves that cause cycling in automatic May 2011, Michael Brown Control Engineering The elements of a control loop normally consist of the process itself, the measuring transmitter, the controller and the final control element. The latter, in the vast majority of loops, consists of an ...
Abacus Automation April 2011, Abacus Automation Increasing the productivity of the Hulamin foil coater-slitter machine.
Lack of versatility in operation led Hulamin, large-scale manufacturers of rolled and extruded aluminium products, to consider ...
Altech Alcom Matomo April 2011 A lack of a common integrated radio communications platform hampered the local authorities in Cape Town prior to 1996.
“The need for a centralised communications infrastructure that linked all of the ...
Control head from Bürkert Contromatic 1 April 2011, Bürkert South Africa The 8681 control head from Bürkert Contromatic plays a central role in decentralised automation. It is universally adaptable, combining with all valve forms. It takes on complete pneumatic control, feedback, ...
Systems Anywhere - expert solutions for total systems integration March 2011 In 1999 Andre Vuilleumier opened Systems Anywhere with a focus on flour milling and feed milling for the food and animal feeds industries. In 2001 the company extended its interest to mining companies ...
Control loop case history 117 March 2011, Michael Brown Control Engineering I was recently performing some optimisation at a large chemical plant and was reminded that during the daily hustle and bustle and general high pressure of an instrument and control practitioner, one ...
PSY Systems - offering infinite solutions in IPC and BMS February 2011, PSY International In 2000 PSY Systems opened its doors in Johannesburg and immediately established a national footprint as a design house with a client base ranging from Cape Town to Pretoria. The company is a preferred ...
Iritron - emphasis on equality and accountability reaps benefits January 2011, Iritron Established in January 2000, engineering company Iritron has a team which boasts an extensive track record of successful implementation of plant infrastructure, reticulation, electrical and instrumentation ...
Motion control market growth will resume January 2011 2009 started with the deepest global downturn in recent history. While the worst of the financial crisis may be over, the global recovery remains fragile. With the beginning of the economic recovery, ...
Made in Germany January 2011, VEGA Controls SA Complete tank management solutions for oil and chemical tankers.
Shipping companies, shipyards, crews as well as ship outfitters have to deal with ship technology and tank management on a daily basis. ...
