On the road to autonomy
April 2013, Technews Publishing
Your next car could drive you round the bend – or anywhere else you care to go – without a
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Abacus Automation: One-of-a-kind machine brought back to life for Element Six Hard Metals
December 2012, Abacus Automation
Element Six Hard Metals is a leading manufacturer of special tungsten carbide tools for the mining, construction, tunnelling and other industries around the globe. The company owns a number of presses ...
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Autotronix: Excellence in design and implementation at water quality laboratories
October 2012, Autotronix
An Autotronix client, faced with an ageing laboratory infrastructure consisting of sampling lines that were a mix of copper, galvanised and stainless steel and a laboratory drainage system that spilled ...
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Systems Automation and Management: Upgrade old Siemens S5 control systems to the latest Siemens PCS7
September 2012, SAM System Automation & Management
Systems Automation and Management (SAM) has developed methodologies, using various products and engineering knowhow, to give its clients a control system upgrade without breaking the budget. Thus all ...
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High performance VFFS bagger from tna
August 2012
tna has introduced the robag 3ci – the bagger that provides up to 30% improvement in performance in both output and reduction in rejects. |
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PSY Systems: New control system for 15 ton gas fired melting furnace
August 2012, PSY Systems
Zimalco produces in-house workable aluminium products from raw scrap of all shapes and forms. The transformation of these products requires large amounts of heat, after a feasibility study the company ...
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Welkom Industrial Controls
July 2012, Welkom Industrial Controls
When Harmony Masimong Mine purchased three surface water chiller plants from Trane, Welkom Industrial Controls (WIC) was contracted by Redbase Projects to do the electrical installation and bridge the ...
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Systems Anywhere Coastal
June 2012, Systems Anywhere
The company that manufactures concentrate for Coca-Cola’s bottling plants in Africa was unaware of exactly where the plant’s energy was being consumed and what the power usage was on a daily basis. A ...
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Simex introduces multi-purpose controller series
May 2012, RET Automation Controls
Simex’s MultiCon CMC series devices are advanced meters, controllers and recorders in one compact case and designed for both advanced and less demanding applications in industrial control engineering. ...
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Process Dynamics - eliminating product losses and increasing efficiency at a distillery
April 2012, Process Dynamics
Due to the increased demand and high volumes processed at the production facility of one of South Africa’s leading distilleries, the need for a fully automated cellar became an urgent requirement. The ...
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Retrofitting machines affects safety
March 2012, SICK Automation Southern Africa
When does a substantial and thus CE-relevant transformation apply?
The EU Machinery Directive, MD 2006/42/EC, is addressed to all manufacturers and distributors of machines, including operators that ...
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PSY Systems: variable frequency induction furnace controls upgrade at Zimalco
March 2012, PSY Systems
Zimalco, a division of the Zimco Group, is a leading South African producer of industrial and base minerals. Its products are used, amongst other applications, to dope bulk aluminium products to change ...
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Hybrid Automation: High-tech control system maintains water neutrality for Unilever
February 2012, Hybrid Automation
The new Unilever plant at Riverhorse Valley produces well-known brands such as Knorr, Robertson’s, Knorrox, Aromat and Rajah. The factory has been designed with sensitivity towards sustainable systems ...
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New SI programme from Rockwell Automation
February 2012, Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation has launched a Recognised Systems Integrator Programme, along with a new online Partner Locator tool, to enhance the benefit of the company’s substantial Partner Network specialists. ...
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